Monthly Archives: November 2015

Healing Winter Soups

Eating Well When Unwell After years of caring for my mother and having her in my bedroom for the past few months, I am feeling a great rush of relief and relaxation since her gentle death last week. Indeed, the … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving & Sweet Sorrow

Celebrating & Remembering This year, once again, our feast of gratitude is tinged with a wide range of other emotions. Over the weekend, Mom died in the swiftest, sweetest possible way, her body simply stopping with a gentle sigh as … Continue reading

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Baking For Bliss & Comfort

Foods That Nourish And Nurture As my mother’s life drains away, I find myself doing more and more baking. Somehow, filling the house with the fragrance of bread is especially comforting to all of us, lifting sagging spirits with the … Continue reading

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Crispy, Crunchy Yakon Recipes

Crisp and juicy, raw yacon tubers have a delicate flavor, somewhat like a cross between an Asian pear and jicama, with a texture similar to that of water chestnuts. The sweet flavor comes from oligofructose, a form of sugar that the human body does not metabolize. That makes fresh yacon both wholesome for diabetics with a sweet tooth and a dieter’s dream. As they cure, yacon tubers gain in sweetness as the oligofructose converts to fructose, glucose and sucrose. Stored in a cool, dry place, unblemished tubers can last for months, but any that are broken should be eaten quickly. Yacon Recipes:
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