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If Eating Out, Order Your Meal And Ask The Server To Wrap Up Half Of The Portion To Take Home With Your For The Next Day, Keeping Your Portion Size In Check, And Stretching Your Dollar Into Two Meals.

When I Was Growing Up In Mississippi - It Was Good Southern Food... But I Also Grew Up With A Greek Family; When Other Kids Were Eating Fried Okra, We Were Eating Steamed Artichokes. So I Think It Played A Big Part In My Healthy Cooking.

I Think The Biggest Thing Is Clean As You Go. Wash All Your Knives, Cutting Boards, Dishes, When You Are Done Cooking, Not Look At A Sink Full Of Dishes After You Are Done. Cleaning As You Go Helps Keep Away Cross Contamination And You Avoid Having Food Borne Bacteria.

When I'm Home, The Heart And Soul Of Our Family Is In The Kitchen. Growing Up, My Parents Both Worked, So Dinnertime Was For Family - The Tv Was Off. I Think It's Important To Grab That Time And Really Make It Special, Even After A Tough Day.

The Type Of Cuisine I Do, Especially After Being On 'iron Chef' For Several Years, Is A Lot Of Global Cuisine. My Strength Has Always Been Mediterranean Cuisine Across The Board From Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, France, But I Think Now I'm Doing A Lot Of Very Different Cuisines All The Time.