Friends, do you ever wonder how restaurants transform seemingly simple salads and bowls into beautiful and complex dishes? Delicious dressings are one part of the answer, and crunchy toppings are the other! The solution for stepping up your salad game: Chili Lime Roasted Pepitas! Not only do they transform salads and bowls, but they’re also super snack-able!
These crunchy, roasty-toasty goodies happen to be oil-free and require just 1 pan, 5…
Friends, do you ever wonder how restaurants transform seemingly simple salads and bowls into beautiful and complex dishes? Delicious dressings are one part of the answer, and crunchy toppings are the other! The solution for stepping up your salad game: Chili Lime Roasted Pepitas! Not only do they transform salads and bowls, but they’re also super snack-able!
These crunchy, roasty-toasty goodies happen to be oil-free and require just 1 pan, 5…
“Never be afraid to try new things and make some mistakes. It’s all part of life and learning.” ~Unknown
A few months ago, I was warming up for a dance class. It was a beginners’ class, but the instructor was one of those people who have been dancing all their life, so movement came easy to her. This was the ninth week of a ten-week term, and we’d been working on a choreography for a while now.
Then, the reception girl came in with a new student. She introduced the new girl to the instructor. “Hey B. This is Nat. She is new to the studio, and I offered her a trial class. Do you think you can take care of her?”
“Of course. Hi Nat. We have been working on this “coreo” for a while, but I’ll explain each move as we go. I promis…
“Never be afraid to try new things and make some mistakes. It’s all part of life and learning.” ~Unknown
A few months ago, I was warming up for a dance class. It was a beginners’ class, but the instructor was one of those people who have been dancing all their life, so movement came easy to her. This was the ninth week of a ten-week term, and we’d been working on a choreography for a while now.
Then, the reception girl came in with a new student. She introduced the new girl to the instructor. “Hey B. This is Nat. She is new to the studio, and I offered her a trial class. Do you think you can take care of her?”
“Of course. Hi Nat. We have been working on this “coreo” for a while, but I’ll explain each move as we go. I promis…
The way we view life is usually invisible to us, and yet it is probably the most powerful thing in our lives.
For example, one person might hear the words of another person and feel incredibly hurt, stressed, angry, and then it ruins their entire week … while another person might hear the same words and feel compassion and love for the other person. Neither person is right or wrong, they simply have different views of the world.
The way we look at the world is called our “framing” of the world. The lens through which we see our lives. Our view of things.
There is no “right” lens or framing, nothing that we “should” choose. In fact, “right” and “should” are two common framings of the world. There are simply different lenses, different ways to frame anything. And if we bring awareness to the frame, we can choose.
The way we view life is usually invisible to us, and yet it is probably the most powerful thing in our lives.
For example, one person might hear the words of another person and feel incredibly hurt, stressed, angry, and then it ruins their entire week … while another person might hear the same words and feel compassion and love for the other person. Neither person is right or wrong, they simply have different views of the world.
The way we look at the world is called our “framing” of the world. The lens through which we see our lives. Our view of things.
There is no “right” lens or framing, nothing that we “should” choose. In fact, “right” and “should” are two common framings of the world. There are simply different lenses, different ways to frame anything. And if we bring awareness to the frame, we can choose.
Vinegar is seemingly everywhere these days: Red wine vinegar hiding in salad dressings, balsamic vinegar reduced into a glaze for your steak, a shot of apple cider vinegar for whatever ails you, and white vinegar sprayed onto windows for that streak-free shine. Umpteen types line store shelves for your shopping pleasure, making home cooks fret as much about the best vinegar for their next cooking adventure as they do about which salt is best for seasoning.
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It’s super easy to fall down the rabbit hole of each individual vinegar varietal as well. What’s the difference between the $100 and $10 bottles of balsamic? Is white wine vinegar the same as white vinegar? Here, we’ll …
Vinegar is seemingly everywhere these days: Red wine vinegar hiding in salad dressings, balsamic vinegar reduced into a glaze for your steak, a shot of apple cider vinegar for whatever ails you, and white vinegar sprayed onto windows for that streak-free shine. Umpteen types line store shelves for your shopping pleasure, making home cooks fret as much about the best vinegar for their next cooking adventure as they do about which salt is best for seasoning.
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It’s super easy to fall down the rabbit hole of each individual vinegar varietal as well. What’s the difference between the $100 and $10 bottles of balsamic? Is white wine vinegar the same as white vinegar? Here, we’ll …
When it comes to the savory end of the warm and cozy fall flavor spectrum, sage is perhaps the quintessential taste of the season. Rosemary and thyme rank high too, but sage is the chief flavor agent in many a Thanksgiving turkey—not to mention the stuffing—and a classic partner to autumn’s most beloved (and prolific) produce: pumpkin and squash.
It also has a long and fascinating history as both a culinary and a medicinal herb. So let’s find out all there is to know about sage, the fall herb all-star.
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What’s In a Name?
