With the current high meat prices and my newly diagnosed high cholesterol, I’m looking to bean burgers to fill my desire of grilling this summer. Do you love burgers but are perhaps flirting with vegetarian options? Look no further than this really simple bean burger with an even simpler sauce. Have you ever seen the little cans of chipotles in adobo sauce in the international … [Read more...]
Savor Tooth Tiger: My Cheesy Valentine
What do we really want for Valentine’s Day? Chocolate? Sure. Flowers? You bet. Ah, but what about a heart-shaped pizza? That’s true love … at least in my world. I made this a few years ago for my pizza-loving husband, and I’m not saying that’s what convinced him to propose but all I’m saying is it didn’t hurt! Go ahead and buy store-bought dough if you must, but this homemade … [Read more...]
Savor Tooth Tiger: Miso Soup, Japanese Breakfast of Champions
Generally in our culture, January is a time when healthy recipes are plastered on every magazine as penance for going a little wild over the holidays. What if instead of flocking to fad diet influencers, we looked to the oldest living people on the planet for sage advice on nutrition? More specifically, the centenarians (those living 100 years or more) living in “Blue Zones.” … [Read more...]
Savor Tooth Tiger: Swiss Fondue
Is there anything better than cozying up to a cauldron full of hot, bubbling cheese on a cold winter night? Fondue is the genius Swiss invention of melted cheese served with bread, vegetables and accompaniments. Need an interactive, fun meal the whole family will enjoy? Pretend you’re après-ski with this recipe after a day outside enjoying the beautiful winter weather. Fondue … [Read more...]
How Food Can Be ‘Thy Medicine’
UCF medical student Emily Freisen carefully measures out a teaspoon of mustard that will go into salad dressing. At other workstations, her classmates are chopping carrots and peeling onions. The group of 13 students has traded in their white coats for chef’s whites as part of a six-week collaborative culinary medicine course run by UCF’s College of Medicine and the Rosen … [Read more...]