Batter fried chicken, cold pasta salad and ambrosia with a cold frosty beer to wash it down? Not exactly. While these may be traditional foods you’d expect to see at any neighborhood Labor Day cookout, it’s not a given that the cuisine has to focus on dishes such as these. What did the first Labor […]
Read More ›Hard to believe it’s back to school time already; as of April 30, 87% of California’s public schools (not including charter schools) were offering some form of in-person instruction (1). What will the school year bring in terms of what our children are eating when they’re back in the classroom? Prior to Covid, more than […]
Read More ›Kim chi. Kombucha. Sauerkraut. Kefir. Yogurt. Cheese? Sound delicious? All of the above are not only tasty ways to jazz up your meal and add a robust flavor, they’re also a great way to get a gut health boost, by introducing a means of altering the trillions of bacteria, virus and fungi […]
Read More ›Shrimp Scampi. The butter. The garlic. The lemon. The hint of parsley. Since I was a little girl, my earliest dining out memories feature me ordering shrimp scampi. It was an absolute delicacy. We did not dine out with any regularity, but on the rare occasion that we did, that was my go to. Growing […]
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