“I would always get homemade pickles from India. Every time I would run out, I would go to the Indian store and get an equivalent. But everything I could get there had an egregious amount of salt, lots of oil, or had preservatives in them. So, I decided to make my own.” @chitra Agrawal, owner of ABCD of Cooking and @BrooklynDelhiThey say you are wh…

I was so full I thought I’d explode, but as looked at the last piece of chocolate, I knew I’d eat it.Practicing mindful eating let me shed pounds, but a year on, my weight plateaued, and then, to my horror earlier this year, it spiked again. Time to hit the reset button. . .Enter the labyrinth of food, weight and addiction with me. Find your own ce…

Ever wonder where tea comes from? Click on the link to my podcast and come with me on a journey to an enchanted tea estate in Sri Lanka. Hear the voices of Sri Lanka’s tea men, and the sounds of Ceylon tea.Meet legendary tea entrepreneur Merrill J. Fernando, Founder and Chairman of the MJF Group of Companies and creator of Dilmah Tea.Join a line of…

Jillian Abbott tells the story of her father growing tomatoes and teaching her about the miracles of gardening, and the joy of real food.Door Jillian Abbott

Playing in the back yard as a kid, "Baaaaka," was a much anticipated refrain at the neighbor’s back door. When it came at last, I’d run inside, shouting “He’s coming.” Listen to find out more.Door Jillian Abbott

My life was falling apart. After being passed over for promotion yet again, I fell into a depression and began to stack on weight. My blood sugar had been pre-diabetic for years, but now I was sure I had diabetes. I’m Jillian Abbott with A Year of Mindful Eating: stories from the food I eat.Door Jillian Abbott