Eat

Everyone loves pasta, but during hot summer days a bowl of steaming pasta doesn't sound that appealing.

Some people make cold macaroni salads, but I think pasta is not meant to be eaten cold and besides, those macaroni salads usually have mayonnaise in them and fill you up too much. The Italians have an ideal solution. Basically it's a dish of hot pasta that cools down by virtue of being tossed with uncooked ingredients. They call it a salsa cruda. This is a raw sauce used with pasta. It's quite popular during a hot summer.

It's a fact, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Studies have proven that children who eat a healthy breakfast perform better in school, have more energy and are less likely to be overweight.

A healthy breakfast should include four types of food: protein, fruits or vegetables, grains and calcium.

Why proteins? From our head to our toes, protein is in every cell of the body and we need it every day.

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but for many couples with children, finding time before you leave for work or they leave for school can be a delicate balancing act. During this rush, you or your spouse may try and patch the situation by giving them something quick before they are out the door, but this is often an unhealthy fix, which leads to lower energy levels and proper nutrition their body needs to start the day off right. Remember, a healthy breakfast equals protein, fruits or vegetables, whole grains and calcium.

Instead of rushing breakfast, try these quick, easy and healthy alternatives. And, if you have more time, try out some of the recipes below.

Taking your wife out for a romantic Valentine’s dinner is a good start to the perfect evening, unless you arrive to find no seating...

For many people the arrival of vine-ripened tomatoes is the hallmark of summer. But for me, it's the mounds of corn at our farmers market. With countless ways to enjoy corn, one of the most delicious is to use corn kernels in an Asian-style congee or rice porridge.

Certainly the easiest way to enjoy corn is to strip off the husks and place the cobs into boiling water or onto a blazingly hot grill. Featured center stage, a bowl of freshly cooked corn on the cob is wonderful. But corn is also an able supporting player when the kernels are cut off the cob and added to salads, soups, stews and pasta.

How to get a significant other to eat healthier" is one of the top questions I get from clients. It varies in the delivery, but often sounds like: "My spouse doesn’t like healthy food! What do I do?" or "I’m trying to get healthy, but my partner buys junk food which makes it hard for me to eat healthy at home!"

It can be challenging when you’re trying to adopt a cleaner way of eating but can’t bring your partner along for the ride. I can relate, because I grew up a "whole wheat" girl, but I married a "white bread" guy. I was raised in the healthy-eating, organic-obsessed culture of the San Francisco Bay Area; he grew up in the deep-dish pizza-loving suburbs of Chicago. My childhood was filled with fruits, vegetables and home cooked meals–I was raised to be "picky" about what I put into my body and to eat junk food in moderation. For him, ice cream and French fries were a way of life.

The Easter Bunny will be hopping down the bunny trail to your house before you know it, so I’ve got some some adorable Easter treats from my friends at Hershey for you and your family to enjoy!

First up, some delicious brownie chickadees made with Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs.

Start with your favorite brownie recipe–boxed, or your own original–and bake according to the directions.