No offense to baby carrots and hummus, but sometimes I get tired of serving them as my default appetizers when guests are around.  Don’t get me wrong: it’s a healthy combo, and a super-convenient one …

If your gluten intolerance has ever made you feel like an outcast– like during the Sex and the City-induced cupcake-craze of the early 2000′s–then you’ll be happy to know your moment has finally arrived.  
Gluten-free …

Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and at the risk of being the downer who sucks all the fun out of grilling season, I decided to go ahead and offer some thoughts on how to …

I owe my morel education to our good friend Peter, who counts among his many talents an expertise in wild mushroom-hunting.  His prey of choice is the coveted and elusive morel, which is prized by …

I realized that time was passing me by way too quickly when I discovered that the farmer’s market is already overflowing with fresh, local rhubarb… before I’ve even put my winter coat in storage for …

If you’re confused by how freely magazines, fitness trainers and marketers of food or supplements throw around the term “metabolism” when trying to convince you that they have the solution to your weight loss problems, …