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Before the advent of the Food Network, one of my favorite PBS cooking shows was Justin Wilson’s, I gar-on-tee! I’ll never forget the episode that featured Pork Stuffed Pork – yes a pork chop stuffed with more pork. It seemed like a heart attack on a plate. Memories of the pork stuffed pork episode can [...]
I recently attended Box Top for Education’s Box Top University event in Denver. I joined a group of mostly women who volunteer in their children’s schools as Box Top Coordinators. I learned about the hard work these volunteers put into counting all those labels your kids turn in and all the amazing ways schools [...]
Easter isn’t until April 24th this year, but I’m already planning our Easter meal. Of course, there’s Easter candy! Already the candy aisles at the big box stores are bulging with family favorites like Peep’s and Lindt Chocolate Easter Bunnies. And there’s the jillion and one things to do with hard boiled Easter eggs like, [...]
In my previous salad dressing post, I shared recipes for Creamy Italian and Dill and Lime salad dressings. Today recipes are for Sundried Tomato, Basil and Balsamic Vinegar salad dressing and Spicy Ginger Sesame salad dressing. While inspired by the recipes in Tofu Cookery, they’re based on tastes I love – dried tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, [...]
Since I’ve discovered that I have food sensitivities, the biggest challenge has been salad dressings! Most store bought salad dressings contain sugar, even the more natural ones you find at the health food store. After balsamic vinegar and olive oil got too boring, I decided to make my own salad dressing recipes using soft tofu. [...]
This sounds extremely counterintuitive, but this is actually a fairly common problem. First of all, make sure that the weight you’re gaining is indeed fat and not muscle. You should be able to easily tell if you check your pudge levels regularly – but if not, you can always go to a gym or your [...]
So you’ve been doing all the right things: eating healthy, exercising, brushing…but for some reason, you’re still getting barraged by bills every time you visit the dentist. If you’re sick of getting cavities, or maybe just developing an unhealthy bitterness towards your dentist from all the money you’ve been throwing at them, then you should [...]
What matters most you? A good book? Spending time with your kids? Chatting with your BFF on the phone? Whatever the case may be, Attune Foods is asking you to share a photo of what matters most to you on Facebook. You may just win a year’s supply of Attune Foods products! Enter the Attune [...]
I came across the best recipe and method for a classic roast chicken in the March 2011 issue of Cooking Light magazine – How to Roast a Whole Chicken. The seasoning and flavor were perfect. Also, the method of roasting the chicken for 45 minutes at 350 degrees and the rest of the time at [...]
One of the most challenging aspects of eating around my food sensitivities is trying to make desserts that are sugar free, dairy free and gluten free. My first try was a very successful sugar free, dairy free chocolate mousse, which my daughter, Lucie and I LOVE. It was based on a recipe from Clean Start: [...]
This post brought to you by LÄRABAR. All opinions are 100% mine. Due to my food sensitivities to most things found in snack and meal replacement bars, I’ve given up trying to find one that will work for me. The gluten free and the milk free ones are usually full of sugar. It’;s a shame, [...]
It’s been more than a year of setbacks when it’s come to my health. First, it was sciatica. Then it was tummy issues. At 45 years of age, the warranty was off the old model, and I was slowly coming undone. The sciatica was the first to throw me off my normal routine of getting [...]
Due to my food sensitivities, I make a lot of rice. One of my favorite things to do with leftover rice is to make rice pudding for breakfast. My “secret” is adding an egg to make it more custard like and to add some protein to a carb heavy dish. I used to make this [...]
My husband is a big fan of sriracha sauce. I wasn’t until I tried my friend Jennifer’s Sriracha Chicken Wings. (She also has a recipe for Crispy Baked Panko Sriracha Chicken Tenders on her blog, Savoring the Thyme.) I made her sriracha chicken wings for the Super Bowl and loved them. Still, I was a [...]
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