A Nourishing, Brain-Healthy Thanksgiving

A Nourishing, Brain-Healthy Thanksgiving

23 colorful plant foods • mood-supportive nutrients • family-friendly flavors Thanksgiving is special opportunity to celebrate nature’s abundance — and to nourish your family’s brain, mood, and energy with real food. Thismenu is rooted in the foundations of a brain...
Polenta with Mushroom Ragout

Polenta with Mushroom Ragout

Variations For a vegan version use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth –  both in the polenta and in the mushroom ragout. Skip the Parmesan For a meat version, add 8 oz ground beef (or turkey, or bison) and sauté with onion and mushrooms I make a double...
Make a Difference with Meatless Monday

Make a Difference with Meatless Monday

How to make a difference? Eat Less Meat Climate change seems overwhelming and beyond our control. 2017 brought hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, earthquakes in Mexico, raging wild fires in Oregon, Minnesota and California, flooding southeast Asia drowning thousands...
Quinoa Tabbouleh

Quinoa Tabbouleh

Love this! It’s a fun twist on traditional tabbouleh, which is made with bulgur. This dish comes out of my kitchen with  frequency during the summer months. It is very versatile; I make it as as a one-dish dinner served over a bed of spinach or as a side to grilled...

Sweet Potato Shepherd Pie

Because it’s tasty, hearty and nutritious, this is a regular fall dinner at our house. It can be made a day or two early for those busy weeknights. Variations: Use only with sweet potatoes or only with butternut squash. Use ground turkey, beef or bison instead...