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Revamped Spaghetti and Meatballs – Squash Style

by Christina on February 4, 2011

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If you’re amongst us living in freezing conditions this time of year, I can make a sure bet that you are constantly yearning to stuff your face with warm, belly-filling comfort foods.  Casseroles, pot roast, and pasta call your name while your summer-time friend the salad has lost all of its sex appeal.  Don’t you [...]

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Home Sweet Home: Travel Trips for Healthy Eating

by Christina on March 23, 2010

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After traveling for almost a week, I was begging for fresh, homemade food the moment I walked through my front door late Sunday night. I had faced more artificially sweetened yogurt, CAFO raised meat, and highly processed snacks than I’d encountered in a long time. It’s not that I don’t see that stuff every time [...]

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Spicy Mussels in White Wine Broth

by Christina on March 11, 2010

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Mussels are the hidden gem of the seafood world. They’re insanely inexpensive ($4 a pound at the local farmer’s market), extremely healthy despite their high-cholesterol-stigma (they’re high in protein, very low in fat) and cook up in a flash (think 15 minutes for a meal, start to finish). Plus, they are labeled a “Best Choice” [...]

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Dark Chocolate-Dipped Orange Slices

by Christina on January 22, 2010

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This dessert is about as simple as it gets, about as delicious as it looks, and as healthy as it sounds. With juicy citrus bursting from farmer’s markets at the moment and dark chocolate now practically labeled a health food, this guilt-free dessert is the perfect way to end a meal on a sweet note [...]

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Speedy Steel-Cut Oatmeal: The Overnight Trick

by Christina on January 8, 2010

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When I tell people that steel-cut oatmeal is my preferred morning meal, I often hear back, “but it takes FOREVER to make!” Oh no my friends, you’ve been fooled. While the directions on the box say that it takes about 45 minutes to make up a batch – far longer than any of us are [...]

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Almonds

by Christina on December 9, 2009

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If there is one thing you can always find on me, it’s almonds. I have a stash in my purse, some in my desk at work for snacking at a moment’s notice and they are always on hand in my kitchen -  to throw in my oatmeal, sprinkle on my salads, and fold into baked [...]

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