Year: 2012

In Japan the major religions are Buddhism and Shinto. This means that while stores may be decorated for Christmas, and holiday gifts and baked goods are readily available, Christmas isn’t the main attraction this time

If you have ever had fresh-made guacamole or chicken tostadas with avocado, you will agree with me: The avocado is unique! This fruit's origin in central Mexico goes back thousands of years, when los Aztecas

I love eating. I think a lot about where my food comes from and the farmers who produce it. My family predominantly lives on food we grow ourselves or which is grown locally by our

Whether you claim to have a picky eater or not, most kids tend to shy away from vegetables and lean toward starch-heavy foods like pasta, rice, cereals and snacks. Trying to incorporate vegetables into their

The holidays are a busy time for everyone, and health goals can take a hit. Between the temptations of airport food and road trip drive-thrus, it's hard to stay with your healthy lifestyle while traveling.

The holidays are a wonderful—and wonderfully stressful—time of year for all of us, but the stress is amplified for anyone struggling with an eating disorder. Numerous celebrations with particularly indulgent food and potentially socially stressful

In the midst of all this holiday madness, it's more important than ever to stay healthy with home-cooked, well-balanced meals. With holiday parties, work events, cocktail receptions and family reunions this time of year, it's

It’s that time of year again: the street lights are decorated with garland and red bows, and you can smell Christmas in the chilly night air. The holidays are packed with parties and shopping and

If there is one trendy food that you have to take seriously it is quinoa (pronounced “keen-wah”). You may already know about this crop and its outstanding nutritional properties—it is considered a “super grain” not

When November comes along, Greece prepare for the olive harvest. My family doesn’t live on a farm, but we do have olive groves, and every year we take part in this tradition. And we’re not

Recently, I’ve been reading a version of Stone Soup to my 4-year-old girls. It’s a story about hungry travelers who encounter a village of stingy folk. They creatively devise a plan to get the townspeople to

When I first moved to Japan in the summer of 2011, I was amazed by all of the different produce around me. I took some time to acquaint myself with the new foods and took

I grew up hating tomatoes. While I liked ketchup, I would gag at even the thought of biting into even the tiniest piece of tomato. Looking back, I think it was a combination of taste

We live in the desert, but if you ask many of my fellow Las Vegans what they think of as fall foods, the answers is going to be acorn squash, gala apples and a lot

I love peaches. In fact, they’re my favorite fruit. Growing up, we had a peach tree at my parents’ house with sweet juicy peaches to die for. When I moved to the U.S. as an adult, I

Every fall, we pick apples at a local orchard. We always go with friends and make a day of it, stopping at the country store for kettle corn and cider, sampling the varieties as we

I had no clue. Last January after a weekend trip to the farmers market, I came home excited to share some local grown fruits and veggies on my blog. Imagine my surprise when many of

I have always had a love for cooking. I’m lucky that it runs in my family, and I have an abundance of great cooks to inspire me. I don’t think I’ve ever disliked something my