Family Meal Strategies for Busy Times

May is Mothers month. Ironically, this time of year is extra busy for families with kids. Many families are saddled with extra busy schedules involving in sports, other extracurricular activities like prepping for year end exams. Moms (and Dads) can be pulled in multiple directions at once. When extra tasks get added to life, something else must be taken out … Read More

What to do with Monkfish on a Week Night

Dinner recipes are not something that happens in my kitchen very often on a weeknight. We usually opt for simple roasted veggies, a lean protein, and a salad. Occasionally we add a starch. When the inspiration for this monkfish dish came to me, it had to be simple, quick and have few ingredients for it to actually happen. Other than the … Read More

How to Make a Fresh Satisfying Dinner in 25”

I love to enjoy fresh fish at home but sometimes it can be dry or stink up the house. To avoid dried out fish and a smelly fish odor, I bake it in foil packets. Foil baking infuses the fish with the flavor while keeping it moist. Odor doesn’t stink up the kitchen because each fish is in a closed packet. This dish can … Read More

‘Miraculous’ Bone-Broth Recipe

In recent years, numerous foods have been pimped out as the next miracle food.  Cabbage and grapefruit were the miracle weight loss foods of my youth. Later there was the super-food era with kale as the all-star. Blueberries were going to save the world, and more recently, bone broth is being touted as a miracle food. Let’s be realistic, miracle … Read More

Smoky Red Swiss Chard

  The biggest lesson I have learned about nutrition is that what we think is the gospel truth about the best diet for us today, is likely to be overturned tomorrow. For a long time I was stuck in the low-fat mindset, and so I am late to the bacon party. As a recovering, strict dieter, I am re-discovering delicious … Read More

What No One Tells You About Eating Well Long Term

In today’s world, with things like hockey practice and homework, families are lucky to eat food prepared in their own kitchen on most nights. I  well remember years like that and I had trouble with portion sizes, cravings, and satisfaction. What happens when we shovel our food in, on the run, and dash off to the next commitment? Our brain gets … Read More

#WIAW What I Ate Wednesday September ’17

I am over my bulletproof coffee phase. It didn’t do it for me.  The taste was amazing, but honestly, I missed my real breakfast. I am content to be back to my typical choices this month. These meals are not new or unusual, but they are certainly satisfying. Breakfast: protein shake made with grass fed whey, berries, spinach, mint, matcha, … Read More

Cravings Part 2: How Being More Mindless Can Quell Cravings

You are enough You have enough You do enough We are plugged in all the time. We are consumed with knowing more, being more and doing more. We have stopped listening to our inner voice. When we become quiet, we have the opportunity to process all that information.  I have to thank my dogs for this revelation. Opus, Caymus and … Read More

Cravings Part 1: What You Need to Know

Cravings are triggered by a stressor (or an emotion) and an environmental cue. Cravings are not a sign of mental weakness, because as women, we are wired to be more craving sensitive than men. It goes back to our ancestors who had true food scarcity, and when food was available, it was hoarded. Our brains are designed to want more … Read More

Gluten Free Meatballs and Sunday Sauce

September is my favorite time to cook, I welcome the end barbecue season, in favor of cooler temperatures and traditional food. This year I am especially into cooking traditionally, because for the first September in 5 years, I am not on a competition diet. Rejoice! #moderate #feedomwithresponsibility Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce, are a food that I was raised on. As a child, on Sundays I woke … Read More