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Two Weeks Green Equals 2 Pounds Lost
It is amazing how healthy you can eat when you have all of the right ingredients on hand, you are not eating convenience foods and you cannot go out to eat. I guess it does help that I love to cook but I made really basic stuff.
Delicious Fruit Dessert - Ontario Market
How lucky we were to find quite a few farm stands! Here is a shot of the summer fruit that is from this area: raspberries, peaches, sour and sweet cherries, yellow plums, currant and blueberries.
How can someone restrict calories THAT much?
Restricting calories slows the aging process, keeps you thin, retards degenerative diseases and increases lifespan. The only challenge? Compliance of course!
Shhhhhh - 5 people ate 16 cups of veggies with this meal - fajitas, pico de gallo, guac and more!
You see, I like to be clever when serving guests. There is no way I am going to abandon my healthy cooking strategies but there is also no way I want to take out the fantastic flavor and fun factor.
Preserving fresh basil - one bunch can go in many meals
A traditional pesto has more ingredients – like garlic, pine nuts, other herbs, etc. and you can certainly add all of those, but there is also nothing wrong with simply preserving an herb in olive oil and freezing it and using it like pesto.
Baking and Cooking Fat Saver Guides
CIA ProChef 2 Story
Make A Bowl
McDonald's McCafe Coffee - Best Bets
Salmon is less expensive than hot dogs
Carbon footprint
Living environmentally friendly is more important than ever.
Active Vacation Report
Just wanted to share the picture from our vacation - we went camping and hiking around Yellowstone. What a way to spend a great active family vacation on a budget!
Vegetarian Discoveries
The second thing that stands out to me is the positive message that there is a whole world of colorful healthy food out there for everyone to try!
Grand Prize Pizza
And, our randomly selected grand prize winner is Judy Doherty. Congratulations, everyone!
Which cooking equipment do you use for food demos?
Our best advice? KISS - Keep it short and simple. For 2 reasons:
Over and over
Avoiding heart disease requires more than switching to turkey and chicken. Eating enough fruits and vegetables and avoiding excesses of salt and fat are also key. One study shows great benefits by getting enough fruits and veggies!
Flavored vinegars make great table centerpieces
Why not have a salad with vinegar?
Triathlon Life Magazine Featured Our Chef and Recipes
USAT was kind enough to put my pic and recipes in this month's issue of USA Triathlon Life magazine for Spring 2009 - see page 46.
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