Finding a balance in life is one of those things everybody talks about, but very few achieve. I try to do it with recipe posts; for every salty oat cookie, I try to include a healthy recipe, like this halibut and veggies entree. Staying balanced is a lot easier if the healthy foods are just as appealing as the unhealthy foods, so we don’t feel we’re doing penance for the cookies by eating the fish. Generally I try to mix […]
I’m always on the hunt for a substantial dinner salad – something that will fill up an adult until breakfast. As my husband loses weight, I seem to be finding it, so there’s necessity behind the quest right now. It’s not so much that I burn to be thin; I just don’t want to shop for more clothes. The pressure for women to be slender and perfect is so overbearing in our culture that I wanted to cheer when I […]
Dinner parties can be stressful, and not just because of the planning and prep time required. Entertaining can be expensive. If your budget is keeping you from having friends over, here are a few things you can do to lessen the burden: Choose a menu that isn’t heavy on expensive cuts of meat or recipes with lots of exotic ingredients that you’re unlikely to use again. Discipline yourself to use the things you already own; there’s no need to invest […]
This is for the hardcore dark chocolate lovers out there. And if you love dark chocolate and you love ribs, you won’t want to miss this recipe. Like star-crossed lovers, these two beloved foods have had many admirers, but somehow they’ve missed the love connection – until now. Chocolate on meat, in the form of a mole, is common in Mexico, where they don’t always feel the need to add sugar to chocolate. Full disclosure: if you are wedded to […]
In my efforts to keep my husband on his weight loss regime – and if the use of the word ‘regime’ makes me sound like a dictator, I bet he’d agree with the characterization – I’ve come up with some healthy lunches for him to take to work. This is only partially successful because he eats out so much, but my youngest daughter covers the business lunches by finding out where he’s eating, reading the menu online and emailing him […]
