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Sure, it tastes great and earns rave reviews from everyone sitting at the dinner table. But is your favorite recipe also a safe one? To prevent serving up foodborne illness at the dinner table, follow this helpful checklist when preparing a meal: Marinating –I am marinating in a covered container…
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by Natalie Pyles I hope by now with all the media, news, and hype about going green you realize that going green does not have to be more costly and can, in fact, save you hundreds of dollars on your home’s overhead expenses. But you might be thinking that the…
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Nutrition bars are a wonderful way to incorporate healthy nutrients into your diet. Many nutrition bars are literally packed with more vitamins and nutrients than a multi-vitamin contains. They are easy to eat, taste great and come in chocolate, peanut butter, and even strawberry. Nutrition bars are also lower in…
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With the end of summer, you probably have an overabundance of zucchini from your garden that you are trying to find recipes for. Or maybe you know someone who is trying to find homes for all of their excess zucchini! You’d be amazed at all the meals you can create…
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Pancakes are easy and almost foolproof. But there are some tricks to making them perfect. We’d like to share those tips: 1. Use a low-gluten flour. We like to use unbleached pastry flour in our recipes-that’s what our mixes are made with-but all purpose flour will do. Bread flour makes…
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Do you spend a little more on organic or stick with the regular non-organic fruit? It all depends on the fruits you are buying. Here’s a great rule of thumb to remember — thin skin, go organic and thick skin, it’s ok to go non-organic. Purchase your organic fruits in…
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If you love to cook, you know how important it is to have the right tools for the job. Cooking gadgets help us chop, blend, mix, and serve all the foods we love to make. They can even help make a difficult or messy job a lot easier and save…
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Breakfast sandwiches are great until you factor in all the steps: toasting, egg poaching/frying, breakfast meat prep, etc. No wonder there’s such a line at the drive-thru in the morning. It’s easy to pick up a greasy McMuffin — but most people don’t want to take the time to prepare…
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It’s a familiar scene for most moms: You spend time cooking a nutritious (and you hope, delicious) meal for your toddler and she eats a few bites and takes off to play or nap. She’s healthy, happy and active, so you may wonder why she doesn’t seem to be eating…
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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…