Fit Fare

For the past year I have been gradually reducing the added sugars in my diet.  These efforts have culminated into this past month, when I have managed to forgo all added sugars whatsoever.  That’s right … no white sugar, maple syrup, or even agave.  I admit to a sprinkling of stevia in that “green drink” […]

When I asked for help from experts on topics related to pork, Chef Scott Uehlein of the Canyon Ranch Health Resorts and Spa Clubs, responded with this recipe . . . it will be making its debut on my table this weekend for Father’s Day.
Photo and recipe courtesy of Canyon Ranch/Scott Uehlein.
Quick Orange BBQ Sauce
Makes […]

Before departing for my birthday celebration in glamorous Miami, my lifestyle—more specifically, my kitchen—is filled with good for you, get into shape, don’t-even-think-about-ice- cream type of regimens. Usually consisting of some serious sweaty yoga sessions, sunless tanning accidents- I say accident, because I always end up with brown streaks gracing my knees and other […]

Now that the weather is warming up a bit, we have started eating more salads. Before going gluten-free we used to buy all the creamy, fat-laden Ranch and Italian dressings, but ever since finding this recipe in a magazine I don’t buy any store-bought dressings anymore. It is very light and perfect for those warm […]

While on a cruise, I enjoyed one of the most wonderful dishes I had ever tasted. The taste of Conch fitters while sailing toward the Bahamas was magnificent . But my joy over a spectacular dish took a turn for the worse. It started with itchy eyes and a scratchy throat, but […]

By Ralph and Patti Villers.  We have been on a kick making salads lately. Not your typical leafy green salad, but one made from ordinary and prosaic items, such as grains that we often keep in the pantry. Given the current (high) price of gasoline recently, we employed a ‘raid the pantry only’ strategy. Happily, this […]

Thai food is known for its use of fresh herbs and taste balancing of spicy, sweet, sour, salty and bitter. I enjoy playing with the flavors. For this recipe, think of the ingredients in a summer roll on a crisp and clean salad.
Thai Summer Salad
Serves 8
2 cucumbers, julienned
2 carrots, julienned
2 Thai peppers, […]

Sitting right up in the number one spot of Dr. Perricone’s top 10 superfoods is a relative newcomer to the U.S. market, the açaí berry. Harvested in Brazil, açaí pulp is rich in Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs), antioxidants, and fiber … and (I quote) “studies have shown that this little berry is one of the […]

When spring comes around, do you notice that you start craving more veggies? Suddenly, your taste for mac and cheese is replaced by a desire for crunchy, crisp, bright green vegetables. Foods that didn’t sound so appetizing only a few weeks ago are now tempting and delicious.
Take broccoli, for example. Those “baby trees,” as some […]

One would think that raw food, essentially food in its most simplistic form, would be so incredibly simple to make. Yet, for some reason the very idea of eating raw just sounds so darn complicated. Soaking nuts for hours and even days, purchasing pricey juicers, slowly dehydrating fruits and veggies … who has the […]