What Goes Into Your Food?

What Goes Into Your Food?

Two new books about processed foods can give us insight into what goes into the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of “foods” most of us eat. The products described are so ubiquitous, unless you only eat meals cooked from whole food ingredients, you are...
Pumpkin Pie Cake

Pumpkin Pie Cake

  This is a recipe that, I am proud to say, was inspired by a favorite from my grandmother. It has all the yumminess of pie, but all the ease of cake and is always a crowd pleaser since it’s different and more interesting than the same old pie. And even though...
Mashed Cauliflower (Faux Mashed Potatoes)

Mashed Cauliflower (Faux Mashed Potatoes)

It seems as though I’ve been hearing about mashed cauliflower for years, but I still come across people all the time for whom it’s a new concept. When you puree cauliflower, it has a similar taste and texture to mashed potatoes, especially if you add cream...
You Eat What?!

You Eat What?!

Michael Pollan is starting to become a household name. Not only has he written a number of best-selling books on the topic of food, and has now been involved with two documentaries (King Corn and Food, Inc.), but he’s becoming accepted by the mainstream media....