Eating and cooking at home is essential for any fitness and weight loss plan. If you have ever looked at the nutritional information (required for restaurants with 20 or more locations) you know what I’m talking about. If the calories don’t blow your mind…or your waist line, the sodium content will. The perception that ordering […]
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Salmon Chilly Chili by Chef Rick Moonen and What You Missed at #NBWFF
See “Top Chef Masters” chef demonstrations by chefs Rick Bayless, Hubert Keller, and Rick Moonen; talk with executive chefs from Orange County’s best restaurants and savor tastes of their cuisine; meet Shirley Chung, Brian Huskey, Brooke Williamson, and Louis Maldonado, finalists from Bravo’s “Top Chef“; participate in a Home Chef “Top Chef” challenge; sip and learn […]
Fig and Smoked Mozzarella Bison Burger for #BurgerMonth
Mmmm burgers! And summer is all about grilling and burgers, but woe is me, it’s difficult to create a low sodium burger, not to mention a lower fat burger for a heart healthy diet. It’s not the meat, but the bun and the cheese and the bacon that adds a ton of sodium to America’s […]
Sunday Scramble and Breakfast Tacos
Breakfast tacos are a quick and healthy breakfast idea for anytime of year, but especially on weekends or in the summer when kids are at home and, hopefully, mornings are not as rushed as during the school year. Everyone, big and little, loves tacos and it’s no surprise that tacos have become as American as apple […]
4th of July and a Fast, Fresh + Easy Caprese Salad with Red Walnuts
Independence Day doesn’t get any better, crazier, or more patriotic than the celebrations in downtown Huntington Beach – beginning with the Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade. Not what you would expect from a beach city known for its surf culture, yet the parade is in its 111th year, is the largest 4th of July […]
Farro with Apricots, Fresh Mozzarella, and Red Walnuts
This farro salad of bright orange apricots topped with melty fresh mozzarella, and sprinkled with red walnuts and ribbons of mint is so many things: a perfect summer main dish salad, a quick and easy Meatless Monday meal, or a deliciously healthy, whole food appetizer. Fruit and cheese is always a natural pairing, but the […]
King Salmon with Limoncello Fruit Salsa
Another Fast, Fresh & Easy dish to indulge your senses and nurture well-being. Fresh King Salmon is best prepared simply to highlight its flavorful pink flesh brimming with healthy omegas and complemented by a vibrantly colored fruit salsa of juicy strawberries, sweet yellow mango, and creamy avocado – a trio of California-grown produce that beautifully […]
Grilling Santa Maria Style Tri-Tip
Grilling season officially opens on Memorial weekend and in this Home & Family episode Chef Sam Marvin gives valuable advice for creating a delicious tri-tip. Tri-tip is an inexpensive, flavorful, well-marbled cut that is wonderful for grilling – the key to tenderness is how you slice it after grilling. Chef Sam Marvin is the owner […]
The 99% Grilled Cheese and the Tillamook Co-op
Today being tax day, the 99% reference is an homage to all of us who pay taxes and are not among the elite 1% who deftly manage to not contribute. Plus, I couldn’t let April go by without sharing a mouthwatering grilled cheese sandwich for National Grilled Cheese Month. After all, there’s little more comforting than […]
Waldorf Salad for the Mad Men Finale Party
#PartyLikeAMadMan with us on Sunday, April 5, when AMC’s Mad Men returns with the final episodes titled, “The End of an Era”. Food, cocktail and lifestyle bloggers worldwide will be toasting their favorite Mad Men characters from the provocative, Emmy-award winning series with libations and dishes from The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook. For our virtual party, […]