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Stress-free Tips for Hosting Vegetarians at Thanksgiving

This year, you’ve decided to host Thanksgiving dinner at your house. You’ve got the meal all planned out, and have collected all your favorite recipes. But, you’ve just found out that you have a vegetarian guest coming for dinner. What now? Well, no need to fret. Your guest is a non-meat eater, not an alien from another planet. Although, vegetarianism is pretty well accepted in … Continue reading Stress-free Tips for Hosting Vegetarians at Thanksgiving

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Healthy Food Fusion: Mediterranean Tilapia with Pasta & Vegetables

Since I don’t normally cook from recipes, I find myself fusing different ethnic tastes, and many times I’ve surprised myself with the outcome. One such meal is the dish pictured here, which I called Mediterranean Tilapia with Pasta & Vegetables: The preparation for this dish was relatively easy and quick. I used simple ingredients: whole wheat angel hair pasta, onions, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, fire-roasted diced … Continue reading Healthy Food Fusion: Mediterranean Tilapia with Pasta & Vegetables

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Health and Wellness, healthy kitchen, Heart Health, Recipe Ideas, vegetables, vegetarian

Easy Ways to Eat Healthy; Even When You Hate Cooking

I’ll admit that I’m a foodie. I love cook books, watching cooking shows, playing Diner Dash, and writing about cooking. Despite the fact that I love cooking, there are moments when I don’t want to cook, which is usually after I’ve worked my 9-to-5 and driven 45 minutes in traffic. The one nice thing about my drive home is having the time to think of … Continue reading Easy Ways to Eat Healthy; Even When You Hate Cooking

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New Ways to Enjoy Summer Squash

Summer squash is plentiful during the month of July. The farmers markets and grocers are stocked with yellow squash, zucchini, and pattypan (the big, green and yellow squash). Yet, with so much variety and abundance of squash, it can be difficult to think of new ways to prepare it. There are many ways that summer squash can be prepared: grilled, sauteed, fried, and roasted are … Continue reading New Ways to Enjoy Summer Squash

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My Love-Hate Affair with Veggie Juice

In my previous post, I talked about the idea of juicing leftover salad mix. Well, this week I finally got around to trying out this idea. Before I juiced, I bought 3 cans of fruit nectar: Jumex peach, pear, and mango. There were many varieties, but since these are a few of my favorite fruits, I decided to buy these. I also thought that these … Continue reading My Love-Hate Affair with Veggie Juice

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Eat Your Veggies and Drink Them Too!

Over the weekend, I decided to invite a few friends over, for a barbecue, to celebrate my wedding anniversary. Being the perfectionist cook that I am, I decided to do all the cooking; hoping to introduce my way of healthy eating. While it was enjoyable having friends over, it was not so enjoyable preparing a lot of food for guests, who decided not to show … Continue reading Eat Your Veggies and Drink Them Too!

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Pump Up Your Salad!

In last week’s post, I talked about the health benefits of eating salad, and the nutritional value of various vegetables used in salads. Whether you’re looking to lose weight or get healthy, eating salad is the way to go! But, did you know that you can ‘Pump Up’ the health benefits of your salad even more, by adding other foods rich in protein. So, in … Continue reading Pump Up Your Salad!

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Plan a Healthy Barbecue

Now that the summer grilling season has officially started, you can start planning a healthy menu for your next barbecue.  This would be the perfect time to introduce family and friends to a variety of healthy food choices. Plan your menu around a food theme: Southwestern grilled chicken or steak fajitas would be a perfect start mango or watermelon salsa orange & avocado salad with … Continue reading Plan a Healthy Barbecue

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