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…or my version of Zuppa Toscana Call me a nerd, but I love food and I love learning about the originations of the classic dishes we eat today.  (seriously, though, what is nerdy about food?!  It's anything but nerdy…I guess I'm not a nerd after all...

If you are stuck in a rut of preparing the same recipes for holiday meals and parties, do we ever have some suggestions for you! Below you will find five menu ideas that should get those taste buds watering! All of these recipes fall under the category...

Once I decided that purslane was probably our most reliable summer green, I began to explore ideas to use it, besides tossing it to the chickens. Food and Wine posted a splendid recipe by chef Alain Coumont. He was my inspiration for this soup, although...

Too Many Carbs I know. I know. I sound like a broken record harping on carbs all the time. However, a recent study conducted at Australia’s University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre found that, “A lack of protein in the modern...

My parents were alive during the Great Depression and thus raised me not to waste anything. Mom could make a meal out of what seemed like scraps  - leaving money for the occasional store bought treat  for my brother and I and a cold beer for Dad on...