Article courtesy of Diana Palmer, BS, CPT Fat is a subject most of us are familiar with in one way or another.  The battle of the bulge seems to be at its all time high and “growing”.  The current topic is not going to address dietary fat.  Instead I will delve into body fat.

This is a no knead bread from the cookbook: Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. & Zoe Francois This is a great book and I highly recommend it for a variety of breads that are easy and the dough can be kept in the refrigerator for a week. You just […]

Article courtesy of Donna Hargrove, D.O., Nutrition Editor If you’re going to make a New Year resolution why not make one that may allow you to feel better, work more efficiently and, in the process, loose a few pounds? Deciding to approach the beginning of each day with a balanced whole food breakfast would be […]

Recipe and article courtesy of Chef Bren Ankrum – Culinary Editor All of us find balancing quality of food, cost, and availability to be challenging. Add to that time constraints, social and family demands, home duties, etc. and we can probably agree that preparing a quality meal two or three times per day can be, […]

Recipe courtesy of Donna Hargrove D.O., FACOG- Nutrition Editor and Chef Bren Ankrum – Culinary Editor This is a twist on a mushroom and grits dish that we found originally in The Occasional Vegetarian. We had tried the recipe and thought that with a few tweaks it could be an excellent shrimp and grits dish […]

Article by: Chef Bren Ankrum – Culinary Editor We’ll get to the Sushi and Wine Diet in a moment but first a little background may be in order. This last weekend we were off to an annual meeting of managing partners, administration and guest speakers for Women’s Care Florida which was held at the Reunion […]

Recipe courtesy of Chef Bren Ankrum – Culinary Editor A couple of posts ago I presented a recipe for slow smoked whole turkey. Considering the size of the bird and that only two of us would be partaking for the initial meal a good deal of turkey would be left for future consumption. A really […]

Recipe courtesy of Chef Bren Ankrum – Culinary Editor Assuming you have on hand, either from the grocery or in your garden, a few greens and vegetables such as lettuces, tomatoes, garlic, basil, lemons and a few other essentials, tossing together a fun salad for lunch or dinner should be quick and relatively preparation time […]

Recipe courtesy of Chef Bren Ankrum – Culinary Editor The holidays were very busy and had little time to post, however that does not mean we were not cooking.  Donna was on call for twelve days in a row through December 27th, our twelve days of Christmas, so we stayed close to the house and […]