Food Noise?
I am all about food…and wellness. I love the communal, sensual nature of preparing luscious, healthy foods and enjoying them with people I love. As an Italian, we always joke…
Can Vegetables Be Our New Meat?
It’s been a bad time recently for meat-and meat eaters. Everywhere they turn, they are faced with studies telling them meat kills, experts advising to quit meat and contaminated meat…
Cranberries for A Healthy Holiday Glow
As the holiday season kicks into high gear, our thoughts turn to family gatherings and tradition. Okay, the pressure of holiday shopping is foremost in our thoughts, but stay with…
Let Go…and Do Good
I am not a big fan of clutter or accumulating what we don’t need so the rule in our house goes like this: “Have you use this in six months?”…
Happy Healthy Holidays
I spent a few weeks working in Italy this past summer and fall and was struck by how healthy Italian living feels with its slower pace and relaxed lifestyle. Italians…
Oil or No Oil-That Is the Question
Not a day goes by that I am not asked about oil. I have to say that while I am honored and thrilled to answer anyone’s questions at any time,…
How Far Have We Really Come In Our Quest for Health?
It’s a discussion that has to be had, whether we like it or not. Not a day goes by that we don’t read, see or hear a news story telling…
Living a Healthful Peaceful Life
I am a cooking teacher, first and foremost. I get asked a lot of questions as a result. And it seems to me that we have lost our way when…
Suffering Seaweed, Batman! It’s A Real Super Food!
You may think of them as the annoying fronds that wrap around your ankles at the seaside, but sea vegetables are the ultimate super food. At a time when it…
Shiitake Happens
We may not think of shiitake mushrooms when we think heart health, but we should. I often joke that a true lover would present his or her beloved with a…
Dried Fruit-Healthy or Hype?
Many of you have heard me say that when that candy bar in your desk drawer is calling your name at snack time…well…there’s a better choice. For many of us,…
Tailgate This!
It’s that time of year. We’re all about the Super Bowl. And while the game is the center of the universe for those 4-5 hours, it seems to me that…
Glorious Grapefruit
I don’t know about you, but where I live, when the bone-chilling cold of winter sets in, it feels like it will never thaw. Steel grey skies, cloudy days and…
Fabulous Fennel
Growing up in an Italian household, fennel, or finocchio, was a staple on our autumn table. It wasn’t until I grew up that I discovered that it was rarely used…
Cleaning Up For the New Year
It’s the New Year. You’ve made the decision to clean up your eating habits and get fit. Maybe you’ve made this resolution before, but what if it could really “stick”…
Changing How We Think
When I was younger and newly vegetarian, I think I had it easier than today. In order to change how I ate, I had to change how I thought about…
Listening In the Kitchen
I spend a lot of time in the kitchen. It’s my job. I love every second of it. Having worked as an artist in my earlier years, I love the…
Changing Your Mind
No one likes change. It’s uncomfortable and takes us into uncharted territory. It can be scary and we aren’t sure of the results…or consequences. And sometimes, we just get tired…
The Aristocrat of Oranges, The Mandarin
I live on the East Coast. Winter sets in with dull, grey, bone-chilling cold days. Since I can’t always jet off to a tropical paradise for a break from winter…
Discovering the Christmas Spirit
I grew up in a wild and crazy Italian and Irish family who seemed to compete for who could yell the loudest or be the most dramatic. We were all…
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” -Dalai Lama Sitting with my godson in an ancient Franciscan monastery in Italy,…
Eating with the Seasons: Winter
We live in a great country where we can get any fruit or vegetable at any time of the year. That’s good news and bad news for us. It’s good…
It’s Diabetes Awareness Month
If you watch television for more than 30 seconds, you’ll see an ad for a diabetes drug, with discouraging language for people trying to manage this lifestyle disease on their…
The Salt of the Earth
I decided to write about salt for a couple of reasons. I adore salt and all it does for my cooking and health, but more important, I am asked about…
An Apple A Day
As the cold weather continues to march toward us and autumn is in full blush, is there anything that lifts your spirits quite like crisp, juicy apples spilling out of…
O-o-o-o-o-o-h, Onions
As the weather cools, we turn our attention indoors. We move from the outdoor sizzle of the weather to the indoor sizzle of our skillets. For some of us onions…
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