Day 14 Avocado In 2013, then Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation that the avocado would be California’s state fruit. Ever since, our beautiful emerald alligator-skinned, tear-dropped gems, dangling from many neighbors’ prolific trees, have...
Day 13 Grilled chicken So grilled chicken is the protein our family gravitates to. Yes, we eat a fair amount of fish, but chicken, I would say, is our family’s staple protein product. Since my husband loves to grill on his Weber, we eat lots of grilled...
Day 12 Artichokes It’s the official vegetable of our great state. It packs a punch in the nutrition department. Its taste is mild and agreeable, slightly nutty (some call that “earthy”) and to me, I taste subtle floral notes when it meets my tongue. And the...
The idea of “maternal instinct” can really throw us off when we become moms. Quite honestly, we all faced a huge learning curve when we took our baby home from the hospital and asked ourselves, “Now what??” The answer can come from a lot of places, not the least of...
Day 11 Dried Mango Just as nutritional yeast hits all the umami flavor notes when played on my tongue, dried mango rocks a sweet jam when dancing in my mouth. Remember all the taste indicators we discussed around the 5th flavor classification, umami? Well today, we’re...
Valentina Ferrer is a household name in Latin American, well known as a model who has graced the covers of Vogue México, Harper’s Bazaar and Cosmopolitan, and has walked the catwalk at runway shows for Dior, Givenchy, Kenzo and Louis Vuitton. This week’s Meet a Mom...
