by Gigi | Oct 15, 2025 | Food, FoodWISE, FoodWISE blog
This September it was a real pleasure to visit western Germany, near Luxembourg. I had a very unique opportunity to study and practice German, as well as spend time with an extraordinary family. What follow are images of the many different type of cakes, baked by... 
by Gigi | Mar 1, 2025 | FoodWISE, FoodWISE blog
For years in Los Angeles, I took avocados for granted; I lived with a huge avocado tree in the backyard, and had a dancer’s big appetite to go with it. Avocado featured prominently in just about everything I cooked: egg frittata with gobs of avocado and cream cheese... 
by Gigi | Feb 15, 2025 | FoodWISE, FoodWISE blog
Prepared and cooked well, this recipe gives you wedges of slightly firm beets, potatoes, carrots, and onions. But, if you’re not careful in preparing (that is, cutting to the right sizes)—and roasting—these succulent morsels, you run the danger of ending up with... 
by Gigi | Jan 24, 2025 | FoodWISE, FoodWISE blog
My idea of Experience includes cooking. Cooking can be boiling the water, stirring the beans, or peeling the potatoes you dug up that morning or bought from the local convenience store or Costco. And, at the end of the day, sitting down to a meal—and enjoying the... 
by Gigi | Nov 28, 2024 | Food, FoodWISE, FoodWISE blog
Just a week or so ago, Petra Sarabia, guest lectured in my Business and Sustainability class at Western Washington University, offering delicious food and telling a deeply personal story of a successful Latina business in Whatcom County. The parsley is fresh, as is...