Actually a village and two towns, but that's not how the book title reads. In a true embarrassment of riches, I live within a 10-minute drive of three farmers markets, and each is different. The upscale Pleasantville Farmers Market is where we go to shmooze first with our friends and
It took some doing to get me back into blogging. With inspiration from blogger colleagues @karensblog, @robinsbite, @theeverydayrd and so many others, I decided it was time to jump back in. I am a registered dietitian nutritionist by training, a marketer by education, and a communicator by day (and night).
If I could choose only one food to eat, I would pick ice cream. I love its combination of cold and creamy and never tire of trying new flavors. Here's my little secret - ice cream is the first thing that I eat when I wake up in the morning.
Wow, not that many years ago, most people hadn't heard of hummus, let alone ever tried it. Thanks to companies like Sabra, Tribe, and Athenos, hummus has become ubiquitous in the supermarket. In fact, an article in the Wall Street Journal on April 29, 2013 says that the growing popularity
As a co-author of Bean Briefs, a twice-yearly summary of research on beans, I keep an eye on what’s going on in the world of beans. So I was pretty excited to see and taste lots of new snacks made with beans at Expo West. Some of these likely were
Protein is king in the eyes of the American shopper. A March 27, 2013 article in the Wall Street Journal explains why: dieters think it fills them up, athletes turn to protein for muscle building and endurance, and parents push protein to keep kids going during the long school day.
