Ok. So, it is true, I am on a bit of a breakfast kick right now. You might even call me obsessed. But the more work I do with clients and in my research on it, the more important I truly believe that it is. So if you are a reluctant breakfaster or a non-breakfaster,…
Yesterday, as I was riding the metro to get to a workshop I was facilitating on easy and healthy breakfasts, I was stunned to see this poster and the response that had been scrawled across it.
For reasons that are unclear, there has been an organic and cage-free egg shortage that has been wreaking havoc on our food plans. We usually have a freezer stockpiled with muffins that we use for breakfasts and in school lunches. Our boys often have eggs for breakfasts. We are big fans of fried rice for…
Last night at dinner I set out a beautiful platter of salmon fillets surrounded by sautéed baby broccoli. The colors were striking and appealing and I invited the boys to serve themselves. Both boys, as expected, dove into the salmon and the millet (which I served for them since it was still quite hot), but…
This week I have been talking to a lot of clients and potential clients who basically don’t cook. At all. They are eager to work with me because they know that home cooked food will help them with their health and well-being, but that hurdle of getting into the kitchen can be a big one….
Recently, I have been getting a lot of questions about beans. Are they worth making from scratch? Are the dried ones really that much better than the canned version? And my answer is always, yes and yes. Beans from scratch really, truly taste better. They have a whole lot more flavor because you are able…
Our lives are so busy and fast-paced that we often eat on the run or before we dash off to the next thing. We are programmed to shovel the food in, so we can be off and running. This is just plain sad. Food should be enjoyed and it should be savored, or at least…
This has been one of those weeks when things just don’t go as planned. It started off on an irregular note with the long weekend, then two snow days, and today a stomach bug has hit my older kiddo. I think these sorts of weeks are a challenge for all parents, whether you work full-time,…
Over the weekend I heard a great conversation on The Splendid Table with Katie Workman about the challenges involved in feeding kids. There was one factoid she mentioned that I am sure I had heard before but somehow really struck me this time: we are born with 10,000 taste buds, but by the time we reach…
I don’t know about you, but one of the things I find hardest about January is not practicing the new habit I am trying to build with a New Year’s resolution (or theme), it is the getting back to real life. Over the holidays I am definitely guilty of letting my good habits slip. I…