Several months ago my six-year old came home and announced that he wanted to make Tuesday “Taco Tuesdays”; maybe he’d heard about it at school, or perhaps my son has taken to reading Laurie David’s “The Family Dinner”, I’m not sure. Nevertheless, because his request was healthy (and easy), we agreed to give it a try. Since then, we’ve stuck to our Taco Tuesdays religiously – well, almost. Continue reading “If it’s Tuesday, it must be Tacos”
Month: May 2011
Greens
I love salads. They are my kind of dish. Growing up in northern Italy, salads were a mainstay of our food culture, and were usually made up of vegetables rather than lettuce. When I arrived in the US it didn’t take long for me to add the lettuce variety to my repertoire, and combine the vegetables of my youth into easy, fresh and colorful meals. This week, let’s give these fantastic creations center stage! Continue reading “Greens”
On Cinco de Mayo and Beyond
In California, avocados are a year round treat. And we avail ourselves of them regularly as the basis for some of the best quick fix, high health value meals we make. Continue reading “On Cinco de Mayo and Beyond”
Soup for Life
My grandmother in Gröden in South Tyrol likes to say, “Wer viel Suppe isst, lebt lange”, or “She who eats soup lives longer”. She recently turned 96, and is still cooking three whole meals a day for both her son and grandson (not to mention herself), so I’ll take her word for it. Soups come in many different varieties and lend themselves to seasonal adaptation better than most any other dish you can cook. Whether a simple clear broth or a hearty soup stew (like a goulash or bean soup), soups are both easy to make and healthy. Soups warm the body, causing good blood circulation, and their aroma, fragrance and seasonings stimulate the secretion of digestive juices, a plus for good digestion! Continue reading “Soup for Life”
Come and Cook with Us 