Whether you are diabetic or maintain a low-carb diet out of choice, there’s a new book out on Ketogenic cooking written by my friend Carolyn Ketchum from Portland, Oregon. Carolyn shares her personal story and, most importantly, her lifestyle of eating keto which she has proven works for people living with diabetes! I’m looking forward […]
Soups
Carrot Pineapple Ginger Detox Soup Redux
A refreshing soup that revives the spirit, detoxes and fights jet lag; I’ve tweaked my original adaptation and revived the recipe with new photos. Jump to Recipe A healthy, vibrantly orange soup with all the sweetness and nutritional value of carrots plus the anti-inflammatory properties of ginger and tropical allure of pineapple juice that’s unbeatable. […]
25 Whole Food Recipes for Thanksgiving
Here in California, we’re fortunate to have an abundance of fresh produce in markets year round and we food bloggers like to make the most of it! If you are hosting the biggest eating day of the year, you want to create a memorable feast, and one sure way to do that is using fresh, […]
How To Make Bone Broth
You’ve probably heard all about chicken soup as a health remedy for a cold or flu, but you might not know that the secret ingredient is the nutritious broth! Brodo, the annex to Chef Marco Canora’s Hearth restaurant in NYC’s East Village, can’t keep up with demand for the restorative bone broth as evidenced by the […]
Low Carb Kelp Noodle Ramen
Low Carb ramen?! Yes, there is such a thing, and you can make it at home with what is being lauded as the next “IT” super food: Kelp. Low calorie, fat free, zero carbs, gluten free, no sodium kelp noodles! Before you say Ewwwww, let me tell you that kelp noodles taste much like rice […]
Red Beans and Rice: A New Orleans Staple
For Fat Tuesday, February 9th this year, I’m sharing a lot of “let the good times roll” and a “healthified” vegetarian version of New Orleans’ grand dame Leah “Dooky” Chase’s Red Beans and Rice recipe. Hopefully, Dooky won’t mind that I had to forego the smoked meats that impart such a complex flavor to the traditional […]
A Green Chile Stew for the Denver Broncos
Straight from Denver’s TOCABE, an American Indian eatery, comes this authentic recipe for Green Chile Stew to spice up your Super Bowl party and cold winter nights. As a New England fan, we were crushed by the lackluster play action displayed by the Patriots yesterday as they battled the Broncos for the AFC championship. But, […]
10 Easy Sweet Potato Ideas + Recipes
Fall is in the air and visions of mouthwatering dishes of apples, sweet potatoes and pumpkins are dancing in my head. Even if it’s only wishful thinking on my part (I’m over this hot, humid weather we’ve had in SoCal), my mind quickly filled with orange yearnings when I came across a playing card-sized calendar […]
Eat Osaka Japanese Cooking Class
During my recent visit to Osaka, my daughter and I signed up for a cooking class with Eat Osaka. We learned to make Yakitori, Okonomiyaki, and Kitsune Udon – three traditional and popular Japanese festival foods. Just like fair food we enjoy stateside, festival or street food in Japan is often served on a stick […]
Carrot, Ginger, Pineapple Detox Soup
A healthy, vibrantly orange soup with all the sweetness and nutritional value of carrots plus the anti-inflammatory properties of ginger and tropical allure of pineapple juice that’s unbeatable. Served chilled, it’s the perfect antidote for the unusual hot, humid “monsoon” weather that we’ve been experiencing in Southern California. The inspiration for the soup happens to […]