Fit Fare

My, that’s a mouthful, isn’t it? I’m an avid NPR listener, and while I didn’t hear the interview that Renee Montagne did with the author, William Alexander, I did hear several letters that listeners wrote to NPR about the interview, which prompted me to go back and listen to the interview and then buy […]

This post is part of the Well Fed Network’s “Celebrating Summer” Series.

Looking for a cool salad to pair up with something spicy off the barbeque? Perhaps a salad that asserts itself yet simultaneously offers contrast? This salad is based on a traditional Thai green papaya salad, where the papaya has been substituted with carrot.

Carrots […]

Memorial Day in the US is the traditional “start of summer”. Here in Canada, where the desperate sun-seekers head out in flip-flops the first time the temperature hovers above freezing, our official start to summer begins today, the Victoria Day long weekend.
Never mind that in most of North America, it’s still too cold for shorts […]

This post is part of the Well Fed Network’s “Celebrating Summer” Series.

It’s just about that time of year when even hardcore foodies think twice about cooking. I don’t mean to say that we all stop preparing gourmet meals, but that we find excuses to keep the oven and maybe even the stove shut down. […]

These were originally Lemon Oat Drop Scones from 1,000 Lowfat Recipes by Terry Blonder Golson until I was making them one day and realized I had no lemons – because I am a bad girl and don’t always prepare my mise en place beforehand. I love the combination of ginger and lime; it reminds me […]

Photo © 2006 by Dennis Crall. Click for larger image.
Tomatillos are the cutest vegetables in the world. They look like little green tomatoes, but they come ensconced in a little papery lantern, which is fun to peel off. They haven’t been available all that long outside Mexico and Texas, but recent waves […]

Editor’s Note - This is part 3 in a 4-part series on Making Vegetable Delicious. Part 2 can be found here.
Continuing in our series of how to make vegetables delicious, we will look to the Far East for some inspiration. Chinese food is one of the most popular take out foods; unfortunately most takeout […]

Sarah LeMieux is a writer, artist and musician. An advocate of natural family living and seasonal eating, she lives in Queens, NY with her husband and daughter. Her twin missions in life? To make the world a more beautiful, nourishing and delicious place in every way that she can, and to get her daughter to […]

I’m a big fan of getting ARFs (antioxidant rich foods) in your diet, the more the better. Experts agree that antioxidants have innumerous positive affects on your body, its health and wellbeing, but what does this all have to do with your beauty?
Berries are one of the best sources of bioflavonoids, a powerful antioxidant. […]

Remember in the 70s when the humble granola bar resembled a stick of particle board and tasted about the same. We found them in our lunchboxes because they were supposed to be a healthy treat that wouldn’t rot our teeth. Then in the 80s, someone came up with the idea to make those granola bars […]