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Pound of Melon
August 2, 2010 – 9:00 am | 6 Comments
Pound of Melon

Do you eat “value meals” at fast food counters? If so, you might want to read our comparison about a different kind of value food – value for your wallet, value for your health and value for how much food you get to eat for so few calories.

Super Tapas
January 14, 2010 – 9:58 am | 2 Comments
Super Tapas

One of our subscribers called and requested healthy appetizers for the Super Bowl. We got to work right away on the project and decided to have a little fun with a tapas theme. Tapas means …

Make a Pear Centerpiece or Pear Salad Or Pear Appetizer
September 28, 2009 – 1:29 pm | Comments Off
Make a Pear Centerpiece or Pear Salad Or Pear Appetizer

We have been working on some lovely ideas for pears for the fall and for the holidays. Thanks to Cindy Silver, MS, RD, from Lowes Foods, for her request for pear recipes and ideas.We believe …

Salmon is less expensive than hot dogs
July 13, 2009 – 5:05 pm | One Comment
Salmon is less expensive than hot dogs

Frugal Heart Healthy Proteins
Stacey L. Krawczyk, MS, RD, LDN
The Webster’s Dictionary defines the word Frugal as: characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources
Who isn’t looking for the opportunity to save a little …

Carbon footprint
July 10, 2009 – 12:44 pm | 4 Comments
Carbon footprint

Living environmentally friendly is more important than ever.

Farmer’s Market Dinner
May 26, 2009 – 4:16 pm | One Comment
Farmer’s Market Dinner

I got to visit a Farmer’s Market over the weekend. They had a huge array of tropical fruits, local grown seasonal produce, fresh herbs, sunflowers and more!

Flavored vinegars make great table centerpieces
May 22, 2009 – 3:59 pm | One Comment
Flavored vinegars make great table centerpieces

Why not have a salad with vinegar?

Triathlon Life Magazine Featured Our Chef and Recipes
May 19, 2009 – 11:11 am | Comments Off
Triathlon Life Magazine Featured Our Chef and Recipes

USAT was kind enough to put my pic and recipes in this month’s issue of USA Triathlon Life magazine for Spring 2009 – see page 46.

We actually cooked 15 meals in one day – photo slide show
May 19, 2009 – 8:39 am | Comments Off
We actually cooked 15 meals in one day – photo slide show

I guess the fact that I could make 15 meals in one day means they are fast, right?

Mediterranean Pizza
May 11, 2009 – 12:01 pm | 3 Comments
Mediterranean Pizza

Make plants – fruit, vegetables, grains, legumes, seeds – the centerpiece of your meals.

Stir Stir Stir Fry
May 7, 2009 – 3:44 pm | Comments Off
Stir Stir Stir Fry

A stir fry dish is so easy to make!

Really Healthy Pizza – low in sodium and fat and delicious
April 18, 2009 – 1:57 pm | 2 Comments
Really Healthy Pizza – low in sodium and fat and delicious

We served the pizza with pasta, salad, fresh fruit and cake of course! No big pizza delivery bill and much better health – never to mention the aroma of the fresh baked pizza surrounding the whole house with the guests here – that was priceless…