Revealing where our food comes from
I grow vegetables. People eat snack food. I teach people how to turn vegetables into snack food. People eat more vegetables and vegetable farmers take over the world. I have a lot of work to do. The first task is to let you know that you can’t make kale chips in 30 minutes or less….
This time of year, food can get heavy, and flavors meld together from longer cooking times and cooking methods that take longer since we don’t mind the extra heat from a pot simmering on the stovetop or in the oven or in your crock- or instant-pot. Winter is the prime time of year to come…
Leeks are a vegetable in the allium family that includes onions, garlic, and scallions. These vegetables are native to all parts of the world and still have wild cousins, ramps. Alliums contain many healthful nutrients, and at the same time, the sugar they store makes them sweet, with a subtle flavor that compliments soups and…
Having healthy snacks available in the fridge makes eating healthy so much easier. By preparing healthy snacks ahead of time and having them ready to go, your options in the fridge become easily accessible. I love to turn vegetables into snack food and sweet potato hummus is my healthy snack food of the fall season….
What to Do With a Turnip or Rutabaga I don’t expect that you have one by choice. There are some root vegetables in the brassica family that people have been scared away from. Radishes are common and have made their name in the farming world because they grow fast. But, because of their bad reputation,…
Parsnip Recipes to Flavor Your Cooking This under-appreciated root vegetable is the perfect potato substitute. Parsnips are a root vegetable that often gets lumped in with turnips and rutabagas, but it deserves a name of its own. A member of the carrot family they are fragrant and starchy and has broad appeal in many countries outside…
How to Eat More Greens Easy recipes to cook spinach, Swiss chard, kale, and collards. Leafy greens from spinach to collards have become mainstream in the past few years. They are undoubtedly healthy and, unless you are on blood thinners, everyone says to eat more. I love them because they are a quick-cooking vegetable that makes…
Accessible Winter Squash Recipes How to cook those beautiful fall decorations. Winter squash show up at the markets in early fall. With a palette of autumnal colors and thick hard skin, they make gorgeous displays of fall vegetables in the large grocery stores and farmers’ markets. But accessing their golden flesh, underneath that hard exterior, can…
Sweet Potatoes Recipes Before and After Thanksgiving You should be eating this healthy vegetable year-round. In the United States, sweet potatoes make their appearance for my favorite cooking holiday and seem to disappear. But sweet potatoes are sweet vegetables that don’t need to be loaded with more sugar to enjoy them. Many spicy and savory…
Peppers, both the hot and sweet varieties, are often the accent in a dish, used sparingly to add color, texture, and flavor. In season, in the late summer and into the fall, they are sweet and in the case of hot peppers, sweet and spicy. Peppers in the grocery store can be expensive. Out of…