The Latin name for sage, salvia, comes from a word meaning “to save,” and the herb has been used m…
When it comes to the savory end of the warm and cozy fall flavor spectrum, sage is perhaps the quintessential taste of the season. Rosemary and thyme rank high too, but sage is the chief flavor agent in many a Thanksgiving turkey—not to mention the stuffing—and a classic partner to autumn’s most beloved (and prolific) produce: pumpkin and squash.
It also has a long and fascinating history as both a culinary and a medicinal herb. So let’s find out all there is to know about sage, the fall herb all-star.
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What’s In a Name?
The Latin name for sage, salvia, comes from a word meaning “to save,” and the herb has been used m…
Our food calendar has two seasons: heirloom tomato season and then, sadly, the rest of the year. When heirloom tomatoes weigh down the tables at farmers’ markets and fill the bins at our neighborhood market, we get busy. Here are 12 heirloom tomato recipes we love to spend the hours of a summer day working with.
Stop off at the farmers’ market and get out the extra-virgin olive oil, good vinegar, and pristine sea salt because each of this salad’s ingredients has to be perfect. Get our Herbed Heirloom Tomato Sa…
Our food calendar has two seasons: heirloom tomato season and then, sadly, the rest of the year. When heirloom tomatoes weigh down the tables at farmers’ markets and fill the bins at our neighborhood market, we get busy. Here are 12 heirloom tomato recipes we love to spend the hours of a summer day working with.
Stop off at the farmers’ market and get out the extra-virgin olive oil, good vinegar, and pristine sea salt because each of this salad’s ingredients has to be perfect. Get our Herbed Heirloom Tomato Sa…
The thymus is vital to a sustained and functional immune system. Thymocytes generated in the bone marrow migrate to the thymus, where a complex process of maturation and selection takes place, turning the thymocytes into T cells of the adaptive immune system. T cells must be capable of recognizing and reacting to pathogens and cancerous cells, without mistakenly attacking any of the normal systems of the body and its diverse cell population. That risk of self-immunity is the price of an adaptive immune system. The wide range of autoimmune conditions observed in the human population demonstrates th…
The thymus is vital to a sustained and functional immune system. Thymocytes generated in the bone marrow migrate to the thymus, where a complex process of maturation and selection takes place, turning the thymocytes into T cells of the adaptive immune system. T cells must be capable of recognizing and reacting to pathogens and cancerous cells, without mistakenly attacking any of the normal systems of the body and its diverse cell population. That risk of self-immunity is the price of an adaptive immune system. The wide range of autoimmune conditions observed in the human population demonstrates th…
If you thought you’d need hard-to-get ingredients, specialized equipment, or a basement cave to make cheese in your own home, think again. In fact, you likely have all the needed supplies for homemade cheese on hand right now. You could be enjoying your own batch of fresh, fluffy ricotta within the hour. Remember how you spent a week cultivating sourdough starter? Right.
Michele Molier, instructor for Murray’s Cheese in New York City talks us through the process of making ricotta at home, beginning with a really inspiring take on why to do it: “It really refreshes my passion for cheese,” she says, “because it comes together so easily and beautifully.”
If you thought you’d need hard-to-get ingredients, specialized equipment, or a basement cave to make cheese in your own home, think again. In fact, you likely have all the needed supplies for homemade cheese on hand right now. You could be enjoying your own batch of fresh, fluffy ricotta within the hour. Remember how you spent a week cultivating sourdough starter? Right.
Michele Molier, instructor for Murray’s Cheese in New York City talks us through the process of making ricotta at home, beginning with a really inspiring take on why to do it: “It really refreshes my passion for cheese,” she says, “because it comes together so easily and beautifully.”
If there’s one fruit that evokes summer almost as much as watermelon, it’s pineapple. The fruit’s juicy flavor, prickly exterior, and tropical associations conjure up a beach filled with plenty of sunshine and surf. It’s taste is so immediately transportive that just one bite may have you feeling like you’re sunbathing on a private island.
If you’re anything like us, you can’t get enough of the stuff, especially if you can’t afford a trip to Hawaii. And one of our favorite ways to consume it is in drink form. Whether it’s just the juice or the pulp of the fruit itself, pineapple has the magical ability to elevate almost any spirit it’s added to. And believe it or not, its power extends far beyond&nb…
If there’s one fruit that evokes summer almost as much as watermelon, it’s pineapple. The fruit’s juicy flavor, prickly exterior, and tropical associations conjure up a beach filled with plenty of sunshine and surf. It’s taste is so immediately transportive that just one bite may have you feeling like you’re sunbathing on a private island.
If you’re anything like us, you can’t get enough of the stuff, especially if you can’t afford a trip to Hawaii. And one of our favorite ways to consume it is in drink form. Whether it’s just the juice or the pulp of the fruit itself, pineapple has the magical ability to elevate almost any spirit it’s added to. And believe it or not, its power extends far beyond&nb…
