March 2011

Get The Buzz On Beekeeping!

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I recently had the pleasure to interview Whitney Fontaine a Food Scientist living in Louisville, KY.  Along with her career in research and development, Whitney and her Husband Matt are urban beekeepers and have been keeping bees on their tiny plot of land in the Old Louisville neighborhood since 2009.  When did you first get […]

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Sugar called any other name would still be…SUGAR!

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I saw Alicia Silverstone on tv recently talking about recipes in her book and saying that brown rice syrup is so much more natural and better for you than regular sugar.  Natural…what does that even mean?!?   According to the American Dietetic Association, both the Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture have not formally defined this term yet.  However, […]

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Saint Patty’s Guinness Beer Bread

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In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, I thought I would make my beer bread recipe with Guinness Extra Stout.  The Irish are famous for their stouts, so why not make a beer bread with one of their most renowned ones!  The combination of the baking powder and beer in the recipe help the bread rise without the […]

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One SWEET Foodie Tour

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If you love chocolate…this foodie tour is for you!  Melissa Dobbins and I hosted a Hot Chocolate Networking Tour in Chicago. Foodies, dietitians, bloggers, etc. joined in on the fun and tasted some of Chicago’s BEST hot chocolate. Our First Stop:  XOCO It is Rick and Deann Bayless’s restaurant offering contemporary Mexican cuisine.   Shaw Lash, the executive chef at XOCO, gave […]

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HANGRY

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My friend’s dad once told him not to marry a female without getting her really really tired first to see how she behaves.  I think that is good advice, but he missed one important factor…he should also get her really really hungry!  Women can behave quite differently when they are hungry.  Some can get quiet, some can get grouchy, […]

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