Each Blue Zone group enjoys longevity and health due to a combination of factors including what they eat, physical environments, routines and a sense of purpose. Ikaria is a remote island and the residents have stuck to their traditions and avoided the modern western diet. Food seems to be the key factor to a Blue […]
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My primary food weakness is sweet treats. I choose to cook these only for company so I do not have extra servings around that would be tempting to overeat. I also have some favorite sweet treats that I purchase (no more than once a week) because they are so good. I do not deny myself […]
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This summer was all about fresh sweet corn from the farmer’s market! Both of these recipes were taken from Fine Cooking July 2016 (with a few of my changes:). To start the meal-Chilled corn soup with crab A quick crab salad on top gives this ultra-silky soup a casually luxurious, lunch-on-the-patio feel. 7 medium ears […]
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There is nothing quite like enjoying a caprese salad sitting outside on a beautiful day, other than enjoying a caprese salad whenever you can get your hands on perfectly ripe tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil. For the salad below I used some tomatoes from my garden and heirlooms that I purchased along with three kinds of […]
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I have been trying out some new dessert recipes in preparation for a belated birthday dinner for a very special lady who someday will be my daughter-in-law. I found this recipe for a Pear Crostata, an Italian baked tart or pie, in the Wall Street Journal. The WSJ is business-focused, but I also read the […]
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Yesterday was World Food Day which is celebrated annually. World Food Day celebrates the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on October 16, 1945 in Quebec, Canada. Each year a different theme is chosen in order to highlight areas needed for action and provide a common focus. This year’s theme is “Climate is changing. […]
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This has been a week of delish lunches. Spend some time in your kitchen after dinner seeing what you may have that could be used to make a healthy, portable mason jar salad lunch. Make sure to mix textures and flavors. Ideally, you’ll have a filling protein, something salty and crunchy, and something sweet and […]
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Here are a few more things to think about from Joy Bauer, MS, RD on verywell.com as you begin to experiment with this fun, fantastic way to prepare a healthy lunch for work or elsewhere: Start with a large, wide-mouth mason jar. It is easier to layer in your ingredients and if you plan to eat […]
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I found this very helpful information along with a recipe for a “fresh and springy walnut, radish and apple salad” on buzzfeed.com: The dressing goes in first. This guarantees that your salad ingredients don’t get soggy. Then go with a grain or a protein, or anything else big and chunky so your delicate ingredients do […]
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The meal most of us least want to prepare let alone have to even think about, is lunch. Mason jar recipes are a trendy new way to prepare meals from breakfast to dinner and snacks in-between. I decided to try preparing a week of mason jar salads to eat for my lunch. The only mason […]
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