Being strategic with your weekly dinner menu can seriously help cut down on time spent in the kitchen and make weeknights easier.

Don't jump ship on your meal prep when you're super busy! Instead, tweak your meal-prep plan to maximize your time.

As a resident of the icy tundra that is Vermont, I get pretty excited about signs of spring. Asparagus, with its delicate green color, bright flavor and newborn-shoot shape isn't so much a sign of spring as it IS spring. When it arrives in tight bundles at my local farmers' market, I always smile, because food is about to get really good again: snap peas, spring chickens, radishes, artichokes—the list goes on and on! Served on its own (roasted in the oven, with just a little olive oil and sea salt), asparagus has a rich, complex flavor with hints of lemon and caramelized sugar. Delish!

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Potassium is known for its healthy abundance in foods like bananas, but many people don't realize just how significant a mineral it is for many critical body functions.

Don't toss those food scraps! Did you know that you can actually grow new plants from common food scraps that are so often destined for the garbage or compost bin?

When I'm in the kitchen, my 5-year-old daughter, Lila, likes to hang out with me. But sometimes it's hard to find something she can help with while I'm making dinner.

If you have kids at home, we think it's important to get them cooking ASAP (we're talking toddlers here). Sound crazy?