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Join the Fight Against Unlabeled Franken Apples Entering Our Food Supply

The USDA is considering approval of genetically modified apples branded as “Arctic Apples”. This unlabeled science experiment will stop apples from turning brown, but we don’t know if it’s safe for us and our food supply. After the more than 30 million dollars that Monsanto and other bio-chemical companies spent to defeat recent labeling initiatives in [...]

Do You Have to Cook the Pasta Separately in a Glorious One-Pot Meal?

Reader question: Quick and probably stupid question on the mac and cheese recipe on pp 176-177…is the macaroni cooked or raw for the recipe?  Don’t really want to waste the cheese trying it wrong. Thanks. ~Matt, Maryland Hi Matt! This is a great question because I can emphasize that Glorious One-Pot Meals never require pasta or [...]

Holiday Food Challenges – Video

I laughed out loud with my daughter as we watched this video about preparing a Thanksgiving meal for food-specific guests. It reminded me of an evening on our family trip to Israel last spring when my brother was charged with finding a restaurant to satisfy our crew including vegans, vegetarians, gluten-free-ers, dairy-free-ers, dairy-lovers, and meat-eaters. [...]

For Relief from Back Pain, Try Arnica

Doesn’t it always go this way: you go through  an incredibly busy, stressful period in your life and then your body gives out and reminds you to slow down and taker care of yourself? That’s how I’m feeling about my back right now. This fall has been an unending stream of physical and emotional demands [...]

Orange Roughy with Pomegranate Seeds and Macadamia Nuts Recipe

 Reader comment: I received the cookbook as a gift with my Dutch oven last Christmas. Best present ever!!  First, I just LOVE your cookbook. My family loves the meals and they are quick and easy to put together. I’m currently on maternity leave and I’ve been cooking about 2-4 GOPM each week. I just visited [...]

Are Glorious One-Pot Meals Similar to Using a Pressure Cooker?

Reader question: I found you through the Indigo site while looking for ways to cook healthy food. just received book yesterday and it seems to fit the bill as far as what I was looking for, will get busy and try foods.  Is the method similar to using pressure cooker as it seems infusion would be [...]

Is is Good to Use Canola Oil in A Glorious One-Pot Meal?

Reader question: Hi Elizabeth, I attended your 3rd breakout session at the NMO conference in LA last Wednesday 11/6. My name is Lora, I was sitting in the front row with my pregnant sister (she asked you about pesticides after the presentation…). Anyway, all of your books had been taken by the time I attended [...]

Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) and Diet

I just returned from speaking about diet and nutrition at the 5th Annual Patient Day at the Guthy-Jackson Charitable Foundation’s conference on NMO. Again, it was inspiring for me to meet and connect with the brave folks battling this rare autoimmune disease. Us autoimmune disorders have to stick together! In fact, many with NMO were [...]

Label Genetically Altered Foods: It’s the Right Thing To Do

If you live in Washington State, you sit at an historic crossroads with I-522, the GMO labeling initiative. The opponents of I-522 have spent almost $22 million to deny you of your right to know – more has been spent trying to defeat this than ever for any other ballot initiative in Washington State. The [...]

How to Survive an Influx of Halloween Candy… Without Losing Your Sanity

Halloween is just days away and so is the annual haul of candy that my kids will bring home from their night of traipsing around the neighborhood. All that junk! Our neighborhood is a Halloween magnet with people driving in from all around to trick-or-treat there. It’s a great time for costume-spotting, admiring Jack-o-Lanterns and [...]