Sunday, June 10, 2012
This nutrition scientist-slash-foodie is all about moderation. Yup, I mainly write about salads, soups, savory vegetable-based dishes, and seafood, which comprise my usual diet. Sweets certainly enter the picture once in a while, however. Especially when I’m on vacation and sampling the local fare, whether farmers’ market goodies or restaurant creations. It is for this reason that I could not…
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Donuts, Donuts, Everywhere There’s been a bit of chatter about donuts lately on my Facebook page, in part due to Mayor Bloomberg’s declaration of “NYC Donut Day” on Friday, June 1. Coincidentally, during the past week I had several unexpected donut encounters. Quite unusual for me, as I’m not a big donut fan. Unless they’re really good. And I mean…
Friday, June 8, 2012
Roman Background: Painful Travels in Italy My regular readers know that my recent posts have diverged from the usual subject matter of food and cooking due to the back injury I incurred in Rome more than three (!) weeks ago. Sure, I saw the Colosseum and even had an unexpected brief evening out at local hot spot. Despite this, the injury was…
Monday, June 4, 2012
The Healthy Cup Goes to The Naked Chef Know who Jamie Oliver is? The Naked Chef is a rock star in the culinary world, a chef with programs in Britain and the US dedicated to changing the food system and fighting childhood obesity, one school at a time. Thus he’s a rock star in the nutrition and public health worlds,…
Sunday, May 27, 2012
My recent experience in Rome, while harrowing, would have been a lot worse had I not been to Italy before. Granted, it’s one of my favorite cities and I was very much looking forward to taking in sights beyond the Colosseum, as glorious as it is. And lingering over a fabulous Italian pastry and cappuccino in one its splendid coffee…
Saturday, May 26, 2012
This is the third post in a series discussing my recent trip to Rome, with its unexpected happenings while attending a scientific conference on diet and physical activity at the (Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It was all downhill after my first day admiring the gorgeous pignoli-giving umbrella pine trees. Minor edits aside, this post was largely…
Thursday, May 24, 2012
For the past year, I have participated on the scientific planning committee for the International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods, which convened at the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in Rome last week. A triannual meeting, it is the major conference in my field where scientists focus on the measurement of food intakes and physical…
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Looking for a pesto recipe? Try classic Genovese with basil and pine nuts or parsley-pistachio. And here’s a round-up of ten recipes featuring pesto with photos to inspire. * * * * * I love traveling, but it does make writing harder than usual. I’ve been at the International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods in Rome at the Food…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Moxie Confusion This past weekend I took a quick jaunt up the coast to Portland, Maine. While a great foodie town and all-around wonderful place to visit for lobster and beyond, the reason for my trip was for a book signing, not dining. The event was in Lisbon Falls and celebrated Jim Baumer’s Moxie: Maine in a Bottle. I’m always happy…
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Since posting this a few years ago, I have even more Mexican recipes here on my blog. Click here for photos and even more recipes! Mexican Food Wrap-Up. (May Include Indian Food.) Just a quick post to say Happy Cinco de Mayo! Whether you are Mexican or not, at least here in the US many of us look forward to…
