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From the monthly archives:
I’ve noticed that a lot of readers come here looking for crockpot and slow cooker recipes. Since I aim to please, I’ll be sharing a few of the ones I’ve recently made for my family. This one is based on a recipe by Sara Puskar and Nancy Wagner Graves that was featured in FIX-IT and [...]
Today’s guest post is from cookbook author, Holly Clegg. Holly will be sending me recipes from time to time to feature here at This Mama Cooks! I’m thrilled to be working with her! This recipe comes from Holly’s cookbook Holly Clegg’s Trim & TERRIFIC Gulf Coast Favorites. Quick Shrimp and Corn Soup Busy and no [...]
I feel like Mardi Gras has been going on since the Saints won the Super Bowl, don’t you? Since today is Pancake Day (also know as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras) here are a few pancake recipes I’ve featured over the years at This Mama Cooks! Stephanie Izard's Oatmeal Pancake Recipe Weight Watchers Sweet Potato [...]
If you’re interested in learning how high ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value foods like cherries can help keep your heart healthy, go to the Cherry Marketing Institute’s website at 1 p.m. EST, Wednesday, February 17th, for a live heart-healthy cooking class by Keri Glassman, MS, RD, CDN, dietitian and author of the book, The [...]
Today’s guest post by Diane Raymond is about sciatica – something I’ve been dealing with for the past couple of months. Sciatica…oh what a pain! If you have ever suffered from sciatica, or lower lumbar problems, you understand the excruciating, sometimes immobilizing pain associated with flare-ups. Often recognizable by an acute pain in your derrière [...]
Today’s guest post is by Diane Raymond, an ACE-certified personal trainer. You can check her out at the Blue Sky Gym blog and Fit Girl in the City. I’m thrilled to feature her here at This Mama Cooks! Pick a Pro! You’ve probably seen them at your gym – gum-smacking dudes toting clipboards and buff [...]
Just when you thought the eating holidays were over with the end of football season, here comes Valentine’s Day! It’s a challenging holiday because it’s all about sharing sweets with your family or significant other. Unfortunately, all you end up sharing are expanding waistlines and having to deal with sugared out kids. Instead, try this [...]
We all know that it’s important to be prepared in case of an emergency particularly when it comes for caring for our kids. Yet most of us haven’t taken an infant or child CPR certification course, thinking that it would take too much time or be too expensive. Well, if you’re living in the Denver [...]
I’ve enjoyed dipping into The Eat-Clean Diet Recharged: Lasting Fat Loss That's Better than Ever over the past couple of weeks. Tosca’s philosophy is that we need to eat the way nature intended – lean protein, complex carbs, and healthy fats – no processed foods and lots of water. She believes that when you Eat [...]
A few more days to the big game! Have you decided what you want to serve yet? Here are some healthy recipes to help you out whether you’re throwing a Super Bowl party or bringing a dish to a potluck. Here at This Mama Cooks!: Beefy Squash and Zucchini Stew Pork, Squash, Butternut and Zucchini [...]
In my last enewsletter on How to plan a healthy Super Bowl party, I recommended that you have good breakfast so you won't be tempted to over indulge that afternoon during the big game. (Don’t get my enewsletter? Sign up here.) One idea is making a “breakfast cookie” using a variety of whole grains including [...]
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