Cook

Recipes and shortcuts for the kitchen

Eat

Advice for choosing the best food

Green

Eco-Friendly information

Challenge

Weekly ideas you can implement right away

Basics

Lessons 101, a great place to start

Home » Archive by Tags

Articles tagged with: eat real food

Roasted Vegetable Pasta Sauce
May 6, 2010 – 8:57 am | No Comment
Roasted Vegetable Pasta Sauce

I made this sauce the other night to go with my first attempt at making gnocchi. The gnocchi was a dismal and resounding gluey failure mess (oops!) but the sauce turned out great and we …

All about Pulses (not the kind in your wrist)
May 3, 2010 – 11:01 am | 3 Comments
All about Pulses (not the kind in your wrist)

I’ve taken up the challenge to go Veggie for a Week, so I’m investigating pulses, which are going to play a major role in my meal planning.

Fats 101
April 29, 2010 – 4:50 pm | 4 Comments
Fats 101

Trans fats, omega-3, cholesterol, obesity, tri-what-erides? Most of us are very conscious about the need to not only reduce our fat intake, but also to make sure we’re eating the ‘right’ fats. But all the …

Label-Reading 101
April 18, 2010 – 11:10 am | No Comment
Label-Reading 101

It’s very easy to say “check the label”, but seriously – who has time to read every single label during a big grocery shop? And what does it all mean anyway? Here’s a few ways …

Top 10 Food Rules
April 15, 2010 – 10:39 pm | One Comment
Top 10 Food Rules

Eat at a table. Our “rush, rush society” has led us to shove food down our throats as an afterthought to our schedules. Eating at a table allows your brain some real down-time and usually results in fewer calories consumed. And, no you can’t bring reading material or check your email!