Does this vegetable make you joyous to the point of defending your territory to enable eating it? Do you even recognize it? If you’re guessing it’s a cabbage, you are not alone. But actually this is radicchio (Cichorium intybus), a cultivated chicory and a member of...
In more good COVID news that’s not exactly surprising, new research supports the idea that eating healthy helps keep you healthy. A September 2021 study published in the journal Gut found that folks eating more plant-based foods had lower risk and lower severity of...
I know: “Weight” and “diet” are dirty words. That’s because you’ve been lied to about what they mean, how they work and what you actually need to do. The simple truth: Healthy weight is a side effect of healthy living. Weight loss...
Back in May, I spent a weekend day turning a pound of fresh turmeric into a variety of edible forms. It was an exercise in medicine making, food as medicine and the way these things can connect even far-flung community. The beautiful turmeric roots came from my friend...
People love coffee. It feels like a groovy, grown-up thing. Bitter may not be a kids flavor, but I always love the smell of my mother’s coffee. (Hi, Mom!) I tried to like it. At my first corporate job, I went in every day to get coffee. At first, I thought,...
There are some store-bought things that just annoy me — they’re expensive, they’re full of crappy things, they’ve got packaging not conducive to proper disposal, and they’re so easy to make at home. One such species are the most of the milk...
