"Fuel your body...Delight your senses"
Stephanie Brina-Herres, MS, RD, CDN
- Mar
28
2012
March is National Nutrition Month(NNM)!Springtime marks a time of renewal for individuals throughout the world on so many levels. People look forward to celebrating it in a variety of ways, including those who will choose to celebrate Easter and others who will commemorate Passover, etc., in April this year.
In this two part article, we will focus on Celebrating Easter in Part 1 of 2. Part 2 of 2 will focus on Commemorating Purim through Passover.
(NNM “Widget” (aka image code) courtesy of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
There are a wide variety of tips that can enable almost anyone to enjoy healthier version options of favorite recipes should you decide you want to explore updating them. Some of these tips might be applicable and appeal, depending upon whether or not you need to consider any other special diet restrictions for medical or other reasons.
As always, please check with your medical professional when it comes to matters pertaining to your individual health or that of your family members. Remember that we only offer infotainment on this site.
Besides the tips below and elsewhere on the www, there are also various cookbook options with recipes by others, etc., for purchase, should you wish to pursue adding any new paper cookbooks to your physical book library or eBooks to your electronic library.
When it comes to food choices, any decision is always yours to make.
Some individuals without a specific medical condition to the contrary may be able to and choose to allow themselves a little indulgence one day and make up for it on some other days.
We fully respect your right to follow the approach that works for you!
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- Mar
19
2012
Remember that March is National Nutrition Month (NNM) and eating more vegetables, whole grains, and healthier fat choices is part of how to best celebrate it.Today’s blog will focus on a vegetarian dish that many people might enjoy having.
It contains tips on developing flavor in 10 Minutes-or-Less using a fun barley recipe that comes from an Executive Chef who originally hails from Switzerland, but has lived and worked in many parts of the globe in his career to date.This Executive Chef’s blog site, as he puts it, is “All about gourmet food, country food, recipes and travel. Having fun cooking with some facts about products and techniques.” He really is a Country Gourmet Traveler!
NNM “Widget” (aka image code) courtesy of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Barley image courtesy of Skorpio on Wikia.
See chef’s blog site for actual recipe images. Food Styling and photography ©2012 by Walter Butti, used with his permission.Read on for the details of a recipe he kindly developed after receiving our request for his insight, as it includes a number of great tips for developing flavor in a short amount of time.
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- Mar
7
2012
March is National Nutrition Month(NNM)!Registered Dietitians (RDs) everywhere are celebrating and ready, willing and able to share what they know with the public. If you need to find a RD, don’t hesitate to use the referral service offered by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
During NNM there is also a lot of free information available through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics on topics such as healthy snacking & healthy shopping to help you “Get Your Plate in Shape” this March, and even more hints, tips and recipes, etc. Why you can even find short to-the-point Videos in English and in Spanish! Be sure to check out their Smart Snacking for Adults and Teens, as well as 25 Healthy Snacks for Kids, as well as Shop Smart – Get the Facts on Food Labels.* Also check out the National Nutrition Month Recipes for 2012 and even the NNM recipes for 2011.
Often the total meal preparation time and some of the other suggestions might take longer than 10 minutes, however, so we thought why not focus on sharing some of our tips that work to develop flavor in 10-minutes-or-less?!
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- Feb
22
2012
Dining at sea means both the expected and the unexpected are now being offered for an additional cover charge beyond the cruise fare, allowing cruise ship guests more options than they ever previously had. Read the rest of this entry >
- Feb
22
2012
Having returned from a holiday at sea, we thought you might enjoy a little “behind the scenes” look into some of what it takes to feed some 2,000 or more guests on board a luxury Five Star cruise ship at sea. Original color photo was a gift courtesy of Celebrity Cruise Lines (decreased in size, antiqued, and blur edged vignette effects adjusted for this blog posting; I’m in the back row on the right as you look at the photo). Read the rest of this entry >
- Feb
21
2012
Grenada, part of the Grenadine islands, has long been called the Isle of Spice or the Spice Island, however, its biggest business today is really tourism with a nod to its heritage as a spice & herb producing & processing island. Historically, Grenada has been the second largest producer of nutmeg in the world (after Indonesia). The nutmeg pod is at the 8-9 o’clock position in the basket, while the cinnamon sticks in the center of the basket are actually approximately 10″ long. Cacao pods and bay leaves are at the 12 o’clock and 1-2-3 o’clock positions. Read the rest of this entry >
- Jan
25
2012
Continuing on with our “Think Red” series to encourage wiser food choices that can contribute to heart health, today’s blog post is not just about beans and heart health. We’d like to also mention the larger family that beans belong to as well.Various beans can actually be quite heart healthy, depending upon exactly how they are prepared and what other ingredients they are combined with. Most people are familiar with red kidney beans, although there are many other beans, which belong to a larger family called “pulses” and include a wide range of naturally nutritious offerings. Image courtesy of Iowa State University Extension.
We’ll mention just a few of these and talk about some dips just to get you started in exploring some of the possibilities of using more beans and other pulses in your meal and snack planning. A favorite for Super Bowl Sunday is this super easy to make healthy bean dip recipe we’ll list the ingredients for in just a minute.
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- Dec
30
2011
Italian families typically love eggplant dishes, and tend to be quite fond of pine nuts as well.
It turns out that combining eggplant with pine nuts is a perfect start for creating an appetizer to enjoy year round, and it can be quite delicious during the winter holidays.
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- Dec
22
2011 - Dec
16
2011
This particular cake recipe dates back to my childhood in terms of my own recollection, but the Yule Log aka BÛCHE De NÖEL has been a holiday favorite for centuries.Before moving out to the suburbs, my mother worked in the city–New York City to be exact.
There was a famous and unusual eatery there called the Horn & Hardart “Automat” where sometimes, for a splurge, on a vacation day she would go and get a rare lunch out, or sometimes just a dessert.
Other images of the Automat from that time can be found here. The last New York City based Horn & Hardart “automat” concept restaurant reportedly closed in 1991.
My mother had fond memories of a wonderful Yule Log treat she had enjoyed at the Automat and years later, after becoming a homemaker, she decided to re-create the treat, but with a twist of her own.
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