Month: March 2013

The first time I went to a market in Japan, the many unusual sights amazed me. Although I had been to Asian markets in the U.S. before, and even spent three weeks in China learning

My husband’s work brought us to Florence, Italy. Firenze, in the Toscana region, completely turned my world of what I thought of Italian food upside-down. It’s simple, delicious and after a month, I still didn’t

Let’s say a member of your family happens to work at a local retirement center and brings home donated leftover vegetables from the local food pantry. At first you think, Okay! But then you notice

Shortly before my husband and I were married, my then-fiance entered what I like to call his "kitchen appliance-gathering phase." In spare moments between law school papers, he would comb the Internet for the greatest

There’s no denying more and more people have started to adapt a plant-based lifestyle. With recent documentaries like Forks over Knives, Fat Sick and Nearly Dead and Food Inc. turning into mainstream hits, the case

Oh, the memories one slightly chipped white marble table and four well-worn midnight blue vinyl chairs can hold…   There are those long ago home-cooked memories of Aunt Ana’s cabbage bundles, my mom’s hearty beef

This Christmas, I happily received a dehydrator. It's something I've been wanting for a while, but just hadn't gotten around to buying one. The first week I had it, I made some beef jerky which

I was having some trouble deciding what to write about, so I looked for help at home — I asked my twin four-year-old girls. When I mentioned kiwi as a possible topic, their overwhelmingly excited

My sister has been raving about this burger recipe and she and her boyfriend — neither of whom are vegetarian — make it often. It is filling and satisfying. I made is for a few

I was thrilled when the Academy announced this year’s National Nutrition Month theme. To me, “Eat Your Way, Every Day” exemplifies how RDs differ from all of the other health and nutrition coaches out there.

I played in the kitchen this morning. I love when I can do that! This morning, I made crepes. Yum. I am calling these "Buckwheat Crepes" because they have buckwheat flour in them…but really they are

When it comes to children and eating a varied diet, parents often are busy thinking about health — but kids only care about flavor. In my experience, little ones will eat good-for-you food…if they enjoy

Less salt in our food supply could save at least half a million Americans from dying prematurely over the next 10 years, according to separate studies conducted at three universities, two American and one Canadian.

When you think about eating a banana, what comes to mind? A sliced banana floating in cereal and milk? A strawberry- banana smoothie? A monkey jumping across trees on a vine in a jungle with