• “Dish with Diane: Chef Inspired Healthy” with Chris Scarduzio

    “Dish with Diane: Chef Inspired Healthy” with Chris Scarduzio

    Instead having you read the same intro over and over again…click HERE for the intro to my series: “Dish with Diane: Chef Inspired Healthy”  Chris Scarduzio Chris Scarduzio is Chef and Proprietor of several award-winning restaurants in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Chris’ Italian heritage fuels his passion for cooking and his awards and acknowledgements bare testaments to [...]

  • “Diane’s Dish On…Corn”

    “Diane’s Dish On…Corn”

    As a Jersey girl, summer means fresh New Jersey corn! Corn originated in Central America and has been cultivated for at least 7000 years.  When Columbus “discovered” America, he also discovered corn. Corn is a human invention, does not exist naturally in the wild and can only survive if planted and protected by humans. Corn [...]

  • “Diane’s Dish On…Eggplant”

    “Diane’s Dish On…Eggplant”

    Eggplants, aka Aubergine,  belong to the nightshade family of vegetables, which also includes tomatoes, sweet peppers and potatoes.  Eggplants have a dimple at the blossom end. The dimple can be very round or oval in shape. The round ones seem to have more seeds and tend to be less meaty, so select the oval dimpled [...]

  • “Diane’s Dish On…Eggs”

    “Diane’s Dish On…Eggs”

    Eggs are so much a part of our everyday lives that some of us may have forgotton their many benefits…nutrition powerhouse, economic protein, culinary necessity and delicious!  Here’s some fun and helpful info about this wonderful little ellipsoid NUTRITION NOSHES *Eggs contain the highest quality protein with just the right mix of essential amino acids [...]