Food!

Lunchroom Drop In

Let me preface by stating that I’m somewhat of a food snob and food purist. I haven’t consumed anything from a fast food chain in about 5 years and the very sight of highly processed packaged foods make me cringe. As a mother, doctoral candidate in nutrition and the daughter of pescatarian parents...

A Simple Chile de Arbol Salsa

This recipe was originally published in my blog, Presley’s Pantry . I started making this simple salsa many moons ago, as a fast tasty sauce for my tacos. Just a handful of ingredients and a few minutes and you have the ultimate salsa. I love the simplicity of the chile de arbol and tomato...

Mango, Jicama, and Cucumber Salad

This recipe originally appeared on the Muy Bueno Cookbook blog , which I publish with my mother and sister. The warm weather is a long ways away and there is nothing I enjoy more than frolicking in the sun and less time in the kitchen, at the hot stove or oven. In the summer I love to experiment...

Joining the Chorus: Food Marketing Policy “Failures” Still Attract New Advocates to the Cause

Every year, without fail, on talk shows, in magazines, and even among friends and family, the holidays provide fodder for the same lament: how are we to be healthy during a season that holds eating – particularly foods high in calories and sugar – at its core? And every year as I hear this common...