Kale and White Bean Soup
Kale and white bean soup, hearty and marvelously simple, makes it to our kitchen table a few times each winter when the damp, cold, dark days of the Pacific Northwest call for something both warming...
View ArticleMineral-Rich Sipping Broth
So, I’ve shared with you that bone broth isn’t particularly mineral-rich despite what you may have read elsewhere. Many nutritionists and home cooks recommend adding apple cider vinegar to their bone...
View ArticleWhite Bean and Kale Gratin
I love the ways simple foods pair so well together. Take beans and greens – humble, simple food enjoyed throughout the world. I love the way creamy white beans pair beautifully with the briny,...
View ArticleMy Favorite Autumn Salad
Autumn has arrived in the mountains, and the aspens in my yard have turned from green to gold, and soon they’ll shed their leaves entirely. It’s this time of year, late September, when Mother Nature...
View ArticleA Humble Food for Winter: Scotch Broth from Ladled
Scotch Broth, a humble potage of lamb, split peas, barley and vegetables, fills my family’s bellies in winter time when the lingering cold and snow seem to draw out our strength and internal warmth....
View ArticleCheesy Kale Chips with Miso, Garlic and Dulse
Cheesy kale chips satisfy my lingering cravings. You see, I have a love of salty, snacky things – popcorn popped in coconut oil and sprinkled with sea salt and nutritional yeast, cheese and apples,...
View ArticleChicken and Vegetable Turnovers with Sourdough Einkorn Crust
Chicken turnovers – also overflowing with leeks, carrots, celery and kale – baked in my oven while my husband and son raked leaves in the yard on Sunday afternoon. It’s autumn, now. The aspen leaves...
View ArticlePreserving the Harvest: Super Green Veggie Powder
Super green veggie powder is my secret weapon for powering through the mountain of greens that pile into our kitchen from our farmers market, CSA and garden. They arrive in huge bunches: kale and...
View Articlewelcoming the first frost: spiced lentil soup with roasted heirloom tomatoes
The other morning I woke to the thin sheen of the season’s first frost glazing the leaves of my kitchen herbs which grow in mismatched, hand-me-down pots and buckets on my front steps. But it’s only...
View ArticleA Recipe: Kale & Potato Soup with Chorizo
Caldo verde – a Portuguese soup classically featuring kale, potatoes and chorizo swimming in a nourishing, mineral-rich stock – is a remarkable dish. Richly flavored and deeply satisfying in a way...
View ArticleOur Simple Supper: Kale and White Bean Soup
Kale and white bean soup, hearty and simple, works its way onto our supper table a few times each season. It’s a favorite soup: rich with flavor, inexpensive to prepare with enough bulk to fill hungry...
View Articlemystery veggies in your csa box? what to do with what’s in your box.
I have a confession: I have no idea what’s in my CSA box this week, and, I’m confident I’m not alone. Sure, I can recognize the sugar snap peas and carrots, the lacinato kale with its pebbled dark...
View Articlea recipe for good luck: creamed collard greens
Looking for a collard greens recipe to bring a little luck to your new year? In this traditional recipe for creamed collards, collard greens are gently simmered in fresh cream with caramelized onions...
View ArticleA Recipe: Kale & Potato Soup with Chorizo
Caldo verde – a Portuguese soup classically featuring kale, potatoes and chorizo swimming in a nourishing, mineral-rich stock – is a remarkable dish. Richly flavored and deeply satisfying in a way...
View ArticleFoodbuzz 24 24 24: Recession-proof Supper Party
Money woes are everywhere. Healthcare costs are rising. Food costs are increasing. Electricity is higher now than it used to be. Between lost jobs, shortened working hours, missed bonuses and...
View Article10 Nutritional Powerhouses that Won't Break the Bank
Counting your pennies? Trying to feed your family in an economic slump and every single dime counts? In no particular order, here’s my top ten nutritional powerhouses that won’t break the bank....
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