This time of year, I have a lot of fun using winter squash in new and different ways. This week I was craving a vegetable paella because one of my favorite spices is saffron. I find this spice incredibly flavorful and also amazing because it is “derived from the dried stigma of the flower of…
By this time, you are probably in the midst of shopping for or planning your Thanksgiving dinner. If you are still looking for ideas, you may want to check out Elana’s Pantry. She recently posted her Thanksgiving spread and it looks delicious. However, have you thought about how you could use your Thanksgiving leftovers to…
For years I avoided delving into the process of creating gluten-free baked goods because it simply seemed too daunting to me. At the time, I didn’t know of any good gluten-free baking books and part of me believed that gluten-free really wasn’t going to taste that great, so why try? I got by with gluten-free…
Lately it’s been feeling a lot like winter – wintry flurries the past few days, off and on. Nothing is sticking yet for very long, but it makes me want to stay inside and nurse a cup of hot cocoa. But forget Swiss Miss. Here is a recipe that is healthy for you and will…
If you’re looking for something new for this holiday season, here is something very yummy you can make that is also healthy for you! It is also dairy-free, gluten/wheat-free, soy-free, egg-free and sugar-free, but full of taste! It is semi-sweet, smooth and has a hint of parsnip. My husband, Dave, and I created it together. …
It seems like a paradox, I know. Chocolate, healthy? Everything we have been taught about health and nutrition seems to be challenged with this statement. But keep reading and you will find that chocolate can be one the healthiest and yummiest things you can eat. Brand matters! First of all, I am not talking about…
If you are looking for a sneak preview of what is to come this fall and winter of 2008-09, the following is a list of entrees and sides I am planning on including in the Nourishing Foods Menu Planner. Everything on the list is made gluten/dairy/soy-free. There will also be a vegetarian/seafood option for each…
I bought this beautiful squash over a month ago at the Common Market in Frederick, MD, not knowing how delicious it would be. I was also simply enjoying looking at it because it is so beautiful. It is called a Kuri Squash and it dark orange and round like a pumpkin but a little pointier…
Take a minute and think about our beautiful natural world and how everything tends to follow a kind of order; where trees change according to seasons, the sun rises and sets at a specific but changing time each day, and the birds know that winter is coming and begin to migrate south. All of these…
I want to take a few moments and diverge away from the topic of food and talk a little bit about how this website came about. There are in fact a handful of miracles that made the creation of this site possible. The first one is named Dawud Miracle. And I have to say that…
