Posts Tagged ‘summer’
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Send me to the farmers market in August, and I’ll return with more fruits than I know what to do with!! This is my favorite fruit month by far with some of the best fruits North America has to offer… peaches, nectarines, apricots, a ton of varieties of plums, cherries, late blueberries, blackberries… it’s heaven.
Stone fruits take center stage though during August, and are at their absolute best. Stone fruits like the ones I just listed (except blueberries, which aren’t stone fruits) are classified as “drupes” and share familial lines with things like cashews, coffee, and and olives. (more…)
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Nothing, NOTHING, says summer more than peaches! A few weeks ago I went peach and blueberry picking with my good friend Jaime, and we had a blast! Close to 20 peaches for a mere $5! We left sticky, and full of fruit… the perfect reward for our hard work. While eating peaches right off the pit, in all their chin-drippy glory is a wonderous thing, I like to mix it up a bit and jazz them up (as if they need it!). These grilled peaches are to DIE for. There’s something extra special about doing this on an actual grill outdoors, but they’re still absurdly delicious done on the stove top. A nice bowl of nutty granola and a splash of almond milk make this a heavenly breakfast (or simple, homey dessert). Try these grilled peaches over a bowl of vanilla ice cream, and you will not be disappointed!
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Monday, July 19th, 2010
Raw foods have become really popular in the last few years, and as a group have elevated themselves from a fruit salad and carrot stick bunch to haute cuisine at it’s best. The sheer level of creativity of raw foods these days is enough to inspire even the hardest of traditional chefs and encourage first timers to become far more adventurous.
For some, raw foods is a passing fad, and a quirky “look honey, I’m eating “raw” lasagna!!!” (more…)
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
We naturally crave foods according to the season - comforting soups in the winter, sprouts and salads as spring starts to bloom, and - who are we kidding - ice cream in the summer! Our bodies are always seeking balance, so it makes sense that we’d crave foods to counteract the effect of the weather.
Ayurvedic practitioners, masters of seasonal eating, have these recommendations for eating cooling, summer food: (more…)
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Everyone knows it’s healthy to eat fresh, uncooked fruits and vegetables every day. Raw foodists take this way of eating to heart and base all their meals around different preparations of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. While some people debate the health merits of eating a totally raw food diet year round, it certainly it a great diet for the long, hot days of summer!
Raw foods, in addition to having abundant nutrients, (more…)
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Next to lemonade and a nice brisk peppermint iced tea, this is my favorite summertime drink, combining two of my favorite summer foods - watermelon (which I could eat all day every day!) and cucumber.
Both of these vine fruits are water heavy, and therefore cooling to our bodies - perfect in the scorching summer heat. While this is perfect as-is, it would also make a bright and fresh cocktail or even a great popsicle!
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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
I’m excited to kick of my monthly Q&A with a great question about the safety of sunscreens. In my comings and goings I’m often asked a lot of questions about what to eat, what to buy, or what not to buy. Instead of being able to only answer the one person who asked it, I’m turning those questions, and new ones that you submit, into monthly Q&A. If there’s something on your mind that you’re not sure of, ask me! Since I’m posting first names only, you have no reason to hold back, even from those potentially embarrassing questions, so ask away.
My favorite question that I received from my June newsletter came from Stacey who asked:
“Which sunscreen is the safest for me and my kids? I just don’t trust what the packages say anymore!”
Stacy is right to be suspicious, (more…)
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Ironically, as I’m writing this post, it happens to be a cool day. But lately - at least in NY anyway, it’s been super hot out, with days already into the 90’s and it’s only the beginning of June! It’s only going to get hotter and hotter as we approach July and the dreaded heat of August.
No one like cooking over a hot stove when it’s 98 degrees and muggy, especially not me, but instead of eating out all the time, I simply change the way I use my kitchen. Instead of roasting and baking, and heavy stove-top use, I opt for less sweaty, and less energy intensive ways to feed myself.
Thankfully the foods of summer don’t require as much preparation as the heavy dense foods (think butternut squash, potatoes) of winter. When I do my Seasonal Eating workshop, I always include a visualization of being in sweltering humidity and heat reaching the 100 degree mark. No breeze, sweat on your brow and shirt clinging to your back. You’re hungry and thirsty so you sit down for lunch. (more…)
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