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I remember vividly the first time I ever experienced eating a fig. We were out on my brother-in-law’s balcony , enjoying our full bellies and the sweet air that is a Greek summer’s evening. Continue reading
For some reason it feels like we equate Labor Day with summer’s end; a door shutting on the most beloved season of the year. But September is still fair game for summer, and I find myself scrambling to capture the last fleeting bits of the season. Continue reading
This summer I really can’t get enough heirloom tomatoes. I am so entranced by their perfectly imperfect beauty; comfortable in their own skin, not willing to conform to the generic round shape of their tomato cousins. Sometimes I have to stop and ask myself, “am I a tomato hoarder?” Continue reading
Global food trade isn’t something that most of us think about on a daily basis, but it is something that each us partakes in (probably 3-4 times a day). How is it that we are so disconnected from something we are directly involved in? Continue reading
I’ve never met anyone who didn’t love brunch. There are no rules, no correct order of things, no schedules to keep to. Lazy mornings blend into hazy afternoons, maybe even a Sunday siesta. Continue reading
I find the smell of fresh herbs intoxicating, and I’ve been known to stick my face in my basil plant and just- breathe it in. There’s nothing quite like fresh basil, and my favorite way to perfume my kitchen with it is to turn it into a pesto. Continue reading
If you’ve ever traveled with a woman, you probably are aware (perhaps astounded) by the amount of personal care products we consider crucial for daily use. Women spend over $426 billion a year on beauty products, but we rarely stop and think about what we’re actually slathering across our bodies each morning. Continue reading
All the beautiful produce that comes along with summer gets me really excited, and sometimes I get a little overzealous with my shopping. My favorite way to use up a fridge full of colorful veggies is to throw it all together in a big bowl and call it a salad, or a slaw in this case, since there is cabbage involved. Continue reading
I love to eat vegetables, and I make sure to squeeze some in at every meal. Since soups and salads are the best way to cram as many of them in as you can at one go, they are two of my favorite things to eat. So when I discovered a way to merge the two, you can imagine my excitement! Continue reading
Never before has eating been so confusing. When life’s biggest question is shifted from “will I eat today” to “what will I eat today”, the answer seems to only grow more complicated. In an effort to put order to this privileged problem of overabundance, we have turned to nutrition labels to guide us in the right direction. Continue reading
