Mama Rose's blog

Well, it is day 19 of my 21 day detox and fast.  This program, Standard Process is a gentle fast, in that you are allowed to eat fresh fruits and vegetables along with your vitamin and mineral shakes made with water or juice.  I read some blogs on others doing this fast, and they added cinnamon, which I started adding to my shakes, and I really liked that.  This has been a great

Fava beans have a short market appearance---and preparing them is a labor of love.  But so worth the efforts.  One way to cook favas are to peel the pods carefully taking out the whole bean.  Place the beans into boiling water and cook for only a few minutes until you see the beautiful green inner bean starts to pop out.  Then place those into iced water, drain, and pop the

Fennel is showing up at the Farmer's Markets these days.  One of the most fragrant vegetables is now at its peak with abundance and quality.  Look for the sweetest and most aromatic of the bulbs to use raw in salads, baked with olive oil or butter and Parmesean cheese, or sauted or carmelized for adding as a topping for other vegetable dishes.

Happy St. Paddy's Day everyone.

Either make some corned-beef and cabbage or go out an have some.  There are some great vegetarian cabbage recipes too.  Search for them on the web.

Who doesn't like peanut butter cookies?  In trying to find the best, I've been experiementing with different recipes and peanut butters.  I'll post the best when I've finished my results.  So far---I like the addition of whole and chopped peanuts added to the batter.  Yumm!

 Just finished reading this very moving and inspiring book.  It is one couple's story of Love, Food, and Healing in Italy.  Having been to many of the places mentioned in the book, it was even more meaningful to me.  To say that their resilience is remarkable, doesn't do them justice.