Losing Weight Intentionally

The Boost Your Metabolism Cookbook claims to be waist-whittling and butt-busting, two very attractive qualities in a book. Our friend “the Bikini Chef,” Susan Irby, has collaborated with Rachel Laferriere to offer dieters ways to boost their metabolism without suffering through milk chased with hot sauce or maple syrup/cayenne pepper lemonade (Ugh. Do people really [...]

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many doctors and dietitians recommend a “Mediterranean diet” for its heart-healthy benefits. Here’s what that means: Eat whole foods, not processed. that means plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables and items in their original form — low-fat cheese instead of cheese dip, for example. Limit sweets, especially packaged ones. Don’t make meat a main course. [...]

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SOQUEL — Mary Beth Magee, once a new York chef, found a couple of kids in the Soquel Hills after she moved here in 1985 to raise a family. She was enjoying fresh eggs and milk from the farm down the street when, one day, the farmer said she was looking to downsize. she sent [...]

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Delicious and nutritious … black rice pudding. Black rice – revered in ancient China but overlooked in the West – could be one of the greatest “superfoods”, scientists say. Black rice recipes The cereal is low in sugar but packed with healthy fibre and plant compounds that combat heart disease and cancer, say experts. Centuries [...]

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The Greek isles are alluring; the history and myth of Greece enthralling. and the trendy “Mediterranean diet” phrase nets 835,000 hits on Google (compare that to the 303,000 hits when you do a search for “Creole cooking”). What is the Mediterranean diet? The Mayo Clinic Web site offers this, “The Mediterranean diet traditionally includes fruits, [...]

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September 08, 2010 The word schnitzel brings to mind a thin piece of veal fried in breading. But that dish, Wiener schnitzel, is only one preparation for a delicacy that can be made with any kind of meat. Schnitzel is actually the German word for cutlet, most often dipped in egg, breaded and fried. Want [...]

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BUTTERNUT SQUASH GRATIN WITH ONIONS AND SAGE Note: from "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone" by Deborah Madison. • 1/4 c. olive oil, divided • 4 c. thinly sliced onion • 4 fresh thyme sprigs • 2 tbsp. fresh chopped sage, or 2 tsp. dried • Salt and freshly cracked pepper • 6 c. uncooked, but peeled [...]

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There is an ever-growing popularity of hot sauces and exotic spices on grocery store and supermarket shelves. Once the almost exclusive domain of the Tabasco sauce, the aisles are now crowded with cajun, Cancun, Jamaican, and East Indian spices, rubs and spice mixtures just to name a few. Our taste buds are accepting and indeed [...]

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