Easy cooking with cauliflower! But first, a little tidbit from FoodWISE, “Cooking is one of the most radical things we can do—especially given the huge time-saving appeal of prepared foods. Many convenient foods masquerade as Whole—like breads and wraps that have never undergone a real yeast fermentation, crunchy vegetable chips, and sweet carb- and protein-loaded…
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Eat more vegetables? Squeeze-and-sauté leafy greens
August greens are some of my favorite—collards, mustards, kale. They’re especially yummy with potatoes. We’re told that leafy greens are good for us, but why? They’re nutritious (think, for kale: vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, fiber, folate, and more) and delicious. In FoodWISE, I talk about experiments with leafy greens, like here: I idolized…
Favorite roasted potato recipe—light and fluffy!
FoodWISE cooking today is about roasting light and fluffy potatoes! From Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes. It’s at: https://www.spendwithpennies.com/simple-herb-oven-roasted-potatoes/ I’ll share the trick right now, which is really a step—soak the potatoes (cut into cubes) in water! Basically, all you do is cut the potatoes into 1-inch cubes, and soak in water to remove some of…
FoodWISE thinking—Can meat be sustainable?
See this article appearing at politico.com: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/23/biden-farmers-beef-climate-emissions-490237. The answer: No. FoodWISE answer: Maybe. But President Biden will need to scale up on conservation sustainability measures. For more: see gigiberardi.com #food #foodie #instafood #foodphotography #foodstagram #yummy #instagood #love #foodblogger #foodlover #delicious #follow #like #healthyfood #homemade #foodWISE #tasty #healthy #instagram #eat #corona #coronavirus # vaccine #coronavirus vaccine…
FoodWISE: Whose science should we believe?
Does bad research win? See this report on major studies that find “interesting” science with surprising conclusions is often what gets reported, even when it is not replicable. Ever watchful! The “I” in WISE tells us that being informed is important in making food choices! For more, see gigiberardi.com #food #foodie #instafood #foodphotography #foodstagram #yummy…
FoodWISE and Lummi Island’s The Willows
A new award for FoodWISE: 2021 Results Human Relations Indie Book Awards Informational Human Relations Indie Book Gold Winner FoodWISE: A Whole Systems Guide to Sustainable and Delicious Food Choices by Gigi Berardi (North Atlantic Books)…and…the article that’s rocking our FoodWISE world (please read comments): Foodie alert at The Willows on Lummi Island #food…
FoodWISE Making the best food choices
FoodWISE tells the story of celebrating the “gray” in our lives—the best food choices may not always be the most obvious. Thank you Chanticleer Book Awards for awarding semi-finalist status to FoodWISE! See gigimberardi@wwu.edu #food #foodie #instafood #foodphotography #foodstagram #yummy #instagood #love #foodblogger #foodlover #delicious #follow #like #healthyfood #homemade #foodWISE #tasty #healthy #instagram #eat #corona…
A big thank you to Deran Browne of Mangochowproductions for FoodWISE, the film (in production)
I am happy to announce that FoodWISE, the film is in production! Deran Browne of mangochowproductions.com was selected to produce the film. Deran Browne is the manager of the Digital Media Center at Western Washington University and over the past months has been interviewing food information experts, consumers, and teachers to produce a film about…
Can the “Impossible Burger” be a homemade, FoodWISE one?
Gigi reads a few paragraphs from a New Yorker article, “Value Meal” on Impossible Foods (September 30, 2019). Is the impossible burger the future of food? Hardly. We have so many options that are more WISE—whole, informed, sustainable, and full of experience. See here, for a dozen recipe ideas: thespruceeats. For more, including recipes and…
What’s FoodWISE about US agriculture? Plenty!
Gigi talks about our new USDA Secretary, Tom Vilsak, his second time around in D.C. and mentions “carbon capture,” commodity crops, and climate change. She suggests recipes from her book that don’t depend on commodity crops: dilly beans, pressure-cooker vegetable stew, roasted vegetables, vegetarian chili, baked garlic, whole roasted cauliflower, avocado guacamole, broccoli guacamole, crispy almonds,…