Grains get a bad rap because of gluten containing grains and people’s perception that grains are a high calorie food. Grains offer B Vitamins, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc and fiber. Grains also offer great texture and flavor to dishes. Whole grains eaten in moderation, properly cooked and as part of a balanced meal offer big…
Rhubarb: Not Just for Dessert
Rhubarb is a tart vegetable mostly served as a dessert with heaps of sugar. You can enjoy the health benefits of this plentiful vegetable without the huge amounts of sugar with these savory recipes (and one dessert recipe). The sugar that I do use in these recipes is from maple syrup and molasses or sweeter…
Why Fat is My Friend
The recent article Fat (Reconsidered) by Nina Teicholz and her newly released book The Big Fat Surprise, finally provides a comprehensive analysis as to why this nation fed into the FAT IS BAD campaign and what we all should do about it. If you love fat, like I do, you know longer have to hide from…
11 Veggies a Day for Health and Vitality
One way to ensure you get enough nutrition in your diet is to have a goal of eating 11 servings of vegetables per day. Eating this many vegetables will help to keep your weight and energy stabilized. Once your weight and energy are stabilized you have all of the tools to live the active life…
Bacon Spinach Pasta
In my twenties I lived on pasta, it is inexpensive, filling and tastes awesome with cheese and butter. I can remember saying ‘I can’t live without pasta’ and ‘I love pasta SO MUCH’. I ate some form of pasta, spaghetti with sauce, macaroni and cheese, ramen noodles, pasta salad, et cetera, et cetera every single…
Asparagus and Fiddleheads
Along with robins in the yard and daylight past 6 pm, another signal of spring are asparagus and fiddleheads. Eating vegetables in season is such a pleasure, the flavor and nutrients are at peak. Simple preparations with a bit of olive oil and/or vinegar, enhances the natural flavors creating wonderful side dishes or complete meals….
The Magic of Monhegan
“Monhegan is magical! It can penetrate your soul if you let it and will then beckon you to return. It is a place for renewal and balance. I go to Monhegan to “unplug” from all that is hectic so I can connect and focus on the rhythms of nature. Being on Monhegan allows me to…
Eating Your Friendly Bacteria
Our digestive tract is full of 100 trillion microbial cells and 1,000 microbial species that aid in the digestion and assimilation of the foods that we eat. When these microbes are out of whack, we may not be getting all of the nutrition from our food that we can. When we are chronically deprived of…
Why Detox?
Detox diets are somewhat controversial in the medical and holistic health fields. Our bodies are designed to process our environment, including the food we ingest, the air we breathe, and anything that touches our skin. Our bodies have systems in place to keep the stuff we need and eliminate the stuff we don’t. The problem…
What does it mean to “Be the Boss of Your Knitting”
I recently sat down with Mim Bird of Over the Rainbow Yarn in Rockland, Maine. Mim is a dynamic, multi-talented woman and immediately upon meeting her I knew I needed to work with her. We talked about how she came to own a yarn shop in Mid-Coast Maine. She grew up in the area and…