Spring must be cookbook season, because I am loaded with new ones right now!  My friend Liz Moody sent me her new book Healthier Together and it’s right up my alley.  Liz is a great gal, health blogger and food writer.  The book‘s premise is about cooking for two, but cooking together.  I think this drives home a few important concepts: first, that it’s easier to achieve your healthful eating and lifestyle if you have someone else to do that with.  Second, I can’t emphasize enough the role that community plays in our overall health.  We need socialization, companionship and affection – both to give and receive.  Even though I am very capable of cooking a meal by myself, I enjoy it so much more when my husband and kids are in the kitchen with me.  And one of my favorite ways to spend my free time, besides being with my family, is cooking and eating with friends.Continue reading