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Healthy Cooking, Dutch Ovens!

Have you ever cooked in a dutch oven?  If you look for instructions on it you’ll get what looks like a manual for operating a Los Angeles Class Nuclear Submarine.  What a world we live in when you seek instructions for one of the most self evident cooking devices on the most complex and technological platform that has ever existed, the internet. You then find instructions for the primitive device that requires a college degree to understand.

Let me simply for you:  A dutch oven is a big buff pot with a heavy lid.  You put Continue reading “Healthy Cooking, Dutch Ovens!” »

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3 Easy Tips for Getting the Most Out of Grains

Whether you’re reading a modern menu or surveying the bulk bins, it helps if you’ve encountered the words before. Otherwise, you may draw a nonexistent connection between amaranth and amaretto and be disappointed when the dish lacks the zip you were expecting. If you’re a home cook looking to dig your heels Continue reading “3 Easy Tips for Getting the Most Out of Grains” »

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Meet Your Meat!

Vegetarians have been dining on veggie burgers for years, opting for a humane patty that didn’t walk, snort, or cluck in another life.

Today, there is a growing trend of restaurants that are serving up plant-based options to traditional sandwiches, nuggets, steak, chicken and turkey.  While vegans shun Continue reading “Meet Your Meat!” »

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Coffee & Dancing Goats?

Coffee.  Do you drink it?  I started at 13 and the habit has sustained my optimism for decades.  It is not new news that coffee is a beverage of great adoration by mankind.  One of my favorite coffee lover stories involves Johann Sebastain Bach.  Bach loved coffee so much we wrote “Coffee Cantata” which contains the lines  ”If I can’t drink my bowl Continue reading “Coffee & Dancing Goats?” »

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Healthy Recipes That Taste Good: Gina Homolka from Skinnytaste

One of the difficulties in eating healthy these days is that many people feel they have to sacrifice taste in order to accomplish the nutritional goals they set out for themselves. It got us thinking, is it really possible to eat healthy and truly enjoy the taste of what you’re consuming? Continue reading “Healthy Recipes That Taste Good: Gina Homolka from Skinnytaste” »

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6 Terrific Alliums!

Alliums are awesome.  They belong to the lily family, the same family as garlic, leeks, and chives.  The onion ( an Allium vegetable)  is loaded with sulfides, sulfoxides, and other sulfur compounds very similar to garlic. The sulfoxides are primarily responsible for the onion flavor and produce the eye-irritating effects that induce tearing.  It is this effect that makes the onion effective against many bacteria Continue reading “6 Terrific Alliums!” »

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Healthy Raw Food!

When you hear the term “raw” food, what comes to mind?  From now on, I hope you think about tantalizing entrees, rich and luscious desserts, and incredible smoothies that will make you wonder how fruits, veggies, and nuts could ever taste so good!

Most people associate “raw” with unbaked cookie dough, sushi, or heaven forbid, undercooked meat.  I’d like to give you a new frame of reference for Continue reading “Healthy Raw Food!” »

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Jess’ Chicken Marsala Recipe!

If your a Chicken Marsala fan you’ve come to the right place! Oh and btw… get ready  to try a great healthy recipe that will keep your taste buds dancing and your stomach thin!
Continue reading “Jess’ Chicken Marsala Recipe!” »

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Sicilian Watermelon Salad Recipe

There is nothing more fun than serving a dish inside of some colorful fruit.  This sicilian watermelon salad will be sure to bring everybody to the dining room!

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Journaling for Recovery

Recovery And Wellness Through Journaling


Most people keep some form of a journal to keep tabs on their life- whether a sketchbook or a diary, or even a goals chart or a concert ticket album. The Livejournal fad in particular introduced hundreds of thousands of people to Weblogging. Far from just a pastime, however, journaling can be a fantastic motivational tool. In the past Continue reading “Journaling for Recovery” »