Results for Category: Eat Well
Put the Healthy Back Into Summer With High-C Herbal Ice Pops
Summertime in Texas usually means extreme heat and sunshine. After a day of fun out in the sun, we are all usually overheated and in need of something to cool us down and replenish our electrolytes. When this happens, my first act is to go to the freezer and see what ice pops we have […]
Strawberry, Avocado & Hemp Seed Kale Salad
As the warmer New England weather finally seems like it’s here to stay, we are all about salads right now. Bikini and pool seaso...
Harvesting and Cooking Nettles (Plus, Nettle and White Bean Recipe!)
Spring nettles are at their best right now in New England – new, spring-green, and tender – so last weekend I was deli...
Stinging Nettle Recipes for Spring Eating
After a long, cold winter, most of us warmly welcome the arrival of milder weather and the return of the green. As the world seems to wake up, we also wake and stretch our limbs. Emerging from a season of storage and hibernation, our winter inactivity and heavy comfort food indulgences may become more apparent. […]
Valentine’s Day Treats & Words To Love By
Baby it’s cold outside, but it’s warming up in the kitchen. We’ve wrangled up our favorite posts to get you inspired to celebrate love, from romantic desserts for two to flowery Valentine’s Day treats to share with friends! Something homemade can go a long way. Instead of waiting for a table, in a busy restaurant, where […]
Healthy Raw Snacks You Will Love
Looking for a sweet, decadent treat that is healthy for you, too? These crunchy bites are gluten-free, raw, and fill of chocolate-...
Valentine’s Day Hot Chocolate
Holidays often include brewing something festive in the kitchen. February 14th, Valentine’s Day, celebrates lovers and all t...
Healthy Chocolate Pudding for Valentine’s Day
When was the last time you heard “decadent, chocolate, and healthy” all in the same sentence? Well, here we go—this vegan, healthy chocolate pudding is delicious without any dairy, flour, sugar, cornstarch, or cooking!
Roasted Cauliflower Recipe
When I was a kid I used to eat salad as a snack. No exaggeration. I would find a bowl, put some lettuce inside, add sliced carrot and cucumber, and then douse it with Italian dressing. Crunchy bliss. I still love salad and vegetables, so it wasn’t all that strange to find myself with a […]
Immune Boosting Chai Recipe
Masala chai (Masala means “a mixture of spices,” and chai means “tea”) is an Indian beverage combing s...
6 Myths About Raw Vegetables
For starters, we need to categorically differentiate between a raw food diet and eating foods raw from time to time. If you search...
Hearty Lentil and Quinoa Stew
What better way to stay warm (and healthy) this new year than with a yummy, comforting bowl of vegan soup? This protein packed stew is perfect for chilly nights and easy to throw together. If your resolution for 2014 is to eat better and get in shape, then healthy, nutrient-packed soups are the way to […]
Healthy Muffin Recipe With Bran and Buckwheat
Spicy, hearty muffins baking in the oven on a cold New England morning will warm your heart and your kitchen. In recent years, many of us have moved away from baking or even from eating baked goods. We know that we don’t need the sugar, fat, flour, or extra calories. This is an enlightenment of […]
Sweet Potato Kale Sauté
In the first half of our vegan cooking series, we discussed different ways to eat kale, how to cook vegan fare on a budget and whi...
Cacao Dusted Peanut Butter Cookies
Mmmm, the warm, cozy smell of peanut butter cookies baking in the oven. What other scent is more beloved? Don’t let these he...
Making the Connection
Sitting down to eat breakfast, I began to look around. Showing prominently in the center of the table was the loaf of 7 grain bread used to make our toast, but there was also cereal of many grains, almond milk, coffee, half-and-half, orange juice, fresh berries, butter, jam, almond butter, honey, flax seeds, chia seeds, […]
Asparagus Crepes Recipe
The recent cold snap (80 degrees instead of 100) gave me an opportunity to fire up the stove and experiment with a yummy looking recipe I’d been eyeing in The China Study Cookbook, by Leanne Campbell, PhD. The whole foods recipes are based on the research findings of Campbell’s father, T. Colin Campbell, who promotes a […]
Basil: Herbs We Love For Summer
Culinary herbs are so often overlooked as medicine. But great power lies in our humble spice jars and kitchen windowsill plants, i...
Greens and Roots on a Bed of Warm Quinoa
There is nothing more delicious than vegetables right out of the garden. With this quinoa salad recipe you can use whatever you ha...
Outrageously Delicious Homemade Jam
Making a delicious jam is easier than you think! Here are three of our favorite recipes.
Berry Bok Choy Chia Smoothie
My go-to smoothie these days has a little secret: bok choy. Now, I love me some leafy greens, but since even I find it challenging to fit in the recommended servings all in one day, I fancy finding places for them wherever I can. Bok choy is in the cabbage family and is high in […]
Fancy Oatmeal
Sometimes my favorite cereal grain can feel a bit bland. Oatmeal for breakfast again? It’s the equivalent of khaki pants. Yawn. ...
Hungry for Hutchins
Tucked between a hill and the woodlands buffering the Concord River northeast of Concord Center are green and fertile fields desig...
Buckwheat Pasta with Spinach Pesto
Take your fresh pesto (from this recipe) and make it into a tasty dish with buckwheat pasta, cooked greens and a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese! This recipe is surprisingly simply and very good for you. See below!
Delicious Beet Greens and Spinach Pesto Recipe
Do you find yourself with a lot of spinach in your garden? Maybe you like to grow beets too. This is one recipe we can’t help but visit time and time again that uses both spinach and beet greens! We introduced the Spinach Pesto Recipe at one of our free cooking classes earlier this year, […]
Homemade Pumpkin Soup Recipe
This weekend, the students and staff cozied up at the Herbal Cottage with tea and soup as we talked through the nervous system, in...
Eating Nutritiously
When we think about nutrition, it’s important to begin by accepting people’s preferences and acknowledging that dietar...
Brie Wrapped in Grape Leaf Appetizer
Brie wrapped in grape leaves is a delicious appetizer. We hope you’ll enjoy this simple recipe below!
Wild Edibles Have More Nutrients
Wild edibles have more nutrients, and particularly more minerals than the tamer stuff of supermarkets. They let us taste the seasons in the most literal, deepest way we can. They also help us minimize our reliance on large agro-business and on food brought from great distances at considerable cost to the environment. Wild Edibles Wildcrafted […]
