It’s the time of year to where eggnog tempts us. Even the low fat version is full of fat, sugar and fillers. Is there a way to make a healthier version of eggnog? Possibly with this recipe from Bethenny Frankel. You probably know her from The Real Housewives of New York City. She’s also a [...]
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Boozing It Up!
Throw a Mad Men cocktail party: healthy deviled eggs recipes
Make a skinny pumpkin latte – save calories and money
Healthy holiday cookies: Peppermint Meringue Crisps
Extreme Fat Smash Diet Brown Rice PuddingHave you seen the gigantic bottles of POM Pomegranate juice at Costco? It’s sold at a great price and worth buying to make your Pomegranate Cranberry Sauce with or brine your turkey in. (Believe me, I’m sooo tempted to try yet another brining method after seeing this recipe for POM-Brined Turkey.) So what else can [...]
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More Thanksgiving sides – pomegranate cranberry sauce and roasted Brussels sproutsYou must have retro cocktails at your Mad Men viewing party. But considering the show is on Sunday night, you probably don’t want to go overboard with the alcohol – though that never seems to deter the folks at Sterling Cooper from boozing it up. The healthiest of the retro cocktails – hey, it has [...]
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Partying with the Mad Men: retro shrimp appetizers
Extreme Fat Smash Tomato-Curry Lentil StewBy now you must have heard about the study that showed that women who drink alcohol have an increased cancer risk. Between that and the economy, I might as well just end it all now. But seriously, during these stressful times, we need to find inexpensive ways to enjoy ourselves. If a glass of wine [...]
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Just Vineyards helps wine newbies
Mashed potatoes with blue cheese and port wine gravy with mushroomsLife has its ups and downs, and so does my weight it seems. I’m back on the heavy side again, even though I’ve been working out regularly when I haven’t been traveling. I’ve decided I’m in a diet and exercise rut and need to change it up to get back to where I want to [...]
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What’s cooking for Easter?Not only was BlogHer 08 about great sessions, amazing speakers, and awesome swag, it was also about food. The food at the conference was so-so (Pastries and fruit just don’t cut it for breakfast. We need eggs, cereal, and yogurt in the morning, too, please!). But the food activities around the blogging conference were impressive. [...]
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Food bloggers unite at BlogHer ’06This article from Weight Watchers on Warm-Weather Cocktails, made me think about having a Summer Luau party complete with costumes. This sounds like an interesting cocktail idea: Caipirinha Cut a room-temperature lime into quarters and drop it in a shaker. Add one packet of sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda) and one tablespoon water. (Or you [...]
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Super Bowl party – New England clam chowderOne of the culinary highlights of our trip to Switzerland was the veal fondue at a restaurant by my sister’s home. As you can see from the pictures, we had a myriad of sauces, most of which tasted like salad dressing or mild curry sauces. Nothing spectacular – just fun. If you’re interested making your [...]
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It’s all about the cheese in Gruyère
Fondue potsJust Vineyards is a comprehensive vineyard and wineries’ website containing a database with nearly 5,000 US-based vineyards and wineries along with general information on wine, upcoming events, a wine search engine and links to individual vineyards throughout the country. If you’re like me and choose wine by the label and price – along with those [...]
