Tuning Up Your Carbs: New Story Published in UT-San Diego

The second installment of my four-part series on eating well with diabetes was published this week in UT-San Diego. This piece addresses the complex and often confounding issue of carbohydrates. Carbs play a significant role in our body's well being, but the key is to eat the right kinds in the right portion--especially if you're living with Type 2 diabetes.

I've done my best to carefully explain how this all works, and included a couple of recipes that feature some especially delicious whole grains--wheat berries and freekah. Try these and you'll be surprised at how easy it is to transition away from boring white rice and pasta.

First of a Series on Diabetes and Food Published in UT-San Diego

This week's food section in the UT-San Diego features my first piece in a series of four this year on diabetes and food. This article is my "diabetes 101" with general information about how I tackled my diagnosis with tips for how to eat well and happily even while addressing the limitations forced by diabetes. And, I've got a couple of pretty cool recipes in there, too!

My zucchini pancakes are an easy and delicious way to eat more vegetables and also keep the carb count down.

Q & A with R.W. Smith & Co.

This week R. W. Smith & Co., a food service supply company, featured me in a Q&A on their website. They asked some terrific questions about how I got started as a food writer, advice I have for budding food journalists, and--given my interest in healthy eating for kids--how to get them cooking. Take a look!

Alice Waters and Kermit Lynch Appearing in San Diego

My latest post for my Close to the Source blog on Edible San Diego previews the appearance of Alice Waters and Kermit Lynch at Chino Farms as part of the Good Earth/Great Chefs series. I was also able to snag a recipe from Waters' new book, The Art of Simple Food II. Take a look and join us in San Diego this Saturday if you're in town. Pizza and local beer, too! 

Two New Awards from San Diego Press Club

Last night the San Diego Press Club held its 40th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards--commonly known as the JAwards. I received two awards. My food blog, San Diego Foodstuff, earned first place in the general category of Websites: Blog-Topic Based for my post, "French Sorrel and Mint Granita." My piece "Local Gone Wild: The Foraged Meal," which I wrote for Edible San Diego, earned a second-place prize.

Close to the Source, My New Edible San Diego Blog, Is Up and Running

I've been writing for Edible San Diego for as long as it's existed. They're getting ready to launch a new web design but in the meantime they invited me to start in with their first blog, Close to the Source. Sponsored by Specialty Produce, the bi-weekly blog appears on the first and third Mondays of each month and delves into what's happening with our local markets, farms, and producers of artisan foods--with a hint or two here and there for how to enjoy their products.

My first post focused on fisherman Phil Harris' delicious black gill rockfish, sold at the new Fishermen's Farmers Market in Pt. Loma. I got Catalina Offshore Products' Tommy Gomes to teach me--and the gathering crowd--how to break it down and cook all the various parts so we enjoy it from tail to gill (except we don't eat the gill).

Take a look at How to Break Down a Whole Fish in Five Easy Steps.