Spinach didn’t make it back into my diet until about ten years ago when I learned that there was more to this vegetable than the stringy, processed, canned version Popeye raved about. The one time we had a cartoon character pitching healthy foods and it had to be canned. Me … Read More
It’s Friday, one day from being up to our shoulder pads in football both on the sidelines of my son’s rec league and on the sofa yelling bad and good things as Defensive Coach ofremote controlfor a Big Ten alma mater. Further, the teenager will be sequestered with a laptop, … Read More
Please tell me you still have room for heirloom tomatoes. I know it’s best to eat fruits and vegetables in simple, less-cooked preparations not only because the nutrients are more intense, but because it helps me build up a preferred taste for nature’s foods instead of that of gooey chocolate … Read More
Dr. April reports: Summer in the Northwest was in a word-grim. Although it didn’t rain, on many days the sun failed to show up until 3 or 4, if at all. Desperate for warmth and sun we booked a last minute trip to Hawaii just before school started. Vacations can … Read More
Thinking of lunch while under the influence of the food blog mothership and my leftovers, led me to this Saturday meal for just my teenager and me.
These people, teenagers I’ll call them, start out as babies accepting their foods from us as jarred amalgams and willingly eat combinations like peas … Read More