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Roundup: Sunday Dinner Week
I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love that it’s Sunday Dinner Week. There’s something so special about spending time with your family on a Sunday reflecting
What’s So Bad About Carrageenan?
Do you sometimes get a little overwhelmed trying to weed through the piles of conflicting nutrition recommendations that seem to lose favour as quickly as they gained it? Just when
What’s So Great About Tropical Fruit?
We tend to think of them as “specialty” fruits for some reason. Maybe it’s because they’re exotic and travel from so far away. Or maybe it’s because we associate them
Sweet Stuff: Beautiful Basics
Have you walked into West Elm lately? Ben and I stopped by just this week to exchange something from Christmas but we couldn’t get past the big display in the
Roundup: Chili for a Chilly Week!
Did you know that this week, is supposed to be the coldest of the year? I sure hope so because I am not enjoying these absolutely freezing temperatures! I’ve been
What’s So Great About Protein?
If you workout, see a trainer or read fitness and health magazines you’re probably well aware of how important protein is in your diet. Certainly, if you have children, you
Lisa’s Letters Home: Whoa Nelly, What’s In Those Burgers?
The big food-related news this week here in England was the discovery of horsemeat (horse DNA) in frozen burgers at some of our major supermarkets: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21054688 I was surprised that this wasn’t
Chef Notes: The 101 on Vinaigrettes
One of the quickest and easiest sauces to make is a vinaigrette. I’m not talking about the gloppy, over seasoned, too sweet vinaigrette’s you buy at the grocery store. A
What’s So Great About Carbs?
Two weeks out from the excesses of the holiday feed fest and it might be tempting to jump on the low carb train, headed for Skinny Town, alllll aboard…”no ma’am,
Get Your…Vitamin A: Maya’s Morning Smoothie
Every week Kathy Magilton, the funny and wonderful writer of our What’s So Great About column, sends me into a twirl. Each Monday, like clockwork, we get her column, read
