Cooking meats on the barbecue grill is one of the pleasures of summer, and if we do it right we can stay healthy at the same time. A fantastic marinade is one of the secrets to grilling meat like a pro. This one is my favorite and it is fantastic on chicken, beef, pork, fish […]
Fun in the Kitchen
Fire Up Your Grill, Get Dinner Ready Fast
When the weather starts to heat up I turn to the grill to make a super-fast, healthy dinner that doesn’t heat up my whole kitchen. No dirty pots, pans or stove to clean either. You can make a whole meal on the grill in under 30 minutes., leaving you plenty of time to enjoy a […]
How to Build a Great Bowl
Bowl meals are trendy here now, and for good reason. People have been making meals out of a bowl full of separate ingredients for thousands of years for good reason. Bowls are quick, easy to personalize and very satisfying. The best bowls combine vegetables (raw or cooked or both!) with beans or tofu (if you […]
How to Use Salt for Maximum Flavor and Minimum Sodium
Here’s what you need to know so you can salt your food without getting too much sodium. The most important thing to remember about salt is that it attracts water. That’s how salt increases our blood pressure. Over time, when we eat too much salt or sodium, it accumulates in our bloodstream. Water than enters […]
Turnips are Sexy
I don’t think I’d ever had turnips until a few weeks ago, when inspired by Vivian Howard’s fabulous cookbook Deep Run Roots I picked up some baby turnips at the farmer’s market. They were unbelievably delicious and really easy to cook. Every week since I’ve picked up bunches of the little gems and they are […]
Added Sugars: 37% Come from Soda
Avoiding added sugars is the fastest way to reduce inflammation, pain, and keep our body the size we want it to be. Its simple, but its not always easy. Sugar tastes good! Because sugar is a flavor everyone likes, its added to most processed foods. The consequence is we now are used to eating really […]