Healthy Recipes

My sourdough starter, affectionately named “Bernard,” was bubbling away on the counter, and a can of pumpkin puree was staring at me from the pantry. … Read more

Late September, and the first real chill is finally in the air. The kitchen window is fogged up from a pot of something simmering on … Read more

“So you’re telling me you just roll it into a ball and eat it?” My brother was standing in my kitchen, peering over my shoulder … Read more

The tacky, slightly sticky feeling on my fingertips as I rolled the last ball into a perfect sphere—that’s the moment I knew this snack was … Read more

My sister showed up at my door on a Tuesday night, looking exhausted, holding a container of leftover turkey chili from her work potluck. “I … Read more

My daughter came home from school with a half-eaten lunch for the third day in a row. The sandwich was barely touched, the apple had … Read more

This was supposed to be a warm, comforting bowl of peanut butter banana oatmeal—the kind that steams up your glasses on a chilly morning. But … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me fumbling with a mandoline slicer on my back porch last July. I was sweating through a complicated potato salad … Read more

My neighbor, a retired nurse named Peggy who grows enough horseradish to fuel a small army, asked why I couldn’t just skip the fancy fermentation … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple garlic broth. I had a cold that felt like sandpaper had taken up residence in my throat, and … Read more