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Food for Fitness: Edamame
A couple of years ago, I went to my favorite Asian restaurant with one of my best friends and her fiancé.
There I ordered the best rice bowl ever created in this western world, and my friend’s fiancé ordered a big bowl of edamame as an appetizer. Th...more
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Food for fitness: Great Greek yogurt instead of sour cream
Spicy Mexican cuisine, a plethora of dips, and the classic baked potato all seem to taste better crowned with a dollop of sterling white sour cream.
With its generally mild flavor and consistently rich, thick texture, sour cream is made when pasteurized ...more
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Food for Fitness: Eat Those Dark Leafy Greens
My fiancé and I have recently decided to improve our diets. By this I mean a serious cut back on calories, saturated fats, and excess carbs. Heading into our third week at this attempt, I would say that we are doing quite well.
I would be lying if I sai...more
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Got Milk? Shawn Johnson does
Gold medal gymnast Shawn Johnson is the latest milk-drinking celeb to don the famous Milk Mustache to inspire teens to ‘Drink Milk for a Change.’
Shawn joins the ranks of more than 290 other athletes, actors, models and musicians who have lent thei...more
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Food for Fitness: Finding peace with your body
If there has been a fad diet hit mainstream fitness news in the last six years, I have probably tried it. Everything from the Atkins diet to the South Beach Diet and the 48-hour flush to whatever else you can think of, I have probably subjected my body t...more
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What’s up with the cupcake craze?
If the Muffin Man really does live on Drury Lane, he has some stiff competition just around the corner. I recently discovered this rivalry as I was strolling through trendy Covent Garden, London in search of a quaint British café for High Tea. What I ...more
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The Truth About Trans Fat Oils: How Much Are You Consuming?
Starting yesterday, California restaurants are strictly banned from cooking with trans fat oils. The bill, which was signed in 2008 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, gave restaurants in California a year’s notice to phase out any usage of trans fat oils. B...more
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Christmas Confections: Three Simple Delicious Cookie Recipes
This is certainly the most wonderful time of the year. Houses, businesses, and trees are all glowing with glittering lights reflecting the warmth felt deep within the soul of many people around the globe.
Triumphant carols are echoes of holidays past, bu...more
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What is a Turkey Trot?
It’s the time of year for Turkey Trots. So, what exactly is a Turkey Trot? On Thanksgiving Day, or very near it, runners across the nation lace up their shoes for some version of the trot. And if you anticipate indulging in a huge Thanksgiving f...more
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Healing properties of Goji Berries
Among the fruits that are gaining popularity because of their anti-oxidant and healing properties, there is one that has been a well kept secret. You may have heard of goji berries, especially in the last couple of years. This tart yet tantalizing treat a...more
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Need to Unwind? Check Out our Wine Picks
William Shakespeare once wrote, “Good wine is a good, familiar creature if it be well used.”
Wine is one of the most enjoyable yet detailed and intricate delicacies of our time. The cultivation and combination of different vines is truly an art, an...more
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Acai Diet, Supplements: What you should know
We now better understand the benefits and risks associated with pomegranate supplements, but what about acai? The dark purplish bluish fruit has drawn some serious attention in the past few years; whereas in the past, Brazilians were enjoying it in the fa...more
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Pomegranate Dietary Supplements: Can You Ever Get Enough?
Ah, that complex matrix of shiny, ruby red seeds with a pop of sweetness, yet a burst of tang. For some, pomegranates are just so utterly irresistible. And with what doctors and scientists are telling us, they’re also guilt-free.
As the years go by, mo...more
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Remembering Silver Palate Founder Sheila Lukins
I was traveling this past Monday so missed the news of the passing of Sheila Lukins on August 30, 2009 at age 66 of brain cancer. My husband Marc said,"you should write something about Sheila since the Silver Palate was such a part of our lives together i...more
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Julie & Julia
If you’ve ever been to a Weight Watchers meeting one of the first things you are told is to never, ever go to the supermarket when you are hungry. The same should be said for seeing the film Julie & Julia which opens today in almost 3000 theatres (mor...more
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Countdown: One Week to Julie & Julia
While The Proposal with Sandra Bullock has exceeded expectations, we all know the one movie that women have been waiting for all summer is now only one week away — Julie and Julia. I have a sense that women are going to come out and see this in droves...more
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