Today was the annual Heirloom Tomato Festival at the Santa Rosa farmer’s market. I have done a cooking demonstration at the market for this event for many years. I had to skip last year because I was traveling. This year, i decided because raw food is still trendy, that I would prepare a simply delicious heirloom tomato salad with a little twist — grated lemon
Vegan? College Student? Making it Work for You
This is a guest blog post by Nora Allen who has been my “virtual” intern this summer. If you have a vegan college student, friend or relative, then please share this with them. It has important information written by a “real” vegan. Nora Allen has been a vegan since 2005. She was a Vegetarian Resource Group scholarship winner. Nora is currently a senior nutrition major
The Veggie Queen Says Goodbye to Bear the Dog
Having a dog can change your life. The Veggie Queen attributes some of her flexibility to her dog Bear who got her up to take walks at least twice daily during his almost 6 and a half years with her family.
My Oprah Winfrey Network Audition — Please vote
You can vote for Jill Nussinow and her Eating for Energy Oprah Winfrey Network show audition here.
A is for Allium and White Bean Spring Soup
Spring is the time for alliums which include onions, garlic, leeks and shallots. Here they’re combined with white beans and herbs to make fresh tasting green soup.
Five Tips for a Healthier and Happier Life NOW
Here are five of my key tips to improve your life daily: Be grateful for something every day. If it’s only the fact that you woke up and opened your eyes and you express gratitude, it will help your attitude. The more gratitude you have, the better you are likely to feel. Practice the 80/20 rule. Whatever you do 80% of the time has the
The Veggie Queen Appears at Freestone Fermentation Festival
Join Me May 15th at 3:15 pm at Salmon Creek School at The Fermentation Festival to Learn How to Make Pickles In a perfect world, I would put this on my schedule page but since this website is so new-to-me and I haven’t yet learned how to do all that much, I figured that this would be a great place to tell you about something
The Veggie Queen reports on IACP Portland Alternative Foods Tour: It Tops List
Alternative Foods Tour at IACP Portland: An Amazing Start to 2010 Conference When I received the sign up information for IACP 2010 in Portland (The New Culinary Order) I couldn’t believe my eyes. They had arranged a tour (thank you Ivy Manning) to 4 incredible places: Sweet Pea Baking, Bob’s Red Mill, Blossoming Lotus restaurant and Salt, Fire & Time. It compelled me to sign up right