Radish, one of my first loves. My first crop as a six year old urban farmer. How hard it was to choose the seeds, looking at the abundant array of choices displayed at the hardware store. Each envelope held a tablespoon of seeds, with the promise of magic. Radish seeds are small, skinny, smaller than … Continue reading
Guts. Guts, an American word, a weird word that says so much but sounds and looks ugly. An intrinsic word, indelicate, it’s meaning lost on no one. A good parent or writer needs guts. AKA— courage, pluck, or a high aptitude for risk. I have guts. I say I’m a risk taker, without the poker … Continue reading
Spring is the time to pick dandelion greens. An Italian favorite, with it’s bitter bite…you know it has to be good for you! Chicago is bursting with Spring. Flowering Plum, Crabapple, Horse Chestnut, Lilac, Choke Cherry, and we even have the Maggie Daley Tulipa. Some blooms are already gone, preparing for the next stage, the … Continue reading
Ryan and his friends, Jeff and Nick, visited last week over Spring break and Jeff wanted something stuffed for lunch—the way Chicago is known for overstuffing…pizza, hot dogs, Italian beef, corned beef. After the River Architectural Tour we headed for Gino’s East Home of the Stuffed Pizza and they were overstuffed! Stuffed was still on … Continue reading
Jamie Oliver has taken on obesity, heart disease and diabetes in the US, where our children are the first generation not expected to live as long as their parents. Oliver is inviting television viewers to take a stand and change the way America eats, in home kitchens, schools and workplaces, with the thought-provoking new series, … Continue reading
Berries are good for the brain. And you’re going to need your brain for this post! Animal studies have shown that consumption of a diet rich in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents like those found in blueberries and blackberries, cranberries, Concord grape juice, pomegranates, cherries, purple grapes, and strawberries may lower the risk of developing age … Continue reading
Human beings cannot manufacture Vitamin C in our bodies–— and we need constant replenishment of this vitamin from dietary sources. With this photo I’m thinking of Lestat and constant replenishment….but not to digress, it doesn’t have to be a blood orange, the flesh of a single naval orange will do, with only 64 calories, it … Continue reading
