Kristie McNealy, MD

One of the most difficult thing about avoiding packaged foods is figuring out what to feed yourself or your family when you need to get a meal or snack on the table fast.  Thankfully, many of the frozen and boxed convenience food items that we take fro granted can be made from scratch, and stored [...]

When I was a kid, one of my younger brother’s all time favorite meals was something my mom called garbage bread.  I honestly don’t know where the recipe came from beyond that, but despite the kind of unappealing name, garbage bread is a delicious combination of fresh baked bread, and your favorite meats, cheeses and [...]

I don’t own a lot of cookbooks, but as I’ve worked at teaching myself to cook new foods from scratch, I’ve found myself hunting down recipes more and more often. This especially true when I need to cook something that my egg and dairy allergic son will be able to enjoy. Cooking from [...]