Good Lard! How to render lard at home

This post was originally published in December 2010. It has been revised and republished. Did you know you can render lard at home? Backing up: so, I’m really into natural saturated fats right now. Why? Because they are delicious, they’re actually GOOD for you, they are generally unprocessed (unlike the dreaded CANOLA OIL – bah, humbug!) […]

Big Giant GRAIN FREE Chocolate Chip Cookie

I don’t much know what to say about this grain free cookie recipe except…wow. I didn’t know my stomach could stretch this much. This is one of my proudest moments. It’s better than my college graduation or the second straight time I won the Mill Creek Elementary School Spelling Bee. (Winning word: squirrel. Which I just […]

Podcast Episode #113: Body image perspective & body composition

Remember – If you’re enjoying these podcasts, please leave us a review in iTunes. Thanks! Topics: 1.  21-Day Sugar Detox Cookbook update [3:59] 2.  Liz book news [11:41] 3.  Upcoming events for 21-Day Sugar Detox [26:57] 4. Body image perspective [28:48] 5.  What is a good way to measure body comp in relation to health […]

Perfect “pried egg” with roasted parsnips & bacon

So…since I came out as a “bad cook” you all have been exceedingly supportive. You’ve lavished upon me such little elegant compliments (name that quote) as “Wow! Looks like you’re actually a pretty GOOD cook!” To this I say: thank you. And also, you have NO idea how many failures I endure between successes. Between my last […]

Podcast Episode #111: Self-love & body image.

  Remember – If you’re enjoying these podcasts, please leave us a review in iTunes. Thanks! Upcoming events! Pittsburgh, PA: Friday, 11/1, 5-7pm – Penguin Bookshop book signing – RSVP here. Rochester, NY: Saturday, 11/2, 2-4pm – Barnes & Noble Pittsford book signing – RSVP here. Topics: 1.  Upcoming events for 21-Day Sugar Detox book.  […]

Healthy Party Treats for the Holidays

FYI: this post was almost titled “how to bring reasonably healthy food to a party without making everyone hate you.” Because there are certain things that are simply NOT socially acceptable. Like when Chris Traeger brought the vegetable loaf instead of cake. #ParksAndRec Look, if you’ve ever been a member of a church, military community, or book […]

Podcast Episode #110: 21 Day Sugar Detox FAQ Part 1

Remember – If you’re enjoying these podcasts, please leave us a review in iTunes. Thanks! Upcoming events! NYC: Tuesday, 10/29, 7-9pm – Hu Kitchen release party for “The 21-Day Sugar Detox” – RSVP here. Livingston, NJ: Wednesday, 10/30, 7-9pm – Barnes & Noble Livingston Mall book signing – RSVP here. Pittsburgh, PA: Friday, 11/1, 5-7pm […]

Well Fed 2 review: I’m well-fed & you should be, too!

[aff]   In my review of the first Well Fed cookbook by Melissa Joulwan of The Clothes Make The Girl, I called the cookbook “severely awesome.” Hold that thought for a moment. Now watch this: ^Well Fed 2, I thought, was one of the best cookbooks in the history of cookbooks. While it remains one […]

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