Your Guide to Apples

It’s apple season here in the Northeast, which means I’ve been munching on them, well, pretty much daily. Our local farmer’s market is filled with crates of the shiny, round beauties in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. They’re delicious straight out of hand, but if you’re looking for some creative cooking ideas, check out [...]

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Farm Market Crisp

My dear friend Lorene and I have known each other since we were 15 years old. Back then we used to come home from school and raid each other’s fridges, piling our plates high with chips and cookies, processed foods and junky snacks. Shortly after college, we both began to get more health-conscious. Lorene was [...]

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Make Your Own Maraschino Cherries

Oh, the maraschino cherry…cocktail garnish, sundae topper, an American delight – stuffed with chemicals, food dyes, and frightening preservatives. I used to love those neon-red orbs, sitting oh-so-innocently at the bottom of my drink or leaving its shiny red streaks across the top of my ice cream. Then one day, I looked at the ingredients:  [...]

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Healthy Summer Favorites

I adore this time of year. Things start slowing down, people start heading out of town for their summer getaways, and delicious produce starts to pile up at the local markets. In honor of the barbecues and picnics that we’ve all got planned for the long weekend, here are some of my favorite, healthy summer [...]

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Local Foods: My CSA Fritatta

We recently joined a CSA in my neighborhood, and had our first pick up on Sunday. For those of you not familiar with CSAs (community supported agriculture), it’s like having a subscription to a farm. You subscribe for the growing season (in this case, from the end of June through October) and receive a package [...]

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Easy Berry Compote

It’s beginning to be berry season! One of the greatest joys of the whole summer. Strawberries have begun popping up at my local farmers market and I’ve noticed the price of blueberries and raspberries dropping in my grocery store. To celebrate the berries’ arrival, here’s a really easy recipe for a simple berry compote. It [...]

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Del Re’s Secret Sauce

While savoring my lazy Sunday this weekend, I heard the chime and clank of a loud bell coming down my residential Brooklyn street. Intrigued, I peered out my window and was delighted to see that the ringing was coming from an old, red truck offering door-to-door knife sharpening. My blades were purchased back in 2005, [...]

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Spring Cleanse

I’ve been cleansing this week, and my personal version of a detox includes a delicious smoothie each morning! (And possibly one in the afternoon, too – if I’m still hungry after my detox lunch.) So far my cleanse has gone great! In addition to truly feeling like I’m cleaning out a lot of those stagnant, [...]

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Perfect Pesto

Nothing says springtime like a generous dollop of pesto on…well, anything! This versitle sauce makes a delicious addition to almost any savory meal. The other day I found myself wandering through one of my favorite places on earth, the Union Square Greenmarket. One farmer was selling hydroponically grown tomatoes and basil, which both looked so [...]

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Hurry! Before Soup Season’s Over!

While there are many things I look forward to in the warmer months ahead (sunshine, skirts, flip flops, barbecues), one thing I will miss dearly is soup. Soup is my winter staple. It can be made healthy, easy, quick, and inexpensive. One pot feeds me and my husband for several days, and it’s a convenient [...]

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