Food & Recipes / Healthy Bytes
Sometimes, the simplest thing that you can do to improve your overall diet is simply to adopt a more healthy cooking method. Rather than relying on fast food restaurants or prepared foods, you will find that by taking advantage of a healthy cooking method you will be able to get…
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Food & Recipes / Food How to 101
The secret to a great-tasting, smooth and creamy risotto is patience. While it may take a little more time and attention to make this Italian favorite, it is definitely worth the wait. And once you see how versatile and easy it really is, and discover the countless dishes that can…
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Food & Recipes / Food How to 101
by Jared Garrett The Western world loves bread. It’s hard to find something better than the sliced version. But have you ever considered making your own bread? Doing this at home, let’s say without a breadmaker but with a bread mixer, can be a deeply satisfying experience. Just imagine: It’s…
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Your mother always said to eat your greens, but in order to get the most health benefits you can, you need to be sure that you identify, purchase and clean the right greens. Knowing which greens to purchase depends on how you feel about foods that are sprayed with fungicides…
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Want to serve an elegant, yet easy, dessert? Try truffles. The chocolate kind, that is. Not the fungi. These rich and creamy bite-sized indulgences are really quite simple to make. The secret is to buy the best chocolate you can afford. For 25-30 basic chocolate truffles you will need: 4…
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Food & Recipes / Food Product Reviews
The NuWave oven is a counter top oven that combines the principles of convection (moving air) and infrared (heat waves) to cook food more efficiently than a traditional oven, taking 50% less time and 85% less energy. It has many uses including baking, steaming and frying. The small size and…
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These are two of my favorite party appetizer recipes that I used to prepare in parties! They are quick, easy and the ingredients are available in any store. Note: Both party appetizer recipes yield 8 servings. Cocktail Kebabs 8 large Shrimp, cooked 1 Garlic clove, crushed 2 Green onions, trimmed…
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by Pamela Sosnowski Versatile, packed with nutrients and containing only 75 calories each, eggs may just be one of the most perfect diet foods readily available. Unfortunately, many believe that eggs are a “bad food” and should be avoided: A 2008 survey conducted by the Egg Nutrition Center found that…
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What’s more comforting after a bad day — or a good one for that matter — than grandma’s homemade chocolate-chip cookies? The memories of those sticky sweet indulgences take us back to our childhoods or keep us company when we’re blue, but consuming these traditional comfort foods can often times…
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day; it gives your body much needed nutrients to start the day off after a night of regeneration. Eating a healthy breakfast also helps set the tone and mood for the day. How often have you skipped breakfast only to feel a…
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