Based on the much-loved blog Kale and Caramel, recipe developer Lily Diamond’s new cookbook is a collection of the recipes that made her a favorite among home cooks, DIY fans and plant-eaters everywhere. This fennel apple limeade will be your favorite new summer sip. “And a veggie juice!” one parent would always call to the other,…
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Now here's a healthy food holiday we can get behind! Check out our favorite colorful recipes for National Green Juice Day.
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My personal household budget is roughly divided into three categories: rent, student loans and green juice. Luckily the gods looked favorably upon me last year, and now that I own a juicer, I’m cutting back on at least one of these categories.For the same price as a single serving of cold-pressed greens, I’m making nearly…
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The myth of the juicer is strong, casting its own siren song: no more $10 bottles of green juice! Press your own blends! Live healthy! So easy to clean!In actuality, most household electric juicers are loud, frustrating to clean and include a baffling array of removable components that ultimately double the amount of countertop space the device requires to…
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Celebrity chef and fitness guru Candice Kumai's latest book, Clean Green Eats, is your guide to enjoying whole foods like you never have before. Kick it off with a detox juice made with three body-cooling ingredients. After a fabulous morning yoga session, or a run with the man, opt for this electrolyte-packed refresher. You’ll be a fan…
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Welcome to the afternoon roundup! If it happened in food today, it's news to us. Here are a few stories that have caught our attention. Big Food: Pizza has been deemed the world's most addictive food. The pizza lobby, which is in fact a thing, isn't just going to stand by and let its reputation…
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Welcome to the afternoon roundup! If it happened in food today, it's news to us. Here are a few stories that have caught our attention. Potent Potables: How “natural” is your French wine? The New York Times reports on the growing controversy over pesticides at vineyards across France. Even some so-called organic wines have been…
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It might be hard to remember, but there was a time when the only places to get fresh juice was at the farmers market, the gym, the health food store or the local jugueria. Nowadays, though, you can't walk a block in some cities and not run into a place where cold-pressed juice bottles are…
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Well, this sounds like a bathroom disaster waiting to happen. New York City's first ever "juice crawl" is scheduled to take place on Oct. 18. As you probably guessed, the event is set up like a traditional pub crawl but without the alcoholic beverages or the ensuing slurred pick-up lines. Instead, participants will hop from…
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Good juicing takes more than tossing a bunch of produce in an extractor and hoping the resulting liquid is palatable. Take charge of your glass with Julie Morris' Superfood Juices. Her tried-and-true blends are as delicious as they are packed with vitamins and antioxidants. Start off with a spicy green juice.How much spice do you…
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Oh winter, you’ve been crueler than usual this year, repeatedly snowing on us in the Northeast where we’re used to it, but also wreaking havoc across the normally-sunny south, where your flurries inspired terror and caused traffic snarls and massive power outages. Looking out my window at your latest “gift”— a barrage of freezing rain…
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Ever been to The Juice Generation? It's only, like, one of the best juice places, ever, and now they've got a book so you don't have to guess how much cucumber you need per celery stalk, or how to properly cut beets with carrots and maybe a little lemon. It's a science, and everyone knows…
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Juicing is far more than throwing a bunch of produce in a loud machine and gulping down whatever comes out. No, you deserve to savor your ultra-dose of concentrated nutrients, which is why we turned to the juice folks at NYC's The Little Beet. Tropical fruit totally cancels out the spinach (unless you just love…
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"...and a ounce of cucumber juice. Damn, where do I get cucumber juice? Can I juice in my blender?"We've all been there, particularly with regards to cocktail-crafting. And if something calls for cucumber juice, you'd better believe it's for a good reason. So can you get the juice you need using only the blender you…
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You bought a juicer, juiced some fruits and veggies and are well on your way to a healthier you. While you're packing way more vitamins and minerals into your body than before, there's just one thing missing: all those dry fiberous shreds left in the juicer are just that: fiber. And if it's there, it's…
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That vivid green shot of something foamy and healthy-looking stares you down from the juice bar every time. It's wheatgrass, a highly nutritious liquid extracted from the shoots of the wheat plant containing, more or less, everything you need to stay healthy. You've got iron, chlorophyll, Vitamins A, C and E, magnesium, calcium and our…
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Welcome to a very sad installment of What To Eat For Lunch. I blame Chile for having such amazing wine. Desperate for something cold, wet and watery to soothe what ailed me this morning and nowhere near ready for food, I remembered I had a bottle of this stuff in my fridge, an impulse buy…
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