Everyone seems to be into fermented foods these days, and I am no different. I love anything umami or pickled and fermented foods tend to be foods with these complex flavor profiles. What are fermented foods? Fermented foods are basically food products made/altered by microbes (often bacteria or yeast). The fermentation process has been used [...]
Ketosis, Keto, Ketogenic... These key words seem to be popping up everywhere, from recent journal articles to fad diets to health blogs, but this concept is anything but new. This week we are putting ketosis under the microscope, examining the peer-reviewed research and the fads.
If you've read Teaming Up in the Kitchen: Matt’s Sweet Potato Fries you'll know that both Matthew and I believe we are the top chef in the kitchen.  Instead of this leading to conflict as you would think, it usually leads to a rather splendid multi-course meal. When planning dinner, we usually think of what we have [...]
As we ring in the beginning of fall when the leaves begin to turn and we begin to dust off our sweater collection, I'll offer up a soup recipe, as fall also marks the beginning of soup season. My boyfriend and I have both been fighting off colds this past week and feeling a bit [...]
Baked Eggs over Spicy Red Pepper Quinoa. Start your morning off right with a nutritious balanced breakfast.
I know I haven't posted a recipe in a while and this blog is way overdue. Â It's not that I haven't been cooking, I just haven't been cooking anything blog worthy. Â Nursing a cold this weekend and craving hot spicy soup, I remade this stew this weekend. Upon seeing these photos you may be [...]
For some of you this may sound extreme, but prepare to have your mind blown. Â Cauliflower is a miracle vegetable that among other things can imitate pizza crust when prepared properly. Â Now, I have made a couple of versions of this, and I find that it works better if there is a little flour [...]
Ok, so they are not in the shape of animals and they don't have those fancy little tags you were never supposed to remove, but these are edible. Â Better yet, they are soft and chocolatey, the perfect cookie bar. Â Even better, they are made with beans!!!! A few of you may have stopped reading at [...]
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