It is the season to pick up goodies from a garden or farmers market! I love fresh fruits and vegetables during this time of year for that reason alone. How fun is it to talk to the farmer at the market and really find out how he grew the okra? Or take your child (like...
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Recipe for Success: A Guest Post by Healthy Sous Chef Partyologist, Lea Bowen
Last night, Chef Nancy and I had the pleasure of hosting a group of executives from The Coca-Cola Company for a hands on cooking class at the Cancer Wellness Center. This internationally diverse group of people were in town for meetings and of course a little fun....
Summertime and the Living is HOT!
I don't know about you - but I have difficulty spending lots of time in front of the stove when the weather is HOT! Here's an easy and delicious salad that will keep you out of the kitchen, and allow you to spend time with the family! Full of cool seasonal...
Remembering Ignes-A Guest Post by Healthy Sous Chef Partyologist, Lea Bowen
Recently, I received news of the death of a dear woman, Ignes Pellis. Ignes was my family's housekeeper during my childhood in Brazil. Ignes did much more than keep our house neat and tidy. She took care of us by being a friend, companion, interpreter, babysitter and...
Bella Italia: A Guest Post By Healthy “Sous” Chef Partyologist, Lea Bowen
I had the pleasure of traveling to Italy for the first time this summer. This trip exceeded all of my expectations. From the ancient history of Rome, to the rolling hills of Tuscany and finally to the glorious canals of Venice. It was all breathtaking and awe...
Anti-Inflammatory Foods
We had a cooking demo at Cancer Wellness this week that focused on food and inflammation. It was a wonderful cooking demo! We had a great turnout (55 people) and Chef Nancy and I worked in collaboration with another collegue, David Hobbs (the accupuncturist at Cancer...
Cooking with Herbs and Quinoa – Pomegranate Quinoa Salad
Last week, I had the pleasure of teaching a quick cooking class to the women of the Highlands NC Garden Club. We tossed up several delicious salads and served them along with some mint green tea and a mini lemon yogurt cupcake. I was surprised at so many of the group...
When a Salad is More Than Just a Bowl Full of Lettuce: By Healthy “Sous” Chef Partyologist, Lea Bowen
Chef Nancy and I do the majority of our cooking at the Cancer Wellness Center, and like to provide the staff and sometimes a patient or two, to a salad for lunch on the days we are there. Most often our salads are spontaneous creations, built from leftovers and items...
Spring Fever!
I love trying new foods in the spring. Whether I am going to farmers markets, growing them in my garden, or buying them in a store, it is a great time to expand my palate. Here are a few that I have tried recently. Chef Nancy always encourages me to make one big meal...
The Ladies of Pink Heals Rock!
The first time I met Lisa Vingerling, was with Jimmy Rumba. Yes, that’s his name, Jimmy Rumba. He was teaching a party of twenty young, beautiful women how to Salsa Dance. Some women had long hair, some short and some none at all. But everyone was grooving and moving...
Out of Indulgence Comes Inspirationa Guest Post by Healthy Sous Chef Partyologist, Lea Bowen
I recently traveled with family to Chatanooga, TN for a weekend spring break getaway. As a good mother should, I dutifully followed my husband and kids to the Tennessee Aquarium, RockCity! and The Chickamauga Battlefield. Seeing with the new eyes of my children, I...
Friends, Poetry, Fun and Food
The Poetry Reading I attended at Cancer Wellness at Piedmont was wonderful. Each guest brought a poem they had composed, or one of their favorites. Some were funny, some sad, all the readings captured insight into the group of fellow survivors and friends. Vicki...
Fast, Fun, Fresh and Delicious
The brilliant colors in this salad are part of the fun - but also part of the-good-for-you in the delicious and easy salad. Shayna and I love recipes like this that are full of "stealth health" ingredients. The cabbage, carrots, berries and nuts are all part of eating...
Celtic Wisdom, Irish Feast!
This Guest Post is by my colleague and wonderful pal, Dennis Buttimer. Dennis and his wife Angela are good friends special to not only me - but to many participants at Cancer Wellness at Piedmont Hospital. We had so much fun doing our class together a couple of weeks...
The Cook’s Warehouse Revisited By Healthy “Sous” Chef Partyologist, Lea Bowen
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of assisting Chef Nancy at two different cooking classes at The Cook's Warehouse. It seems like only yesterday, that I attended my first cooking class, at the then, new Cook's Warehouse on Amsterdam Ave. I was a single twenty-something...