Various foods have been fermented for thousands of years. People probably started fermenting in order to increase the edible life-span of the foods. Sauerkraut will last many months longer than fresh cabbage and sourdough bread lasts days longer than bread…
Fresh Orange Juice Is A Healthy Winter Treat
One of the real treats of living in Florida is being able to pick ripe, sweet oranges from trees in the yard and drink the juice minutes later. A few colder nights in the 40’s makes them even sweeter and…
Southwestern Gravlox Recipe
Gravlox is an ancient Nordic technique for preserving salmon by curing the fish with salt, sugar and dill. This Southwestern gravlox recipe puts a new spin on this old method by substituting fresh cilantro, cumin seeds and chile pepper for…
The Backyard Ginger Plant II – The Harvest
Fresh ginger root is a strongly anti-inflammatory whole food that I try to eat nearly every day. This past spring I planted several pieces of organic ginger root purchased at the local farmer’s market. I first wrote about my ginger…
Minted Red Kuri Squash Soup Recipe
Minted red kuri squash soup is a healthy whole food recipe that is also vegan and gluten-free. Red kuri is a variety of hard winter squash with bright red skin, orange flesh and a slightly sweet flavor. This vegan soup…
Simple Hot Sauce Recipe
This simple hot sauce recipe makes a wonderful condiment that can be used to spice up any dish. It is quick and easy to make, full of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds and needs only five ingredients. The capsaicin in chile…
Wonderful Winter Squash For Whole Food Health
Winter squash is a wonderful source of nutrition for whole food health. These hard squashes should be part of any healthy whole food diet because of the combination of health benefits they bring to the table. Most varieties of winter…
Don’t Pay Attention To The Latest Superfoods
Superfoods have been back in the news recently with posts on several food/health blogs and other sites. These are the foods that we can’t live without. If we do not eat them regularly we cannot be really healthy. They have…
Is Chocolate A Healthy Whole Food?
About This Post Let me say right at the beginning that this post is my informed personal opinion. I say informed because I spend a lot of time, every day, thinking about food. I do a lot of research about…
Fresh Okra And Grape Tomatoes Recipe
About Okra Okra is a wonderful and underutilized vegetable. The young pods are best and cook more quickly when still tender but fully mature pods work fine with just a little extra cooking time and moisture. Okra supplies a lot…