One cool thing about December of 2022 is the way so many of the season’s holidays actually overlap. Although lots of people consider Hanukkah the “Jewish Christmas” it entirely isn’t. Sometimes it happens to fall around the same season, but...
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 we’re often fed up about all the food rules — eat this, don’t eat that, only eat that in relation to this, alternate all the thises and thatses to maximize the something elses… But in the last few weeks I’ve stumbled upon a new rule you...
What’s that picture in the header? If you look carefully you may notice some bubbles: It’s a close up of the salad-smoothie I made on a recent scorching Saturday. (See pictures of the whole thing on Instagram.) It was fast, easy and delicious. And what a...
