Month: August 2019

Summer Salads in a Jar

Summer Salads in a Jar

In our world of drive-through fast food, Uber food delivery, grab and go at the supermarket and old school take-out, it’s fairly easy to eat. Eat well, eat healthy? Well, that is another challenge entirely. Eating healthy takes a bit of time. Convenience was the theme behind this set of recipes, but not for daily eating, my assignment was to create recipes for a picnic. I needed something that was easily transportable and fun for a […]

Color Me Purple in the Kitchen

Color Me Purple in the Kitchen

In this collection of recipes for Live Naturally magazine, purple foods was the color of the day. Why purple? Whether it’s kale with purple tipped leaves or Peruvian purple potatoes, that deep rich color means more anthocyanins. What are anthocyanins? They are the pigments that give fall leaves their color. In food, they are often associated with what is called superfoods, typically high in antioxidants and easily found from their bright red, blue and purple […]