We seem to spend a lot of time bemoaning the state of food in America. There's so much that isn't the way it ought to be that sometimes we forget to celebrate and appreciate places that are producing ...
Quinoa is one of our favorite quick-cooking whole grains. It's nutty and fresh, and it has a fine, fluffy texture very similar to couscous. It's wonderful in so many recipes, and it's packed full of p...
I'm happy to report that my household is almost completely paper towel-free! I keep a roll tucked in the back of a cupboard for those rare, really awful situations, a roll which (luckily) I haven't ne...
A glance in just about any direction at the Hollywood farmers' market reveals some colorful variety of capsicum, from the fiery red lantern chile to the sweet brown chocolate bell pepper. Click throug...
In the fast paced world of food, organic companies and products seem to be taking the largest leaps forward. That means they also have the greatest appeal for larger parent companies looking to snatch...
After years of thinking it would be a good idea, we finally got our act together and purchased some lightweight, easily packable utensil sets. We're carrying them around everywhere to use at lunches...
We have been composting kitchen scraps and garden clippings for awhile now, but Planet Green's recent list of "75 Things You Can Compost, But Thought You Couldn't," opened our eyes to a whole new worl...
We don't have many bowls or dishes with lids, so we end up using a lot of plastic wrap when putting dough away to rest, or refrigerating a big bowl of leftovers. Here's one alternative to plastic wrap...
I feel like I am being endlessly surprised by my garden this summer. Sometimes it just blows my mind that, yes, you put a seed into the ground, and it grows. Into something you can eat. Wait, how did ...
We're so inspired by Sunday Suppers, the Brooklyn-based cooking class that created these menus. Their table decorations are always stunning, and yet this particular idea is so simple, we're filing it ...
We know that many of you are avid canners, jammers, picklers, and preservers. So we're curious: Have you "put up" anything yet this summer, and if so, what? ...
Are you awash in pole beans, with nary a ripe tomato? Or perhaps you have a bumper crop of tomatoes and no zucchini this year. What if you could find a fellow gardener nearby who wanted to swap you so...
We love the classic look of black and white, diamond-patterned kitchen floors. They're very 1950s diner but can look clean and modern, too. Well, this is an eco-friendly riff on that idea, with sustai...
First things first: Find some canned goods with really cool labels......
Ever since we can remember, we were taught to be conscientious about water use – turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth, be mindful about watering lawns, etc. Lately, the scope of water c...
This week, we were thrilled to visit a new farmers' market in our neighborhood. Located below an olive grove and Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House at Barnsdall Art Park, the market has about 20 pro...
Are we destroying the earth with our stomachs, as one commenter moaned on a new article from New York Magazine? Maybe, but we can help by applying wisdom to our food choices, says the article, which i...
We almost couldn't believe our eyes when we saw this kitchen renovation from Jeremy Levine Design. Levine took an old, small kitchen in Eagle Rock, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, and opened it up to...
If you follow Mark Bittman's NY Times blog, The Minimalist, and you've been paying attention this past year, you maybe have noticed that Mark Bittman has been paring down on the luxuries and focusing ...
We've talked about how much we love our SIGG water bottles; they're non-plastic but still quite light, and sturdy too. We also have given a lot of these bottles as gifts, and we may return to that thi...
Do you use a silpat for your baking? These flexible, reusable sheets jumped from professional kitchens to home kitchens a few years back, and now we can't imagine baking without one. They're one of th...
Small kitchens can get hot, fast, especially in the summer. Do you have a fan? Do you keep your windows open? Crank the AC? Let us know your tricks....
With an estimated 600 acres of window sill growing space across the country, the UK's National Trust just launched a campaign encouraging apartment dwellers to plant window box vegetable gardens. Whil...
I've escaped to the family farm for a bit this summer, just in time for making sauerkraut. It's an annual summertime tradition carried on by my parents as it was by my grandfather, great grandfather...
How is your garden growing? Consider this a quick check-in on how your baby tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, and other garden goodies are doing. So many of you showed us your awesome gardens in the My Gre...
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