Chicken Soup For Santa?
It’s ho-ho-hot and healthy. As best as anyone can tell, Santa has never missed a holiday delivery. Rumor has it that Mrs. Claus makes a mean chicken soup and neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor...
View ArticleChef Eric’s Holiday Bourbon Recipe: Green Tea Smash
Celebrity Chef Eric LeVine suggests you bring good cheer to your holiday celebrations with the taste of something a little different than the same old traditional cocktails. Green Tea Smash – Serves 2...
View ArticleChef Eric Recipe: Shaved Shrimp & Asparagus Salad w/Almond Aioli
Makes 6-8 portions as an appetizer or serves 4 as a first course – Gluten Free* Shrimp Ingredients 5 each jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined, tail off 2 cups water 1 cup white wine 1/4 cup lemon juice...
View ArticleWhat To Eat (And NOT Eat) When You’re Sick
A guide to get well foods. Run down? Feeling rotten? Sometimes the last thing you want to do is eat. However, there comes a point in your misery when your body needs sustenance. It requires food to...
View ArticleHow To Talk About Weight With Your Kids
Dealing with this sensitive issue is difficult, but very necessary. We can’t ignore the fact that more than a third of children and adolescents are overweight or obese. We need to approach this topic...
View Article4 Reasons To Make Mayonnaise Disappear
Be gone, wicked condiment! I could go on a rant here about how gross mayonnaise is, or how it’s the devil’s condiment. I could wave anti-mayonnaise flags and make faces and generally shout about my...
View ArticleChef Eric Recipe: Tuna Carpaccio W/Avocado Mousse Soy Foam
This week, as part of his (and hopefully your) commitment to a healthier 2016, Chef is sharing a recipe for fresh Ahi tuna served in a martini glass. It looks sexy, is light and flavorful, and is easy...
View ArticleChef Eric’s Super Bowl BBQ Wing Recipes
Chicken wings are probably the most popular dish to eat while watching football. You can bake them, grill or fry them, serve them on the bone or boneless and the sauce variations are nearly endless....
View Article5 Surprising Benefits Of Spicy Foods
In addition to taste, they can spice up your health and sex life. I love spicy food; it’s like an extra burst of flavor in an already delicious concoction. It adds fun to a meal (and can be a serious...
View Article8 Reasons You’re So Exhausted
Feel like you’re running on empty? This might tell you why and what to do about it. We live in a hectic world, with many demands on our time, packed schedules, and constant obligations. It’s no wonder...
View ArticleChef Eric Recipe: Smoked Salmon Lollipops With Bagel Dust
Smoked Salmon Lollipops with Bagel Dust – Vegetarian Makes 10 pieces – can be doubled Lollipops Ingredients 10 oz smoked salmon 8 oz cream cheese 2 tbsp scallions sliced thinly on the bias 1 tsp...
View ArticleThe Curative Powers of Garlic
There’s ancient wisdom in using garlic for both protection and treatment King Solomon, ruler of Israel circa 970 to 931 BC, was the son of David and builder of the first temple adorned with gold,...
View ArticleChef Eric Recipe: Seafood Paella
Delicious! Serves 4 Ingredients 1 large onion, chopped 5 TBSP olive oil 2 garlic cloves, chopped 2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pimentón dulce (or sweet paprika) A...
View ArticleChef Eric Recipe: Apple, Goat Cheese, Sausage Tart With Cranberry Reduction
Serves 6 as a first course Ingredients 1 puff pastry sheet – thawed 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, seeded and cut each apple into 16 slices 3tsp oil Salt and pepper 3 rabbit or chicken sausage links,...
View ArticleBanh Mi: More Than A Sandwich
It was the early 80’s and Vietnamese food had moved from exotic to accessible and was popping up in many neighborhoods, mine included. I was introduced to Banh Mi sandwich when I was a kid and went to...
View ArticleConquering Illness Through Diet: Dairy-Wheat-Sugar
Improve your food intake and your body, over time, will thank you. Resources for this article obtained from Andrew L. Rubman, ND, director, Southbury Clinic for Traditional Medicines, Southbury, Conn....
View ArticleHow I Stay Fit During March Madness
Pazoo CEO David Cunic is busy exec and personal trainer who must strike a balance. One thing I get to do as a CEO of Pazoo is networking and socializing as part of my job. What this means for most is...
View ArticleChef Eric LeVine: Busy Days, Short Cuts & Tips!
Save time with Food Network Chopped Champion Chef Eric LeVIne. Most of you probably think that Chefs never take short cuts but the truth is we do, at least when we’re at home! We want to make something...
View ArticleChef Eric Recipe: Sweet Potato Burger
Serves 6-8 Burger Ingredients: 1 large sweet potato ½ c cilantro, finely chopped ¼ c fresh basil leaves, finely chopped 3 large garlic cloves, minced 2 tsp finely grated ginger ½ c roasted and salted...
View Article8 Healing Weeds To Plant This Spring
Best to plant fresh herbs in earthboxes. The most rewarding thing I have found to do for my health and my family is to plant an herb garden in the spring using earthboxes. Go to www.earthbox.com to...
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