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Taste of Spring
As I prepared for Easter this year, I began searching for a light recipe for our pasta course for dinner. I found this Cooking Light recipe, Pasta With Asparagus, Pancetta and Pine Nuts. It seemed like the perfect choice. I tested the recipe last Sunday for dinner, substituting cooked and crumbled turkey bacon for the…
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Kitchen Inspiration
While I’m on the topic of roasting vegetables, I’d like to share a cooking strategy I learned from Kathleen Flinn’s book, The Kitchen Counter Cooking School: How a Few Simple Lessons Transformed Nine Culinary Novices into Fearless Home Cooks. In this book, Flinn shares her story of a new culinary adventure that began in her…
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Bringing Out the Flavor
Vegetables are integral to a healthy diet, but cooks often try to enhance their flavor by coating them with butter, melted cheese, or even too much olive oil. My husband often reminisces about the asparagus frittatas his mother and grandmother used to make in the summer. However, when I tried to replicate this dish, mine…
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Make It Count
I can’t tell you how many times friends have lamented that eating healthy is so difficult. And while I agree it can be disappointing if you’re trying to retrofit a “low-fat” lifestyle into your old way of looking at food, I have found that eating healthy has changed our perspective, helping us to focus on…
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La Dolce Vita: Our Heart-Healthy Culinary Journey 