Angela Shelf Medearis is affectionately called The Kitchen Diva. And while she’s known for being sassy and fun in the kitchen, she’s serious about cooking healthy comfort food for those she loves, and shares her recipes with the world in her books.
Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva, promotes healthy seasonal cooking whenever possible. Buying produce from local farmers, or growing your own, she says, provides fresh, full flavors no matter what dish you prepare.
Macaroni and cheese gets cut from the diets of people who have diabetes. But cookbook author, Angela Shelf Medearis–The Kitchen Diva–doesn’t believe in deprivation. Several close family members, including her husband, have diabetes, so she decided to remake this family favorite so everyone could enjoy a little cheesy love.
This recipe comes from The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook, 150 Healthy, Delicious Recipes for Diabetics and Those Who Dine with Them, by Angela Shelf Medearis.
Angela Shelf Medearis is the author of more than 90 award-winning children’s books and several cookbooks for adults including The African-American Kitchen, The Kwanzaa Celebration, and Ideas for Entertaining from the African-American Kitchen, and The Ethnic Vegetarian.
Hippocrates said to make food our medicine. That statement is especially true for individuals living with diabetes, because what, and how much, they eat can help them to manage their disease and–for some–keep the need for medication to a minimum.
