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Cookbooks for Beginners: As Recommended by Registered Dietitians

This week I will be presenting at the Nevada Dietetic Association Annual Conference on “Culinary Bootcamp for Dietitians: Solutions for the Top 10 Cooking Mysteries & Disasters”.

I compiled this list of quick and easy cookbooks for beginners as recommended by…

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Slow Cooker Chicken Curry Recipe

Slow Cooker Chicken CurryRight after Scarlet was born, when I was too frazzled and sleep-deprived to stand by the stove to watch over my original curry recipe, I decided to toss all of the ingredients into the slow cooker at once. Et viola.…

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Food and Nutrition Writer Debuts Column in The Arizona Republic, Awarded Book Contract

Arizona RepublicOh, how I’ve missed you all. It feels so good to allow the words to flow freely again. You could say that I’ve been a bit occupied. In the past few months I found out that a publisher…

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Turkey Tacos with Mango Salsa and Sriracha Aioli Recipe

Turkey Tacos with Mango Salsa and Sriracha AioliAfter you’ve had your fill of turkey sandwiches, repurpose the rest of your leftover bird into tacos with a twist. Since I work with the National Mango Board I am always concocting new recipes using this…

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What a Nutritionist Eats at a Candy Buffet

Candy display at friend's adoption partyIt’s every kid’s dream. To “get candy,” as Jerry Seinfeld explains.

Last weekend I attended my friend’s adoption party. It was quite a production, to say the least,…

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Nutrition Expert on Food and Nutrition Trends at the ADA Convention

It’s interesting to reflect on how my approach to an expo hall has evolved. As a college student, I felt compelled to visit each and every vendor, which left me feeling nauseous and ready for a nap. These days I…

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German Spaghetti Recipe

Bacon makes its way into our home on special occasions, and upon uncovering a package leftover from Father’s Day in the freezer, it didn’t take us long to decide how to use it. This spaghetti…

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Ginger: How to Cure Morning Sickness Naturally

The sweet, citrusy fragrance of ginger and its spicy taste accompany a multitude of therapeutic benefits. The Food and Drug Administration classifies ginger as “generally recognized as safe” and ginger has been used as a common remedy for morning sickness…

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Nutrition Expert and Anthony Bourdain’s Take on Skinny Chefs

One of the books I’m totally into right now that is laugh-out-loud funny is Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People who Cook, by Anthony Bourdain. This guy has intrigued me since I saw a photo of him standing buck naked with a cigarette in one hand (though I’m anti-smoking) and a perfectly positioned femur from a large animal in the other–not an image that quickly leaves the brain.

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