Healthy Foods: “The Hot Dog Rebellion”
My friend Judy Gruen is a special guest columnist for this week. I hope it brings a smile to your face as it did mine! Enjoy!What happens when a mother of four decides to lose weight and get in shape, but her family rebels against the new cuisine? Award-winning humorist and author Judy Gruen relates […]
Food For Thought: Dinner Diva Doles Out Advice
My alter ego, the Dinner Diva has a gig on the side that I JUST found out about. It seems the Dinner Diva decided she was fit to dole out advice in the same fashion as Dear Abby and has been helping the whiny and the lost with all their menu-planning woes. Let’s take a […]
Dinner Diva: Simplify Your Meals
In our pursuit of saving money, we find ourselves scouring the world and the web for ways to cut corners and expenses. And nowhere is that more apparent than in our weekly quest to feed the family. We kill ourselves by searching high and low for coupons. We seek out the bargains, willingly investing our […]
Dinner Diva: Not Your Mother’s Tuna Casserole
All home cooks appreciate the ease of accomplishment of doing dinner the one-pot way. When your family is busy and going in a million different directions, being able to make dinner in one pot, plunk down a salad, and yell, “Dinner!” in the time it takes to boil pasta, is critical mass for any hectic […]
Food For Thought: Time to Get Organized!
As a cookbook writer and full-on foodie, you can imagine what my desk must look like. Yes, it is stacked with cookbooks, food magazines, and recipes torn from magazines, printed from the Internet, or scribbled furiously on my ever-present legal yellow pad. I have recipes; oh boy do have recipes. I had finally had enough […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: The Skinny on Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
Here’s today’s TRICK: When handling raw boneless skinless breasts of chicken that need to be cut up for a recipe, make sure it is semi-frozen. That way you’ll get a nice firm slice made without the wiggle factor! It’s easier and neater this way. Here’s today’s TIP: Make SURE you use a cutting board designated only for […]
Dinner Diva: A Trip Down Memory Lane
I grew up in the ’70s where wide bell bottoms, Richard Nixon, and Charlie’s Angels reigned supreme. And even though Helen Reddy was singing, “I am Woman, Hear Me Roar”, most homemakers of that time weren’t exactly burning their bras…they were figuring out the art of juggling a home and a career and were more […]
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 […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Perfect Poaching
Poaching is method of cooking that is perfect for bringing out the best in delicate foods such as eggs and fish. Some people expand that to include chicken and shellfish and even fruits, but I stop with the eggs and fish, personally. I adore poached salmon and am sharing a favorite recipe with you today. […]