Strawberry Jelly

    Strawberry Jelly

    Making homemade strawberry jelly lets us preserve summer strawberries in small half-pint jars that can be opened all winter long, whenever we need a reminder that summer will come again.
    Summer strawberries for canning don't need to be picture perfect

    Canning Nostalgia One Strawberry at a Time

    Canning strawberries in the summer always makes me feel nostalgic for the generations of my family who canned before me and for how this summer’s strawberries will help us weather the cold winter nights ahead.

    Healthy Snacks

    Better Eating with Umami: When Organic Snacks Become Junk Food

    Finding healthy snacks can be hard for a family when organic snack food starts getting loaded with chemicals, sugar, salt, colors, and flavors that you don’t want to put in your body.

    Fresh Baked Bread

    Better Eating with Umami: The Bread Experiment

    The great bread experiment is our search to find out what’s in our bread and what we can do to make great tasting, healthy bread a part of our everyday lives.

    Breakfast Salad with Egg

    Breakfast Salad with Egg

    This super simple breakfast salad recipe is a good solution to getting a serving or two of veggies in as the day starts. This recipe uses one egg, cooked anyway, served over a bed of lettuce and reheated leftover vegetables to create a healthy breakfast.
    Onion Dip

    Onion Dip Two Ways

    Our two tasty onion dip recipes work for whatever mood you’re in. The healthier version substitutes Greek yogurt for the mayo and sour cream in the more traditional recipe.

    Shakshuka recipe

    Shakshuka

    Shakshuka is a popular breakfast dish in the Middle East that gently poaches eggs in a slightly spicy tomato sauce topped with feta and parsley.
    I navigated the tunnel-like streets of Florence to my apartment on a curvy hill across the river.

    A Florentine Christmas with Risotto

    On Christmas Eve, long ago, I navigated the tunnel-like streets of Florence to my apartment on a curvy hill across the river. The risotto we cooked is normally too simple for a holiday feast, but that night no one seemed to care.

    Simple Italian Risotto

    Simple Italian Risotto

    Risotto is one of the recipes that every cook needs to know. The technique for making risotto becomes easier with practice, and the simplicity of just a few ingredients that turn into a creamy, soothing texture make this risotto recipe a perfect weeknight dish.
    Farmer's market carrots

    Carrot vs. Carrot: Simplifying the Conversation about Organics and GMOs

    Recently I was teaching a group of people I work with what organics, GMOs (genetically modified organisms), rBST, artificial flavors, and colors are and why we are starting to talk about them as a company. My purpose was not to scare anyone or to take a political stance; I just wanted to share facts.