Category: food
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Six Ways to Make Heart-Healthy Meals in a Hurry
Think that you don’t have time to eat healthy? From experience, I know it’s only too easy to dial for pizza or pick up takeout on a busy day. But by planning ahead, you can get healthy meals on the table in a flash. Break Out Your Baking Sheets. If you follow cooking magazines and…
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Six Ways to Eat More Fish
When we traveled to Italy, we enjoyed an abundance of fish and seafood—calamari, mussels, sea bass and more—whether we were in Rome, Venice or on the sun-drenched Isle of Capri. Surrounded by water, Italy is the perfect location to enjoy a variety of fresh seafood. Seafood is also an important part of the heart-healthy Mediterranean…
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Sunday Sauce
On this frigid Sunday afternoon, I’m grateful to be inside, where a fire is crackling in the fireplace and pasta sauce is simmering on the stove, an aroma I have associated with Sundays all of my life. When I was growing up, as my dad watched the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoons and we wandered…
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Places to See
After 9 days of cruising on a ship to New England and Canada, we returned more relaxed than when we left—but a few pounds heavier. Although vacations can make it difficult to eat healthy, restaurants, resorts and cruise lines are making that easier. Cruise lines are widely known for offering a steady stream of meals…
La Dolce Vita: Our Heart-Healthy Culinary Journey 