This dish takes Italian comfort food to new heights. My grandmother would prepare this dish most often on New Year’s Eve, when celebratory familial groups would convene. The dish itself is somewhat like the Italian version of a fondue. My family has made the tradition of eating it while standing around the table. While my [...]

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Fall is my favorite season of the year—a chance to take in the beautiful colors all around—not only in trees, but also through vibrant vegetables and fruits that abound during the harvest season. Apples, carrots, sweet potatoes, yams, winter squash, cranberries, radishes, grapes, and bell peppers are only a few of many options! I love [...]

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November 14 is the World Diabetes Day! The World Health Organization (WHO) established World Diabetes Day in 1991 as an annual event for raising awareness in response to increasing numbers of diabetes cases around the world. November 14 was selected because it was the birth date of Frederick Banting who led to the discovery of [...]

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As the temperature outside starts to cool down and the routine of a new school year commences, this is the perfect time to think about cooking more meals at home. If you currently do not spend much time in the kitchen, this could be as simple as starting with one or two meals a week! [...]

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Breakfast can be rough. After you’ve hit snooze a few times, there’s not too much time left to whip up a gourmet meal. Enter: smoothies. There is no tricky prep; it’s easy to pack with nutrition; and it’s fun to sip as you start your day. That said—we’ve all endured a less than satisfying smoothie. [...]

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At the ruins of Persepolis, the ancient capital of the Persian Empire, archaeologists found stone tablets that date back to 515 B.C. with the ingredients to one of the most iconic Persian dishes still eaten to this day – fesenjoon.* From weddings to nightly dinners, fesenjoon belongs on any table and to any occasion. Made [...]

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Although it may be hard to tell sometimes, spring is here in the Pacific Northwest! Look around and you’ll see buds on the trees, tulips starting to bloom, and hear the sounds of birds in the morning air. Along with the change of seasons into spring comes many options for local, in-season produce. And, here [...]

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This March, The Whole U marked National Nutrition Month and the conclusion of Dare to Fuel, the third and final segment of our three-month Dare to Do challenge. We celebrated both the best way we know how: with a team potluck competition! Science shows that when people eat together, they are more likely to form [...]

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People have many different goals in mind when it comes to improving their diets—reducing added sugars, increase their intake of vegetables and fruits, or reducing their consumption of meat. Whatever your dietary goals are, the bottom line is that you need not overhaul what you eat to see impactful results. In fact, making small dietary [...]

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If you’ve ever felt at a loss for where to find healthy dining options in the U District with its seemingly endless array of quick service sandwich shops and delicious, yet dubiously nutritious dumpling joints, you’re in luck. On Monday, March 26, a wellness-focused dining venue will open just a few blocks from the Ave [...]

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March is National Nutrition Month, so we sat down with Judy Simon, a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified health educator at UW Medicine, to learn more about small changes people can make that have a big impact on their overall health. Being more mindful here and there about the food choices we make can set the [...]

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Kartoffelpuffer (German potato pancakes) bring back fond memories of Germany for me. Throughout my childhood and young adulthood, my Oma (Grandmother) would regularly make these and this tradition is continued by my mother to this date.  I can see my mother now, standing over the stove with the crackling sounds and smells of frying Kartoffelpuffer [...]

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