It’s funny how your life changes. I never owned any soup cookbooks until the past 10 years or so. Now I have a growing collection that is getting out of control. I want ALL THE SOUP COOKBOOKS! Truth be told, they’re not all great and many will probably be part of a future tag sale. […]
Take a look around your local farmers market or health food store in early spring and you might find some strange-looking, green quarter-sized coiled vegetables known as fiddlehead ferns (also known as Ostrich ferns). These edible ferns are named for their resemblance to the ornamental ends of fiddles and other stringed instruments. But don’t blink. Because before you […]
Now that I’ve lived in New England for well over a decade, I’ve acquired quite a collection of New England cookbooks. I can’t wait to contribute my own New England cookbook to this post someday! I’ve been working on such a project for over three years now. (Update: it is NOW available!) In the meantime, […]
So many seafood books and seafood cookbooks, so little time. If you’re a seafood lover like myself, you understand. Now while I’m on the topic of seafood books, let me take this opportunity to announce for the first time that I will be adding my own seafood cookbook to the mix. I’ve just started the […]
I saw it a few weeks ago on Amazon Kindle, sitting right next to my book, Fearless Broths and Soups, in the “Soup and Stews” category listings. Soup for Syria I thought to myself, “Cool, a cookbook with Syrian soup recipes.” When I clicked on the book to learn more, I realized immediately that Soup […]
©Depositphotos.com/Ariwasabi Don’t get me wrong, I love the GAPS Diet. I became a GAPS certified practitioner in 2011 and I’ve helped many people recover their health on the GAPS diet protocol. In my estimation, Dr. Natasha Campbell McBride, who created the diet should be given whatever highest recognition or award that a medical doctor could […]
Every time I tell someone I have soup for breakfast, they look at me a little funny. After all, soup is not exactly a staple breakfast food in America. But as I often point out, it is in many other places of the world, especially in Asia where steaming cauldrons of soup are a common […]
When people come to see me for weight loss I always ask them if they’ve tried anything in the past. The typical answer is, “Oh I’ve tried everything!” They then proceed to rattle off a long list of popular diets. The most frequently mentioned is Weight Watchers. And I always ask, “How did you do?” […]