Tomatillo Benefits: No, It’s Not a Green Tomato
Tomatillos look like green tomatoes that showed up in papery jackets and refused to explain themselves. That resemblance has caused plenty of confusion, but a tomatillo is not an unripe…
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Roasted Tomatillo Salsa
Download the Recipe If you are usually a red salsa person, this is your opportunity to try something deliciously different. Roasted tomatillo salsa has a brighter, tangier flavor than traditional…
Birth Control, Synthetic Hormones, and the Questions I Wish I Had Asked Sooner
The more I learn about the human microbiome, the more I realize I don’t know. I was listening to a podcast the other day, and they were talking about birth…
Healthy Eats – Grilled Halibut with Paprika Garlic Crust
Download the Recipe This paprika garlic paste is one of those simple recipes worth bringing back. I originally shared it on halibut in 2023 (pictured), but I’m bringing it back…and…
Orange Cream Mocktail
This Orange Cream Mocktail is cold, creamy, frothy, citrusy, and very reminiscent of an old-school Orange Julius, but made with real-food ingredients instead of mystery mall-counter magic. It has that…
Oranges: Bright, Sweet, and Good for More Than Vitamin C
Oranges are one of those fruits that feel almost too familiar. Most of us know they are juicy, sweet, and full of vitamin C. They are also one of the…
Sweet and Smoky BBQ Baked Beans
Download the Recipe These smoky BBQ baked beans are hearty, savory, slightly sweet, and full of rich baked-in flavor. The jalapeños give the dish a little heat, the date-sweetened BBQ…
Health Benefits of Beans: More Than Protein and a Punchline
I had never been much of a bean fan. It was not necessarily the flavor that bothered me. I could not get past the texture inside—the dry, slightly chalky center…
Easy Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake with Ganache and Raspberries
Download the Recipe This beautiful chocolate yogurt cake tastes as good as it looks, which is not always an easy task for healthier desserts. It’s rich, chocolatey, lightly sweet, gluten-free,…
The Truth About My Relationship With Food
When people hear that I lost 140 pounds and have kept it off for more than a decade, they often assume I finally found a diet that worked. I didn’t.…