Food and Drink

Ever noticed the resemblance between a walnut half and the human brain?   Hmmm.. can we take that for a sign that raw walnuts are brain food? Just sayin'….  

Using a vertical roaster in a hot oven is an alternative to the traditional V-wire rack that we're all used to.  The advantage?  Even, crisp skin the whole way around and incredibly moist meat. I marinated a bird for 24 hours in a large zippy bag in a combination of tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, mint, […]

Typically, when I think of a tangerine, what comes to mind is the small, palm-sized citrus fruit that one might eat two or three of as part of a snack with some fresh chard and wild salmon! I saw, for my first time, a different variety of tangerine the other day during one of my […]

When I made Osso Buco a few weeks back, I must admit that my favorite part of that meal was eating the marrow out from the inside of the shanks. Marrow is a good source of fat-soluble vitamin K, all of the B vitamins, lecithin, calcium, magnesium and zinc. Yes, it is high in fat, […]