Conquering Cooking BURNOUT – Strategies for Keeping Motivated in the Kitchen
It happens to me a few times a year. I’ll find myself groaning at the thought of the 30-minute process that awaits me when I get [...]
Articles by Jean Hanks
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What You’ll Gain When You Stop Trying to Lose (Weight)
I recently had a patient come to me at her wit’s end with weight loss. A woman in her 40s and postpartum, she was frustrated that she [...]
Asian Veggies: Delivering More Than Just Produce to Serve New York’s Asian Community
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced New Yorkers into quarantine, a young man named Joseph Boo began to wonder what he could do to help save [...]
Feeding the Immune System
Back in April, when New York City was still one of the hotspots of COVID-19 cases, I was in a small pharmacy in my Brooklyn neighborhood. [...]
Quarantine Cooking: Hummus!
In my opinion, hummus is the perfect dip. It’s nutritious, filling, and compatible with most dip-able foods. (Guacamole comes close, but [...]
Quarantine Cooking: Vegetarian Pizza with Soy Chorizo
Pizza is one of those foods that often gets tossed in the “junk food” category. For a significant amount of time in my life, I, myself, [...]
Quarantine Cooking: Mushroom Meatballs with Chili-Peanut Sauce
I am, and always have been, a ‘shroom lover. As a kid, mushrooms were my favorite pizza topping, though I obviously didn’t understand [...]
Quarantine Cooking: No-Fry Eggplant Parmesan
There are plenty of reasons to feel stressed out right now, but cooking shouldn’t be one of them. Whether you’re experienced in the [...]
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