Category Archive: Food Essays

Light Lunch

I was intrigued after watching Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa episode where her and her husband were enjoying a ploughman lunch inspired by her trip to England.  I realized that the snack-style eating of a ploughman’s… Continue reading

Homemade Ricotta Cheese

Last summer I took a cooking class where we learned how to make a number of summer dishes including raviolis with homemade ricotta.  After the class I never ended up making homemade ricotta. … Continue reading

Excellent Eggs: Farm Versus Factory

Eggs tend to get a bad rep for being fat traps or high in cholesterol, but many studies show that they are worthy of super food status.  Eggs contain all the nutrients to… Continue reading

Coast to Coast Comparison

Recently my family and I traveled to Miami Beach for a vacation.  We stayed in a condo so we cooked the majority of our meals.  I was surprised to find that when we… Continue reading

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

There is nothing quite like my grandmother’s Irish Soda bread, and this year my family requested it for St. Patrick’s Day. We look forward to a fresh piece of soda bread whenever we… Continue reading

What is a whole food anyway?

The other day I found my self shopping in Whole Foods unable to answer: What is a whole food? Why is it so special?  Why is it more money? If you’re wondering the… Continue reading

Mindlessly Buying Meat

You may have noticed the increasing popularity on TV or in your local grocery store about initiating Meatless Mondays .  But what exactly is the idea of a Meatless Monday?  The goal is… Continue reading

Is it really the most important meal of the day?

Breakfast has always been my favorite meal of the day.  I always wake up hungry whether it be for eggs over easy or a crunchy bowl of honey granola and yogurt.  There was… Continue reading

It’s all Greek to me!

My favorite go to breakfast is a bowl of yogurt, sprinkled with granola and doused in fresh fruit.  However, it seems like whenever I go to the grocery store now a new brand… Continue reading