All hail to the Queen of the Clean Plate Club. AKA: The Big Eater. Also Known As.... ME! If you're paying attention to food and nutrition blogs or instagram, you know that meal prepping is all the rage right now. I will not stand here and try to tell you that I am the expert in this area of health. But I'm living on a budget, don't have much time during the week, and am constantly thinking …
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Take Time to Cook – Kibbi, a Family Recipe Shared
My Big Lebanese Family gathered for Easter this past weekend. Saturday night, Dad, Uncle Neil, Cousin Kristin and I prepared Kibbi – a beloved Lebanese dish. Uncle Steve, Uncle Scott, Cousin Amy, Aunt Barbara and Mom were there too. Sunday, we fed about 35 people at my parent’s house. Growing up, I compared my family to the family in the movie, My Big Fat Greek Wedding: “My family is big and loud but …
A Cookbook for Big Eaters, and the Kale Radicchio Salad
I’m that girl who eats her entire plate of food and then leans over to your plate – you gonna finish that? My mother tells me I’m “A BIG EATER.” During marathon training, I took a date to a Carolina football game, the one where it hurricaned. At lunch, inside the Carolina Inn, we ordered the exact same meal: cheeseburger and fries. I ate my entire plate, leaned over to his plate, and started eating …