It would be going too far to say that I dislike eggplant.  There are several eggplant dishes I actually quite like; smoky babaganoush, elegant eggplant-encased Timbale, Chickpea Spaetzle with Eggplant…. OK, fine.  There are three …

There have been several seemingly unrelated news stories these past few weeks that set off my nutritionist red-flag radar.  Taken together, however, they underscore the ongoing importance of knowing the provenance of the food and …

It seems that peanuts are fraught with controversy these days, especially among those with young families.
The legacy of “conventional wisdom” that advocates avoiding introducing peanuts to babies and children–even up to ages 1 through 3– …

While I promised that this site was not to become a mommy blog once the twins were born, I never said I wouldn’t occasionally write about food topics of interest to the under 3′ tall …

Even the most righteous eaters have a few guilty pleasures, and one of mine is rice noodles.  While I like the linguine-esque thinner ‘rice sticks’ sold dry just fine, my real passion is the wide, flat kind …

Happy Registered Dietitian Day!
In case you missed the dedicated section of greeting cards commemorating this occasion in your local Hallmark store, March 9 is the (albeit self-proclaimed by the American Dietetic Association) day where we …