Artichokes, Baby!

Or rather, baby artichokes! Quite the opposite of a few recent posts I've done which featured GIANT fruits.. look what I found the other day:  little teeny, tiny baby artichokes! As with many other 'baby' versions of fruits & veg, they were more delicate and almost sweet compared to their larger (and sometimes tougher) counterparts, […]

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Is ‘Gluten-Free’ Going The Way of ‘Low-Fat’?

I've posted about this topic before, but it's a hot topic….No, gluten free does NOT = Paleo, first and foremost. I am thrilled at the fact that gluten-free is becoming more and more easy to come by, which illustrates the fact that at least manufacturers are recognizing that consuming gluten, for ANYONE who happens to be human, […]

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When Life Gives You Lemons…

A client of mine, who has a lovely lemon tree outside her window, gave me a gift- a HUGE LEMON that we'd been coveting every time I'm at her house! She picked it and gave it to me, and it is, indeed, the biggest lemon I've ever seen (shown next to a tablespoon for reference…) […]

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Romanesco- Another Farmer’s Market Find…

Get a load of this beauty! In the same family (not surprisingly) as broccoli and cauliflower, this cruciferous veg is high in Vitamins C, K and carotenoids, as well as dietary fibre. How to prep? You guessed it- good old garlic  & oil! I peeled whole cloves of garlic, roasted them in some olive oil […]

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