Have We Lost the Art of Consideration and Kindness?
Where are our manners? I wake each day with a sunny outlook on life. I am very blessed. I have a husband that I adore; friends and family who are…
Healthy Living Really Is Boring
As many of you know, I am a huge fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger. His philosophy on fitness and overall wellness is, to me, spot on. While I don’t always agree…
The Hope of Spring
As the breezes are growing warmer, wafting through our open windows with the perfume that tells us the chill of winter is finally behind us; it’s clear sailing into summer….
The Work I Do
I truly love the work I do. And I especially love hearing from all of my viewers and followers across the country. I love that they are inspired by my…
No One Should Be Surprised by This One
Honestly, I feel like I have written this blog a hundred times before, but here I go again. I recently read two articles that sent my blood pressure soaring. And…
This Season
With the interminable election season behind us, we now deal with the aftermath; who is disappointed, scared and apprehensive and who is thrilled with the results. The good news is…
What I Eat in a Week
I am having a passionate love affair with Stanley Tucci’s new book, “What I Ate in a Year.” He is a smart, articulate, passionate-about-food, clever writer who charms with every…
Cooking from the Heart
As the holidays come on the horizon in all their twinkling glory, we think about cooking. I confess that I always think about cooking, but that’s me. My passion for…
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Wanna Greens, A Game-Changing Green Vegetable
Not a day goes by (hardly) that I am not messaged, emailed or DM’d about a revolutionary new product that will change the way we think about food, nutrition and…
Be Useful…Use Your Voice; Take Care of Each Other and Vote
We live, day to day, in what can only be called a grand experiment. Our founders were sure that a government by and for the people could succeed. Are we…
An Ode to Healing
There’s a lot of talk about this thing called healing. We use it like it’s a cliché, like ‘it is what it is’ or ‘just saying’ but in fact, healing…
Fig Cake with Crumb Topping
This recipe has been tweaked and prodded to create what I think is a pretty yummy cake. Makes 8-10 servings Crumb Topping: Preheat oven to 350 F and lightly oil a 10-inch round baking dish. Whisk together the oil, coconut sugar, vanilla, salt and lemon juice and zest. Mix in…
FinaMill…Part Deux
I have been cooking all my life, well, almost. I fell in love with the rhythm of the kitchen at the tender age of 4, watching my mother, grandmother and…
The Mystery and Magic of Puglia
It was October and the weather was amazing; perfect autumn, cool at night and warm during the day. We were in Puglia filming my TV series in various locations. I…
How I’ll Spend My Summer Vacation
It will be steaming hot this summer, ‘punishing,’ I think it’s being called; as summer is known to be these days. Since it gets so warm and often muggy globally,…
An Ode to Sunday Lunch
When I was a kid, meals were considered sacred time. I always joke that if you weren’t at the dinner table, you’d best be dead. No excuses mattered. Not late…
Well, This Is Frustrating…
It’s the season of seashells and balloons. We long to hang outside and take vacations, big or small. We savor every second of the long days and warm nights, making…
Visions of Summer
It’s June and I don’t know about you, but winter and spring where I am, have been grey and rainy to a degree that everyone is stir-crazy and longing for…
Having a Purpose
I think a lot about the future, even as I am maturing by the minute. Who knows how much of the future I will see? But what I see worries…
Freshly Ground Spices and Wellness
I confess that I am not much for gadgets. They have always been categorized in my mind as “just another thing to clean” when I am cooking. I use my…
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…
My Mother…Mamma Mia
I don’t often write about my mother except in terms of the kitchen. She taught me how to love the magic of the heart of the home. It was the…
The World’s Tiniest Fresh Vegetable Takes Healthy Eating to a New…and Yummy Level
When I first heard of GreenOnyx, I had no idea what I was in for. I was told it was a ‘revolutionary product;’ a game-changer.’ I have heard that before…about…
Feeling Grateful and Letting Go
As we move into this glorious month; the month that kicks off the holiday season and allows us to deny the reality of a long, grey winter ahead, we begin…
Nightshades and Our Wellness
I have lived a vegan, macrobiotic lifestyle for more than forty years. I came to this lifestyle through severe illness and using a rather rigid approach to eating, was able…
Regenerative Agriculture?
Regenerative Agriculture? Conventional, locally grown, CSA, organic…and now regenerative agriculture. Is it just another buzzy term for us to navigate as we try to shop and vote with our dollar…
You and Your Blood Sugar
My friend and brilliant macrobiotic teacher, Dani Mayor in Barcelona recently wrote a wonderful article on hypoglycemia and how many of us it affects; its impact on our daily wellness…
Why You Don’t Need a Book to Cook
Cooking has gotten a bad rap in the past decades. From Betty Friedan to talk show hosts telling women that they’re better than the kitchen, we have moved away from…
Gladiator Stew
I made this delicious grain dish with one of my favorite chefs, and dear friend, Chef Gioacchino Nocera from Bosco de Medici vineyard in Pompeii. He and I made it on my show and while I worked with him on it, I may not have it exactly as he did…
Gas Stoves…Now What?
