Thankfully, my children are young. I haven’t yet had to fight them over food because they’ll gladly eat just about anything I put in front of them. And, thanks to clever, nifty, and fun ideas in cookbooks like Raw Recipes for Kids, my kids are happy eating Real Food. I don’t know how much longer…
Yearly Archives: 2008
Smoked Gouda Creamed Vegetable Medley
I’m a sucker for creamed spinach. Spinach is one of those vegetables that tastes great raw, but should generally be eaten cooked. No, I’m not afraid of E. Coli. My spinach is fresh and not from industrialized sources, so it doesn’t run that risk. It’s the oxalic acid that scares me. What? You’ve never heard…
New Food Resolutions
I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions. I’m just not goal-oriented enough to care. But, I also realize the value of turning a new leaf, of making steps towards living the life we care about. I know the value of repentance. In honor of Change For the Better and the New Year, I thought I’d spend…
The Loss of Food Knowledge
Yesterday, I walked past the produce aisles at my local H.E.B. and read some signs. Above the bananas: “Yellow bananas are ready to eat today and tomorrow. Green bananas are ripe and ready to eat in 3-5 days.” Above the lemons: “Room temperature lemons yield more juice.” Above the pears: “Press gently around the stem…
