Russ and I love our hot cereal in the morning.  We have gotten it down to a science with a little bit of this and a little bit of that, and our hot cereal is truly heart smart, cholesterol cringing goodness. We start with a mixture of steel cut oats and oatbran.  And top off […]

I found these very cute containers at Pier 1 and thought they would be perfect to fill with homemade mustard. So…I bought them. Of course, once I get an idea in my head, I just have to make it happen. I have made homemade mustard a couple of times, and found that my favorite is […]

This week, I decided to try to make some eggplant chips.  It seems all types of veggies are being made into chips these days, so why not eggplant too? I thinly sliced an eggplant.Brushed both sides with a nice layer of olive oil.  Eggplant’s LOVE oil and literally draw it in, so you kinda need […]

This week while buzzing through the grocery store, I found the cutest little bell peppers. Like really, really small ones. Check out this little yellow guy… This one really was the smallest of the small. The others were a bit bigger.  But seriously, how I could I resist these peppers?  I wasn’t sure what I […]

We headed to NYC again this weekend.  This time, with our son, Kevin, to check out a college he was accepted to but had not yet visited. Even for short visits, we always seem to fit quite a bit in.  First stop, was a quick view of 1 World Trade Center. Then off for a […]

Oatmeal cookies are by far my favorite cookie… especially when they are a bit gooey in the middle. This week, I decided to try to make a wheat-free oatmeal cookie.  Why wheat free?  Well, for one, many of my clients can’t tolerate wheat, it can be tough to digest.  And honestly, I think we ALL […]

Russ and I decided to get dinner in the North end, the Italian section of the city of Boston, this Wednesday. I love the feel of the North end.  It’s reminds me of the European cities I have been fortunate enough to visit. We went to a cute little restaurant called, Carmen Trattoria.  We ordered […]

I love experimenting in the kitchen.  This weeks experiment=using quinoa to make a pizza crust. Quinoa is a gluten free and FODMAP friendly grain, but more than that…it is great source of protein & fiber AND tastes yummy too! This is tricolor quinoa. I found this recipe to make a quinoa crust with relatively few […]

When I was a little girl, my family used to go to  Anthony’s Pier 4 restaurant in Boston on the harbor front.  It was a big deal to head into the city and enjoy a meal out together. Anthony’s Pier 4 was known for their wonderful seafood meals but also for their popovers. I have […]