While visiting New York earlier this year, I saw an "octopus" trend. Every menu seemed to include an iteration of octopus. Grilled, sautéed - even blackened. After returning to Atlanta, I watched to see how long it would take before the many-armed cephalopod made...
It's that super hot time of the year - and as a dieitician - many of my clients ask how to stay hydrated in the summer heat. Here are some quick and easy tips to help: •Eat your water. Chowing down on water-filled foods like watermelon, cucumbers and cantaloupe is an...
What's not to like about a crispy, crunchy green salad filled with fresh summer tomatoes, herbs, olives and feta? Plus, you'll feel great about serving a salad full of the potent anti-inflammatory quercetin from the capers and red onions. You can even ramp up the...
What to drink at a hot summer party? Well, a big pitcher of cold, refreshing sangria of course! Thanks Elizabeth for reminding me that it's sangria time. Here's my easy, foolproof sangria recipe that will "stand up" not only to the heat, but any kind of appetizer as...
Don’t you love my cherry pitter – its one of my kitchen “power tools”! It makes pitting cherries SO quick and easy. So, I guess you can tell that I adore cherries. During the season, I eat them any way I can – but most often right out of hand. Wash the bag, dump in a...
Saturday morning dawned clear and hot! Not too warm for the shoppers at the Brookhaven Farmer's Market, tho. A group gathered with me at 10 to share some ideas and samples about good cooking using local produce! Thanks to Manager Yusef from the Cooks Warehouse for...
The Taste and Savor team was in the kitchen on Saturday, creating a luscious dessert buffet celebration. We love it when we can showcase sweets that are so tasty, you don’t even know they are better-for-you! Among the recipes that we cooked up, one of the hands-down...
With a lighter than normal work schedule this week, I had great aspirations of productivity. I had hoped that lots of planned cooking and recipe testing, would produce some great meals for my family and of course a wonderful new recipe for my blog. Well, not...
Shayna and I hosted a fun class last night. About 20 of us got in the kitchen at Cancer Wellness at Piedmont Hospital and whipped up Breakfast for Dinner! We served this dip with handmade Whole Wheat Bagel Chips, made by spraying thin bagels with a little non-stick...
How could I not be intrigued by a bakery bearing my name? Of course we will overlook the fact that their spelling of "Lea" is incorrect. All jokes aside, I had been looking forward to trying Lee's Bakery for several weeks. Lee's is a Vietnamese...
I have a bit of an obsession with chicken salad. It is a a dish that has many variations. Chef Nancy, Intern, Mary Rob and I were discussing the virtues of chicken salad a couple of weeks ago while making a batch of curried chicken salad for an...
We recently taught an Anti-Inflammatory class as Cancer Wellness of Piedmont. It was a huge hit! Our clients were able to taste and learn about appropriate foods to combat inflammation that often "fuels the fire" when you are talking about diseases, especially cancer....
I had so much fun a the Brookhaven Farmer's Market today! Wish you were there! Above you can see our crew from Cooks Warehouse along with Julie from the Farmers Market, (and her small greens-muncher). Brady from Double Bee Farm had beautiful bunches of mixed greens...
This post was written by our wonderful intern, Mary Rob Murfee. Mary Rob is a graduate of the University of Alabama, and is pursuing her RD certification. Thanks Mary Rob!The Best Roasted and Smoked Pecan RecipeI love salted toasted pecans! My tried and true...
