Healthy Recipes

My dad swore he hated green bean casserole for thirty-seven years. That’s not an exaggeration—he’d make this face, you know the one, like someone had … Read more

There used to be a tiny soul food spot on the corner of MLK and Jefferson in my old neighborhood that made a black-eyed pea … Read more

This was supposed to be a roasted root vegetable situation. I had the carrots, the parsnips, a whole butternut squash waiting on the counter. The … Read more

Last December, I was at the community garden harvest swap—the one where everyone brings whatever they grew too much of and trades it for something … Read more

I’m not supposed to have favorites when it comes to quick breads. That’s what I told myself for years, anyway. Banana bread got all the … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday when the smell of toasted almonds hit me. Not from … Read more

My neighbor Mark asked why I couldn’t just throw some fresh cranberries straight into a salad without cooking them first. I started to explain why … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had refused sweet potato casserole for the better part of a decade. Every Thanksgiving, he’d load his plate with turkey, green beans, … Read more

The kindergarten holiday party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. My son Remy had reminded me three times that morning, but between the … Read more

There used to be a tiny juice bar tucked between a laundromat and a vintage shop in my old neighborhood—the kind of place with mismatched … Read more