Today we talk with guest Alessandra Macaluso from Live for the Season about her tips for winter seasonal cooking and other ways lean into seasonality.
In this episode, we cover:
- How growing up in a large Italian family contributed to Alessandra’s early interest in cooking.
- Alessandra’s passion for seasonal cooking and her overall focus on seasonality.
- Background behind the blog, “Live for the Season,” which emphasizez the importance of living in tune with each season and embracing seasonal ingredients.
- How Alessandra’s interest in seasonal cooking deepened after having children, leading her to research and create a cookbook titled “What a Good Eater”.
- Ways that her cooking in winter draws upon Chinese medicine principles, and ingredients she suggests using based on these ideas.
- Ideas for keeping fresh local produce in the mix during winter, including growing a tower garden in your home.
- Information about the Healthy Holiday Challenge that Alessandra is running.
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Today’s Guest
Alessandra Macaluso is the author of What a Good Eater! , Lucy the Bee and the Healing Honey, and The Real-Deal Bridal Bible. She’s also a Qigong and Tai Chi instructor, and overall wellness advocate. Her work has been featured in several anthologies which can all be found on her Amazon author page, and she has contributed to The Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, TODAY Parents, and many other online publications.
Alessandra is a northerner-turned-southerner, enjoying the south with her children, Penelope and Ciro, and her husband, Greg.
Recipes and resources
Here are some of the recipes and resources Alessandra mentioned on the show:
Alessandra is also inviting people to join her in a 21 Day Healthy Holiday Challenge. Sign up on her website for daily ways you can stay healthy around the holidays!
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