Last night I made a top 10 dinner. Ok so I’m not really keeping tabs on my best ever homemade meals, but if I were, I really think this is definitely one of the best meals I’ve ever made. I have to give most of the credit to my favorite food magazine, Eating Well for inspiring this [...]

A few weeks ago when I was flying to Portland for the whole grains conference, I got stuck in Minnesota overnight after what was supposed to be a 55 minute layover. Fortunately my aunt and uncle live 15 minutes from the airport and they came to my rescue, giving me a cozy bed that was [...]

Tofu gets such a bad rap. Sure it’s a blubbery white block of who-knows-what (soy) that is completely tasteless, but that doesn’t mean we should all be haters! Once I learned how to cook with tofu and flavor it correctly, I started to really love it. And isn’t that the case with most foods? I [...]

I can’t recall when or how I learned about Technique restaurant, but a few months ago when my friend Carrie and I were thinking of a place to meet for dinner, I clicked through my “restaurant” folder in Gmail and came across the link. Technique, with locations across the country, is a restaurant where you [...]

My name is Amory and I am a third year nutrition student at Simmons College interning with Janel for the spring semester. This past winter break, before starting my internship, I traveled to the Hawaiian island of Kauai for the first time and was absolutely blown away by its abundance of fresh and exotic food! [...]

With the massive blizzard that hit the east coast, my travel plans shifted and I was forced to stay in Portland an extra night. Not such a bad thing, since I had more exploring to do! Mostly in food establishments, of course. Fortunately Elizabeth and some of the Oldways girls were still in town to [...]

Funk has been turning to big bowls of cereal lately for his midnight snack, and we blow through boxes of it like we’re feeding a small army of men. So we were both excited when the nice people at Dorset cereals offered to send us some samples of granola and muesli to try. We had [...]

Crème brulee is hands down one of my favorite desserts ever. Right up there with bread pudding. If I see either on a menu, there’s a good chance I’ll order it. Remember how much I love all things vanilla?  But crème brulee is typically made with heavy cream and egg yolks, and while I occasionally [...]

A year ago today, January 7th, was really the start of my year, even more than New Year’s Day on January 1st. I woke up, threw on some Lululemon sweats, did a pilates workout in my living room, and waited for my parents to take me to the hospital for hip surgery. Yes, I exercised [...]

Did any of you watch the last season of The Next Food Network Star? I’ve watched in the past, but didn’t catch the last season. However, as soon as I heard who the winner was, I looked her up on her blog and twitter account and was instantly hooked. She had me at “Indian cuisine.” [...]