Mindful Eating: How to Have a Healthy Relationship with Your Food Let me be the first to say that I am not always fully present in the moment when I eat. Yet here I am writing to you about mindful eating. Now that I have blown some portion of credibility, I invite you to …
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People often ask me “How hard is it to go into someone else’s kitchen, cooking in an unfamiliar place, and using their kitchen tools?” Entering into a client’s kitchen can be an unnerving part of the job of a personal chef the first time around. Is it clean or are their dirty dishes piled …
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Kitchens are the heart of the home where we gather with family and friends to share in the nourishing experience of a meal. All too often, though, we lack the time, know-how, energy, and commitment to what we eat. This year, I challenge you to Take Back Your Kitchen! For 2013, I offer you a baker’s dozen of tips. These (not so half-baked) ideas will put you back in charge of one of the most important rooms in your house.
Today’s guest blog post on holiday eating comes from Dr. Rob McElroy, ND, of Source Naturopathic, an Issaquah-based doctor specializing in naturopathic medicine. At Source Naturopathic, Dr. Rob personalizes his approach to connect with his patients and define natural and effective solutions for true healing. Summer is over and the holiday eating season is in full …
Menu Planning Writer’s block during menu planning. It happens to us all at some point regardless of what we’re writing. A thank you note, a novel, a menu plan. Every week, I write a new menu for each of my clients with 3-5 items they’ll enjoy during the week. It is important to me to …
With the tune of Morning Has Broken echoing in my mind, I ventured out into my neighborhood this morning for a little quiet time in the blackberry bushes. It doesn’t get any more local than that. The leaves glistened with dew, the quails warbled their hellos, and the sun held dominion over all. It dawned …
Product of the Week: OXO Good Grips POP Containers
My honestly good product of the week is BioBags, a clean and smart way to minimize composting mess in your kitchen. Us Seattle-ites are fortunate to have curbside compost pickup in our yard waste bins collected with the garbage and recycling each week. If you don’t have this option, you can still purchase a …
From one of my all-time favorite movies, who remembers this scene from The Birdcage? Armand: “What the hell are you serving us?” Agador: “Sweet and sour peasant soup. What you say it’s seafood chowder for?” Armand: “What the hell is sweet and sour peasant soup?!” Agador: “I don’t know! I made it up! I made it …
Earlier this year on a weekend trip to New York City, my best friend called me “So Seattle”. Is that a derogatory accusation or a compliment? To put things into perspective, we’re both from the south. Our cultural food roots are barbeque, tex-mex, shrimp and grits, and Chesapeake Bay crab. His comment was merited while we …
