The “organic” title is reserved for foods that have been produced through approved methods that foster the cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity. While an organic product is not necessarily superior nutritionally over a...
Are you looking for creative ways to get more vegetables in your diet? Are you eating Paleo or low carbohydrate, but missing eating your favorite pasta dishes? If you said yes to either of these questions then you may want to try “spiralizing” your vegetables....
Winter farmers markets in the Seattle area are brimming full of these beautiful, nutritious, vibrantly colored root vegetables – beets! Packed with potassium, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, iron, vitamins A, B, C, beta carotene, folic acid, and antioxidants,...
I live in a very small space and have an old Kenmore microwave/convection oven that I’ve been cooking in for years. This oven came with my home and I have no way of knowing if it is older than my adult children, but I suspect it may be. Over the years I’ve wondered...
In the Northwest, we face an especially dark (and usually damp) winter. From November through March the days are short and the sky is gray. Even if you are one who appreciates this season, it is hard not to feel the emotional and physical effects of the darkness....
We are being encouraged more and more to get moving and keep moving to avoid the pitfalls of being sedentary. Sitting too much and for too long has overwhelmingly negative consequences in terms of our body size, health, and longevity, regardless of whether or not we...
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