Healthy Foods: Here’s how to get more veggies in your diet!
Dear Friends, I’ve been enjoying the Dear Dinner Diva emails (got a question or comment, send an email to [email protected]) In addition to the great questions that were asked, a few folks sent in some great ideas for becoming a more conscientious veggie and fruit eater. Here are just a few: * When my kids […]
Food For Thought: Saddle up for some great grub!
I had the pleasure of seeing a real-life cattle drive in Fort Worth, Texas not too long ago. Longhorns ambling down the road with a cowboy on his horse whooping at the cows to keep them off the sidewalks (and off the people, LOL) I do think it appropriate to partake of cowboy chow while […]
Dinner Diva: It’s Out of Control!
One of the most frustrating things in the kitchen is dealing with the plastic stuff. You know what I’m talking about—Tupperware, Rubbermaid containers, whatever brand or style you use, we all have it.And boy do we have it! We have it to overflowing. It is as if the giant plasticware beast threw up in our […]
Food For Thought: Are Your Pots Too Big?
Dear Friends, Ever heard of the term “too much”? When it comes to buying food and keeping food in your pantry, fridge, and freezer, we have a tendency to become somewhat pack rattish. What we need to do is refocus and look at our needs, not our peculiar desire to shove food into every nook […]
Roasted- 4 Ideas for Leftover Roast
Dinner Diva Roasted- 4 Ideas for Leftover Roast By Leanne Ely, C.N.C So you bought a gigantic, on sale roast beef, did you? Want to know what to do with the leftovers so you can get every scrap out of it? Here then are four recipes that will get your leftover roast “cooking” again! Enjoy! […]
What is Star Fruit?
Tips, Tricks, & a Recipe What is Star Fruit? By Leanne Ely, C.N.C Star fruit is very popular in Asia, and obviously named after it’s star-like exterior. Star fruit tastes like a cross between a melon and a grape and is usually a yellow to light green in color. Ripe star fruit are lightly sweet, […]
4 Tips to Enjoy Your Food
Food for Thought 4 Tips to Enjoy Your Food By Leanne Ely, C.N.C Dear Friends, We’re busy, tired, stressed, and always in a whirlwind of hurry. This is the American “normal”. And unfortunately, busy, tired, stressed out and always in a hurry doesn’t make for the best choices come mealtime. When we line our […]
Healthy Kid’s Recipe (for Picky Eaters!)
Almost every other child is a picky eater, and managing to provide the right amount of nutrition in their diets can become quite the task. Don’t worry! You can increase nutrition in their favorite meals, even if you have a child that only wants to eat macaroni and cheese (haven’t we all been there?). You […]
Who Can You Trust With Your Food News?
Dinner Diva Who Can You Trust With Your Food News? By Leanne Ely, C.N.C What is good for you, what is bad for you, and who do you believe? It seems that every nutrition-based report the media releases eventually contradicts itself. One day they say soy products are good for you, and the next thing […]