Imagine you’re in charge of meal planning for a large summertime event in small-town Idaho.  There will be 200 attending; your budget is large and you have a professional chef at your disposal. Now imagine you are in Louisiana in mid-winter with a gathering of 12. Your budget is small and you are working alone. …

“Beef and corn prices will dramatically increase!” This is something we’ve been told recently. Drama does get our attention.  But often, when it comes to increases in the line item food cost, we tend to look the other way. Why do we give so little thought to the process of controlling food cost? On one …

The fountain of youth has long been fantasized about and sought after; so has buried treasure. I however, pursue the perfect menu and just like the mystical and enchanting fables, it simply does not exist. But just because it doesn’t exist does not mean I won’t try to find it anyway. To date I have …

One of the latest buzzwords in nutrition is Inflammation, which is the body’s attempt to protect itself. Many of us have seen internet images of bulging bellies, or fluffy midriffs with a claim such as, ‘Click here to find out what 5 foods are causing inflammation in your body,’ If it were only that easy! …