Facing down a heatwave without air-conditioning, I’ve been juicing rather prolifically. This week’s cocktail is a blend of granny smith apples, Bartlett pears, celery and mint.  Both refreshing and rehydrating, this is a favorite of mine.  As both pears and
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A quick apology to those for whom Spring has yet to be sprung, but here in Los Angeles it is hot as hades. Between the heat outside and the lack of AC inside, I find my appetite wilting along with
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If you have been into a grocery store in the past two years, chances are you have become familiar with gluten. To be more precise, you have become familiar with the idea that something called gluten exists, and it should
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A friend of mine asked me the other day about butter- “to leave it out or not to leave it out?” In my childhood household, both were common, and we routinely had a dish of butter on the counter for
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I love garlic. This is an unpopular position to take on a first date, but a well-substantiated one to take when it comes to food-as-nutrition. As you may know, garlic has a whole host of health benefits (including the all
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