Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Watermelon
Now is the time for all good summer enthusiasts to get their watermelons! They’re in season; they’re cheap, plentiful and chocked full of potassium (great for those times when you’re feeling bloated) and a smattering of vitamin C. Here’s today’s TRICK: Picking out a good watermelon involves a bit of skill with thumping optional (if […]
Seasoned With Salt
You will notice in a lot of my recipes, I say “salt and pepper totaste” There is a reason for this—not because I’m trying to frustrate you! Salt should be added slowly and, depending on the recipes, in steps. That’s how the pros do it and it makes sense—this is how to get the best […]
Dinner Diva: Chicken Nuggets
Admittedly, it doesn’t take much to get my nutritional feathers ruffled. I’ve seen a lot of things that have made me crazy over the years and you’ve heard me harp on them—from “healthy” whole wheat donuts to artificial sweeteners, Olestra and acrylimide. I’ve sang the siren’s song about good nutrition and what I believe too, […]
Eat Clean
Now more than ever, nutritional nightmares abound on grocery store shelves. Products that are manipulated to hook us into food addictions take us hostage daily. You cannot be passive when it comes to buying your food and throw just any old thing in your cart. If you implement a few simple rules, you will no […]
The Power of the Family Dinner Table
Setting and keeping goals is what baby steps are all about. Just one baby step helps make a routine. And when you string those baby steps altogether into one beautiful necklace and tie up the end, you have a circle. This is the cool part—the circle doesn’t end but keeps going. It shows a perpetuation […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Grilling
Girls can grill too so go get your grill on! 🙂 Here’s today’s TIP: When using a grill, whether it is gas or charcoal, it is imperative to preheat it. You cannot put the food on a cold grill and start that way for the same reasons you don’t stick food in an oven that […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Cherries
Cherries are a very special gift that nature bestows on us for a very short period of time each summer. I’m not talking about those gross red dye #5 cherries in the jar, I’m talking about fresh picked real cherries. However, frozen and dried cherries can be had all year long. But when you see […]
Eating Gluten-Free
When you’re trying to feed your family healthy, home-cooked meals only to find out that you or someone in your family has either celiac disease or a food sensitivity that precludes eating gluten, don’t throw your hands up in defeat; meet the challenge head-on. You can do this! With just a few simple changes you […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Rice
To some people, rice might seem like a boring topic but there are so many varieties of rice and as many ways to prepare it, it would take an entire book to discuss them all. Rice is one of the most important grains in the world because it is a staple for most cultures. The […]