No, tell me you don’t eat B-R-E-A-D!
Is BREAD a nasty 5-letter word in your house? With all of the low-carb, gluten-free information out there, it’s hard not to feel guilty about eating or buying bread. But, we really needn’t be scared of bread. It has been around for centuries. I am not sensitive to wheat, but try to limit my quantities. [...]
Stevia’s Coming into Her Own!
Its has been interesting to watch the evolution of Stevia, a type of non-caloric sweetener that has been used for centuries in Paraguay and is widely used in countries such at Brazil, Canada, China and Japan. Stevia comes from a plant that you can actually grow if you want to – the leaves are incredibly [...]
HOLY COW! (and lamb)
What is this? It’s just my latest purchase (or over purchase). Apparently Dalai Mama forgot how big farm animals are and bought herself enough natural, grass fed beef and lamb to take us to the next presidential election. Here I am, touting the benefits of eating more vegetables, and I have us locked into [...]
The Skinny on Oils
There are so many oils on the market now, it is hard to know which ones to use and for what purpose. We all have heard about avoiding trans fats, which are unsaturated fats that have been artificially manipulated into saturated fats. Trans fats are in any oil that is “hydrogenated.” Since the 1950s, we [...]
Butternut Squash Muffins
I have butternut squash busting out of my refrigerator. Fresh Connect, which delivers local organic produce to me weekly (I’ve talked about them here), has given me enough squash and cauliflower to cure cancer. I’ve already made the Barefoot Contessa’s Saffron Rissoto with Butternut Squash, and it was flipping OUT OF THIS WORLD! My kids didn’t [...]
