Gluten Free

Shortcut Twice Baked Potatoes With the low-carb, paleo, Atkins movement, potatoes are no longer the food staple they used to be, but it doesn’t mean that we don’t love them in moderation. After all who could say no to twice baked potatoes. They’ll always be a comforting presence at any dinner. However, to get them on the table for a [...]

I can’t believe there’s been only one lentil recipe on Cook Smarts so far. Now that’s what I call a travesty. I’ll fix this oversight today by sharing this super simple and healthy mustard roasted fish and lentils recipe. This meal is something you’d find at a fancy schmancy French restaurant for well over $15 / plate, but I’m going [...]

I don’t know about you, but I’m always trying to find different ways to eat my vegetables. I joined the green smoothie movement for a bit, pureeing my kale and spinach with the health-nuttiest of them, but it didn’t take me long to realize that I just didn’t like my vegetables in cold liquid form. It did get me thinking [...]

After more than 10 years in Northern California, I no longer handle the cold very well. While I understand a Bay Area winter is nothing compared to the noreasters I endured as a kid, it still gets plenty cold. Cold enough for me to spend most days in my home office bundled up in a fleece and a hat, dreaming [...]

Week 2 of January’s Super-Food Challenge with Hey Fran Hey features the brussels sprout. Now if your initial reaction was, “Brussels sprouts? GROSS!” you most likely have experienced some brussels sprouts trauma at some point in your life. You probably had them sad, soggy, and over-cooked and swore off brussels sprouts forever. Well, this is just as much of a challenge for [...]

For week 4 of January’s Super-Food Challenge with Hey Fran Hey, we chose the healthiest protein out there – fatty fish (e.g., salmon, mackerel, herring, lake trout, sardines, albacore tuna). This is one of the rare times where we’re going to tell you that it’s better to eat something fatty, so take advantage. Fish, unlike other animal proteins, is packed with omega-3′s. [...]