Blueberry Buckle Recipe
Are you a blueberry fan? Me, too, so here is a little background and then a yummy recipe for Blueberry Buckle which is a long-time family favorite! What’s So Special About this Recipe? My recipe for...
View Article8 Watermelon Fun Facts and A Mediterranean Watermelon Salad Recipe
I think watermelon is just about everyone’s favorite fruit in August. After all, there’s nothing more thirst-quenching, sweet, and delicious, is there? 8 Fun Facts about Watermelon It is in the...
View ArticleSpanish Tortilla is a Potato-Onion Omelet
If you think an omelet is only for breakfast, then think again. This one works as a meal or a healthy snack. In Spain, the traditional Tortilla is well known as comfort food. It’s a popular meal...
View ArticleSeafood Cooks Quickly and Tastes Great
As a nutrition professional, I’ve encouraged a lot of people to eat fish and shellfish and I hope that I’ve succeeded. Seafood is a top choice for a burst of delicious protein at breakfast, lunch, or...
View ArticleCinnamon Mandarinas with Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a Recipe from Spain
Here’s a dessert recipe that will tickle your taste buds as it protects your body and brain from oxidative stress, inflammation, and aging. These sound like impossible claims, right? In fact, by...
View ArticleBreads, Cookies and Muffins with Quality Nutrition and 3 Recipes
Baked goods with carefully chosen ingredients can fit everyone’s good nutrition plan if you keep an open mind. Baking Best Practices There are a few best practices to rely on when you want to bake a...
View ArticleSimple Ingredients Make Great Flavors in Tomato and Basil Soup
If you think seriously about flavor, there are certain food pairs that work together in perfect harmony. For example, tomatoes and basil. There are many Mediterranean recipes that combine tomatoes with...
View ArticleCool Foods Make Summer Better and 5 Options to Try
One important food lesson I learned while living in Spain last year was that cool foods like soup can make a hot day much better. Cool Tomatoes In Spain, one of the universally favorite foods to...
View Article7 Ways to Enjoy Apples and Pears in Healthy Meals
Is there anything nicer about late summer and fall than new-season apples and pears? I don’t think so. Most people know that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But, did you know that a pear a day...
View ArticleMealtime Traditions Sprinkled with Good Nutrition
Most of us have meals or recipes that we consider traditions, but what we forget is that they don’t have to be difficult and time consuming. The best sprinkled-with-good-nutrition traditions are ones...
View ArticlePumpkin is a Top Choice for Fall
Pumpkin has a lot going for it — a bright orange color, a healthy nutrition resume, and a flavor that is truly delicious. Most people that I know, including nutrition professionals, are enthusiastic...
View ArticleConfidence Makes Cooking More Fun
Confidence adds a fun-factor to cooking and that’s worth a lot. 5 Ways to Become More Confident with Cooking Read through your recipe before starting to cook. This is a very important tip and it’s...
View ArticleHow to Start a New Nutrition Plan and Succeed
Every January, when we turn over the calendar to a new year, there seems to be a natural starting point for positive change. If you’ve been waiting to start fresh in the New Year then here’s a...
View ArticleTaking the Mystery out of Nutritional Counseling & 3 Easy Meal Plans to Try
If you struggle with ideas for healthier nutrition, try this: hire a registered dietitian and go for colorful food. Taking the Mystery out of Nutritional Counseling If you’re like most of my clients...
View ArticleFood Textures and a Recipe for Fresh Pickles
Food textures can add to the enjoyment of eating so be sure to try all of them. Common Food Textures Do you notice the crunchy or squishy texture of a food when you eat it? Do you cook pasta to ‘al...
View ArticleFrozen Fruit is a Sweet Choice and Healthy, Easy Mixed Berries Crisp Recipe
If you like to bake then try making a frozen fruit crisp – for easy, for quick, for tasty, for better nutrition! There are so many advantages to frozen fruit that listing them all is hard to do. Let’s...
View Article8 Watermelon Fun Facts and A Mediterranean Watermelon Salad Recipe
I think watermelon is just about everyone’s favorite fruit in August. After all, there’s nothing more thirst-quenching, sweet, and delicious, is there? 8 Fun Facts about Watermelon It is in the...
View ArticleSpanish Tortilla is a Potato-Onion Omelet
If you think an omelet is only for breakfast, then think again. This one works as a meal or a healthy snack. In Spain, the traditional Tortilla is well known as comfort food. It’s a popular meal...
View ArticleSeafood Cooks Quickly and Tastes Great
As a nutrition professional, I’ve encouraged a lot of people to eat fish and shellfish and I hope that I’ve succeeded. Seafood is a top choice for a burst of delicious protein at breakfast, lunch, or...
View ArticleCinnamon Mandarinas with Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a Recipe from Spain
Here’s a dessert recipe that will tickle your taste buds as it protects your body and brain from oxidative stress, inflammation, and aging. These sound like impossible claims, right? In fact, by...
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