Nov

29

Chicken Pumpkin Curry

November 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment

I hope you all had a fun, relaxing, and warm Thanksgiving break! We did!
Mondays tend to be difficult for settling back in and getting back into routine. It’s definitely much harder after a long weekend!

I wanted to share this recipe I made few weeks ago. This fall, I’ve been into fall flavors and seasonal cooking [...]

Nov

24

Importance of Family Meals

November 24, 2010 | 4 Comments

Many of you are food lovers. You are probably in your kitchens whipping up something delicious for dinner and dessert, and hopefully you’re having good company and creating unforgettable memories. I’m not sure if you’re reading blogs this week!
Speaking of good company and unforgettable memories, what a better topic to talk about this week than [...]

Nov

22

Avoiding Everything White: Myth or True?

November 22, 2010 | 5 Comments

When the nurse at my OB’s office found out I’m a dietitian–while she was trying to instruct me on how to eat a low-sodium diet, questions started pouring.
One of the questions was: “should I avoid eating everything white?”
My answer was: it depends.
Often, nutrition messages are simplified, packaged into nice marketable slogans, and mumbled all over [...]

Nov

19

Pomegranate and Herb Stuffing

November 19, 2010 | 1 Comment

Today’s post is short. This is a great tasting pomegranate and herb stuffing that we made with the pomegranate glazed smoked turkey breast. The actual recipe is featured on the “me” movement blog. Click here to see it.
Hope you have a great weekend!

Nov

18

Pomegranate Glazed Smoked Turkey Breast

November 18, 2010 | 8 Comments

My husband complains that Thanksgiving turkey always ends up being a dry cut of meat, inedible without tons of gravy.
I’ve challenged him to come up with a recipe that will change his mind, so we put our heads together and came up with this one. We experimented with it last weekend and it was AMAZING. [...]

Nov

16

Avoiding The Holiday Coma

November 16, 2010 | 2 Comments

Muslims are celebrating Eid today, Thanksgiving is next week, Hanuka is in the beginning of December, and before you know it, Christmas will be here. You are probably celebrating one of these holidays, and regardless of which one it is, we all have one common concern: how to avoid the holiday coma?
The solution: sensible mindful [...]

Nov

16

Are You Being Nice to the Most Important Person in Your Life?

November 16, 2010 | 1 Comment

Chances are the most important person in your life is not you–that would be too selfish. But the truth is, when you are happy and take care of yourself, you are better at caring for others and making them happy.
This post is inspired by the “Me” movement started by my colleague Rebecca Scrtichfield. Her idea [...]

Nov

11

Goose Valley Wild and Brown Rice Review

November 11, 2010 | 3 Comments

Whole grains, less processing, and fewer ingredients. All three are trends in food that this product delivers.
I received free samples of Goose Valley Rice: Brown and Wild Rice Fusion, Natural Wild Rice, and Organic Wild Rice. My previous experience with wild rice has been a box of Uncle Ben’s Long Grain and Wild Rice. I’ve [...]

Nov

4

Six Tips for Stronger Bones

November 4, 2010 | 9 Comments

If you receive Nutrition Action Health Letter, a newsletter published monthly by the Center for Science in the Public Interest and one of my favorite reads, then you might have seen this. The November featured article was on preventing osteoporosis and fractures.
The article is a bit technical, based on an interview with Bess Dawson-Hughes, a [...]

Nov

1

How to Use Pumpkin Butter

November 1, 2010 | 3 Comments

The first time I heard of pumpkin butter was Estela’s (from the Weekly Bite) cream cheese and pumpkin butter sammie she made for her daughter. Few days later, my friends and I took the kids to a local farm fall festival and they were selling it in their market. Along with the pumpkin and squashes, [...]