100-Calorie Snack Packs

100-Calorie Snack Packs

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The concept of the 100-calorie snack pack had become quite popular these days. You can get everything from cookies to crackers, even soda in small packages that equal about100 calories. The question is, are these packs the best way to control your diet? Are there better options out there? The…

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Great Low-Fat Dressings

Great Low-Fat Dressings

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Dressings make a huge difference in the healthfulness of a salad and how good it tastes. It doesn’t take much to adopt healthy salad dressings — these tasty additions may encourage you incorporate more greens into your meals. But before you learn how to make healthy dressings, here’s the truth…

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Cool Summertime Cooking

Cool Summertime Cooking

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Summertime–and the living is easy! But the kitchen is hot!! It’s time for some cool cooking recipes and tips! 1. Cook outdoors. When you have some time, perhaps on the weekend, grill up several entrees at once. Then freeze and you have your main dishes ready for the next week….

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The Best Regional Cuisines to Try

The Best Regional Cuisines to Try

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Whether you’ve traveled the world or still live in the town you grew up in, chances are you’ve tried the regional cuisine of a distant place. One great thing about the United States is that it’s a country with so much culinary diversity. Some of our signature dishes come from…

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Easy, Tasty Chicken Wing Recipes

Easy, Tasty Chicken Wing Recipes

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You can serve chicken wings hot or cold, for a meal, or for snacks. They’re great as appetizers at parties, or when you’re just looking for a tasty midnight snack. Try these four easy recipes: Baked Chicken Wings 1/2 c. margarine, melted 1 t. Dijon mustard 3 c. multi-grain flaked…

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No-Bake Desserts

No-Bake Desserts

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by Ted Goldberg If you’re grilling, skewer some fresh fruit and marinate them in grapefruit juice and honey while you’re cooking and eating the rest of your meal. When you’re ready, pop the skewers on the grill for about five minutes, turning occasionally to prevent burning. You’ll find pre-made angel…

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Turkey Fryers

Turkey Fryers

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Deep fat frying is a method of cooking turkey submerged in oil and fried at high temperatures. This cooking method started in the Deep South several years ago and has grown in popularity across America. Deep-frying your turkey is much faster and easier than spending hours cooking the turkey in…

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The Art of the Marinade

The Art of the Marinade

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It’s a sad fact that these days it has become almost essential to marinade most cuts of meat, unless you intend to casserole them. I’ll go into why that is the case a bit later on, but for the time being let’s just examine why we use marinades at all….

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