One of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving is the food, starting with what is served as part of the Thanksgiving spread. It’s easy to get caught up with what people have come to think of as timesavers and convenience versus real, whole and hearty food. In reality, it doesn’t take much more time to make…
Getting Kids Into Veggies and Veggies Into Kids TWO
“Slip some cauliflower puree into a bowl of instant mac and cheese, and aren’t you also inadvertently cementing a kid’s belief that cauliflower does not exist in a beneficent universe?” – Dara Moskowitz Grumgahl (Experience Life Magazine) I want to start by commenting on those naysayers of ‘hiding’ veggies. I fully support “hiding” veggies in…
A Love Affair with Olive Oil and a Flirtation with Virgin Coconut Oil: The New Addition Paired with An Old Love (AND why I Never Cook with Corn or Vegetable Oils)
I am in love with olive oil. I will spare you my personification of it, but I will tell you that for years it has been the ONLY oil I have used for any type of cooking, including baking. Throughout the years I have found other uses for it as well. It makes a great…