At the Greene household, we love Mark Bittman. He’s a columnist for The New York Times, a regular on the “Today” show and shows up on public television in several series.
He says he’s not a chef and has never had any formal training (hasn’t even worked in a restaurant), but that makes him even [...]

Myra Goodman is the co-founder of Earthbound Farm, a company that brings together 150 farmers who use organic farming methods. You’ve probably seen their salad mixes, snacks and produce at your local supermarkets.
We’ve gotten to know Myra, and we were thrilled when she came out with this cookbook. The book is full of beautiful [...]

This book is one of the classics, and Dr. Greene has loved it since he was in college. Laurel Robertson created a library of really healthy recipes and added cooking resources that turn you into a cooking genius. She writes about the ingredients, giving you the complete picture to help you create healthy meals for [...]

Real Food Daily is one of my favorite restaurants in Southern California. It’s a vegetarian restaurant, and after eating there we had to buy the cookbook.
This cookbook is perfect for the vegetarian who is tired of tofu and cheese. Author Ann Gentry specializes in whole ingredients and fresh produce and lots of grains and [...]

The author of this beautiful cookbook, Jesse Ziff Cool, is the chef of three restaurants near Stanford, where Dr. Greene is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics for the School of Medicine. We got to know her as we discovered her meals made with fresh, seasonal organic food.
Jesse has a lot of cookbooks, and this one [...]

We normally think of pizza as a high-fat, low nutrition food. But it doesn’t need to be that way!
We love to add fresh vegetables from our garden (or from the farmer’s market or the CSA or even the grocery store :-)) Some of our favorite additions are corn cut off the cob [...]

Do you really need to heat (or cool) your guest bathroom? What about your laundry room? It may be nice when you’re actually in those rarely used rooms to have them at a comfortable temperature, but is it worth it to heat (or cool) them 24/7?
I just found a solution to save energy and money [...]

This beautiful book (and DVD) puts chocolate in the proper perspective — heavenly! Author and archeologist Meredith Dreiss* and co-author Sharon Edgar Greenhill do an excellent job taking scientific information and putting it into language that is available to non-scientists without dumbing down. The photos are gorgeous and the history is really enjoyable. I recommend [...]

I really don’t like the smell of conventional fabric softeners — never have. But static cling can be a pain. Enter the dryer ball. They help your clothes dry faster, fluffier and no static cling! They reduce lint and soften fabrics without chemicals (yea!).
I love them, but watch out … [...]

There is a great new product available called SafetyTats that are Quick-Stick Write-on Tattoo Stickers for your children to wear when they go on outings. There are also SafetyTats with Allergy Information so your child’s food allergies are visible when he/she attends a party or event without you.
They have tattoos for contact information, food allergies, [...]