Common Cooking Salts
Dinner Diva Common Cooking Salts Let’s face it. If we’re in a kitchen cooking, chances are we’ll be using salt at some point, whether it’s searing, boiling, grilling, roasting, or baking. The chances that salt is involved probably averages at 99 percent. But did you know that there are actually differences in salt? It’s so […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Gotta Love Garlic!
What’s not to LOVE about garlic? Just about the only thing that doesn’t go with garlic is chocolate. But it’s probably just a matter of time before I’ll be eating those very words, LOL Here’s Today’s TRICK: To really save time pressing garlic in your garlic press, don’t peel it. The peel will be left […]
Time to Go a Little Wild
Dinner Diva Time to Go a Little Wild By Leanne Ely, CNC Salmon is one of my all-time favorite fish and one of my all-time favorite meals for that matter. There are so many nutritional benefits to eating it – from its lovely, healthy fatty omega 3’s to its outstanding source of protein. It’s important […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Ode to Okra
Now if you’re from the South, you are genetically programmed to love okra. I’m from California, but it didn’t take me long after moving out to the South to find a fondness for it myself! Normally, okra is enjoyed as a breaded and fried side item, however breading and frying foods have a tendency to […]
Packaged Foods Must Haves
Food For Thought Packaged Foods Must Haves by Leanne Ely, CNC I am about to say something that many you of may be shocked by. Some of you may even utter an audible gasp. You ready? Some packaged foods aren’t all bad. There, I said it! Believe me, the standard will always be food in […]
Sports Nutrition for Kids
Dinner Diva Sports Nutrition for Kids by Leanne Ely, CNC If your children are back in school, they’re probably back in sports, too. Sports requires a lot of our little athletes; making sure he or she is well-fed and hydrated is the key to a happy child (and happy parent, too!). On game day, you […]
5 Steps to Going Organic
Healthy Foods 5 Steps to Going Organic by Leanne Ely, CNC I almost feel guilty talking about buying organic food because I know how this will affect some people’s pocketbooks. However, to say nothing is to perpetuate the problem of not knowing what’s going on. Information is power and in today’s 21st century, with the […]
So What’s Wrong with Soda?
Dinner Diva So What’s Wrong with Soda? By Leanne Ely, CNC Did you know that soda consumption among American children has increased by 500% in the last 50 years? It’s the biggest single source of sugar in the diet today. And after the age of 10, sodas are the most consumed beverage drunk daily—over water, […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: The Amazing Tomato
Summer is coming to an end. Even though I won’t mind the heat and humidity being gone, I will miss all the scrumptious summer veggies and fruits. But the king of all summer produce is one that flourishes in this season from beginning to end: the amazing tomato. These summer rubies are antioxidant gems, especially […]