Easy Eats - September 2011

Spend your day with Easy Eats! From morning till night, here are 10 easy tips from this issue.

7:00 A. M. Warm up with some fragrant genmaicha green tea. Page 17

7: 15 A. M. Make lunch with your favorite gluten-free bread. Page 26

9:00 A. M. Snack on grapes for a quick immunity boost. Page 12

10: 30 A.M. Be inspired by the defining moments of Carol Fenster’s life. Page 30

11:00 A. M. Unwind with a mini relaxation. Page 32

4:00 P. M. Do something just for the joy of it, like relaxing with close friends and family. Page 50

6:00 P.M. Pop chicken tenders in the oven for an easy dinner. Page 92

7: 30 P.M. Take pleasure in an intensely rich slice of chocolate cake. Page 94

9:00 P.M. Release your mind for a few minutes in goddess pose. Page 49

10: 45 P. M. Turn in earlier. You’ll fall asleep easier and stay asleep all night. Page 32

7 FROM THE EDITOR

Time for a Change

Almost five years ago, my now 14-year-old son Isaiah was diagnosed with gluten and dairy intolerance. It turned my world upside down. As a food magazine editor, cookbook author and former bakery owner, I’ve always communicated best through the language of food. I express my love for my family through everything I put on our table and pack in their lunch boxes. Maybe that’s just me, but I still wasn’t going to give all that up.

I’ve learned plenty since those first few years. And it was just a couple of months ago that my almost-5- year-old daughter, Chiara, was given the same diagnosis. I’m more than ready now. The most important lesson I’ve learned is that anything is possible. I’ve made it my life’s purpose to teach myself how to make my kids’ lives just as full — if not more — than anyone else’s. And I know for sure that our lives post-diagnoses are richer than ever before.

I started Easy Eats magazine to prove that it’s good to be gluten free. My intentions all originate from the same place: positivity. Yes, you can eat mac and cheese (Healthy Choices, page 36). Yes, I will make cupcakes for your school birthday party (Added Value, page 20). These days, my answer is always yes, and that can be true for you, too.