What’s Hidden in My Ketchup?

I’ve always been more of a mustard kind of girl. Dijon especially. But every now and then a great [grass-fed] burger or some sweet potato fries call for ketchup. There’s just no way around it.

Following the Purveyors to Kin Shop

On January 19th, I had the great fortune to accompany my friend Craig Orchard, of De Bortoli Wines, to a G’Day Australia! event at Tom Colicchio’s restaurant, Craft. The event was fantastic, as was the food. It was a delicious collaboration between Australia’s famous…

The “Gluten Free Girl”

I just finished up my first module at George Washington University’s STAR Executive MBA program. I have a great group of classmates composed of current and former NFL players and their wives, Olympians, and music biz folks. And we all managed to meld pretty well and pretty quickly…

Taste of the NFL 2012

Recipes Featured in My Videos

Hi all!

Thank you so much for the great feedback on the Chips and Dip as well as the Cheesesteak! Hearing that people are actually using my recipes makes me about as happy as I can possibly be! It pushes me over the top to sheer bliss when I hear that…

Making the Switch to Goat’s Milk

Believe it or not, goat’s milk is actually the milk of choice throughout most of the world — just not here in the United States. No, here we love our cows. But in order for us to drink cow’s milk, we have to homogenize it, a process by which we emulsify the milk fat so it…

Let’s Talk Fat

What does the word “fat” (the noun, not the adjective) conjure up in your mind? Do you picture fried chicken? Cheese? Your love handles?

For the purposes of this blog, let’s agree on a definition of fat. Let’s define fat to be one of several nutrients that are essential for…

A Step in the Right Direction for Healthier Beef

Safeway to Stop Selling ‘Pink Slime’ Textured Beef
By ABC News | ABC News Blogs — Wed, Mar 21, 2012

Safeway, America’s second largest supermarket chain, has announced it will no longer sell what the meat industry calls “lean finely textured…