the single grrrl's guide to eating alone
this winter-squash dish is a dark-season delight
There’s an Indian-spiced winter squash dish that’s heavy in my rotation right now, and it’s making...
toasted squash seeds make a healthy winter treat
Squash season means squash-seed season! Roasting seeds of almost any squash is one of my favorite...
product testing the soda stream
One of the fun new kitchen toys I got myself at the end of last year had been on my back burner...
welcome to the single grrl’s guide to eating alone
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dr. orna’s food rules
Rule zero: There are no rules beyond those of physics: If you heat it too much, it will burn....
herbes de provence: an excuse to eat lavender
Herbes de Provence is a classic cooking blend from, as the name suggests, the Provence region in...
seared radicchio: a stellar stovetop salad
Does this vegetable make you joyous to the point of defending your territory to enable eating it?...
makyng mylk
There are some store-bought things that just annoy me — they're expensive, they're full of crappy...
the salad beautification project
I know we're often fed up about all the food rules — eat this, don't eat that, only eat that in...
more freezer tricks to beat the heat
Baby, it's hot outside… Here are a few more ways you can use your freezer to help beat the heat....
healthy DIY popsicles to beat the heat
Just before the once-in-a-thousand-years heatwave hit the Pacific Northwest, I wrote about beating...
eating in a heatwave, part 1
For the past couple of weeks I’ve had a song from the musical, Oklahoma!, stuck in my mind. It’s a...
the truth about “super” fruits
Are superfoods a thing? I spent a sunny Sunday morning going down the rabbit hole of...
Do you know how to eat?
Portlanders are a pretty food-savvy bunch. We know what to ask about the provenance of our...
a healthier salty snack
I’ve loved popcorn since I was a small child. Maybe it was the association with movies (the...
dr. orna recommends: spice apothecary by bevin clare
Food is medicine. You’ve heard me say that a lot.This week I got a new book that takes the concept...
eat your flowers! here are my 5 favorites
My med-school bestie is starting her first(ish) garden this year. She’s mostly growing veggies in...