Slim, oval-shaped almonds have one pointed end and one rounded end and a thin brown skin marked with ridges. It’s relatively rare to find them with their shells on, but if you do, you’ll know they’re ...

Until last week I thought almond producers had found every way under the spring sun to market their product: in the shell, whole, blanched, slivered, sliced, ground into flour and pressed into oil.

My old car had a bumper sticker that said, “Peace begins in the kitchen…go vegan.” We are all interconnected, and I believe that what we choose to eat is a pathway to peace with all living beings and ...