This is a very typical meal for our family: chicken with veggies. Though it’s not the most exciting dinner on the planet, I add a little zip by marinating the chicken all day, while at the same time minimizing the manual labor required at 6 p.m. The yogurt-based marinade is from an older issue of Bon […]
Welcome to final week of the ten-week New Year Health Challenge, courtesy of Christine Kling of Body Basics LLC in Boise ID. What To Eat for Dinner When making a healthy dinner choice, it is always great to keep two things in mind: portion size and color. These two things will promote health in the best possibly way! Follows is […]
The Paleo Diet is based on whole foods presumably consumed by hunter-gatherers during the Paleolithic era, specifically animal protein and plants. It consists mainly of fish, grass-fed pasture raised meats, eggs, vegetables, fruit, fungi, roots, and nuts, and excludes grains, legumes, dairy products, potatoes, refined salt, refined sugar, and processed oils. Many tout this diet to be advantageous for weight loss […]
Warm weather has arrived, school is out and tennis season is in full swing. A few weeks ago, after playing team Honey Badgers, friend/colleague Nancy Gordon whipped up another delicious treat for the ladies — a nutty wild rice salad. A Silver Palate original, Nancy added some of her own twists, as did I, which are […]
This weekend, turned to me and said, “Mom, I wish I could invent a health-o-meter, a machine where you could input a DK Donut and something healthy would come out.” Though he might make millions if he could invent this sort of contraption, I’m not sure what a donut transformation might look or taste like! […]
Warning: Post is not designed for vegetarians or people with a strong aversion towards pork. As mentioned in my post last Wednesday about favorite family fallbacks, I will now share my easiest, favorite dinner. My entire family loves it. Guests love it. Even a friend (who told me after the fact that she doesn’t like […]