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FOODS WE LOVE: Spinach

I hold a general policy of "if you want to make something better, melt some cheese all over it." And when it comes to spinach, this definitely holds true. Spinach tends to be seen as one of the more serious, un-fun foods. Even the popular Popeye cartoons showed the character hating...

A Fine Kettle of Fish

There's no menu in which fish do not loom large. Chefs live to net a good special. Dieters love their low-fat protein. Doctors dig their healthy omega-3s. And most of the rest of us load up because fish just taste so darn good. But here's the catch: The world's stocks are fished-out,...

Foods We Love: Vegan Ice Cream

Spring has finally arrived in Northern Vermont – well, at least it's trying. We still have our share of 30 degree nights, but oh those 60+ degree days! They hint of the incredible Vermont summer to come and turn my thoughts to one of my favorite summer treats – ice cream. A growing...

Life Interrupted: Hormonal Havoc on the Rise

Imagine that random strangers have keys to all the rooms in your home and enter at all hours, turning stuff on and off, rearranging furniture, locking you out, and leaving a mess. Now imagine that in your body. That's endocrine disruption, and the U.N. says it's now a serious global threat...

Learning about Gardening with Your Children

I have a confession: I know nothing about gardening.   I know. Talk about a key component to being green. I should at least be a rookie gardener, right? I should at least grow herbs or something easy, right? Nope and nope. I've wanted to get into herb and vegetable gardening for a long...