A traditional well-made pesto is a beautiful thing. Aromatic fresh basil, rich extra-virgin olive oil, authentic Parmigiano Reggiano, piquant garlic and crunchy pine nuts add up to perfection…but they can also add up at the cash register. So I’ve been grateful every time I learned a new tip to help ease the pain on my pesto pocket book. First, I grow my own basil as long as weather permits, make big batches of pesto at once and divide up into portions for the freezer. I toast—and then cool—the pine nuts to coax even more flavor out of them. Read the rest of this entry »
Ever wonder why the American Medical Association recommends that every person take a multivitamin daily? Let’s start with young people. Tune in to learn why multis are important for kids and teens, and why it’s smart to choose natural multis. Malia Curran, MS, MPH is a nutritionist with a Masters degree in Nutrition and Food Policy and a Masters degree in Public Health. She sees clients in the Denver area.
I say “tomato,” my dad says “tamater,” but no matter how you say it, these precious fruits have got one thing going for them that just about everybody knows how to say: lycopene. You’ve heard of it, I’m sure. Lycopene has its own publicity team, complete with sponsored studies, TV commercials and a dedicated website.
So, what is lycopene anyway? It’s the bright red pigment found most abundantly in ripe red tomatoes and, in lesser amounts, in pink grapefruit, pink guava, red carrots and watermelon. Lycopene is a potent antioxidant – a prominent member of the carotenoid family. It gained fame when studies showed that having a higher intake of tomatoes or higher levels of lycopene in the blood correlated with cancer protection. Read the rest of this entry »
SWEET STEM FARM (formerly MEADOW RUN FARM) – Lititz, PA
Dee Horst-Landis and her husband Philip are turning her family’s scenic land in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, into a sustainable farming oasis. With pastured chicken and turkey, grass-fed beef and lamb, and pastured pork from heritage breed pigs, this young couple is intent on building fields of healthy soil and grass from which to feed their livestock a grass-based diet.
We, The Green Children, are very happy to announce the release of our single and music video Hear Me Now to help support the work of Whole Planet Foundation and raise awareness about the power of microcredit to help people lift themselves out of poverty.
After our first trip to Bangladesh, we were so inspired by Grameen Bank, its leader Prof. Muhammad Yunus and the power of small loans that we knew we had to write a song! After the song was written, we knew that a video had to be made and this was the result. It was made in Bangladesh to celebrate the incredible women who are clients of Grameen Bank (known as “the bank for the poor”).
Hear Me Now is also available on iTunes, and we are donating 50% of our proceeds to help fund a Whole Planet Foundation and Grameen Trust microlending project in Kerala, India, aiming to extend access to microcredit to over 22,000 impoverished people.
Help us spread a positive message: the poor don’t always need a hand out, but with a hand up, great things can happen!
Thank you so much,
Milla Sunde & Tom Bevan (The Green Children)
The Green Children, Milla and Tom, in Guatemala with Whole Planet Foundation President Philip Sansone
“Do you watch Rachael Ray?” a woman asked me, looking desperate. I replied that yes, I was familiar with her cooking. “Oh good!” she replied, “she has this thing that she calls ‘stoup’ – do you have any idea how I would make that?” I certainly did. (Stoup, by the way, is a cross between a soup and a stew, and a term that has surely been trademarked by Ms. RR.)
The dropping of celebrity chef names as though they are old friends is becoming a regular occurrence and is always accompanied by the request for a particular recipe or ingredient. I drop names myself, mentioning Nigella Lawson as I hunt for her very British ingredients – I have yet to find smoked herring chips. I can only imagine that with the release of the new movie focusing on Julia Child, the resurgence of love for the late great Dame of Cooking will drive up demand for butcher’s string to truss up whole chickens.
You can’t go wrong with macaroni and cheese-just about everyone loves it! While there are plenty of convenient boxed options out there, making mac and cheese from scratch lets you use natural ingredients, including freshly grated cheese, and you get to control the amount of salt and fat. This means a healthier version with no artificial colors or flavors and it’s not hard to make – you can even get the kids to help!
We thought back-to-school time was the perfect opportunity to satisfy all those requests we’ve received for a healthier but family friendly version of stovetop macaroni and cheese.
My wife Erin thinks I’m a kook about most things that have to do with produce. For the most part she has given up trying to keep up with the complicated, ever changing, and sometimes contradictory set of personal rules I use to govern which fruits and vegetables I buy and when I buy them. She, quite wisely, now insists I shop for all the produce for our family. She has also learned to politely tune out my elaborate and overly detailed reasons for not buying corn in January, mangoes that have been chilled, or any piece of fruit with the word “delicious” in its name. My one “food snob” conversion success with Erin is tomatoes – all it took was about five years and a few summertime heirloom tomato salads to win her over. Read the rest of this entry »
Chef Ann Cooper reveals her top tips for steering your shopping basket toward healthy choices in the aisles.
For a list of 10 Essential Lunch Lessons that Ann discusses in this video and more information on how to make healthier choices, please check out the School Lunch Revolution.
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