Last night I met people who work on a newish online section from the New York Times, Recipes for Health. It’s lovingly put together by devout foodies and divided up by main ingredients. They have some slideshows of recipes by kind, like this deeelish-looking salad recipe collection. This roasted beet-yogurt salad in particular is calling my…

I tried “Nikki’s Healthy Cookies” recipe from 101Cookbooks (a fab site) a few months ago and have since made multiple batches. They really are healthy–and surprisingly delicious, despite being “butter-less, flour-less, egg-less,” and free of refined sugar. They’re moist, banana-y, and full of oats and coconut–and chocolate, of course. Though the ingredients are a little bit spendy,…

Last Foodie Friday, when I posted a possible explanation for why asparagus makes our wee-wee smell funny, many of you wanted more information.  So I did what anyone should do when they’re asked a health question they’re not qualified to answer–I asked a doctor!  Dr. Shilpa Saxena is someone I hope you’ll be getting to…

I started drooling when I saw in this month’s Everyday Food the idea to top toast with wilted spinach and a delightfully oozy soft-boiled egg.  A vibrant patch of ready-to-pick spinach in my garden sealed the deal, and this morning, deliciousness ensued.    I used 12-grain bread, which tasted lovely and nutty and crunchy against…

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