Recently while I was staying with friends, they made a dinner that used pomegranate seeds and pork ribs. I liked the idea for the dish and the combination of flavors, but the ingredient list for their recipe was not the best for those of us working on making healthier food choices.
I decided to recreate the dish with healthier ingredients — and it was a huge hit.…
So often during life, we use travel as a reason for our diet and lifestyle to suffer from bad choices and improper self-care. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
I live my life on the road, basically moving every few days. This has been my reality for the last year and will continue to be for several more. This is because I believe so much in the power of diet and lifestyle to transform people’s daily experience that I have been taking my personal knowledge to the streets to share this journey with others.…
I am 100% Italian and love a good meatball. Actually, I love all meatballs.
The older I get, the more this love has translated into pure excitement about creating new meatball recipes. I find meatballs to be fun to make in all sizes and often lean toward making smaller ones so they are bite-size.
This gal even loves the many ways meatballs can be cooked.…
One-pan meals are my latest love affair. I love combining all sorts of different foods together to create a delicious and nutritious experience. It seems the sky is the limit and I am forever experimenting with this cooking concept. (To be honest, it might even qualify as an obsession.)
But no matter what concoctions I put together, the most requested one-pan meal I’ve ever invented is my chorizo hash.…
Everyone I serve this pudding to simply goes nuts. It is one of the easiest and most delicious treats to make and offers up healthy fats, antioxidants, and much more. This dish works for a treat at any time of day, and everyone seems to enjoy it — because we are talking chocolate pudding here.
The best part about this recipe is you can modify it in so many ways.…
At least once a year for the last six years, lobster tail has been on the menu in my house. Something about lobster makes me feel special. It is a meal that has always said, “Time to pay attention — exceptional food is now being served.”
As a kid, I grew up in a working-class family that did not have much.…
Watching the Super Bowl is only part of what makes the day great in America. Super Bowl snacking and the commercials are two additional reasons to participate in the day America watches the NFL like no other.
But when participating in a Whole Life Challenge, “snacking” takes on a different meaning. Now, we’re talking about healthy snacking (and, yes, there is such a thing).…
Winter means turning on the oven and relaxing while dinner cooks. Roasted vegetables are the best once you’re in the cooler months.
That said, I am not going to lie — for years, I was exclusively a steamed-vegetable kind of cook. Every time I made cauliflower or broccoli, I chopped up the flower and placed the pieces in the steamer, cooking them until al dente.…
No party appetizer could be easier, or get people more excited, than stuffed mushrooms. My maternal grandmother often served mushrooms as a “nosh” before a holiday dinner started — but her version was also breaded and fried.
This recipe is a healthy version that I also find to be even tastier than our family’s original recipe. And it’s really simple to make.…
Antipasto is as much about the presentation as it is about the ingredients. Our Italian family always starts each holiday meal with this amazing dish and there are never any leftovers. Many times this holiday appetizer is the most colorful recipe of the day!
The great thing for busy people about antipasto is that you can make it earlier in the day and cut down on the pre-dinner chaos.…
Fall is right around the corner and I could not be more excited. While I’m anxious to dive into fall foods, the summer weather still demands meals made without the oven heating the house for hours. That makes this recipe a wonderful combo — a traditional turkey meal done simply in the slow cooker.
Of course, a big part of turkey is the leftovers and this recipe delivers.…
When I first started eating more consciously, I realized I did not eat enough veggies. Not only that, but my plate tended to be all one color and not a rainbow. In order to get all the nutrients needed to be healthy, my goal was to have each meal be comprised of many different colors.
When I was a kid, my mother was famous for steaming all our vegetables so we did not worry about adding “evil” fats.…
