Recipes

This is a super easy recipe for a brown lentil stew that not only requires just a handful of ingredients, but is also nutritious, healthy, and a great staple meal to create when you’re pantry is running low. I’ve been eating this brown lentil stew (which so happens to be vegan) for as long as I can remember. It has always been a staple in my family, and it never gets old. Both my mum and grandmother have similar Dalmatian recipes called Sočivo/Leča, but this is how my mum makes it. As soon as autumn (aka fall for all our...

Across the nation right now, we are experiencing a staff and teacher shortage in K-12 education captured succinctly, as per these key quotes. by Mark Leiberman in the October 15, 2021 issue of Edweek: "This is hardly the first time schools have had trouble filling open positions; many have long struggled to find enough workers qualified to help students with disabilities, for instance. But the problem right now is particularly acute, and many educators told Education Week they’ve never seen it worse. Subpar wages, minimal benefits, tough work environments, onerous pandemic protocols, pressing health concerns, contentious political disputes, and a...

The weather is getting cooler and the food is getting comfier! I love, love, love, Bolognese sauce! It is so tasty with so much depth and flavor. I love loading up my Bolognese with lots of veggies! I would say I probably use twice the amount of onion, carrots, and celery than traditional recipes. Why? I feel it just adds so much more flavor to the sauce and plus it’s good nourishment! In addition, veal, beef, and pork are essential for this dish. Please don’t use straight-up chopped beef.  Regarding the gnocchi, I’m stuck on the ricotta version. It’s no...

It’s so important to give back to our community, and this is a lesson we especially want to teach our kids now more than ever. Even though there’s not a lot of in-person volunteering going on right now, kids can still give back to their community through volunteering projects they can do at home. Whether they choose to befriend an elderly neighbor, send thank you notes to the military or support their local animal shelter, kids will learn that helping others makes them feel good, too! photo: iStock 1. Cook for your community. The organization Lasagna Love offers multiple ways to...

Soup is magical. It’s hearty, it warms you from the inside-out, and it’s filled with nutrients. That is, if you use bone broth! If you’re still using normal broth or bouillon cubes, well STOP THAT RIGHT NOW, and go buy some organic bone broth. Bone broth has collagen, tons of vitamins, it can help heal the gut, help protect your joints, reduce inflammation, and more. Bone broth is the shit. You know what I’m not a fan of, though? Making my own. I’m just not interested in that. But luckily Kettle & Fire makes the best bone broths and bone...