From promoting heart health to decreasing inflammation, seeds make a big nutritional impact! I’ve advised people to “go nuts“ for their health for years; now for an early taste from my new book (available this fall), here is the skinny …
Last week I was in sunny San Diego attending the Experimental Biology (EB) Conference. It was my first time at EB and in San Diego. Both were excellent experiences. Protein was a hot topic at EB. For this blog, I’m …
Last spring, I was sitting around a table with a few food industry people and none of them understood the term umami when I said it. I thought, “Wow, how is it possible to be in the food industry (including …
Welcome to part two of my Think Lifestyle series. You know I’ve always promoted implementing nutrition and fitness strategies to enhance your lifestyle. Now I’m including sleep in what I like to call the Healthy Lifestyle ‘Triple Reality Equation = …
Think Lifestyle Part Two: The Triple Reality (Food, Fitness and Sleep) Read more »
Ciao from San Gimignano and the final post in my Tuscany Food and Wine series. The train ride from Siena to Poggibonsi station, Piazza Mazzini was delayed but the arranged taxi was waiting for me when I arrived. I had …
Il Borghetto Villa and Pietrafitta Winery in San Gimignano, Italy Read more »
Enter and taste part two of my Tuscany Food and Wine series. Let me share with you my favourite recipes from the cooking experience at Toscana Mia located in Gaiole in Chianti, Italy. Keep in mind, the two sauce recipes can be used …
Welcome to part one of my Tuscany Food and Wine series. Ciao from Toscana Mia in the Chianti Hills! A cooking school I arranged through a Vancouver company, Mama Margaret and Friends Cooking Adventures in Italy (I became familiar with …
Cooking at a 13th Century Farmhouse in the Chianti Hills Read more »
Often I get questions about gluten-free ingredients and foods. For the first time, I used buckwheat flour in the cocoa lentil bars (my last blog post). Therefore, I researched it, amaranth and black rice. In this post I want to share with you some …
Often I receive new food, beverage and ingredient samples from suppliers to taste test or use in recipes. It is one of the interesting perks of being a Dietitian! Over the past six months, I’ve sampled avocado oils, ready to brew cocoa and …