A new post features the best features of fresh local spinach – green, earthy and nutrient-packed.
The Little Sunchoke That Could – from StarTrib.com
This week’s blogpost is a mini primer on sunchokes – what they are, how to prepare them and why they’re worth checking out!
Refreshing!
What’s better than a perfect summer cocktail? A healthy summer cocktail of course! Fresh young Thai coconut is a delicious treat, with the coconut water supplying natural electrolytes to help us replace fluids, salts and minerals lost during the heat of summer – especially after an intense day of exercise or time in the sun. [...]
Eat Greek on a hot summer evening
When it gets hot in Minnesota, you can’t miss it. First of all, it feels so darn good after all those months of hunching shoulders against the cold to feel a warm breeze. Then it quickly becomes oppressive because our bodies hardly know what to do after the rapid temperature swing that has switched from [...]
a simple Beet Soup
A blog on beets from my StarTrib blog – and a modern borscht for spring!
Avocados
A friend of mine who is living in Mexico shared this tip with me from the ladies in her town: store your unripe avocados in a kitchen drawer (any kitchen drawer where you have space and will remember them) and they’ll ripen perfectly. Guess what – it works! Once they’re ripe, eat them right away [...]
What’s For Lunch?
It happens EVERY week, doesn’t it? We all have one of those days when we get to the fridge and we can’t figure out what to eat. I’m a big fan of planning ahead, so what I try and do is keep a well-stocked pantry, and a fairly well-stocked fridge so that I can almost [...]
