Sweet potatoes were not known in Europe until 1492 when Christopher Columbus brought them back to Europe from his trip to the “New World”, according to George Mateljan. For years I associated eating sweet potatoes almost exclusively with the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and a very sugary sweet potato casserole. Then after […]
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In the fall there are lots of articles, recipes and pictures of sugary treats. It can be hard not to indulge. Try this recipe for a healthy snack that tastes like carrot cake. This recipe is easy as long as you have a food processor. For best taste, use whole Medjool dates. […]
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Have you ever tried fig butter? I found it in Trader Joe’s and it is quite yummy. It tastes like the inside of a Fig Newton cookie. Try this recipe for a great gluten and dairy-free muffin when you see fig butter in the store. Fig Muffins 6 eggs ¼ cup Fig […]
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Growing up in North Carolina I ate collard greens on occasion, but always on New Year’s day. Greens are said to bring money and black-eyed peas are said to bring luck, so we always had both for our dinner. I did not like collard greens for many years because I had them […]
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Have you seen purple, orange or green cauliflower in your local stores and wondered what they were? I purchased a purple one this week which was on sale at my local Kroger. The taste is the same as the white kind, but it is even more nutritious because it contains the antioxidant […]
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We went to my mother’s house for lunch on Mother’s Day. I told my my brother I would being dessert so that I could make sure we had a dessert that was gluten and dairy free. I made this strawberry pie healthier than the Jello pie by using whipped coconut cream instead of […]
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I first learned about eating seasonally and locally back in 2010 when I read the book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. This book, written in 2007, is a memoir of a year when she moved from Arizona to southwest Virginia to a family farm. Their family decided to eat seasonally for […]
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Last week I made this quick and easy dinner using only a few ingredients. My husband does not have to eat gluten-free and generally does not like gluten-free pasta, but he could not tell the difference in this recipe. The dish takes about 30 minutes from start to finish, including chopping the vegetables. I […]
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I vividly remember a day in the spring of 2008. I was driving on University Parkway back to my job at USCA from having attended a meeting at USC Columbia. My head was pounding and my stomach was hurting. I was in such pain that I pulled over on the side of the road […]
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