Each year, the Environmental Working Group issues the Dirty Dozen list, which ranks pesticide contamination in 48 types of fruit and vegetables.  Even if you don’t buy entirely organic, you may want to at least choose organic for these items

Whether you’re making hummus, roasted veggies, sautéed chicken or salad dressing, garlic always adds a little somethin’.  But, it can be a pain to process if you don’t know a few easy tricks. 

Ginger is one of my favorite ingredients.  It’s strong and spicy, and does wonders for your health.  Best of all, as soon as you ingest it you can feel it working. So, in honor of Ms. White and my favorite secret ingredient, I’d like to offer a few must-know facts about ginger.