Top of the morning to you! Some things never change. I wrote the following story one April quite a few years ago. I re-read it recently and was impressed with how true it still is. In fact, gut health science, knowledge and research has exploded in the last decade. Every place you turn today, some…
How to Keep Your Microbiome Healthy With Prebiotic Foods
If you look at the classics, the most frequently cited articles in the scientific nutrition literature, the original glycemic index paper comes out at #10, cited over a thousand times. Learning about fruit, vegetables, and cancer prevention was a hallmark. But hitting the top five, cited more than 2,000 times, “Dietary modulation of the human…
Take DIY Pizza Night to a Whole New Level
March 17, 2022
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Tear-and-share bread, monkey bread, bubble bread — they’re all different names for the same kind of dish: balls of dough, baked close together in a pan, that are served warm and pulled apart with your hands. While there are lots of savory tear-and-share breads (like this one!), its roots are sweet. In the 1950s, a…
A Kentucky Classic, Hot Since 1926
It isn’t often that regional dishes cause a stir beyond their borders. But when they do, they’re usually here to stay. The Kentucky hot brown is a shining example of that. You could argue that the dish put Louisville’s Brown Hotel on the map. Often described as a cousin of the Welsh rarebit and the…
Probiotics
From the bacterial point of view, the human intestine is the promised land. The gut is warm, moist, and full of good food. It’s also extremely crowded. A cubic centimeter of prime real estate in the colon can hold 100 billion bacteria — nearly 20 times the entire human population of earth. A few hundred…
Building Community, One Fruit Tree At a Time
A fast-growing, underground fruit economy is spreading in cities across America. Some years ago, a young, hippyish couple knocked on my front door. They had noticed that I had fig trees in the yard, laden with summer fruit. If I wasn’t going to pick them all, they asked, could they harvest some figs? Since I…
5 Ways to Spring Clean Your Routine
Falling short of your goals? In a period of stagnation? It may be time to spring clean your routine. Here are a few tips and ideas for getting more done with greater ease. 1. Spruce up your settings: Do you find some of the push notifications on your phone distracting? Give yourself the gift of…
You Won’t Need a Knife for This Extra-Flavorful, Asian-Inspired Cucumber Salad
This recipe is inspired by pai huang gua, a dish that originated in the Sichuan region of China. While this salad has an Asian influence, its green hue is perfect for your Paddy’s Day table. And when it comes to the main ingredient, why should you smash the cucumbers instead of neatly slicing them? When you smash them…
Nothing Goes to Waste
At Brooklyn’s White Moustache, Homa Dashtaki launched her mission to find value in the byproduct of yogurt.
How to Grow Potatoes in Containers
You don’t need a large garden bed or a field to grow potatoes. You can grow potatoes in containers on a balcony, deck, or patio and get a decent harvest to enjoy in late summer or fall. Growing potatoes in containers or pots is easy and fun. Just choose an appropriately-sized container, give it sufficient…
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