The Voice of Reason

Quick and Healthy Pasta Recipe

Need a quick and healthy pasta recipe?  Just click on this link, and follow along!  This segment appeared on WFLA this morning, and Daytime host Cyndi Edwards was eating the pasta for breakfast!  It really is that good...

Tina on TV - Healthy Shopping

Healthy shopping can be easy and affordable.  Just click on this link to hear what I have to say about the topic to Daytime's host, Cyndi Edwards.  Of course, if you have money-saving shopping tips of your own, feel free to send them along!

Salmon: What’s in a Name?

We all know that salmon is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids, but did you know there are five different types of salmon?

Here’s an overview of the different species, so you know what you’re looking at the next time you visit your grocer’s fish counter:

King salmon are the largest of the five species, and you might also see them called Chinook salmon in your grocery store.  King salmon range from the California coast to the Chukchi Sea in Alaska.  Those from the Copper River in Alaska are particularly known for their color, rich flavor, firm texture and high Omega-3 oil content.

Coho salmon are also called silver salmon, and they vary from eight to 12 pounds.  This variety is ideal for poaching or grilling.

Sockeye salmon, or red salmon, are the number one salmon for smoking.  They’re between four and eight pounds.  

Pink salmon are an important commercial fish for canned salmon.  Like other salmon, Pink salmon is low in sodium, a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, and a very good source of protein, niacin, vitamin B12, and selenium.

Chum salmon are seldom used for food, but they’re frequently used by the Alaskan natives as food for their dog teams!

For great salmon recipes, I like http://www.salmonrecipes.us/.

Salute!

By now, you know whenever there’s a lapse of entries on my blog, I’m up to something.  My absence the past three weeks was due to the fact I went back to school.  But it’s not what you’re thinking.  I didn’t begin working on my Ph.D.  I attended and completed Bartending School!  Yours truly is officially a professional mixologist .

Why Bartending School?  Well, I love to imbibe.  Nothing is better than a well-made drink, so I took it upon myself to learn both the classics and establish a foundation for creating signature drinks of my own.  And you can bet my own concoctions will be just a little bit healthier than the standards.

Of course, like any idea worth its salt-rimmed glass, the so-called conscious cocktail has already gone mainstream, but just as there’s room for another Vodka in the marketplace, there will always be room for more virtuous drinks.

How should we celebrate?  Let’s toast with a Blood Orange Margarita!

Ingredients:
1 oz. Blood Orange Mixer
.25 oz. Blood Orange Bitters
1.5    oz. Premium Tequila
1 slice orange

Drink Recipe Preparation:

1. In a cocktail shaker, combine Blood Orange Mixer, Tequila and Blood Orange Bitters with lots of ice.
2. Cover and shake vigorously.
3. Strain into a margarita glass (or a martini glass or any other specialty glass you may have)
4. Garnish with slice of orange.