Quinoa can be intimidating – it doesn’t even have an obvious pronunciation. Pronounced KEEN-wa, it is an ancient food that originated in South America. The Incas called quinoa “the mother of all grains,” but it’s actually seeds from a plant that is related to beets, spinach and chard. The seeds are however treated like rice […] Read more…
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Week 3: The Other Dark Meat
Have you ever eaten bison (aka buffalo)? I never had before my partner introduced it to me. I resisted for a long time, particularly because I was eating vegetarian at the time, but eventually succumbed to this delicious recipe. Yes, these enchiladas are so good that they brought me back from being vegetarian. Incidentally, bison […] Read more…
Week 2: What is a Kohlrabi?
Last Saturday, I was walking around the Farmer’s Market and saw this: I doubled back to check out the farmer’s table. It was purple kohlrabi, a member of the cabbage family. There are several varieties and they come in both purple and green, although I was a bit disappointed to find that the inner edible […] Read more…
Week 1: How do You Eat Quince?
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been wondering about quince all winter. I’ve noticed it more and more, popping up in food blogs, restaurant menus, and farmer’s market jelly and other goodies. To me, it looks like a cross between a pear and a lemon (and is in fact related to pears and apples) […] Read more…