Most of the children participating in free/reduced lunch programs are consuming at least 50% of their daily calories at school. For some of these children, school meals are the only source of nutrition they receive. I’ve mentioned briefly what I do and how it relates...
Bacon bloggers were abundant last week! The Foodbuzz Tastemaker contest was on April 20th, the rules were to use real bacon in any recipe and the prize was $500. This got me thinking of how I could use bacon to spruce up my recipes. I...
One of the webinars I listened to this week was about best practices in nutrition education programs. While I was logged into the webinar and waiting for it to begin, a photo reel played on the screen showing the fruits and vegetables that are in...
Anyone watch Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, Season 2? I think it is an exciting “reality tv show” that is ultimately for a good cause. Because Americans love reality TV (myself included), it seems like a great way to push the right buttons! It almost offends...
The French use it to fill croissants, the Chinese use it to make sweetheart cakes, and Swedish folk use it for their springtime pastry, Semla. Semla is basically a marriage of what we know as Bear Claws with Creme-Filled Donuts. The “it” I am referring...
I planned my weekend to-do list but Mother Nature had a whole other plan for me. (image source) While the TV was on in the background Saturday morning, I did my taxes and then gave myself a pedicure. As I headed toward Mebane (between Durham...
I feel like I’ve been eating at restaurants way more recently than ever before. At sushi, with a coworker and some other ladies, the rolls were buy one get one free! As you can see, we definitely took full advantage of that. I tried several...
Part of “healthier” for many is trying to consume more “whole grains”. The USDA partners with the Wheat Council (and the Beef Council and the Dairy Council too), so I take the advice as much as any other advice on what is better to consume,...
How do you make peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough truffles better? Dip them in melted chocolate, of course! My “double broiler” I used the toothpick method for dipping courtesy of Emily The first few were a little messier than anticipated Unfortunately, there was a...
This weekend I made one of my favorite dishes, Quinoa, since I was actually home for all of 48 hours! Quinoa is actually not a grain but tastes like one. My Principals of Food course taught me that it is actually a “pseudocereal”, which means...
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