June 2009

Spring into Summer: Asparagus Rolls with Tarragon Dipping Sauce

June 20, 2009
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Hello friends! Phew. I am so, so happy to report that I have just enjoyed a lazy Saturday. OK, well, sorta lazy: I did go for a run this morning and see a client. But otherwise? Nothing too ambitious: there’s been some lying on my sofa, some cleaning of my kitchen, some reading, some shopping [...]

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Question of the Week: What Do You Do With Your Juice Pulp?

June 19, 2009
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A number of you wrote in to the juicing post with questions about juice pulp: do I use it, compost it, or toss it? Well, I wish I could compost it, but composting in Manhattan ain’t easy (if any fellow NYCers have suggestions on composting in the city, let me know please!).  So the answer [...]

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You Ask, I Deliver: My Top Ten Favorite Juice Recipes

June 17, 2009
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Hi everyone! As usual, I hope you’re all having great weeks. I was delighted by the response to my last post on juicing and blending—it sounds as though this question had been on some of your minds for a while! And I was delighted to see that the post provoked this question, from my friend [...]

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Question of the Week: To Blend or To Juice?

June 14, 2009
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Hi everyone! I hope, first of all, that you’ve had excellent weekends. It’s finally sunny in NYC; who knows if it’ll last, but I’m grateful while it’s here. I’m so glad that the blended salad post was a hit! I hope to see some of the recipes in circulation soon The post led to an [...]

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Introducing the Blended Salad

June 11, 2009
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One of the cooler blog trends lately is rise of green smoothies (or green monsters, as so many like to say). The introduction of spinach and kale into everyone’s morning smoothie was one of my favorite blogging developments of the year—and lately I’ve been delighted to see greens appearing in hot breakfast cereals too (thank [...]

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Avocado, Fennel, and Cherry Tomato Salad — And a Rejoinder

June 10, 2009
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I’m sometimes hesitant to put salad recipes up on the blog; for one thing, everyone seems to have their own salad recipes that they favor at lunch and dinnertime; for another, I like to dispel idea that all raw foodists eat are salads. It’s true that I could probably feast on salad three times a [...]

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Be Your Own Guru: Avoiding the Fads, the Bestsellers, and the Magic Plans

June 8, 2009
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Hey everyone! Thanks again for the birthday wishes! You all made my day. My weekend, actually. I am so grateful. So unless you were hiding under a rock last week, you probably heard that Newsweek magazine “took Oprah on” with a hard-hitting cover story that weighed in critically against her constant endorsement of alternative health [...]

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