Category: Food

How to Grow Microgreens and Sprout Seeds Indoors for Fresh Nutrition Year-Round

Growing nutritious, fresh produce isn’t nearly as easy as Instagram and Pinterest photos might have you believe. Every tomato and pound of zucchini requires outdoor space, a suitable climate and weather, gardening know-how, and sometimes a deep pocketbook. If your gardening skills aren’t exactly top-notch, but you still want the advantage of growing a supply…


FDA Proposes Changes to ‘Healthy’ Definition on Food Packaging

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sept. 28 proposed changes to what criteria certain food product should meet for it to be labeled “healthy.” According to the FDA, the proposed rule would update the definition of “healthy” to “better account for how all the nutrients in various food groups contribute and may work…


Lean Into Fall With Braised Lamb Meatballs

It’s officially autumn, so wave farewell to summer, wrap yourself in something cozy, and make some meatballs. Meatballs are like a warm hug. They are unpretentious, homey, and unfailingly comforting—just like that sweater you’re about to put on. Meatballs are also universally pleasing. Most cuisines seem to have a version of a meatball, with “meat”…


Large-Scale Study Finds Ground Coffee Linked to Longer Lifespan

While exercising, getting enough sleep, and limiting alcohol intake are good ways to increase longevity, experts have discovered you can also drink yourself to longevity with the help of coffee. Research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, on Sep. 27, observed that amongst 450,000 adults with an average age of 58 over a…


Traditional Pumpkin Soup Recipe

In the United States, pumpkin is most often used in sweet desserts, muffins, and bread. Around the world, however, it is a popular vegetable for savory dishes such as pumpkin soup made with traditionally made bone broth. My husband grew up in Australia where roasted pumpkin is a very popular choice as a side dish. As…


Serve These Buttery Scones With Your Favorite Jam for a Special Breakfast

They may be called cream scones, but a big part of the magic of this treat comes from the butter. Adding little pieces of cold butter to the flour mixture (with the help of the food processor) creates little pockets of butter in the dough. When the scones are baking, the water in that butter…


This Is the Quickest Way to Cook Acorn Squash

There are some days when you just don’t want to turn on the oven. Other days, the oven is occupied with other components for dinner. That’s why I love this method for cooking acorn squash in the microwave! It’s such an easy way to create a flavorful and fuss-free side dish in a matter of…


2022 Grape Harvest

In the last two decades, no one has done more instant adjusting to life’s meteorological vicissitudes than a California winemaker. Erratic weather events, including climate change, have altered normal winemaking strategies and an early harvest this year compressed everything absurdly. The 2022 Northern California wine grape harvest is roughly 80% concluded and September has just…


This Homemade Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry Is Take-Out Worthy

Make no mistake, weeknight cooking challenges everyone. To reduce stress, and the temptation for take-out burgers and fries, I stock ground beef and turkey in the freezer, onions and garlic on the counter, and rice noodles, interesting sauces and marinades in the pantry. The fridge usually boasts a member of the cabbage family, a bag…


My Aunt’s Fudgy Chocolate Cake, Aka Matilda Cake, Is out of This World

When I was growing up, I was never a chocolate cake person. If it was being served at a friend’s birthday, I would pick off the sprinkles or pass on it altogether. It was vanilla cake or nothing! But all of that changed when I was in high school and my Aunt Mira made this…