Archive for April, 2010

• You know you are a foodie…

  Friday, April 30th, 2010

  Is food the centerpiece of your world? I mean it, literally. For those of you who are true foodies, you will indeed make food your centerpiece with this fabulous little tool called a Candle Carver. The Candle Carver turns the most basic fruit or vegetables into an object of beauty simply by twisting it into [...]

• Poppin hot! ~ Recipe: Jalapeno poppers

  Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

  Come summer, easy entertaining is just my style. Finger foods to serve guests on the deck with chilled wine are a match made for sultry nights. Stay outside and enjoy the midnight air by cooking your entire meal on the grill starting with a great appetizer.
  One of my favorites growing up were Jalapeno Poppers–simple to [...]

• Some like it hot, some like it… ~ Recipe: Filet Mignon with red wine shallot sauce

  Monday, April 26th, 2010

  Ever try cooking steaks for many different tastes? This one wants it bloody red, this one wants it like hockey puck gray, and, well, these two don’t know how they want their steak cooked. Oy.
  For the cook it’s enough to give you two headaches. But end the guessing game of whose steak is done when, [...]

• True Confessions of a Recipe Tester

  Monday, April 19th, 2010

  While Olga, my fabulous food photographer is in this week in Spain socializing with matadors and making her way through eating lots of paella, today we have a special guest post from Cecilia Stoute, one of my recipe testers for my new cookbook:  Comfort Foods: Foods to Fill You Up, Not Out (American Diabetes Association [...]

• To look good, moisturize, moisturize, moisturize

  Friday, April 16th, 2010

  My Mom is 86 years old and without wrinkles. Her skin a work of art, and of course her secret is moisturizer every day of her life beginning when she was old enough to pour the creamy stuff into her hands and rub all over her face.
  What works for humans to keep looking fresh, can [...]

• Want to indulge? The secret is in the size ~ Recipe: Individual mac n cheese

  Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

  I’ve never written a book solely with nutrition facts in mind. I write cookbooks peppered with that good information, but if I was ever to write just a nutrition text, it wouldn’t get pass the first round with a publisher. Why? Because mostly what I’d have to say is this: Eat less, smaller portions. Yep, [...]

• Sharp but cheesy. Can these two coexist? ~ Recipe: Double blue cheese spinach salad

  Monday, April 12th, 2010

  Ask a lot of people what their favorite salad dressing is and I’ll bet you can count blue cheese among many of those votes. And why not? With a rich bold tang, blue cheese instantly lifts the flavor of the most mild mannered foods. But what if your food is already strong flavored on its [...]

• Turn drudge work into something glamorous (if just a bit!)

  Friday, April 9th, 2010

  In my career I have been photographed many times while cooking for print and filmed for TV, but when it comes to cleaning up, it has to be more like radio for me: please no one see me! Face it, cleaning up a pile of dirty pots and pans is about as unglamourous as it [...]

• Help feed the hungry with ~ “DC Foodies Do Good”

  Thursday, April 8th, 2010

  DC Foodies Do Good is a DC social club to give back to the community, while sharing the love of food.
  Read more about us and please join us at a future event!
  What is DC Foodies Do Good?
  DC Foodies Do Good is a Social Club created by Robyn Webb and Line Storgaard-Conley, out of their love [...]

• No soy for you? No problem ~ Recipe: Stir fried pork with snow peas and ginger

  Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

  So in addition to diagnosing my nutrition clients with wheat allergies, as of late, I have at least a half dozen clients who cannot tolerate soy either. This may not be problematic if you don’t care for tofu, tempeh, soy milk, soy nuts, edamame or any of the other forms of soy. But when it comes [...]