"Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.  Where there is hatred, let me sow love."                                                                                            --Francis of Assisi We have entered this new year with a preponderance of violence.  How can children be expected to grow up surrounded with kindness, love, and peace when daily ..read more

"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth."                                                                                              --Buddha Eric Adams did it.  He reversed his diabetes (his A1c was 17% when he was diagnosed) by eating plants and getting rid of all foods from animals. Eric Adams, newly elected mayor of New ..read more

“It’s been said that no one can really motivate anyone else; all you can do is instill a positive attitude and hope it catches on.”                                                                --Eddie Robinson My Saturday mornings are defined by visits to the local farmers market.  When I am in Indiana, most Saturdays it is the New Albany Farmers Market w ..read more

 “Let food be thy medicine.”                                                                          --Hippocrates Photo: Freshly dug sweet potatoes from Shining Light Garden Some people rely on a pharmacy for their medicine to make them well.  I prefer going to the farmacy, at my local farmers market or out my back door.  Eating foods that were grown within 50 miles and were just picked h ..read more

"The diet, to be healthy, has to be mostly fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and seeds."                                                                           --Dr. Joel Fuhrman There has always been a bit of a “living on the wild side” feeling when I create recipes using my favorite seeds:  pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, hemp, and flax.  Weird, I know.  Adding seeds to your favorite recipes can ..read more

 "I could talk food all day. I love good food."                                                                    --Tom Brady The best chefs in the world will tell you the same thing:  Use the best ingredients you can afford to buy.  One of the best ingredients for good health also happens to be very inexpensive:  ground flax seeds. Even when you buy organic seeds, these gems are a true value for all the ..read more

"I feel that good food should be a right, not a privilege, and it needs to be without pesticides and herbicides.  And everybody deserves this food.  And that's not elitist."                                                                                              --Alice Waters   I recently checked out The Great Vegan Bean Book by Kathy Hester ..read more

"Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup."                                                                                                           --Bennett Cerf With fall here, favorite soup recipes start living in my head.  Some feature one super star ingredient like lentils, others fall in the comf ..read more

 "Food is our common ground, a universal experience."                                 ---James Beard Visiting farmers markets this time of year is pure fun. Fall squash in beautiful shades of orange, yellow, and green - such as butternut, acorn, pumpkin kabocha, and delicata - mimic the color of fall leaves as trees say good goodbye to summer and prepare for winter. Butternut squash is one of my favorites.  With its deep orange color and high fiber content, the versatility of butternut squash is o ..read more

 "In fact, reversing type 2 diabetes is very possible-if it isn't too severe.  Every person with diabetes should focus on a careful diet, one that limits concentrated sweets or sweeteners and is high in fiber and vegetables.  Optimal weight should be the goal, as excess weight and obesity makes control of blood sugar more difficult."                                                              --Dr. Andrew Weil, MD America ha ..read more