“The healthy life is not the perfect life,” Jessica Sepel wants you to know. “The healthy life is truly one that has balance at the core of everything.” The 33-year-old Australian beauty is a clinical nutritionist, an author, and the founder of a worldwide nutrition empire. Now a rising star in international business, Sepel lived…
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Clinical Nutritionist and Former Fad Dieter Finds Beauty and Happiness Through Being Kind to Herself
“The healthy life is not the perfect life,” Jessica Sepel wants you to know. “The healthy life is truly one that has balance at the core of everything.” The 33-year-old Australian beauty is a clinical nutritionist, an author, and the founder of a worldwide nutrition empire. Now a rising star in international business, Sepel lived…
The Secret to Making Crispy-Tender Fried Calamari Every Time
When cooked properly, fried calamari is the perfect appetizer: crisp and tender, perfect for popping into your mouth all on its own, with a spritz of lemon, or dipped into marinara sauce. On the other hand, fried calamari can easily become sad and soggy, chewy to the point of being rubbery, or — worst-case scenario…
Introducing Khichdi: India’s National Dish?
The whole of India was in an uproar several years ago after the cabinet minister in charge of food processing suggested that khichdi be declared India’s national dish. It happened during a charity event where celebrity chef and entrepreneur Sanjeev Kapoor cooked up 800 kilograms of khichdi to demonstrate India’s food processing prowess on the…
Bucatini All’Amatriciana Is Destined to Be Your New Favorite Weeknight Pasta
Sugo all’Amatriciana (sauce Amatriciana) is a classic Roman tomato-based sauce that includes guanciale (cured pork jowl) and Pecorino Romano cheese. The guanciale is cooked until crisp and the rendered fat helps create the delicious porky flavor base of the sauce. The salty Pecorino Romano cheese adds flavor and creaminess. What sets this sauce apart from…
The Superhero Chef: From Homeless to Star Restaurant Owner, Darnell Ferguson Turned His Life Around Through Food
Darnell “SuperChef” Ferguson has an impressive roster of accomplishments, from cooking for Team USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics, to becoming a breakout star chef contestant on Food Network, to opening three hit restaurants in the South. His restaurant Superhero Chefs, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, was named one of the “Top 12 Best Breakfasts in America”…
Celebrated Celebrity Wines
Already a busy husband, father, and social change advocate, not to mention being at the top of his game as a singer-songwriter, the ever-multitasking 12-time Grammy winner John Legend took on yet another task in 2015 when he teamed up with acclaimed winemaker Jean-Charles Boisset and released the first of what is now a varied…
The Many Flavors of Spain
Spain manages to pack a lot of great food traditions inside its borders, and while some dishes are ubiquitous, many have specific regions of origin. Circling Spain’s regional map is a bit like flipping through a Spanish cookbook. Andalusia Situated along Spain’s southern coast, the menu is seafood-heavy. Various types of fried fish are common….
‘Six Seasons’ Swiss Chard & Leek Crostata
I really love this recipe for Swiss chard and leek crostata, by Joshua McFadden of cookbook fame, “Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables.” This cookbook is the winner of so many Best Cookbook of the Year awards it is literally unbelievable. On Amazon right now, it has 168 five star reviews. As a vegetarian, I…
How to Grill Chicken: When to Add Sauce to Your Poultry
The secret to many of the best grilled chicken recipes is not a spice rub, a brine or a side salad. The key to a great grilled chicken recipe is the sauce. No matter what your preferred regional barbecue style, be it a sweet, spicy vinegar-based or another favorite, you know the importance of the good stuff. But…
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