January 2012

Dim Sum = Yum

I tried Dim Sum this past Sunday for the very first time. My friends and I went to MingHin Cuisine in Chinatown. I have wanted to try Dim Sum forever and was so happy to be finally enjoying it! We tried so many delicious things including MingHin’s shrimp dumpling, stuffed sticky rice in lotus leaf, pan fried […]

Letter To The Editor: “Doctor titles: What’s the difference?”

Date: 1/23/2012 To: Don Wycliff, Public Editor Chicago Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611 Subject: “Doctor titles: What’s the difference?” – Misinformation on RD vs. CNS Credentials In the article, titled “Doctor titles: What’s the difference?” Julie Deardorff, indicated that a certified nutrition specialist (CNS) is a more credible nutrition expert. […]

Coupon Crazed

I am all for saving money, but sometimes I am amazed by the crap people buy just because it is on sale or they have a coupon for it. I was looking through the food coupons the other day and noticed that most of them were for foods that lack any nutritional value. Extreme couponing is now on […]

Detox Disturbed

At this point, I am sure you have heard about the popular term called “detox.” But what does it mean…well there really is no actual meaning. It is thought that if you go on a “detox” diet you help your body eliminate toxins. WHAT? Now, I understand that if you are smoking, drinking, eating frozen dinners/take out (aka junk), […]

Quality Food Is Portion-Sized

Happy New Year! This Sunday, my girlfriends and I went out for New Year’s Day brunch at one of my new favorite brunch spots in Wicker Park called Birchwood Kitchen. They have amazing food and the atmosphere is very cozy and warm. Some of my friends got breakfast and some ordered lunch…thus brunch :). After we […]

January 2012

Dim Sum = Yum

Letter To The Editor: “Doctor titles: What’s the difference?”

Coupon Crazed

Detox Disturbed

Quality Food Is Portion-Sized

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