Honey

On August 19, 2014 The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) proposed a standard of identity for honey. Yes, you read that correctly. We currently can sell most anything as “honey” because there is no standard for marketing a product called honey...

Comfort Food – Rice Pudding

Healthy comfort food is hard to find in the supermarket- especially when you want it tasty, cheap and appealing to everyone. Rice pudding is the ultimate comfort food because it is found on almost every continent wherever rice is available (none was found on Antartica...

Shrimp & Okra Gumbo

In 40 years of writing cookbooks, I never made gumbo for a simple reason: I never liked okra! I had only encountered it heavily breaded and deep fried, or else cooked down to a slimy mess in soup. But then at a farmers market in the midst of okra season, friends...

Orange Chicken Over Kale

Kale is the poster child for healthy foods and it shows up in snack foods, juicing recipes and salads. Kale has long history of cultivation dating back to the Middle Ages in Europe and Siberia. As a member of the Brassica family (like broccoli and collards), it is...