All this talk about metabolism and my new paradigm has lead more than a few of you to ask, “so . . . what ARE you eating, anyway?” Short answer is: a lot of lean protein and non-starchy vegetables. Like at most every meal. [Read more →]

Lettuce in your salad is good. Spinach in your salad is GREAT. A 3-cup serving of the stuff has 10% of a day’s potassium (listen up, you ‘nana haters!), 510% of the day’s vitamin K, 160% of a day’s vitamin A, 40% of your daily vitamin C and folate, 15% of your RDA of magnesium and iron, and 8% of a day’s calcium and fiber. All for . . .

20 tiny calories.

Did you know that my Baby Spinach Salad, 7 Ways is one of the all-time most popular posts on Semi-Sweet? Check it out. Feed yourself spinach, today!

I’ve posted before that I have a lot of kitchen stuff. [Read more →]

You know it’s rare, but sometimes I make a recipe exactly as written. It’s true! [Read more →]

My CSA has been churning out bok choy this season, and it is delicious. This past week, we also received a big bunch of tatsoi, another Asian green.  [Read more →]

This is a quick vegan meal that can be served straight up or over rice or quinoa. [Read more →]

Or maybe this is your new summer entertaining BFF? [Read more →]

I get asked, a lot, about what’s in my pantry and what others should stock in theirs. [Read more →]