TIP OF THE DAY: Switch To Olive Oil

Here’s a New Year’s resolution that isn’t tough to keep: Switch from olive oil to butter for your everyday fat. You’ve been hearing it for 10 years: olive oil is a heart healthy fat. Here’s what the Harvard School Of Public Health has to say: It’s time to end the low-fat myth. That’s because the…
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RECIPE: Sugar Snap Pea & Tuna Salad

This “anytime salad” is fresh, crisp and light, thanks to an ingredient we don’t use often enough: sugar snap peas. Fresh sugar snap peas are available almost year-round. We often buy them for a crudité platter, but don’t think to add them to salads. This recipe is adapted from a tuna-less version at Robin’s Restaurant…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Pita Tartine

With the goal of eating lighter, we love this idea from Ozery Bakery: the pita tartine. Tartine is the French term for an open-face sandwich. In this version, Ozery piles on the healthful ingredients: black beans, radishes, grape tomatoes, red onions, greens and guacamole. You can add: Fruit: thinly-sliced apples, figs, pears Greens: arugula, baby…
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PRODUCT: Master Of Mixes Bloody Mary Mix

Really good, and ready to party. Photo courtesy American Beverage Marketers.   Master of Mixes, a brand from American Beverage Marketers, and award-winning Food Network chef Anthony Lamas, have launched “Chef Inspired” Bloody Mary Mixes. We received samples last year, but saved them for January 1st, National Bloody Mary Day. We’re sorry we didn’t enjoy…
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