The Amazing Eggplant: My Calabrian Heritage’s Purple Powerhouse!
by Donnie Yance As someone with deep Calabrian roots, eggplant isn’t just a vegetable in my kitchen—it’s practically family! Calabria is found in the “toe” of Southern Italy’s famous boot-shaped peninsula. My Italian ancestors knew what modern science is only beginning to understand: this humble purple fruit (yes, botanically it’s a fruit!) is a nutritional […]
The Many Health Benefits of Anthocyanins
When I think of foods that have “super” health-promoting properties, berries are on my list of top ten favorites. Not only are they delicious, but bilberries, black currants, blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, elderberries, raspberries, strawberries—in fact, every berry you can think of—offer an enormous range of health benefits. What all of these berries have in common […]