Entries by Veggie Fairy

5 Summer superfoods to boost health

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / August 15,2018 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! 5 SUMMER SUPERFOODS TO BOOST HEALTH HOW THEY DO IT, PLUS RECIPE IDEAS Summer is Mother Nature’s blockbuster season! There are dozens of summer superfoods, but here are […]

11 summer superfoods to boost health

Plus recipes for each one! Summer is Mother Nature’s blockbuster season. Some faves come early, some late, and some keep coming all summer long. There are dozens of summer superfoods, but here are 11 rock stars — complete with health benefits, harvest season, and a link to a delicious, do-able recipe for each one from […]

Cooking with kids Tip #4

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / August 8,2018 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! COOKING WITH KIDS TIP #4 USE COMMON SENSE, THEN CLEAN UP & CELEBRATE Last in a 4-part series By Jamila, Seasonal Roots’ Veggie Fairy Godmother Common sense is […]

Cooking with kids Tip #3

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / August 1,2018 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! COOKING WITH KIDS TIP #3 SET KITCHEN GROUND RULES Third in a 4-part series By Jamila, Seasonal Roots’ Veggie Fairy Godmother Kids love to taste things and will […]

Cooking with kids Tip #2

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / July 25,2018 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! COOKING WITH KIDS TIP #2 LET THEM DO THE HARD THINGS Second in a 4-part series By Jamila, Seasonal Roots’ Veggie Fairy Godmother Knives are important culinary tools, […]

Cooking with kids

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / July 18,2018 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! COOKING WITH KIDS SCHOOL’S OUT – TIME FOR FUN PROJECTS IN THE KITCHEN First in a 4-part series By Jamila, Seasonal Roots’ Veggie Fairy Godmother Confession: I love […]

Amazing potato nutrition facts

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / July 11,2018 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! AMAZING POTATO NUTRITION FACTS Behold the mighty potato! Fresh potatoes like the ones grown by the McKenney family at Sion House Farm in Farnham, Va., above, may look […]

Amazing potato nutrition facts

Behold the mighty potato! – Adapted from Live Science: Fresh potatoes like the ones grown by the McKenney family at Sion House Farm in Farnham, Va., above, may look like pretty dull company. But beneath every potato’s mild-mannered exterior lies a super-tasty, super-nutritional SuperSpud! Or they are when you eat them fresh, like these, not […]

11 Tasty tips to boost flavor

EAT BETTER LIVE BETTER NEWSLETTER / July 5,2018 Tips, hacks, recipes, stories, and the weekly special all help you eat better live better with fresh local food! 11 TASTY TIPS TO BOOST FLAVOR The Flavor Fairy tells all! Take it from me, the Flavor Fairy: You have the power to boost flavor, and you don’t […]

11 tasty tips to boost flavor

The Flavor Fairy tells all! – By the Flavor Fairy: Full disclosure: There are some flavor elements you can’t do anything about. Mother Nature gets a say in the flavor of your food because she controls the weather. Like the way cold snaps sweeten up greens, or the way dry weather can boost the flavor […]