I’ve gotten a lot of requests to write a post on how to lose weight. I don’t recommend weight loss diets at all. What I do help people with is changing their relationship with food, then establishing some guidelines for healthy eating. Remember that it can take a long time to make changes to your…
You all know that a large part of my brand and what I do is debunking diets and nutrition trends. A lot of these diets, of course, have to do with telling us how to lose weight, and although they’re toxic and often ineffective (especially in the long-run), that doesn’t stop people from trying them….
Weight Watchers, aka WW, seems like it’s always trying to reinvent itself by coming out with new plans. The latest, PersonalPoints, claims that it’s ‘customized like never before.’ Seems like WW is jumping on the ‘personalized just for you’ trend. The company promises that their ‘nutrition and behavior change scientists’ design each and every plan…
As cold weather sets in, I start craving my mom’s famous brisket recipe. My mom, whose name is Pearl, cooks like I like to do – just tosses everything together, not measuring anything. The brisket recipe is like that, too – for years, I’ve tried to get a solid recipe for it, but all I’ve gotten…
I’ve loved tofu my entire life, and this marinated tofu recipe is one of the easiest ways to make it. As you’ve probably heard before, tofu picks up the flavors of whatever you cook it with. So while it tends to be bland on its own (I do find silken tofu with soy sauce very…
This pan roasted chicken recipe is one of my family’s favourites. It serves 4, but if you’re cooking it for 2 – or you double the recipe, you’ll have amazing leftovers to enjoy the next day. While I do cook with chicken parts, there’s nothing like a whole chicken. Not only does it look impressive…