May 23, 2012 I grew up in Lexington, KY – a smallish city in the heart of thoroughbred horseracing country. But my roots are in New York: my grandparents, parents and older brother are all originally from the Bronx. In the 1940s, my grandparents owned a bakery on Fordham Road and Jerome Avenue. Although my mother was too... read more →
May 14, 2012 I feel blessed to do two things that I love on a regular basis. I’m a Social Media Manager for various Artists, Musicians and Small business’ as well as a Vegan/Vegetarian/Pescatarian Chef/Teacher and Writer. My love affair with cooking started my last year of college, I had stopped eating meat a few years before and... read more →
May 10, 2012 I am a Native New Yorker, and recent graduate of Baruch College. Growing up, my mother made dinner for my family every night. She had a real love of cooking, which I think I am slowly starting to inherit. Several years ago I decided to make the switch to Veganism, and it has been an... read more →
May 5, 2012 Reading food blogs is a pastime, cooking is my creative outlet, and my work as a health and nutrition coach all aid and contribute to my love of cooking and eating. So it’s no surprise to find me experimenting with recipes in the kitchen. I never follow one recipe. I’m always trying something from one... read more →
May 1, 2012 A few years ago, my mom taught me this quick and easy authentic home cooked recipe. I was born and raised in San Juan, PR where rice and beans was the staple of most of my meals. This is my go to recipe because it only takes me 15 minutes to make, it’s cheap (the... read more →
April 26, 2012 Growing up in Vancouver, a city known for its healthy lifestyle, conscious eating was instilled in me from childhood. My cooking philosophy incorporates the use of color as an integral ingredient. I use it as a guide for health—fruits and vegetables with saturated hues contain the most nutrients—as well as to be visually stimulating. Creativity... read more →
April 12, 2012 I love to cook because the act of cleaning vegetables, pan-frying thinly sliced chicken breasts or just roasting broccoli just calms me. It makes my home feel like a home and gives me an opportunity to relax and center on something else outside my everyday life. There hasn’t been many pressing issues I’ve encountered that... read more →
April 6, 2012 I was once told,” If you can read, you can cook, and if you have the finest ingredients possible, you can’t screw it up.” I don’t know if that is completely true, but that sentence was the cornerstone of my business. I would add to that,” If you cook with love and confidence and try... read more →
April 1, 2012 I was was raised in Canada by two culinary-competitive parents each vying for kitchen-control. Takeout meals were basically a family taboo. Modeling introduced me to authentic global cuisines, but it was my husband Manuel – trained by his Spanish/Italian/Swiss mom – who instilled in me the basics of pan-European cooking. Settling down in New York,... read more →
March 23, 2012 I work as a marketing manager for international non-profits but I prefer to think of myself as a dj/writer/artist type. One side pays the bills and keeps me karmakly balanced and the other makes life better. My relationship with cooking began when my mom decided she didn’t want to cook anymore and a good life... read more →
Swiss Chard Cakes with Green Yogurt Sauce by Lisa 5668 view(s) | April 6, 2012 
Grilled Eggplant Stack by Brendan and Hannah 2044 view(s) | June 18, 2012 
Sweet Potato & Kale Lasagne by Roseanna 1160 view(s) | April 26, 2012 
Everything But The… Smoothie by Erin 890 view(s) | February 24, 2012 
Chicken and Mushroom Marsala by Kira 843 view(s) | April 12, 2012 
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