We often encourage you to challenge your assumptions around here. Usually when we do, the topic has slightly deeper energy. Today I'm going to push you to address skeptically the notion that you need chips to enjoy guacamole. We have conditioned our minds that we can't truly enjoy certain foods without the accompaniment of others. We can unwind that conditioning with a … [Read more...]
Traveling? Get Outside
I’m on the road right now for World Series pre- and post-game coverage with my FOX team. Travel can present unique challenges to our well-being, so I work harder to stay on point when I’m away from home. How often do you travel for business and find yourself eating meals in your room or the hotel restaurant? Perhaps you wake up, hit the fitness center, hop in the shower and … [Read more...]
The Art of Compromise: Breakfast Pasta
I fully recognize that I maintain somewhat restrictive dietary habits. I also have two teenage sons (almost; my younger son turns 13 in November). I encourage their love of food by preparing things they’ll thoroughly dig eating. Eating rules. One of the many advantages of this arrangement is gleefully experiencing indulgences through my young men. I normally dodge pasta as … [Read more...]
Blue Cheese
I've been thinking about my grandfather a ton recently. He popped into my mind today while I ravaged of one of my favorite combos, beets and blue cheese. 10 years ago or so, my then wife Lisa and I were leaving my grandfather’s house in Los Angeles. As he often does, he stopped us on our way out the door to pawn off an item from his home he no longer had use for. It might be … [Read more...]
The Pursuit of Perfection
Sometimes, it’s healthier to go easy on yourself instead of stressing out about perfection. I was reminded of this lesson’s significance over the weekend. Allow me to set the stage. I had to catch a flight to Minneapolis for the All-Star Game and got a little backed up on time. I didn’t have the resources to make a grocery store run or find a quality organic restaurant in … [Read more...]