Sometimes, the secret to being good at something is tricking people into thinking you’re good at it. Now, I’m not suggesting you should tell lies, oh nothing like that. If you can’t cook but you want to feed someone a meal whether it’s your new boyfriend or your five year old daughter, there are plenty [...]

I was in high school when the Atkins Diet became popular. I had a friend named Kristen whose mother kept strictly healthy food in their kitchen. Fruits, vegetables and no junk food whatsoever. When the media began reporting that carbohydrates were unhealthy and that eliminating them could help weight loss,  Kristen’s family immediately gave up [...]

Last week an article in the New York Times reported that bake sales are banned from all state-funded public schools. Now, I know childhood obesity is no laughing matter but is a brownie at an occasional bake sale really to blame for the 16 percent of children (that’s over 9 million!) between the ages of [...]

It’s pretty common in American culture to blame our schedules for poor eating habits. Excuses like “I’m too busy to cook dinner,” “It’s faster to order take-out during the week,” and “I worked long hours, so I deserve macaroni and cheese” are all fairly common among the average kitchen-phobe. When your life is busy with [...]

In the summer, one of my favorite activities is dining and drinking outdoors. Whether it’s a rooftop lounge, a sidewalk cafe or a balcony overlooking a parking lot, there is something that just feels good about the warm summer breeze that makes the city air seem less polluted, fresher, hopeful. There is also something that [...]

Sometimes, you need a meal that makes you feel like a kid again. Two of my most common pantry/fridge staples are pasta and cheese. At any given time, I usually have a few boxes of dried pastas, usually whole wheat varieties of spaghetti, penne and linguine and sometimes lasagna noodles or the occasional box of [...]