Lazy Sauce

March 18, 2010
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I found this “recipe” years ago in an issue of O magazine, and have been using it with wild abandon ever since. The recipe is basically to use the yolk from a poached or fried egg, along with some flavorings from the dish you are saucing, as the sauce. Here’s an example of how it [...]

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Aspirin reduces breast cancer recurrence

March 4, 2010

A new study that investigated whether or not aspirin had any effect on breast cancer recurrence or death from breast cancer was just published. The stats: over 4,000 nurses who were diagnosed with breast cancer were enrolled in the study. Starting at one year after diagnosis, the study researchers tracked their aspirin use. Those women [...]

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Reducing Your Risk of Cancer

March 4, 2010

I was at a professional conference recently, and one of the sales booths caught my eye. Their promotional header read something like “Pesticides Don’t Cause Cancer.” This was rather shocking to me, since this was the annual conference of a very respected nutrition organization. When I investigated further (which was why they used such a [...]

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Peace comes from a clean kitchen counter

February 22, 2010

The phrase mise en place is French for “everything in its place” – loosely translated, since I don’t speak French. When I look at my kitchen and see a clean counter, free of school papers, old recipes, serving plates that need to be put away in the top cupboard, etc., I am eager to cook. [...]

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Granola

February 22, 2010

Yes, I am crazy enough to make my own granola. Which is actually very easy. If you can measure ingredients and turn on the stove, you also can have your ideal, perfect granola just the way you like it. This version is adapted from a recipe by David Lebovitz, and makes a lot of granola. [...]

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Welcome!

February 14, 2010

Hello! I am a nutritionist who loves food. I am also a nutritionist who loves to help people be as healthy as possible. Hate to diet, love to eat, and want to stay healthy while enjoying life? Me too. Finding delicious food that provides the body with the nutrients it needs to perform at its [...]

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