Teaming up with the best (Lactose-Free) Dairy Farm
February 6, 2012 – 11:43 am | No Comment

Once upon a time, I blogged about a new organic, lactose-free yogurt that had just hit the market.  I loved that it was organic.  I loved the flavors it came in, I loved the choice …

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Let us eat cake!
May 26, 2009 – 11:22 am | No Comment
Let us eat cake!

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 …

Morel mushrooms: Truffles for the middle class
May 17, 2009 – 11:04 am | 3 Comments
Morel mushrooms: Truffles for the middle class

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’m just not that into you, Iceberg Lettuce
April 24, 2009 – 12:50 pm | No Comment
I’m just not that into you, Iceberg Lettuce

At the risk of being kicked out of nutrition school, I’ve decided to come clean and admit a shameful thing: I don’t particularly like to eat salad.  I look across my classroom night after night …

It’s Tupelo time
April 20, 2009 – 11:11 am | 4 Comments
It’s Tupelo time

For two to three short weeks in April every year (that’s now!), a brief window of opportunity exists for some lucky honeybees in southern Georgia and Florida to pollinate the flowering Tupelo trees in their …

The Caviar of Lentils
April 16, 2009 – 11:32 am | 2 Comments
The Caviar of Lentils

Lentils seem to have a reputation as poor man’s food; a high-protein staple that fills you up on the cheap.  But no one would dare to characterize Beluga lentils in this way.  Even when cooked, …

Not your mama’s (Gluten-free) Matzoh Balls
March 29, 2009 – 4:52 pm | 31 Comments
Not your mama’s (Gluten-free) Matzoh Balls

Nothing says Passover like matzoh ball soup, the original Jewish comfort food. Feeling under the weather? Have some matzoh ball soup.  Depressed? …