Labor Day is a day of rest and relaxation. It’s also an invitation to celebrate those fleeting final days of summer. What better way than to gather with friends and family for a backyard barbecue. Good food, good friends, and good wine. What more do we need? You can certainly elevate a party (like a Labor … Continue Reading
You may be familiar with the term probiotic, which means “for life” (pro = for and biotic = relating to life). Alas, fermented foods are alive. Fermented foods, such as a ginger bug, not only preserve nutrients, but break them down into more digestible forms. They’re rich in lactobacilli, the health-enhancing probiotics like those found in … Continue Reading
Even though it’s been hovering around 80 degrees in Philadelphia the past couple of days (in mid-October), can we pretend for just a moment that it’s a brisk fall/wintry day. Let’s set the mood — brrr it’s cold, perhaps a flurry or two, and you’re sitting in front of the fireplace (if you have one, … Continue Reading
Oh yeah, it’s officially strawberry season. Are you EXCITED? Sweet. Juicy. Luscious. What a strawberry should taste like (not like those sad, out-of-season, flavorless ones you typically find languishing at the grocery store).When strawberries are this good, nothing beats simply popping them straight from the bowl (or garden, if you are so lucky to have … Continue Reading
Have been wanting to make homemade almond milk for quite some time. It was on my mental to-do-list. I even bought a bag of [raw] almonds several weeks ago and a nut bag for straining the milk, but it just didn’t happen. Not sure why. Maybe I anticipated it to be more of a process, … Continue Reading
