The Blog
What’s Eating You?
While the human body needs proper nourishment to survive, nutrition is not a one-size-fits-all concept. A healthful diet can prevent or reduce the risk of certain diseases and chronic illnesses, but sometimes, certain foods can cause adverse reactions. Not everybody...
Fishing for compliments
For the second year in a row, I shared kitchen duties with my mom for our family's Christmas Eve dinner. My mom handled all the fish dishes (I've written about our Italian fish tradition previously here) and I was in charge of the rest, which included a variety...
DishWithDina 2015 Board Meetings: registration now open!
As some of you may already know, for nearly 10 years now, I've been conducting "Board Meetings," a year-long series of online workshops with friends, family members, and colleagues (aka "Board Members") who are interested in developing and pursuing their personal and...
Turkeys and dressings and pies…oh, my!
With the end of the year comes invitations to holiday parties and the potential to indulge on some not-so-great foods. Tempting as these are, overeating–especially the wrong foods–can not only leave you feeling sluggish, bloated, and upset with yourself, it can...
Take the cannoli
Even though we only live across the river, it's rare the bf and I get many visits from our friends and family in New Jersey, so you can imagine how excited we got when my cousins came into the city a couple of weekends ago to spend the whole day with us. What I love...
June/July 2014 promotion
Now that my spring semester is over, I can have a normal life again and with whom better to share my free time this summer than you, dear readers? If you book any session with me before 7/31/14, you'll receive 20% off the price listed on my menu of services. If...