It seems that we all just recovered from Thanksgiving and Christmas, but yet another food holiday is already upon us—Super Bowl Sunday. Now I enjoy game day noshing as much as anyone else…but I also know that it doesn’t have to be a guilt-inducing feast of wings, nachos, and beer. Here are a few more [...]

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Poor whole wheat pasta. It seems that every day someone comes up with a new excuse not to eat it: “It tastes like cardboard!” “It’s high in carbs!” “It has gluten!” Let’s address each of these accusations individually, shall we? Years ago, when whole wheat pasta first became available, many brands did have an unmistakable [...]

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Several months ago as part of the Ellie Project, I endeavored to make a dish that had intimidated me for years—a risotto. As I’ve mentioned before, I generally cook dishes that don’t require constant monitoring, thereby allowing me to Facebook-stalk and watch Iron Chef while my dinner cooks. Thus, a risotto is not exactly my [...]

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