Fit Fare

I admit it. I’m guilty of biting in to a lush Red Delicious without washing and drying it first. Usually, a three-second towel rub is all it gets. Well, this New Year’s, I’m making a new resolution, to limit my exposure to pesticides.
From birth defects to cancer, science has proven pesticides to be a potential danger to our health. […]

I said it aloud in my office bathroom Tuesday without thinking about the inhabited stalls. I was thinking it for the umpteenth time while looking in the unfriendly giant mirror and it just came out . . .
I look fat.
And it’s true. I wasn’t dressed in a way that excentuates my positives. And these days […]

When I was a senior in high school, our dragon lady history teacher forced all us unsuspecting girls to read “The Jungle,” by Upton Sinclair, the watershed 1906 expose of the meat-packing industry. It’s a pretty foul read - think maggots and rats. A few girls in my class complained that the book made them […]

I found a few more healthy themed Cajun cookbooks out there for review - just a few though and all published over 10 years ago. These four books are newer to my collection so I have prepared less of the recipes. I’ll just give my overall impression of each book. All of the books reviewed, […]

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It wasn’t long ago that reality TV seemed like it couldn’t get any lower. It seemed like every season, a new batch of mind-rotting shows would crop up, with titles not all that far off from Adultery Cruise Ship, How to Eat Dead Puppies, and Women: Pretty but Dumb/Men: Smart but Ugly. […]

The 2006 Food Blog Awards have kicked off on our main site. Head on over there and nominate your favorite food blogs.

Some argue that it tastes better. Others contend that it makes you feel better. Yet others cite environmental concerns as their reason for choosing it.  Whatever the reason, it’s hard not to take notice of the organic food craze.  And with superstore organic chains like Whole Foods and bigger selections of organic food in conventional supermarkets, you […]

As you might have guessed from the title, it’s citrus season in Texas - the country’s third largest producer of citrus fruit. And there are a ton of great recipes and resources out there so you can enjoy the lovely fruits in many ways.
Check out all these delightful recipes at the Texasweet website.

I was engaged just a few weeks ago, so my new obsession is wedding planning.  When I started thinking about wedding cake, I instantly thought of my favorite bakery in my hometown of Portland, Oregon:  Piece of Cake Bakery.  I worked at a natural food store in Portland during my college years and Piece of […]

For most people the holiday season is a time of overindulgence in high fat and sugary foods.  It’s also the time when people find themselves imbibing more alcohol than usual.
Tip # 5:  Limit your alcohol consumption
Drinks with alcohol are surprisingly high in calories, often packing well over 100 calories per drink.  But, the danger in […]