healthy eating

Mushrooms Stuffed with Mascarpone and Bacon, my cookbooks

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When one has one’s own garden one can grow a variety of interesting produce. When one plants more than one can eat during the summer one can fill the freezer with home-grown, organic vegetables to use all winter. And then one can end up with some rather strange bits. Everyone loves sliced heirloom tomatoes – … Continue reading…

Endive with Prosciutto and Gruyère

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This time of year the markets are full of endive.   Apparently the French eat them in huge quantities.  One can get a pre-packaged bag with a dozen endive in it and I see shopping trolleys with three or four bags. We like them…. But that’s a lot of endive. I went through my French … Continue reading…

Healthy Small Plates – published!

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It's official….  They're published. It's been an interesting, exciting, stressful, frustrating and fun ride. Healthy Small Plates, Volume 1 Kindle has published a book of guidelines so, from that aspect, everything was pretty straightforward. Or so one would 'assume'. I typed it all up, following the guidelines and formatting 'tips'. That was the easy part. … Continue reading…

Chicken Noodle Soup; Diets – the one that works.

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I’ve said all this before. As I feel rather strongly about the subject, it’s likely I’ll say it all again. Obesity is a rapdily growing problem. Diets, diet gurus and diet books are a rapidly growing industry. The latter does not seem to be adequately solving the problem of the former. With the coming of … Continue reading…

Turkey, Potato and Spinach Salad; Greens, Dressings and Recipes

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Spring salad season is starting! All of the fresh, crisp greens are returning to the markets and gardens. Most people do not need any more information about salad greens…. But in case you're curious about which are the healthiest… It all comes down to color: the darker the green or red, the more nutrients in … Continue reading…

Spinach, Feta and Shallot Salad plus more Spinach recipes

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Spring is almost here. Those of you enjoying late winter snow storms may not believe it, but, really, it’s coming. With spring comes salads. Because I don’t buy produce that’s not in season, the only salads we have in winter are made with Savoy Cabbage and / or Endive. The first of March brings the … Continue reading…