by Lauren Slayton | Mar 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Sarma’s Favorite Green Shake, Sarma’s photo too My husband Marc doesn’t have it easy. For today, I’ll stick to the food part but trust me it goes far beyond that. In terms of food, I’m sure there are weekends he wished we didn’t have to lug the giant,...
by Lauren Slayton | Mar 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Not my kind of “party” Many people who watched Food Inc. saw chickens packed in dark, dirty pens, walking in each others’ feces and swore off chicken. On the other hand, maybe you blocked those images out and remain unconvinced of any danger. Well,...
by Lauren Slayton | Mar 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
That black stuff? Not for the next 5 days, read on for grapefruit info. Fruit is healthy and of course nutritious but sometimes it’s difficult to get people excited over fruit. Carolyn and I were asked to speak about fruit at a breakfast at for Edible...
by Lauren Slayton | Mar 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Part of what I consider market research is to periodically peruse the diet section of my local Barnes and Noble. No matter how farfetched a book’s concept is I like to familiarize myself with it. This past weekend, I grabbed a stack of seemingly interesting books and...
by Lauren Slayton | Mar 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Photo via EA Stewart, caption mine. I am concerned for kale. It’s everywhere I look. It’s in recipes in so many magazines and not just the health oriented ones. We can’t keep the Kale Krackers in stock; Carolyn coined it “kale krack”. Clients who don’t even eat greens...
by Lauren Slayton | Mar 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m conflicted about The Chew. Mario Batali and Michael Symon are fantastic; I love the show’s food focus and my good friend’s husband works there. My hesitation centers on the choice of wellness personality. Daphne Oz is charming, smart and a...