Category: fruit

• What’s for Lunch?

  

  When I was in elementary school, I typically opened my lunchbox to find a ham, baloney or salami sandwich with a cookie or snack cake and an apple. During a short period in the early 70s, we even tried “Space Food Sticks” as a treat. Pillsbury developed a consumer version of the nutritionally balanced snack…

  La Dolce Vita: Our Heart-Healthy Culinary Journey

  July 22, 2025

  fruit, Healthy, lifestyle, lunch, Mediterranean, tapas, Techniques, vegetables

  chicken, diet, food, health, heart healthy, Mediterranean, nutrition, processed food, protein, recipes, vegetables

• Vegetables in Winter

  

  Facebook posts are popping up from our local farm markets that will be closing soon. They make me sad. Fresh produce is one of the best parts of spring, summer and early fall.When the chill of winter beckons, where can we get flavorful fruits and vegetables, which are essential to a heart-healthy lifestyle? Here are…

  La Dolce Vita: Our Heart-Healthy Culinary Journey

  October 23, 2024

  Cooking, farms, food, fruit, Healthy, Heart, lifestyle, sweet potatoes, Techniques, Uncategorized, vegetables

  beets, broccoli, Cooking, escarole, fall, food, freezer, heart healthy, recipes, seasonal, squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, turnips, vegetables