You’ll Need: 2 pounds of salmon steaks Salt Pepper 1 Tablespoon butter 1 cup sour cream ½ teaspoon dill Directions: Melt 1 the butter in skillet at 250 degrees. Cook salmon 10 minutes per inch of thickness. Turn twice, salt and pepper to taste. When salmon is done...

I'm speaking tonight for the PA sustainable agricultue dinner, and doing a session on sensual eating. I teach them to taste their food. This is one of the most fundamental ways to control our cultural health problems. Paying attention to the taste and texture and aroma of your food...

Today is my birthday. Being another year older has never bothered me, as I know it does for some. I am so grateful to be alive, to breathe and to think and to feel and to laugh and to love and to taste and drink from this miraculous life....

The woman beside me has a large weight problem. She's also drinking a diet Coke. You just want to say to her, "diet soda is more strongly correlated with weight gain than even the regular syrupy sodas. It is not your answer, anfd it may be part of your...

Eating on the road is horrendous. Even when you eat at locations that have decent ingredients, expansive portions can make your portions expansive, and I personally can't wait to get home and eat my own food. Another aspect that makes travel difficult is the disruption of sleep and a...

I spoke today for the Rome, Ga Rotary club. This is an organization of about 200 business leaders committed to improving their community. They provided lunch, and I knew I was south of the Mason Dixon when I saw what they were serving: black-eyed peas, corn bread, green beans,...

Submitted by Bill at Keystone Oaks School District. Thank you Bill! You’ll Need: ½ cup of white onion 3 med. tomatoes 2-3 cloves of garlic 1 small bunch of cilantro 1 mild jalapeño pepper Juice from ½ to 1 lime Directions: Chop ingredients and mix together. Serve with sesame,...

It reminds me of the time when Whole Foods finally made it to Pittsburgh. For its first 6 months, this particular Whole Foods did more volume per square foot than any WF in the nation. There was a serious market for healthy foods. People want it, and respond with...

Yesterday was a very long day. I had gotten in the night before around midnight, got probably 3 hrs sleep, and woke up early for an interview.   It took about 7 hrs to train about 15 people to be able to deliver our programs across campus. The energy in...

There is money on the table. Probiotics are the next, new, hot, crankin’, market, wonder product. But there are many forms of probiotics (foods with bacteria that are healthy for your gut). Those foods that have been fermented over time. Those foods that have been sterilized, and then have...

Timeframe: 1-4 weeks Special Equipment: Ceramic crock or food-grade plastic bucket Plate that fits inside crock or bucket1-gallon/4-liter jug filled with water, or other weight Cloth cover You’ll Need: (for 1 gallon/4 liters): 3 to 4 pounds/1.5 to 2 kilograms unwaxed cucumbers (small to medium size) 3⁄8 cup (6...

Berry College has fully embraced a campus-wide wellness initiative. They’re integrating our Mediterranean approach across the board, across the disparate departments, to make a substantial improvement in the health status of their students. But the faculty, staff, and leadership are all taking part. I am training about 25 of...