New Year’s Resolutions: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Good Intention
Can someone really reach their healthy weight goals after THREE YEARS of sputtering and sputtering, starting and stopping?
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Food Combining–Don’t the French Get It?!
Eating a Salad Nicoise for lunch today I was struck by an odd thing: This classic French salad features both tuna and potatoes—a protein and a carb. Don’t the French know about food combining—the eating approach that says proteins and carbs are never to be seen together on the same plate? Oh and by the … Read more
Stress-Reducing Secret No. 7: Just Give (and you’ll get back in multiples)
The fact is, cooking, the kitchen and hosting food-related get-togethers involve a lot of gambling. . . . I think all the potential pitfalls really lead back to the one biggest fear every host has: What if no one has fun at my get-together? Isn’t that the worst: thinking that people might leave and walk back to their cars, whispering in confidence about how they’ll be sure to have a “prior engagement” next time around?
Stress-Reducing Secret No. 6: Remember the Health Benefits of Wine
You’ve heard all the news about a glass of red wine being good for the heart. Find out how it can also be good for the kitchen!
Stress-Reducing Secret No. 5: Put the Party Before Perfection
I’ve hosted countless holiday fests. Many of those were less fun than they could have been for one simple reason: I had a vision that “good” hostesses always had everything done in advance, so when the guests arrived everything would be calm, everyone could sit down to a conversation-rich happy hour, and then a perfect … Read more
Mary’s on Fox 31–Quick Tricks for Fast Gourmet Green Beans
We all know that Thanksgiving can be a huge undertaking. To keep from getting overwhelmed, it’s nice to plan a couple dishes on the simpler side. This recipe incorporates four tricks for easy, gourmet flair.
Kitchen Coach on TV–Whips Together an Appetizer with a Difference
Kitchen Coach Mary Collette is doing a Holiday Cooking series for Fox 31 in Denver. Her first appearance was last Friday, November 21, when she and host Ken Clark made an appetizer tray featuring a Rosemary Yam Butter appetizer Tray. Yum.
Stress-Reducing Secret No. 4: Go Casual—with Diamonds
Women know all about this strategy. You don’t feel like getting all dressed up for a party so you throw on a tried and true comfort outfit and add some razzle and dazzle with a great necklace, scarf, belt or shoes—or one of each. Good news: You can do the same thing with a recipe. Here are three basic techniques:
Holiday Stress-Reducing Secret No. 3: Take a Trial Run
“What could possibly go wrong?” That’s what you may be thinking when choosing a new recipe for your holiday meal. Don’t make your holiday guests your cooking guinea pigs! Do a trial run of any new dishes you plan to make and you’ll feel a lot more confident–and less stressed–when cooking them on the big day.
Holiday Stress-Reducing Secret No. 2: Steer Clear of Holiday Shoppers
Fighting crowds of frenetic shoppers can zap the magic right out of your holiday buying. So avoid last-minute shopping–which is easy enough if you took the first Stress-Reducing Secret to heart and planned out your holiday meals in advance.