Feed your family. Feed your soul.
Whether you are vegetarian or looking to follow a more plant-based diet, we have lots of delicious veggie dishes that are meat-free, using your favorite beans, grains, and legumes. Many of these recipes also make great sides to meat dishes, if you’re cooking for a large group. Whatever the reason, we hope you enjoy cooking your vegetables with the Zen of Slow Cooking.
Preparing meals for two isn’t confined to the lifestyles of empty nesters and single parents. In our many hours of research, we’ve learned that single friends regularly use their crock pot to cook for two – dinner for the evening and a hot lunch the following …read more
At 6.30am on Saturday we packed up our cars and left the comfort of home for a very long day ahead. First stop – Green City Market.
“It’s continuing traditions that are well-established for a reason…” “New World food is exciting, tasty, healthy, romantic, and possibly, easier on the earth” – Steve Sando’s thoughts on using beans indigenous to The Americas (Rancho Gordo Beans)
Dried and fresh herbs are suitable in different ways for slow cooking. Rather than using one as a substitute for the other I use dried during the cooking process for flavor and perk up the final dish with the addition of aromatic fresh herbs.
In week two of our month of “hot sandwiches” from our slow cooker I want to introduce the all American Sloppy Joe to our followers from outside the U.S.A. My first encounter with a Sloppy Joe was when I arrived in Chicago at the age …read more
This week is all about tomatoes and our upcoming demonstration at Elawa Farm in Lake Forest to showcase our Marinara blend which we launched earlier this summer.
Last month we said goodbye to our beloved French home La Cachette (the hiding place), for the last time. We were fortunate to gather with old friends and share a 4 course set lunch prepared from fresh local ingredients – only the type available in France – for …read more
This week we welcome professional guidance supplemented by a spice prescription from our friend Geeta Maker-Clark, MD. Geeta is an Integrative Family Physician in the NorthShore University HealthSystem. Click here for Geeta’s extensive Biography. (See below for a good definition of Integrative Medicine.)
As the mom of 6 and 4 year old daughters, the prospect of hurriedly sending my girls away into the care of folks I don’t know and have never met, and without immediate means available to contact them, is terrifying.
For our final “restorative” soup recipe of the month I wanted to share a little more about my story with Liz.
For our second post during Breast Cancer Awareness month, we’ve noted a series of time saving techniques to make your recovery easier.
Last week I did my own first, self administered cleanse. Inspired by Meg and the benefits she feels from a Mindfully Fed seasonal cleanse gave me the curiosity to try. I was confident to figure out my own approach, sticking to all single whole food ingredients.