The articles have been around for a couple of years (many years really…), creating a low-level buzz of discomfort in the cooking community. It seems to have become more like…
An Ode to Stepping Away
It’s February, the month dedicated to hearts, from health to romance. I thought I would take the opportunity to talk to you about my thoughts. On December 20, my lovely…
Women, Cooking and the Vote
I know what you’re thinking. You all come to me for my thoughts on food and wellness, not politics. Well, take a deep breath. This isn’t about party or politics….
Cooking Now
I don’t know about you, but I am about at my wit’s end. A weekend of fury and violence has made the pandemic feel like a premonition of what was…
Keep Cooking
Another month of semi-lockdown and social distancing, no hugs, no kisses. More cooking at home. We may be out of our homes more; enjoying more freedoms, but still… I…
Good Morning Weekend
If you’re like me, you’ve had enough of stress recipes, cooking for comfort and indulgence, cooking with pantry staples, cobbling together something that looks like dinner. I’m tired of crossing…
Our New Normal…For Now
I have worked from home for a long time. Unless traveling, hosting groups; teaching classes and seminars or lecturing, I generally work from my home office (aka, my kitchen), writing…
My Life’s Mission
My reason to get out of bed every day is to make a difference. My mother raised us with the mantra: “If you’re not serving someone or something somehow…
What to Cook This Week
Have you ever stood in the kitchen without one solid idea of what to cook? Espeicially now that we are all cooking all the time? Still? Me, too. Have…
Your Kitchen Is Your Pharmacy
We live in challenging times. Our political system is in upheaval; our food supply is under assault by big business interests who care only for profit, not for quality. Our…
What’s Going on with Our Colons?
What’s Going on with Our Colons? The news was big…and somber…and apparently, shocking for many people, including experts. A new study, published in the Journal of The American Medical…
Bashful bananas
I have to tell you, bananas are not my favorite fruit…sorry. It’s not the flavor…they’re sweet, so that’s good, right. It was purely a texture thing; they’re too soft or…
KISS Me, Baby
I say it all the time. Keep It Simple, Sweetie. It’s the key to success when you’re thinking about changing your diet and lifestyle to reflect healthier habits. My…
Your Essential Pantry
I must get asked these questions ten times a day: How do I set up a pantry to create health and wellness? What should I include, besides the basics to…
This Old Yankee Had a Cutting Board
It was a blazing hot summer day and I was about to do a cooking demo for the Newport Mansions Food and Wine Festival. A man with sparkling eyes…
Actually, This Is the Sharpest Knife in the Drawer!
I love my knife. There; I said it in my outside voice. I love my knife the way women love their shoes…with all my heart. The affair began about…
The Power of Sublime Porcini
There are some things that you just can’t live without…great olive oil, sexy shoes, fresh garlic, juicy grapefruit, loyal friends, tulips in the spring and porcini mushrooms. Growing up…
Summertime and the Grillin’ Is Easy
I know what you’re probably thinking. Vegetarian and grilling are like Romeo and Juliet…with the tragedy. They just…don’t…go…together. But, really, they do. From corn on the cob to veggie kabobs…
Time for a Picnic
As the first day of summer approaches (yippppeeeeeeeee…) we begin to think…picnic! There’s nothing more fun and relaxing, more leisurely and chill than a blanket on the grass with friends…
Passionate About Peaches
As summer moves into its hottest weeks, I think only of peaches…sensual, soft, rich in nutrients and so lush with juice that it runs over our fingers and drips down…
Time to Sweeten Things Up…
As far as I’m concerned, pineapple is the aristocracy of fruit. But don’t let its royal appearance fool you. Underneath its regal crown lies sweetly sensual fruit that can take…
The Beauty of Basil
One of my favorite things about summer is not the beach or long lazy afternoons in the sun or even the explosion of color and perfume in my flower garden,…
The Epitome of Summer…Tomatoes
What’s summer without tomatoes? Boring…lifeless…lackluster…flavorless…okay, okay…it would still be summer and wonderful at that, but tomatoes bring a luscious, sensual energy to hot, sultry days that is without peer in…
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…
Nutmeg-Adding Spice to the Season
Nutmeg is one of the signature spices of the holiday season. We associate its earthy flavor with eggnog, spice cakes, cookies and seasonal lattes. This simple spice has an interesting…
One Healthy Thing – Let’s Do This
As we move forward into these next days, let’s challenge ourselves with lifestyle choices that will result in real radiant health. Everyone tells us that being healthy is easy (including…
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