I am up to my eyeballs in cabbage. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I do feel somewhat obligated to do my best to get through the stash of 3 heads of green cabbage this week. Last night we made a little dent with cabbage and carrot coleslaw and tonight I think I will bust [...]
Did you know I am participating in the Food Buzz Project Food Blog Challenge? Now would be a great time to vote. Tonight even. A couple times. No, that would be illegal. Once is enough. And then you can tell your friends to vote too. (note: It requires you to register, but I am really [...]
Pumpkin Pumpkins are in season now, guess summer is over. Well, except not here, where we did not really have a summer. Tomatoes are just ripening, chilis are looking good, eggplants are almost ready, and I think I have a cucumber or two on the vine. But a Baby Bear Pumpkin did arrive in our [...]
Once I started focusing on eating clean, being clean around the house started to gain importance. No, don’t panic, I didn’t get all Martha Stewart on you and start cleaning every nook and cranny. Although that is a good idea. Especially at my house. No, instead I started incorporating some of the other ideals of [...]
On Thursday, we talked about sugar. Let’s spend some time talking about fat, the other big gotcha in processed food. Well, that and salt. But talking about salt in canned foods makes my head spin. Have you seen how much sodium is in a can of black beans or tomato paste? Staggering. Back to fat [...]
Chilaquiles, a traditional Mexican hangover cure, is a truly flexible dish easy to throw together for an impromptu brunch or dinner after a busy day. This recipe originally was clipped out of the San Francisco Chronicle in 2003, and every time I find a fresh bunch of chard in my Two Small Farms vegetable box, [...]
Jennifer sent me a question about clean cookware, to replace her non-stick saucepans. Without claiming to be an expert, nor even a super knowledgeable enthusiast, I responded to her question with these suggestions. Anodized aluminum cookware has many of the features of non stick models, with a very nice, scratch resistant surface. We have an [...]
High fructose corn syrup. That is really the sugar I am talking about. Oh sure, there is white sugar, which is refined, and brown sugar, and honey and maple syrup, but the one sweetener getting the most attention these days is High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). The Mayo Clinic has a nice piece on the [...]
In California, eating organic and local is almost a birthright. Especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, which seems to be surrounded on all sides by farmers and ranchers eager to share their organic and locally grown produce and meats with interested consumers. Even though we subscribe to a Community Supported Agriculture for both vegetables [...]
jump right to the challenge…. My sister Erica tells me I should be on those food shows on the Food Network, programs like Top Chef and Food Network Challenge. I generally laugh and shrug off her suggestion. What could possibly be my edge in those kind of competitions? All my expertise in the kitchen comes [...]
After posting yesterday’s food diary, I got to thinking about processed foods. Much about clean eating involves avoiding processed foods, but what is processed and what is not, is not very clear. Isn’t the jar of tomatoes I canned last summer just as processed as a can from the grocery store? And what about the [...]
Eating clean is a movement that has been around a while, but is gaining momentum, as folks consider reducing the amount of processed foods in their diets. I first became aware of the term when I read an article in the New York Times, the Femivore’s Dilemma: Femivorism is grounded in the very principles of [...]
Ah, to be able to nap mid-day!
Meyer Lemon and Cranberry Buckle (recipe)
Family Dinner Plan: Still with the freezer
In the Kitchen with Chez Pim: Marmalade
