Photo: Tom Mooring
By: Michele Wolfson
If you tuned in yesterday, you would’ve seen that we started an 8-week health challenge to help you drop those extra pounds and beat stress. Click here for Part I of the 8-week health challenge. Below is Part II of our challenge, with advice for weeks 5-8 of tips to help you lose weight, reduce stress, and live and overall healthier life.
Read on to see how you can live healthier… [click to continue…]
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By: Michele Wolfson
There are so many different reasons why we struggle with our weight– family, heartbreak, hectic work schedule, a love for ice cream with chocolate sauce– but they all revolve around the same thing: Stress. Tense emotions make it difficult to feel like yourself, let alone lose weight. Often, we make excuses for ourselves like, “I’m going to lose a few pounds once my work load dies down,” or, “I’ll stop drinking soda when the warm weather comes around and I will be wearing shorts.”
Weight, stress and sex are all affected by one another, so this plan addresses all three at once. By making simple changes to your lifestyle one step at a time, you can escape the vicious cycle of stress and start reshaping yourself for the better immediately. [click to continue…]
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By: Michele Wolfson
I knew I liked Chef Lee Anne Wong when I read that she says she’s the kind of gal who wakes up in the morning thinking about what she is going to have for dinner because I can relate! She started out studying fashion at FIT but changed paths to study food at FCI. One reason she’s inspirational is because when she realized she didn’t like working in the field of fashion, instead of becoming discouraged, she never gave up on herself and it ended up paying off.
Lee Anne Wong knows a thing or two about the food industry and as a result she has been able to maintain a successful career combining food and show business. Many of us became fans of her during the first season of Top Chef, where she landed a spot in the sought-after final four grouping. In a predominantly male dominated industry, female chefs are unfortunately still an exception, but women like Chef Lee Anne Wong are moving to stake their claim as some of the best out there. We want to congratulate Chef Wong for being a female chef who has paved the way for other female chefs and has created delicious food.
Check out our interview with the chef where you’ll get her advice to chef novices, find out that Marcus knew her way back when, and more! [click to continue…]
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By: Michele Wolfson
This recipe will not just win over a vegetarian- it will win over everyone. Melt-in-your-mouth truffles are irresistible and easy to make! These delectable truffles are the perfect handmade gift to present to your loved one this holiday.
A good way to jazz up this Valentine’s Day even more is to sip on a flavored liqueur, such as Chambord, Frangelico, or Kahlúa along with your chocolate truffles. An after-dinner drink and some vegan truffles are the perfect way to end a vegetarian Valentine’s Day meal. [click to continue…]
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By: Michele Wolfson
You’re planning to dine in on Valentine’s Day, so you’ve probably got in mind a little soft music, candlelight, and wine, pairing perfectly with an Italian entree. Let me paint you a picture: One plate of spaghetti leading to one spaghetti strand. A kiss. So goes the iconic scene of two hounds from opposite sides of the tracks in the Disney classic “Lady and the Tramp.”
Recreate this scene so you have your pasta and enjoy it, too. You and your loved one will devour this dish with joyous abandon. It’s impossible not to relish in the pleasure of a bowl of pasta where even a little bit of moaning occurs. Who knew pasta could be so provocative?
This dish is named for the town of Amatrice, about an hour east of Rome, considered by many Italians to be the birthplace of the best cooks on the peninsula. Many dishes at the heart of Roman cooking may indeed have actually started in the region to the east of Lazio, Abruzzo. [click to continue…]
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By: Michele Wolfson
Do you dream about eating luscious treats like cupcakes and cookies, or even main staples like pasta and bread without doubling over from abdominal pains? Its often very frustrating dealing with food allergies related to gluten-intolerances, especially for young children.
Trying to figure out what exactly makes you uncomfortable can be a real challenge. “One way to determine if gluten (or any other food) is causing problems is to do an elimination diet for at least 2 weeks whereby you eliminate all gluten from your diet, which means not even a breadcrumb. After two weeks, reintroduce gluten, and see how you feel,” says Mona Solar, creator of Solar Wellness, an organization that is dedicated to helping improve the lives of those following a gluten-free diet as well as other food sensitivities.
If you are feeling constantly bloated, or experience fatigue and foggy thinking and feel worse after eating wheat and other products that contain gluten, experts say that you should be avoiding them. [click to continue…]
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By: Michele Wolfson
Is your loved one a foodie at heart? Nothing says “I love you” more than delicious artisan foods. It’s been said that love is blind, but your sense of taste stays intact no matter how head-over-heels you are. Take it from a foodie like me: there is nothing that screams romance better than opening up package of fair-trade chocolate or even decadent, creamy artisan cheese.
Indulge the object of your affection with tantalizing treats. Here is a gift-giving guide for 7 perfect Valentine’s Day Gifts to give to a foodie [click to continue…]
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By: Michele Wolfson
The days are cold and short this time of year, but at least we have one bright and exciting occasion to look forward to in this dark month: Valentine’s Day. But with Valentine’s Day as commercialized as it is, there is a good chance that if you dine out, the joint will be packed like sardines with couples trying to enjoy a romantic dinner.
Another reason to avoid going to a restaurant is because often eateries will forgo their usual options for a choice between two or three courses, which means that unless you’re going to a specialty vegan/vegetarian restaurant, you’re almost certain to find mainly meat or dairy products on every menu. So, just forget about it and impress your loved one by cooking! Besides, a home-cooked meal is much more romantic and you can choose whatever veg dishes your vegetarian-influenced little heart desires.
If you’re having a hard time coming up with ideas (or if you just started dating a vegetarian and are completely lost), fear no more: we’ve got you covered. We are featuring a 3-Part Series for the perfect vegetarian V-Day menu. Below is course #1. Stay tuned for courses 2 and 3! [click to continue…]
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By: Michele Wolfson
Vegetarianism means eating lower on the food chain, ingesting fewer resources and less water and is an ethical, environmentally-friendly choice. We’ve heard that it’s a lifestyle that can be good for your heart, your brain, and keeping a trim figure amongst other benefits. But did you know that there is an interesting connection between high consumption of animal fat and gestational diabetes among women?
Gestational diabetes is a form of diabetes seen during pregnancy. It increases the risk for certain pregnancy complications and health problems in the newborn. A pregnancy diet that is high in animal fat increases the risk that moms will develop this kind of diabetes, research at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University states. According to Science Daily, “Women whose diets were high in total fat or other kinds of fats — but not in animal fat or cholesterol — did not have an increased risk.” [click to continue…]
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By: Michele Wolfson
The way to my heart is through my stomach and I am sure that most of you feel the same way. The truth is, I don’t really care that much for football… I can hear my brother yelling at me for making such an “Un-American” statement. BUT, if someone is throwing a party and they serve amazing vegetarian dishes for me to munch on, I will show up in my Giants t-shirt (it’s the only football paraphernalia I have, which works for this year) and I will cheer my heart out while savoring the veggie delights.
I happen to love the Super Bowl mainly because it’s the second biggest food day of the year after Thanksgiving; but standard football foods are wings, chicken buffalo dip and other non-vegetarian pickings. I’m here to share with you great vegetarian additions for this Sunday night. They are easy to make and they are delicious. Vegetarian and carnivorous guests will enjoy your spread equally. [click to continue…]
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