Has pandemic fatigue set in for you? I finished up a long weekend of virtual "conferencing" on Tuesday. While it was great to still be able to join my recent annual food & nutrition conference virtually, it was added time at a computer screen. In addition, there...
If you enjoy yogurt, there's a good chance you may have switched to Greek yogurt over the past few years. Greek yogurt has taken up more space in the yogurt section of the grocery store of late. It's a great substitute for full fat sour cream and makes a healthy high...
Note: I attended a sponsored food conference in Budapest, in which part of my travel was paid for, however I was not compensated to write this post. I just like to write about food, and have always been fascinated with its cultural roots. When I travel, I immerse...
If you follow my social media posts, you've probably noticed that I love coffee. I grew up in a household of coffee drinkers, so that wonderful smell of coffee brewing in the morning is a familiar and comforting aroma. I started drinking coffee with milk when I was...
I am not an appliance person. I prefer my knife and a cutting board to dragging out a food processor (although I do own a small one, and it's handy for dips and whipping up certain things). But as I enter the empty nest life, I find myself cooking for one or two more...
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Veal. When was the last time you bought it and cooked it, or ordered it at a restaurant? If your answer is "It's been years”, I encourage you to give it a try, because it is delicious. I had the opportunity to attend a sponsored press trip where I visited three veal...
Food is linked to the environment. Growing food depends on proper climate conditions. The use of natural resources and the application of pesticides or herbicides have an impact. But when it comes down to survival, human instinct is to sustain life. If it came down to...
For several years now you may have heard messages that you should 'limit refined grains', or even that refined grains were bad for you and may raise your risk for disease. I attended a conference session sponsored by the Grain Foods Foundation that shared data about...