I surveyed people in my community recently. (Thanks again to everyone who responded!) When asked “What do you find most challenging about eating?”, 48% gave an answer that was some variation on the theme, “I need fresh ideas for what to cook day after day” (after day after day). Quick-to-prepare meals…
I laughed out loud when I saw this on Twitter. So if that’s you too, click here to jump to the recipe.
For anyone with patience for my stories, I just wanted to add that in my recent follower survey, 48% of the answers to “What do you find most challenging about eating?” had to do with needing more healthy meal and snack ideas, especially when time or energy are in short supply.
Amen to that.
Last month I was doing my taxes and hunting through receipts for an item I’d bought at Costco. What jumped out at me instead was the cashews, at $24.99 each, that showed up on nearly every one, so a couple of times a month. Could we really be spending as…
My flirtation with this fascinating new (to me) fruit began sometime last year when I saw dried goldenberries on the shelf at Costco. My first response was skepticism. “Oh really, Andean superfruit. Wonderful.” (Eye roll). But when I flipped the package around to check out the nutrition facts, I have…
Rarely does a day go by that I’m not asked for my thoughts about the great butter versus margarine debate. One will clog your arteries, the other is one molecule away from plastic, right? Of course, as is often the case in with nutrition controversies, the evidence doesn’t support either…
Last year I wrote three posts in an “Outsource Your Cooking” theme , but stopped because the food was always too pricey, underwhelming, or both. I thought Hello Fresh might be a better alternative, but sorry to say, this isn’t a panacea either. If you like to cook from scratch but really don’t have time to plan meals…
I have a rule: No boring salads. Family members count on me to bring the green stuff when they’re hosting dinner. My sister-in-law called recently for ideas, when she had more dark green leafy vegetables than she knew what to do with, so I traded these favourite recipes for a chance…