Timbale: An Elegant Exercise in Eggplant
September 1, 2010 – 5:51 pm | 3 Comments

Late summer to early fall (that’s now!)  is high season for eggplant, and if you’ve hit a farmer’s market recently, no doubt you’ve noticed the abundant and regal assortment of jewel-toned eggplants on offer.
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Hibiscus by Any Other Name
June 5, 2010 – 9:06 am | No Comment
Hibiscus by Any Other Name

In Jamaica, they make it into tea and call it “sorrel.”  In Mexico, they make it into soda and call it “flor de Jamaica.”  When made into tea here in the U.S., we call it …

Fighting Breast Cancer by the Forkful
October 3, 2009 – 1:38 pm | No Comment
Fighting Breast Cancer by the Forkful

If the marketing onslaught of pink everything hadn’t clued you in to the fact that October is breast cancer awareness month, consider yourself officially informed.  Sigh.  If only using my pink blender while wearing my …

The Gluten-free Grammys
February 8, 2009 – 9:17 am | No Comment
The Gluten-free Grammys

There have been a lot of gluten-free experiments in my kitchen this past year, some of which have produced winning meals that became part of the regular playlist. So in anticipation of the upcoming …

Calcium for the milk-averse
January 10, 2009 – 10:11 pm | 4 Comments
Calcium for the milk-averse

Ever find it curious that the majority of African/African-American, Asian, Hispanic and Jewish adults are at least somewhat lactose-intolerant, and yet the USDA Food Pyramid recommends that we all consume 3 servings of dairy per …