By Healthy Foodies, on May 15th, 2012
We don’t have to wait until the summer or fall harvests to chow down on incredibly healthy, locally grown, in-season foods. Surely you know that local asparagus and strawberries (to name my two favorites) taste way better than anything from the superma… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Springtime’s "Super Foods"
By Healthy Foodies, on May 13th, 2012
No contest: the winner, hands down, for a vibrant and varied dining/bar scene in the Cincinnati metro area is the strip of restaurants on Vine Street off Central Parkway, known as the Gateway Quarter. Widen the geography just a little bit to extend a c… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Dining on Vine (Gateway Quarter) — the best in town!
By Healthy Foodies, on May 10th, 2012
This is called a Sweet Tea Sour — a re-creation of the one I had at Table in Asheville NC. It’s super easy to make; in fact, I make up a small batch and keep it in the fridge so it’s ready for the 5 o’clock hour.Here’s the recipe for one drink, but it… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: My cocktail obsession of the week
By Healthy Foodies, on May 8th, 2012
Peter Kaminsky has written a book called “Culinary Intelligence: the Art of Eating Healthy (and Really Well)” that deserves the attention of all healthy foodies. He advises that we focus on foods that are loaded with flavor, but at the same time to lim… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: How to achieve "Culinary Intelligence"
By Healthy Foodies, on May 5th, 2012
Ploughman’s Lunch/TableCorner Kitchen MusselsWe stopped in (adorable) Asheville for about 24 hours on our way to a family get-together in western North Carolina. In such a short time, we managed to sample a couple of excellent restaurants. Here’s a qui… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Taste of Asheville (NC)
By Healthy Foodies, on May 4th, 2012
Here’s a list of today’s most prevalent food allergies. (Thank goodness, I am not subject to these, or any, food allergies.) The question of why more people seem to suffer from these aversions puzzles many health professionals; it certainly is more com… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Most common food allergies
By Healthy Foodies, on May 1st, 2012
Here’s an interesting research finding: despite conventional wisdom to the contrary, people who live in neighborhoods without access to fresh foods (sometimes called “food deserts”) aren’t significantly more likely to be obese than those who do have th… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Surprise: Access to healthy food doesn’t mean healthier kids
By Healthy Foodies, on April 30th, 2012
We just returned from a long weekend in western North Carolina, mostly for a family gathering in a small town where my recently deceased mother lived for 40 years. We also spent a night in one of our fave small cities, Asheville (NC). I’ll write soon a… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Home from travels in North Carolina
By Healthy Foodies, on April 26th, 2012
I’m making this one at home a lot these days: the SIDECAR. Traditional recipes use brandy and cointreau, but I take it up a notch and substitute cognac and Grand Marnier. Either way, it’s a delectable treat while cooking dinner, or just sitting on my f… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: My new best friend (among cocktails)
By Healthy Foodies, on April 25th, 2012
The buzz around Clifton and Northside is getting really loud: La Poste’s baby sister restaurant will soon open in the spot vacated a couple of years ago by Slim’s.They’ve been shooting for an opening in time for Cinco de Mayo (May 5th), which is on the… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Django Western Tacos — opening very soon!
By Healthy Foodies, on April 22nd, 2012
This colorful dish fills all the requirements for what you need to bring to your next dinner party or other potluck affair. It only needs a few ingredients and so is easy to make; tastes good hot, room temperature or from the fridge; healthy, pretty to… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Perfect for potluck
By Healthy Foodies, on April 19th, 2012
From fat-free ranch dressing (dipped in the truly healthy raw veggies) to granola, here’s a list of 10 Snacks You Thought Were Healthy (but really aren’t). Thanks to Bon Appetit for this one.1. Granola In small doses, granola is super satisfying and ca… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Snacks you thought were healthy — but really aren’t
By Healthy Foodies, on April 16th, 2012
Health products are notorious for making bold claims that are often bold-faced lies, but it doesn’t take much for a person to get swept up in the hype of these popular products. Effective marketing strategies, like customer testimonials and word of mou… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Top 10 Most Over-Hyped Health Products
By Healthy Foodies, on April 13th, 2012
At least the local foodie blogs (in Cincinnati) have dwindled. People get tired of doing it, I guess. It certainly hasn’t brought me riches or fame, and yet I still plug away with postings at least a couple of times a week. This blog started almost thr… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Whatever happened to food blogs?
By Healthy Foodies, on April 10th, 2012
Add lots of veggies — even more than in the recipe below, if you like — to make this a satisfying while also guilt-free, and kid-friendly, supper.Recipe: Linguine with Tuna PuttanescaServes 4Ingredients:Kosher salt 12 ounces linguine 2 tablespoons … . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Lightened-up Italian: Linguine with Tuna Puttanesca
By Healthy Foodies, on April 8th, 2012
This was a “contents of my fridge” preparation to go with a nice piece of mahi-mahi, and it turned out so well, I thought it worth sharing. You can’t really see the fish in the photo, smothered as it is in a pan full of many tasty vegetables.It’s OK to… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Pan-seared Mahi with Vegetable Medley
By Healthy Foodies, on April 6th, 2012
What could say springtime better than strawberries and rhubarb? Try these fruit bars and please everyone you might be feeding this weekend.Recipe: Fruit Bars with Strawberries and RhubarbMakes 12-18 bars, depending on the size of your cutIngredients:&n… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Quick! Make this delicious (& healthy) dessert for Easter
By Healthy Foodies, on April 4th, 2012
Want to “fight the effects of sitting all day?”Check out this article, “22 Painless Ways” to do just that.Ideas include stretches and exercises you can do at your desk or near it; improving the ergonomics of your chair, desk, keyboard or footrest; heal… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Sedentary job? Sitting all day? (Not good for us.) How to overcome
By Healthy Foodies, on April 2nd, 2012
We had a very fun family dinner this weekend at Rookwood Restaurant in Mt. Adams. It’s always a pleasant experience, not the least thanks to some delicious craft cocktails and the house-made tonic that takes any gin & tonic up a few notches.Our fav… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Outdoor bar at Rookwood Restaurant opening soon
By Healthy Foodies, on March 28th, 2012
It’s not that hard to accomplish: lunches that will fill your tummy (and help avoid vending machine lapses later in the afternoon) but also help you keep the pounds off. And lunch should be inexpensive enough not to break your budget, whether you’re br… . . . → Read More: Healthy Foodies: Make your lunches healthier — not to mention satisfying, and thrifty too!
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