When it comes to getting your money’s worth of pesticides, Jessica and I think that there are few things more useful than the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG’s) Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. The latest and greatest has just been released, and we want to review these lists with you with the hope that we can all commit them to memory so that when we are on a quick grocery run and a limited budget we’ll know when it’s important to choose the organic version. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “To Buy or Not To Buy Organic!”
Month: April 2013
Spring Renewal
It’s been over two years that Jessica and I have been writing this blog and we think it’s time for a spring renewal.
To this end and to make it easier for us to stay connected, we changed the look-and-feel of our site, launched a facebook page and started tweeting. This will help us share what’s hot and what’s not in the food and health world with you in a more timely fashion. Continue reading “Spring Renewal”
The Art of the Artichoke
Reading our blog, one would think that we like our vegetables the way parents love their kids: you can’t pick a favorite. But that’s not the case with me: I like beets, I like broccoli, I like green beans, but I LOVE artichokes, above any other vegetable. On my first visit to Carmel, the home of the artichoke, I thought I had arrived in culinary heaven: artichokes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Maybe their unique and distinct flavor really agrees with me, or I get hooked because of all the work I have to put in to get to the good parts, but whatever the reason, give me an artichoke and I know just what to do with it. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “The Art of the Artichoke”
Sugar industry’s secret documents echo tobacco tactics
Looks like the sugar association is working hard to keep sugar’s reputation out of the bad press. Get an insight on how a dentist uncovered the association’s tactics using science to defeat critics in this article titled “Sugar industry’s secret documents echo tobacco tactics” published by CBC Health. We should know better than to fall for this…
Hope sprouts eternal!
What’s great about living close to a big city, and particularly one that cares a lot about food culture, is that there are always interesting lectures, round-tables, book-signings or speeches about healthy foods. So when I heard that Rebecca Katz is coming out with a new book called The Longevity Kitchen, I was disappointed to learn that my chances to get a ticket to her presentation were close to zero. Luckily she appeared in a segment on NPR called “How to Eat for a Longer Life” where she spoke as part of a panel about health, food and longevity, so I got to hear her speak, albeit not in person. In her book, she introduces us to her “16 age-busting power foods” and one of them is asparagus which, lucky for us, is coming in season right now. Spring has finally sprung. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “Hope sprouts eternal!”
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