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…

What’s for dinner? Eat this!

What’s for dinner? Eat this! Recently, we were looking around Bellingham, WA for a good restaurant. We had some staples, like D’Anna’s café Italiano (with its fresh pasta, and Sicilian-themed fare), and new ones, like Storia Cucina (with clearly-sourced ingredients, house-prepared and -cooked—all tasty, which is important). In fact, when I developed the acronym for…

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…

House gardening in the spring! Plant sunflower seeds for microgreens

It’s spring! Too early to get out into the garden for most, but you can still reap a mighty harvest of microgreens by planting a few sunflower seeds in a pot! Harvest the delicious sprouts for a real taste of spring! For more, see: gigiberardi.com #food #foodie #instafood #foodphotography #foodstagram #yummy #instagood #love #foodblogger #foodlover…

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,…

Delicious FoodWISE spring recipes

Spring is here (at least in some calendars!). Gigi talks about her Guacamole recipes—good to use sustainable versions of avocado, and experiment! Like, with broccoli—broccomole! Look for rhubarb which is emerging now…. For more recipes and book giveaways, visit: gigiberardi.com/ #food #foodie #instafood #foodphotography #foodstagram #yummy #instagood #love #foodblogger #foodlover #delicious #follow #like #healthyfood #homemade #foodWISE…

FoodWISE roasted vegetables—and music and dance in the age of coronavirus

Roasted vegetables are hard to beat for winter cooking. Gigi talks about all sorts of possibilities. She also urges us to take advantage of virtual dance and music performances, museum tours, and volunteering opportunities, all available now: For more recipes and book giveaways, visit: https://gigiberardi.com/

Simple cooking, delicious carrots and beets, pressure cooker fun

Gigi Berardi talks about her favorite vegetables, and how easy they are to cook in pressure cookers. Even easier for most, cut into wedges (you don’t even need to peel them) and parboil 3-4 smallish beets for 15-20 min. Eat warm, cooled, or at room temperature. Delicious with a little sift cheese or humus! Sign…