Textural juxtaposition… There really shouldn’t be anything too overwhelming with a salad, right? Riiiiight? It’s just a combo of different chopped up ingredients that all come together because of some tasty dressing. That’s the idea, …
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Deepen the flavor, the depth. Achingly simple to prepare, roasted garlic could become your next kitchen plaything, easily. Work a few of the mellow cloves into a simple vinaigrette. Try making my Chicken Salad with …
On squash(es). You know, I believe that no matter the variety or rendition–winter squash is delicious. Like, finding the largest knife and approaching the knobbly, oddly shaped beast with fervor? Love it. Or scooping the …
A springtime crop, garlic scapes are the long and thin curlicue flowering tips plucked from hard-neck garlic plants. Roasted, the scapes change; instead of their intense pungent bite, they become almost creamy and very mellow… …
A tray here, a tray there Wowwwww, where do the months go? Oh! I know. They go into other projects, don’t you see? No? The podcast has been getting my attention, as has Beautycounter (and I …
Where there’s a Will… There’s a Smith. GET IT?! It’s my favorite joke. I’ve mentioned it before. It holds true, through the ends of time. Unlike the air fryer. I mean, don’t get me wrong, …
Freeze, please. Now then. A pea pesto may appear to be a spring recipe. Those fresh peas, straight from the farmer’s market? The delightful one you walk to as soon as the weather permits and …
Detoxing the detox Come January, who isn’t being bombarded by messages to increase their greens, make juices, spend wicked money on smoothies out with friends who also are declining burgers, fries and anything deemed as …
On being a salad Hi. Hello. Aren’t we all just salads? This apple fennel salad hazelnut vinaigrette thinkso. Just jumbles of ingredients that go together? That go together in different shapes and sizes and textures …
For the tired brains Some days, the brain has made many decisions. Perhaps these days are frequent. Perhaps decision fatigue has ruled the roost once again, and by the end of the day, there’s less …
On gut feelings So often what we come back to in a nutrition practice is the gut feeling. The literal and the figurative. What is your gut telling you? Which of the following come up: …
A drizzle of this, a drizzle of that… It’s all in the sauce, ok? When you’re switching to more whole foods versus more packaged foods, they can feel a bit bland, a little sad, kind …
On dinner minimalism Hey everyone, Eilise (aka Dinner Minimalist) here! I’m excited to be guest blogging for Lucia today and share with you one of my favorite one-pan meals. If you can’t tell from my …
Oh, salad… I go in waves with salads. Like, buh, what a bore. Do not force me to find salads intriguing (hello, rebel tendency…) until I want to find them intriguing. And then lo and behold, nothing …
Summertime, and the living is muggy …so hush, little tomato, don’t you… do anything except hop into this gazpacho? Because I need you. I need your cool soup vibes, I need your sunshiny nature in …
Building, building, building I think marinating meats is like roasting vegetables. You spend about 5 minutes prepping, then the heavy lifting is really accomplished by time. If you have the time, or the desire to …
Cries for cilantro Seems like those cries can go two ways–ya love cilantro, or you simply don’t, tears of joy or tears of pain. I’m in the love camp, and I especially love the stems, …
The longest recipe for the easiest assembly Ok, the recipe seems long but hear me out. This could just as easily be made with bone broth you already have on hand, and the meat from …
A brain block Before making this galette, I had been going back and forth with myself for some time about what I presented on this blog. Because… we all know blogs, like social media, are …
Spring getting sprung A frisky title for a frisky season though, right? I think the friskiest thing about this post is that here in Minnesota we are just willing spring to really, truly, actually get here. …
Smother me in pomegranate molasses No like, honestly. I was about 13 the first time I had pomegranate molasses and I’ve never gotten over the bright and simple yet deep flavor that makes it what …
Here’s what I’d like to say. Any of the below supplements that can reduce anxiety I mention are merely ideas–I’m not a medical practitioner, I don’t play one nor do I claim to be one. …
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 …
Me, your friend, the sloth Now, listen. These oven baked tostones aren’t here to proclaim they’re better, more “guilt-free” (we don’t tie guilt or shame to food around here ya hear me?) or anything else in comparison …