this recipe started as a far cry from what it ended up as. it began with a gingerbread persimmon upside-down cake that was a true disaster. all the persimmons stuck to the pan, the cake wasn’t sweet or moist enough, and most of all it had no chocolate. but 4 or 5 tries later and [...]
ginger has been used for thousands of years in chinese medicine to treat stomach disorders like persistent nausea, motion sickness, morning sickness, loss of appetite or anorexia. but it also treats mild lung disorders, like upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis or a simple cold and cough. it reduces toxicity which means it is anti-bacterial, and [...]
there’s an email that has been sitting in my inbox for a few weeks now, and i think it’s time i finally address it. new reader, paula, appreciated my story and how i gradually found that healthier choices in my diet improved my quality of life. because of this she felt she had to share [...]
we are in the holiday home stretch! and while christmas baking it truly meant for, well, christmas, it can be liberally extended to new year’s day ( just like keeping your tree up). so get all of those purely-decadent-and-much-too-sweet-for-the-rest-of-the-year recipes in now while you still can!
here at sweet beet & green bean i’ve been celebrating [...]
tofu is a wonder food for vegans and vegetarians alike. it often gets a bad rap for being bland or tasteless, a misconception perpetuated by restaurants that serve up soggy, flavorless blocks that just makes my taste buds sad. if you marinade tofu correctly and cook it in just the right way, it can be [...]
i use to work at a smoothie bar, where i learned of the many things you can blend and/or juice into a drink. you can blend whole lemons and limes, an avocado with the pit and pretty much any green leafy vegetable you can get your hands on.
if done right a smoothie can be like [...]
carrot apple and ginger juice was one of my favorite drinks when i used to work at a juice bar. and i always heard of people making carrot ginger soup, so i put the two together and made up a sweet and spicy soup perfect for autumn time.
it has several different layers of spicy, from [...]