We recently had the "Biggest Loser" Run/Walk come to Panama City Beach to launch their national campaign. Because of my contributions to Julie Hadden's book, I was interviewed about healthy recipes. You can read the article here. Julie was the runner up for season 4 of the Biggest Loser and she wasn't as fond of cooking as I am. When I first had her family over for ...
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Alligator Pears and Dinosaur Dip
Earlier this week I enjoyed a little quality time with my friend Bebe and her kids at the pool. As so often happens, we started talking about food and its chemistry. We may have had these deep conversations about ingredients because we met while students at the "nerdy" high school and secretly loved Biology class. But if that wasn't motivation enough, Bebe's youngest son, Roe, ...
Healthier Cookies
Now that school is back in session, many lunchboxes are back to work housing lunch and snacks for hungry kids. As they are filled with sandwiches, drinks, and accompaniments, they often also include a "treat" that is in the dessert category. Instead of packing a packaged food prepared in a factory, you can make your own. After reading the label on many of the boxes that these ...
Citrus Season
Living in Florida is wonderful, especially this time of the year. I am very blessed to have many friends and neighbors with an over-abundance of wonderful citrus that they are willing to share. I love the intense citrusy flavor of orange zest. That being said, one of my favorite types of citrus is the kumquat because you eat the whole thing: zest, peel, pulp, seeds, etc. I've ...
