Dinner 911
The fact is, we all have emergencies in our lives, whether it’s running out of milk when the cereal bowls are waiting or a full-blown, act of God type of emergency. On any given day, you can hear about a handful of emergency situations across the globe on the evening news. This is the reason […]
5 Tips for Stress-Free Catering
Dinner Diva 5 Tips on Stress-Free Catering by Leanne Ely, CNC A few weeks back, I threw a bash for my husband’s birthday and had nearly 50 people in our house. The food was enjoyable, fun and beautifully presented. I had people falling over themselves thinking I had cooked it all from scratch–well hardly! […]
Dinner: Easy Button Style
There is nothing quite like the right appliance doing the right task. Take my pasta maker for example. Yes, you can take it—I don’t use it. But touch my crockpot? You and I are going to have issues. I love my crockpot! But right now, my crockpot is my second best friend. My BFF (best […]
Snacks to Satisfy Hunger with a Boost
Snacks to Satisfy Hunger with a Boost By Leanne Ely, C.N.C. Most of us love to snack just as much as we love to eat whole meals. The snack industry loves this. And while I fully support snacking as necessary respite when your next meal is hours away, it’s important to be choosy about snacks. […]
Secrets to Preparing Delicious Freezer Meals
A few years ago (quite a few years ago, actually), a new cooking trend was born – Once A Month Cooking – OAMC for short. The whole idea was to spend a day cooking, freeze what you make, they reheat it as needed; sort of DIY Stouffer’s concept. Great idea, soggy delivery. The proponents of […]
Fast Food with Quality and Speed
Dinner Diva Fast Food with Quality and Speed By Leanne Ely, C.N.C Most of the time we can avoid eating out if we choose to (and remember to stash food in our cars and purse!). There is however always going to be an occasion where you find yourself in a fast food restaurant. Yes, you […]
Feed Your Kids Healthy and They Will Want Healthy
Food for Thought Feed Your Kids Healthy and They Will Want Healthy By Leanne Ely, C.N.C Have you ever traveled to a foreign country and been shocked at the foods that they eat? And how about the children? Have you noticed they eat what their parents eat, not dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets and other typical, dumbed […]
HF – Let Food be Thy Medicine
Let Food be Thy Medicine By Leanne Ely, C.N.C. Eating a varied diet, eating clean, moving around (yes, the e word, exercise!), having positive thoughts, and getting fresh air goes hand in hand with what Hippocrates believed and promoted. After all these years the truth is apparent–what he taught works. If only more doctors today […]
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! […]