ChickSpeak

Summer time is close to drawing to an end, nevertheless, many are still firing up the grill and enjoying social time out of doors.Growing up in the south, grilling out has been a summer tradition in my family for every event that falls within the warm months. We have a cookout or a barbeque for […]

Night following night, the dark room surrounds me, a general sleepiness lingers overhead. My jersey knit sheets cradle me warmly, and as I approach the grand escape into dreamland it happens, my unwanted companion that has buddied itself up with me for over a year now…insomnia.Insomnia is defined as a sleep disorder in which one […]

All things summer seem to culminate in the month of July: lingering heat that brings out fireflies and people alike, the uniform of cut-off jean shorts and flip-flops, and the classic American barbeque. I love how summer cuisine can capture the mood of a warm evening on a single plate. Satisfy your summer palette without […]

Mary Poppins sang about how a spoonful of sugar would help the medicine go down, however, she did not sing the facts about the granulated ingredient.Sugar, also known as sucrose, is the most common of sugars and is used to sweeten most things found in restaurants and on the grocery store shelves. I’m not going […]

Growing up I only had two vegetables that I without a doubt always consume with great pleasure: broccoli and cauliflower.I remember feeling like a giant because as I would eat these little tasties, I thought for certain they were little trees.
However, I was unaware of their extremely nutritious values. Cauliflower is a delicious vegetable that […]

Sweet summertime is bursting with warm nights, bright flavors, and exciting colors. I don’t know about you, but when the weather is hot, I do not like a heavy meal to eat. Rather, I enjoy a light appetizer with a punch of gusto.I love the symphonic aroma of berries that harmonize with the kitchen air […]

Breakfast has always been my favorite meal of the day, simply because breakfast foods are the best in flavor and variety in my opinion.You probably roll your eyes when you hear “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day”  because you have heard it chanted towards you like a mantra for years. “Breakfast is […]

Around 1:30 p.m. in the afternoon, half the office spills out onto the streets, dispersing into local delis, cafés, and restaurants. The other half remains indoors, sitting obediently at their desks within the confines of small cubicles. This scenario may sound familiar because it represents, more or less, a portrait of one of the most common […]

A diet that says you should not eat carbs is ludicrous. Carbohydrates are necessary to life. “Carbohydrates are our main source of energy and provide the ideal fuel (glucose) for your body to function optimally, as well as many essential vitamins and minerals. They are also the only form of energy used by the brain” […]

As I have written before, nothing sounds better to me than a thick and juicy cheeseburger. My fiancé  Jon shares my same sentiments towards the ground beef patty snuggled between to buns. Unfortunately, if we ate this tasty treat every day, our hearts and arteries would surely hate us.Therefore I try to substitute ground beef […]