Firstly, what the Ketogenic “Keto” diet is a strict regimen of low-carb, high-fat foods that forces the body into a state of ketosis, which is when you burn fat, instead of carbohydrates, for energy and the diet has taken the US by storm. However there are a lot of factors that should be considered when Read More …
Yes it has been a warmer Summer than usual but I like most people will be very sorry to see it end. I simply love the consistency of being able to schedule an evening meal outside any day of the week, or the times when friends drop by and you don’t need to bundle up Read More …
Over the past few weeks we’ve been looking at some alternatives to the conventional ways we cook as part of our never ending quest to save time and eat better. Today we have paired that with a recipe which will also be delicious and have multiple uses. We are going to make Coriander-Crusted Roast Beef Read More …
Before you know it guys summer will be here and we’ll be wonder where all the time went that we had to get our “summer bod” in shape. In fact, we were just asked to our first pool-party of the season next weekend. So as we have previously written, you don’t expect to gain 3 Read More …
It’s that time of year again and the day you take down the Halloween garb it’ time to start focusing on Thanksgiving and Christmas and that means cooking and usually for a larger audience than usual. For those of us that do it every year, we’re always looking to do something a little different, shake Read More …
For those of us that like the heat we have been treated to the warmest Summer on record in most places, and although we may not hit the previous highs it seems because it’s taking so long to cool down we may have a couple of extra “Summerlike” weekends left, kind of like extra innings Read More …
Aalst Santa Clause has punched the clock and booked his ticket to the Caribbean for the off season, the yule logs are now smoldering ashes, and the any remaining Egg Nog has gone bad. Also the season of obligatory Christmas parties and counting the hours until the fish/relatives/in-laws leave, has come to an end. However Read More …
As time goes on I’ve found that I have less and less time to call my own. The kids are at that point where they may not need to watch over via helicopter, but too young to drive which means between practice, games, play dates, and school activities, not to mention jobs of our own, Read More …
In the film “Julie & Julia” the premise of the film was about a blogger that wanted to make every dish in the Julia Child cookbook “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” and it seemed one of the points Nora Ephron really wanted to get across was how difficult it was to make these dishes Read More …