Eating Slowly, Eating Healthy
While we focus on eating heart-healthy foods, it’s also important to think about how we eat. Continue reading Eating Slowly, Eating Healthy
Returning to Italy…at Table
Last fall, we traveled to the southern part of Italy. We crisscrossed the lower part of the boot-shaped peninsula, from Naples on the Tyrrhenian Sea to Bari and Lecce in the heel of the boot on the Adriatic Sea. After arriving in Bari, our tour guide took us on a stroll through Bari Vecchia — … Continue reading Returning to Italy…at Table
#Coronaviruscooking
People are spending much more time cooking and baking while social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. You can’t miss the luscious loaves of homemade bread and plated meals everyday people display on social media, using hashtags like #coronaviruscooking and #coronavirusbaking. While I have been trying lots of new recipes, I’ve also been more conscious of … Continue reading #Coronaviruscooking
Memories in the Making
It goes without saying that no one wants to have a heart attack. Such a frightening experience indelibly marks us in many ways. But cardiac events, as they call them, drive home two important truths: a healthy diet and exercise are critical to life and we need to savor every moment and treasure every person … Continue reading Memories in the Making
Learn to Cook Heart-Healthy Meals
Although it’s usually healthier to cook at home than to order takeout or eat in restaurants, people often avoid cooking because they think they don’t know how. In her book The Kitchen Counter Cooking School, Kathleen Flinn talks about this fear and shares her experience where she taught nine women who were novice cooks how … Continue reading Learn to Cook Heart-Healthy Meals
