Tuesday, March 27, 2018

DECADENT DIABETES-FRIENDLY RECIPES & THE OREGON WINE BOARD




CELEBRITY CHEF &  WEIGHT LOSS EXPERT DEVIN ALEXANDER -  YOU CAN HAVE IT!: MORE THAN 125 DECADENT DIABETES-FRIENDLY RECIPES

ABOUT THE BOOK:
You Can Have It!: More Than 125 Decadent Diabetes-Friendly Recipes

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Biggest Loser Cookbook series, an indulgent comfort cookbook filled with recipes for anyone who wants to be healthy, whether they have diabetes or not!

Whether you’re managing diabetes, want to lose weight, or just plain want to be fit while eating insanely scrumptious meals, weight-loss expert Devin Alexander is here to assure you, “You Can Have It!” The celebrity chef on the hit series, The Biggest Loser, and the author of the New York Times bestselling The Biggest Loser Cookbook series and The Most Decadent Diet Ever!, Devin Alexander, has created a collection of easy diabetes-friendly recipes that seem simply too good, and too decadent, to be healthy. Using her chef secrets, tips, and techniques that helped contestants on the hit show lose weight and that wowed customers in her restaurants, Devin Alexander has crafted more than 125 easy diabetes-friendly recipes that bust the myth that eating well means giving up the comfort foods you love. Best of all, Devin is living proof that these meals work—even as a chef, around food all day, she's lost 70 pounds and kept it off for close to 30 years! With beautiful photographs, doable tips, simple techniques, affordable ingredients, and mouthwatering meals, this is the cookbook every person who cares about their health (whether they have diabetes or not!) will want to own. Inside you'll find hundreds of decadent, simple-to-prepare dishes, including:

  • Bacon Ranch Flatbread Pizza
  • Drippy Taco Burgers
  • Waffle Fry BBQ Bites
  • Cheesy Lasagna Rollups
  • Dark Chocolate “Pudding”
  • Sexy Trainer’s Strawberry Caipirinha
  • And many more!

Even if you're managing diabetes, heart health, or trying to lose weight, no type of meal is "off limits" and no favorite is forbidden. With small tweaks and the right approach, Devin is here to show that, yes, You Can Have It!


KAI MCMURTRY FROM THE OREGON WINE BOARD - UPCOMING TASTING EVENT AT THE LINE HOTEL IN LA

OREGON WINE BOARD EVENT
April 24 / 6:30-9pm / The Line Hotel
$75 /  3515 Wilshire Blvd / Los Angeles
We’re hitting the trail with 50 Oregon wineries and our friends at Olympia Provisions, Salt & Straw Ice Cream and Stumptown Coffee Roasters for a grand happening of Oregonian wine, food and personality. No white table cloths. No orange cheese cubes. Instead, a generous pour of Oregon’s fine wine and pioneering spirit.

You see, Oregon is a state, and a damn fine one. But Oregonian is a state of mind. You’ve got to experience it to truly get it. So join winemakers and owners representing Oregon’s broad geographic and varietal diversity for an evening evocative of Oregon wine country in LA. From legacy Pinot noir to unexpected whites and surprises in between, we invite you to grab a glass and find your Oregon wine trail.

PRESENTED BY THE OREGON WINE BOARD
The Oregon Wine Board represents the more than 700 wineries and more than 1,000 vineyards across Oregon's diverse winegrowing regions.