September 8th, 2008
Yesterday, I was busy planning out this week’s meals when I decided to flip through a favorite old cookbook, Quick Vegetarian Pleasures. Several years ago I used this cookbook so much that I almost wore it out! It’s full of stained pages and the spine is in ill repair, but the recipes are still delicious…and
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August 22nd, 2008
Growing up, watermelon was one of my least favorite fruits. I hated all those big black seeds you had to spit out and frankly, it just didn’t taste that good to me. But back then, I didn’t know what I know now: watermelon is bursting with disease-fighting nutrients and it’s so good for us. Think cancer
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August 21st, 2008
I was in the grocery store last week, waiting in line to check out, when the cover of Self magazine caught my eye, “A No-Diet Way to Lose Lbs: 20 Foods that Slim You Down.” I’ve always been of the mind that diets don’t work and that following a diet book for a few weeks
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August 19th, 2008
Remember when you were little and having a summer meal with family and friends that was so fun and delicious that it still evokes memories? I still think about summer evenings growing up in New Jersey when we’d have a cookout with my very best friend Alyson (still my best friend to this day, since we
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August 8th, 2008
Eggplant is one of those vegetables that’s often been on the periphery of my awareness. When I think eggplant my first thought is usually eggplant parmesan (which I love even though I hardly ever eat it). But there are so many healthier ways to enjoy this beautiful purple vegetable (and sometimes white or green too!) that
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