As soon as I think of raspberries I’m transported to a late summer day lying inside a raspberry patch in my old garden in Portland, Oregon. I think the best berries come from the Pacific Northwest, which makes me...

Originally from the Mediterranean, only the leaves were eaten historically.  The Romans were the first civilization to cultivate deeply pigmented roots for food.  We have Napoleon to thank for beets being a primary source...

Lentils and rhubarb make an odd couple. But in 2005, a month apart from each other, the San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Times played matchmaker and brought them awkwardly, yet happily together. Here’s a simple...

An English crumble is the perfect throw-it-together summertime dessert. The less fuss you make over your crumble, the better it will turn out. Case in point: the topping. The lumpier the topping, the better the crumble. Honest. The...

Savory chutneys are easy to make: boil a mixture of vinegar and spices with a little sugar, then add a fruit or vegetable and cook on low heat until it magically turns into chutney (or compote, if you want to sound Frenchier)....

These Italian style wilted greens can go with pasta for dinner. Or, skip the pasta and tuck them under a softly poached egg. Wilted Beet Greens with Italian Sausage 2 portions dry pasta (bow ties!) 2 sweet Italian sausages...

This Indian style salad is very simple to make and very pretty: as you stir it together the whole thing turns pale pink. I think it looks prettiest not stirred until completely monochromatic, so there are some pink stripes...

Risotto isn’t as tricky as it seems; at heart it’s a one-pot meal. Keep the ingredients ready and then add them one by one to the pot. If you find you’ve run out of stock and your rice still isn’t...

I recently received an email touting the benefits of acai berries.  Apparently if I consume enough I will be able to audition for a role in an X-men movie or guest star on Heroes Season 6. It seems like every few months...

If you turn on your TV it would appear that there is an apocalyptic event starting with swine in Mexico.  Swine flu itself is not an uncommon occurrence, people with direct contact to pigs often have antibodies to H1N1...