What is the 2nd brain and why talk about it here? Well, obviously, we all know about the brain in our skull; otherwise, how could I write this post unless this were that creepy, cool television episode of Lynda Carter’s “Wonder Woman”. I’m not going to get too scientific because I’m a firm believer in […]
As I posted on my Instagram page last month I was hired to prepare food for a scene on a television show. Since this was “picture food” I prepared the required dishes using traditional cooking methods. During the process of recreating said dishes the way a restaurant prepares them I had an epiphany: it takes […]
This recipe is inspired by an illness. I knew I needed both prebiotics and probiotics to get well. This is a prebiotic-rich soup. Since recovering from the stomach flu I find myself still making this soup. I enjoy it because it is clean, nourishing, adaptable and yummy! It’s even my mom’s favorite soup!! Ingredients: 3 […]
“Let FOOD be thy Medicine and Medicine be thy FOOD” — Hippocrates Yeah, yeah beets are good for us. Even those pesky, unruly greens attached at the stems are more nutritious than the beet roots themselves. Yet, the beet roots are still of value just like the leaves. The leaves and roots provide different health […]
A string of series are heading your way focusing on specific aspects and impact of fruits and vegetables in our lives. The goal of these series is to acknowledge a greater awareness and appreciation for the paradox of our food from agriculture to our conditioned flavor palette, which usually rejects bitter foods that are often […]
Whenever a recipe calls for water or store-bought broth we will use instead our homemade vegetable stock. Why? Because like a true BFF this vegetable stock will add value and fun to our food. Homemade vegetable stock provides added nutrition and flavor to our meals making it indispensable. The worst thing any of us can […]