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Shira Bocar
Food Editor, Whole Living
Shira Bocar spends most days developing recipes for Whole Living or styling food at photo shoots. Before joining Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in 2004, she cooked in restaurants and worked as a recipe tester. Her favorite ingredient is olive oil, and she can't live without freshly ground black pepper at the table. Born and raised in Oklahoma, she now calls Brooklyn home.
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Posted by Shira Bocar
When the temperature outside dips, or in the case of this week, dive-bombs, I seek food that is warming. And …
Tags: allergy-friendly, healthy eating, quick meal
Posted on January 21st, 2011 in Food + Nutrition, Recipes, Special Diets | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Shira Bocar
I love an egg sandwich. Especially when the pickings are slim for lunch. Protein rich and just plain comforting, this …
Tags: healthy eating, quick meal, recipe
Posted on January 14th, 2011 in Food + Nutrition, Recipes | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Shira Bocar
Few things can beat a perfectly crisp apple, but a small addition can freshen up this tried and true afternoon …
Tags: apple, healthy, quick snack
Posted on September 28th, 2010 in Food + Nutrition | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Shira Bocar
I recently shared a dinner with friends at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, in Pocantico Hills, New York. The simple combinations …
Tags: black pepper, feta, healthy snack, melon
Posted on September 21st, 2010 in Food + Nutrition | direct link to this entry |
Posted by Shira Bocar
Despite a growing movement towards getting to know where our food comes from, it’s remarkable how much distance now exists …
Tags: camping, cooking outdoors, Feather Down Farms, Stony Creek Farm
Posted on September 10th, 2010 in Food + Nutrition, Travel | direct link to this entry |