FoodWISE Birthdays and Anniversary–making do with what we have

Mid-March to early-April is a big celebratory time for the Berardi/Allaways—four birthdays, one anniversary.  We are making do cooking-WISE with what we have on hand. Case in point—the “fried Italian cauliflower” became “fried Italian broccoli” for dinner tonight.  It’s one of my favorite recipes from the FoodWISE book—resilient in terms of brassica substitutions. The secret:…

FoodWISE choices and winter garlic

Here is an excerpt from my new book, FoodWISE, with a favorite recipe. Cooking with an eye to  time and money is what we all have to do—especially those of us with families, other caregiving responsibilities, out-of-home work, and/or limited budgets. The example comes to mind of a good friend, who manages to feed a…

Be WISE this Thanksgiving

For those of us who celebrate Thanksgiving in the USA, please remember my generous definitions of cooking in FoodWISE. Just a little bit of cooking goes a long way. And try to keep it WISE: “I like to eat real food—I like to know where it came from, I like to think about the county…