I’m on a mission to teach America how to cook and eat well! As a Registered Dietitian and personal chef my life revolves around food. I’m either cooking it, eating it, teaching about it, taking photos of it, talking about it on television or writing about it. For years the healthy chef had been somewhat [...]
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 Pan-Seared Salmon with Velvet Lemon-Thyme Sauce
Fast & Flavorful Kiwi-Mango Salsa
I decided to experiment with what I had in the kitchen to dye Easter eggs using only natural ingredients, nothing artificial. The process takes a little longer but it’s lots of fun and a great, interactive way to talk to your kids about nutrition, health, whole foods and the environment. First thought: What stains instantly? [...]
There is something awe inspiring about walking through an apple orchard and picking just the apples you want right off of the tree! My husband and I take the boys a few times every year to our local orchard in Colts Neck New Jersey and we love it! After picking the apples we stop [...]
