Gluten -free? Not so much- still grain based. What to do? Bring in the mushrooms! Tasty, hearty & meaty, they make an excellent side dish to turkey, veggies and salad! I like to combine an assortment of different types including Cremini, Oyster, Shitake & Porcini. Saute some garlic & oil (big surprise!) in a cast […]
Read More ›A recent piece in the NY TIMES focused on Weight Watchers Point System. The Chief Scientific Officer for WW stated, “Fifteen years ago we said a calorie is a calorie is a calorie. If you ate 100 calories of butter or 100 calories of chicken, it was all the same. Now, we know that is not […]
Read More ›Cranberry Sauce. The mere name brings to mind images of a jellied, sugary, can-shaped mass, which retains its shape even out of the can, only to be sliced, then wiggled onto a serving platter. Ingredients include cranberries, high fructose corn syrup and regular corn syrup (you get TWO types- great!). Rather than reaping any of […]
Read More ›As a former Christmas Bake-A-Holic, I feel the pain of those of you who no longer want to inflict butter, grains, dairy and sugar upon friends and family as 'gifts'. Before spending a stretch of time in my kitchen, I thought I'd see what I could come up with via a Google search […]
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