My life and career as a chef has given me amazing and delicious experiences, but it’s also given me so many unique and wonderful stories. This is where I’ll be sharing them and if you find them as interesting as I do, please subscribe at the bottom of the page.
Consulting – My Food, My Health
For 10 years, I was the head chef and content manager of the website MyFoodMyHealth. Founded by Caroline Nation, Myfoodmyhealth was a website that focused on the healing power of food. Whether someone was a diabetic cooking for one, or a parent cooking for family...
Hara Hachi Bu Saboteurs
It’s good to be aware of potential saboteurs in an effort to establish the habit of hara hachi bu. Intention and preparation help a lot in establishing an unfamiliar habit. Here is a short, but by no means comprehensive, list of obstacles:#1 You don’t like what is on...
Hara Hachi Bu – Mindful Eating
Hara hachi bu or hara hachi bun me is the Okanawan custom of only eating until 80 % full. How we eat is just as important as what we eat; this practice of intentional eating is still part of the cultural norm in Okanawa. The teaching may be originally Confucian, and...
Recipe – Lemony Harissa-Roasted Cast Iron Chicken
I first wrote this piece for my friend Danielle Michaan’s blog called Coco et Sel. I returned home from an extended trip recently to find that I needed to take a homecooked meal to a relative just two days later. The onslaught of things to do after a long trip often...
Recipe – Herby Green Jam
Luscious piles of leafy greens are the first fresh vegetables to make an appearance in the Union Square Greenmarket after a long winter in New York. Even after asparagus and strawberries and sugar snaps have joined the party, greens are still ubiquitous. With so much...
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