With crisp weather comes harvest-themed cooking. Most people don’t realize that mini pumpkins are more than just decoration, they are also edible. A relative of the acorn squash, when cooked they become single serving bowls! Filled with veggies and grains, they can be a perfect side dish for a fall dinner.
A fermented probiotic drink, kombucha was originally consumed in China more than 2,200 years ago for its energizing and detoxifying properties. It is typically made from sugar, tea, a SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast) and some starter liquid from a previous batch of the beverage. The mixture is fermented for a week or more and is sometimes called “mushroom tea” (or “fungus tea”) due to the floating colony of live bacteria and yeast created by the fermentation process.
If you’re anything like me, when the weather is warm, you try to spend as much time outdoors as you can. You may not always have the time to commit to a weekend getaway, but enjoying a meal al fresco with family or friends can feel like a mini-vacation and takes almost no planning or preparation.
What’s one of the best things about spring? Fresh herbs! And whether you have a big yard with a garden or a tiny apartment with no outdoor space at all, as long as you have a window, there is room to create an herb garden. And once you start harvesting your herbs, there are many ways to preserve those wonderful, fresh flavors so that you can savor them whenever you want.
Have you recently welcomed a new little eater into your home? If so, there are many benefits tomaking your own baby food. It is a lot of fun and much easier than you might think. You have complete control of what goes into it, as you can choose what types of produce to use. If food sensitivities are an issue, you can easily avoid those foods.
Whether you spend seven months nurturing and cultivating or five minutes at the farmers’ market choosing the perfect specimen, few crops elicit as positive an emotional response as the locally-grown heirloom tomato.
Temperatures are on the rise, and you’ve probably said more than once, “It’s too hot to turn on the oven to cook dinner.” If you are beginning to tire of your stove-free “go-to” summer salads, it might be time to add some excitement to your cool supper options. Making smoothie bowls for dinner is a fun, nutritious meal-prep activity that the whole family can get involved in and keep the house cool on those warm nights.
