There are few things that bring comfort on a chilly winter's evening like the flavor of warm, freshly made applesauce. It's easier to make than most people realize. I prefer my applesauce to be a bit chunky and with a hint of cardamon. Check out Apple Hints and Tips to ensure you prepare tasty apple deserts.

I love creamy and sweet desserts. Who doesn't? This custard is divine, but also incredibly healthy. It a breeze to make especially if you have a Vitamix or other high power blender. Filled with pumpkin and cashew goodness it is high in fiber, protein, healthy fats and lots of nutrients. The Pumpkin Custard is:Sugar-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeGluten-freeVegan Agar […]

'Tis the season for carving pumpkins with the kids, baking squash with dinner, and slippery seeds piled on the countertop. Roasted seeds from pumpkins, butternut squash, and acorn squash make a tasty treat. Grow your own squash next growing season.

Do you enjoy the flavor of fresh herbs in your meals? Do you wish you could preserve the summer flavors into the colder winter months? Herb butter is great for sauteing vegetables, embellishing cooked rice and pasta dishes, seasoning chicken and pork, spread onto a slice of fresh baked bread, or melting on top of […]

I always looked forward to grapefruit season as a kid. Being able to slice open the grapefruit – use Mum’s special grapefruit knife to cut around the perimeter of the fruit, create segments, and then sprinkle them with sugar. Yum! For one reason or another as I got older, grapefruit slipped from my radar. Recently, […]

“Bright red, perfectly round, tennis- ball-sized tomatoes fresh from the vine... dozens of them piled on the kitchen counter... a wealth of bounty? Or a curse of work?"-Kat Tozier Written By Katt Tozier Just when all of the cucumbers have been pickled - garlic dills, bread and butters, mustard pickles; - the tomato harvest begins. […]

This salad is so simple, yet so colorful and festive it’s a go-to whenever I host a gathering, and it is PACKED with nutrients and fiber. The balsamic reduction infuses it with a tangy and sweet flavor. ENJOY! Rachel Kieffer is a certified nutrition and health coach* living in New York with her family. She has […]

This past weekend I spent some time alone because my boyfriend was traveling for work. When he’s out of town, which is rare, I like to treat myself to something special. (After all, he was on a trip in wine country!) As I enjoyed a little down time, I spent some time reminiscing, and remembered […]

From the time I was sixteen until I was twenty-seven, I lived in the backwoods of Canada on a beautiful lake, not too far from Alaska. Berries grew wild everywhere. I enjoyed picking tiny blueberries and strawberries to make pies and jam preserves. My neighbor, a woman in her 70’s, made desserts for all of […]

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Kohlrabi is one of my favorite vegetables. My mother used to add it to vegetable and chicken soups, but my favorite way to eat it is sliced and raw. It is crunchy and delicious. Kohlrabi is a vegetable from the cruciferous family that includes cabbage, broccoli, brussels sprouts and kale. In fact, the name kohlrabi […]

Quinoa is considered to be a super grain and it is quickly replacing other grains in many healthy kitchens because of its high protein content, many nutrients, delicious flavor and light texture. Beets are an excellent blood purifier and liver cleanser and they contain many vitamins and minerals like iron, potassium, magnesium, beta carotin, folic […]

Cool down and jazz up this summer with athirst quenching, vitamin packed glass ofice cold flavored waters. Fill a glass container with water, leaving two to three inches of headspace for the added ingredients. Add one, or a combination of the following fruits, vegetables, mints and herbs. Serve the liquid over ice. Keep refrigerated. CucumberStrawberriesKiwiWatermelonCherries, pitted, halvedGrapes, […]

“There's a lot of times, that if our creativity is not expressed and if our talents are not used, we are going to go to food to compensate.” - Rachel Kieffer When do women place themselves on their priority list? Is there a love of self? What are the feelings women have about body-image? These […]

Container gardens are a great way to bring herbs closer to the cook's domain. Each spring I look forward to my favorite farmer's market re-opening and selecting the plants I will use to flavor meals. Rosemary, thyme, oregano, basil, kale and parsley fill various pots on a rack located in a sunny spot. The chocolate […]