Turmeric has taken our Eurocentric style of eating by storm. I’d love to pay it more respect than just tossing it into random recipes because of its intrinsic healthful properties. A food blog is a …
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Learning, slicing, shredding… This recipe is a quiet riff on a recipe we learned in class while I was getting my Nutritional Therapy Practitioner certification in 2014. That recipe was for a Gallbladder Slaw–and don’t …
Hey guys: Today is the last post Amy K and I have co-written in our three-part series about the beautiful beet! Our first post explained why beets are good for your liver and how to …
Maybe you’ve made chips from the root, or crisps from the green, but have you tried raw beet greens? Perhaps it’s time. Check out the Beet Greens Pesto recipe Amy K Acupuncture and I made …
Lucia here: today’s post is co-written by my good friend Amy K, a practicing acupuncturist who is very knowledgeable in traditional Chinese medicine. I’ve learned a lot from her and we have a three-part series …
Chips, chips, chips! It’s another chip edition for you this Sunday. I continue to attempt different iterations for drying and making crunchy all those vegetable matters that sit unassuming in the fridge. These are my …
Fresh farm vegetables are quickly coming into style around the Colorado fields I work and play in. Within the past two weeks our harvest has expanded to now include green beans, shelling peas, swiss chard, …
I understand some people hate beets. They were a dicey root for me, too… until I started roasting mine. Seriously. I can get behind either a raw grated beet salad, beet kvass, or these here …
So utilitarian. Raw, roasted, kvass, grated, hunked, cubed, squeezed, red, golden, greens, sweet, spiced. Beets, you have an eternal pass to my plate. See you there.
When I first started learning about my nutrition and trying to help myself feel better, I really didn’t think too much about my liver. I was never a big drinker of alcohol, not much of …
An eggplant, sesame seed and lemon walk into a barberry… I’m geeking on nutrient density in plant foods these days. Don’t worry–your good ol’ omnivore is still an omnivore, but like, when in doubt… add …
Read Part II of the Anxiety and Food series here. Read Part III of the Anxiety and Food series here. What does food have to do with it? One of the biggest reliefs I’ve felt …
Delicata squash for all your bold needs Ok, maybe not all your bold needs. But like, most of them? Especially those seasonally appropriate, pumpkin/squash/cozy weather needs. Yeah. Now THOSE needs will be met by a dish …
This summer as I was prepping what felt like boatloads of meals for myself to get through each week, I realized I needed something other than my Dijon, garlic and olive oil vinaigrette. And something …
Crackers, homemade with luving care. A sturdy little recipe, yes indeed. May your holiday season be flavorful, friends. And if not, well… let’s make it so! And if you’re reading and it isn’t the holidays? …
An apple and beet lacto-ferment, a pleasant staple to have in the fridge as a side for fall dishes. Simple and warming with star anise and cinnamon, putting food up like this makes me feel …