"Spend A Little Less Money"

On diet shakes, vitamins and supplements and use those savings to buy real food. If you add in the savings for not acquiring that latest bestseller on “How to Drop Weight on a Diet of Nachos and Twinkies”, you’ll soon be able to dine on veal scaloppine and squash risotto. 

Every successful dish starts with the freshest ingredients you can find. Buy vegetables and fruits which are in season and grown locally. Meats and dairy products take on a different dimension when they are produced without the use of antibiotics and growth hormones.

Eating is not about regular refueling nor should health concerns drive every aspect of cooking and eating. It is about creating a working balance between taste, texture and time spent in the kitchen.  

About Cooking With
Whole Grains and Spelt

Andrea's Philosophy

Why Use Whole Grains?

Whole grains as opposed to white flower have tremendous health benefits.  White flower is devoid of any nutritional value and consists of mainly starch which your body converts into sugar. Whole grains contain the bran (outer layer) which is the insoluble fiber as well as the germ, the most nutritious part of the grain, which contains a full 90% of its nutrients.  Whole grains are full of vitamin E and important B vitamins as well as iron, calcium and potassium.  They help to stimulate your metabolic rate, which in turn can be crucial to achieving and maintaining ideal weight.  Freshly ground grains can be used in a myriad of ways, for breads and pizzas, challah and brioche, pies and tarts as well as breakfast favorites such as waffles and pancakes.  Andrea shares her extensive knowledge of the nutritional values of whole grains and its contributions to a wholesome life style. After all, the words “whole” and “health” have the same Old English root “hal”, meaning “entire”  Learn More About Cooking With Whole Grains and Spelt

Why Cook At Home?

Declared a dying art, home cooking is gaining recognition again.  And for good reasons. We tend to eat less when we eat at home and have full control over everything that goes into the dishes we share with our families.  Lots of “undesirables” have found their way into the foods we eat. If you are concerned about growth hormones, antibiotics and pesticides, find ways to avoid them.  A difficult undertaking you might think, but it doesn’t have to be.  Undo old habits and think about buying from Farmers’ Markets, ordering from an organic farmer and shopping at food markets that offer more than a few limp vegetables and rows of mixes and “helpers”. Here is your chance to learn how to use Asian and Mediterranean influences to add punch and flavor to your cooking. while keeping the list of ingredients to a manageable minimum.

Why Grind Your Own Flour?

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