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Easy Ways to Drink Your Fruit All Year Round Growing up, healthy drinks like cool, refreshing shakes and smoothies were (and still are) some of my best nutritious friends and allies. They would help me get my daily quota of fruit and dairy by disguising the “unwanted” ingredients with all the “wanted” ones that I […]
Some people just know how to throw a party. From setting the tables, hiring a DJ and selecting the music, filming, taking pictures, to easy summer recipes that make the whole event relaxed, effortless and unforgettable. Others, like me, just hide in the kitchen and make the cooking happen. I have a married friend (a […]
This is one of my favorite times of the year at the farmer’s market. For the next few weeks, we will continue to see a bounty on seasonal produce from peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, plums, peaches (Oh, peaches!) to berries and onions. This summer I had the best corn ever. Blessed with early crops of corn, […]
I can’t help it. I love onions. I am not really into raw onions, but I could have them with nearly everything when they are tender and caramelized. Yes, including my breakfast on toasted buttery whole grain bread, or over warm biscuits and shortcakes. A few months ago, I shared a picture of onion marmalade […]
Throughout South America, passion fruit vines are as abundant as the many ways to use them. In countries like Brazil and Venezuela, the sweet, mouth-puckering fruit pulp is stirred into juices, blended into smoothies and made into gelatin and sorbet. But for many, one dessert in particular, Passion Fruit Mousse, steals the show. In this […]
Just Stuff ‘Em! Fresh and flavorful ways to use the season’s favorite produce. Heirloom tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, ugly ripe tomatoes, green tomatoes, cherry and grape tomatoes, vine tomatoes… stuffed tomatoes! I haven’t had great tasty stuffed tomatoes since the time my mom used to make them for us—yes, that’s quite some time ago. Nevertheless, I […]
This cold creamy potato-leek soup brings back so many memories of hot summers in New York City. Somehow, it was a classic favorite to have every summer to beat the hot, humid days in the city. For those like me avoiding dairy, here is a dairy-free (vegan) version. Note that I am also using water […]
As some of you may know, I am a grizzled and hardened veteran of the weight loss industry. I’ve tried just about every plan under the sun and have fallen for just about every phony “health” claim since the Carter administration. Even in these enlightened times, there are still nutritional wolves in disguise that are […]
These days Cartagena is often referred to as Latin America’s hippest secret. But true romantics have been traveling to this magical port city for centuries. Thanks to Colombia’s economic reawakening, the city is resurfacing as a playground for the bold and the beautiful. Attractions range from nearby beaches and offshore islands such as Islas del […]