3 Meals to up your Glamping Game

3 Meals to up your Glamping Game

Curious how to shop for your next car camping trip? Here's a sample shopping list and three simple easy gourmet meals to take your camping trip to the next level. Added bonus: everything tastes better when cooked outside. Note: it's recommended that you actually get outside and go for a hike, rather than sit around and drink all day. Please try to clean up and leave no trace.

Eggplant Wrapped Dates with Goat Cheese

Eggplant Wrapped Dates with Goat Cheese

I was having a dinner party the other night.  A number of vegetarians were invited, and so I needed to get a little more creative than usual.   My roommate often makes Bacon wrapped stuffed dates as an appetizer at many of the events we host together, but for obvious reasons, bacon was not on the [...]

Hearty Healthy Chicken Fajitas

Hearty Healthy Chicken Fajitas

  My roommate and I like to feed people.  Maybe it's my jewish side and my time in Italy coming out, and well my roommate is half jewish half Italian, so you get the point. Mangia! I  understand that for some, it can come as a challenge feeding a crowd.  To those who can only [...]

4 Things I’ve Learned Working in Weight Loss

4 Things I’ve Learned Working in Weight Loss

Want to know the secret to losing weight and keeping it off? There isn't one single easy solution, but I'll tell you four tips I've learned working in weight-loss research.

Spaghetti with Garlic Arugula and Chicken Sausage

Spaghetti with Garlic Arugula and Chicken Sausage

Eating healthy dinners during the work week can be a challenge. This week I'll walk you through a quick, easy, satisfying, and healthy dinner that takes less than 30 minutes.

Why am I always high (hyperglycemic) at high altitude?

Why am I always high (hyperglycemic) at high altitude?

This week I set out to discover why I seem to be more insulin resistant when I'm at altitude. From Hyperventilation to Hemoconcentration, learn what happens to your body at high altitude.

Fudgy Greek Yogurt Brownies

Fudgy Greek Yogurt Brownies

Faced with stress and a heavy workload. I decided we needed some therapy in the form of fudgy chocolate brownies, and because I am a health nut, I replaced butter and oil with 2% greek yogurt. These brownies are fudgy delicious squares of happiness, so I hope you enjoy your chocolate therapy as much as we did.

Five things when my Blood Sugar won’t Budge

Five things when my Blood Sugar won’t Budge

We all have those days and nothing is more frustrating than a stubborn high blood sugar.  Increased insulin resistance and increased hepatic glucose production (when your body produces glucose in your liver) can both contribute to a stubborn high blood sugar.  This may be attributed to a number of factors including: menstrual hormones, fighting off [...]

Moroccan Eggplant Zaalouk

My Dear Readers, I have something very special for you.  I will share my top secret dinner party weapon, my go to dish to impress, my prize moroccan eggplant zaalouk recipe.   This is the dish, second only to maybe my risotto, that I get asked about most often.  It's unique, flavorful, and most important, [...]