July 25, 2010
“Freestone” Stonefruit and Berry Crisp
Marlene Gonzales of the Lone Oak Ranch has taught me many things at my hospital’s farmers’ market over the years. I just learned from her that different varieties of stonefruit become …
July 25, 2010
Marlene Gonzales of the Lone Oak Ranch has taught me many things at my hospital’s farmers’ market over the years. I just learned from her that different varieties of stonefruit become …
July 24, 2010
I plan to make a stonefruit and blueberry crisp for guests tonight. The recipe I will share in another post makes enough to fill a 9″ pie plate. I’d like to have leftovers so I will use …
July 8, 2010
Recently I had the privilege to participate in a mini-Iron chef cookoff with a colleague, Dr. Juan Guerra, an OB-Gyn physician with The Permanente Medical Group at the Oakland Medical Center. Juan was …
June 27, 2010
Every so often you learn something that changes your life. I finally learned how to cook brown rice. I’ve tried fancy saucepans, not so fancy saucepans, varying the amount of liquid, heat diff …
June 24, 2010
Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit Kaiser Permanente’s medical office building in Stockton, give a talk on the benefits of shopping at farmers’ markets, and do a cooking “demo …
June 11, 2010
I shared this recipe already years ago, but, since there are probably new readers, I think it is worth posting again. The stonefruits are in the market. I don’t know what it is about sugar, bu …
June 9, 2010
Months ago I talked with a health educator on the East Coast about the possibility of his organizing a farmers’ market at his healthcare facility. On July 9th, a new market at will open at the …
May 31, 2010
Over the next few months I will have the opportunity to visit over 25 Kaiser Permanente facilities to meet with groups of employees to talk about cooking and eating fresh, sustainably produced foods. …
May 19, 2010
This robust yet light soup is so easy and so good. French green lentils hold their shape when cooked. Combined with spinach or arugula it is all shades of spring. Lentil Soup with Spinach Serves 6 2 c …
May 6, 2010
Watch out. A couple of vacation days and two recipes in a row. This pizza was inspired by the producers at a local farmers’ market. The baby spinach was so green, there were all kinds of mushroo …