Category: Healthy
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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…
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The Magic of Crispy Chicken
My brother-in-law’s mother and father, Grace and Berardino (Ben), were two of the most generous and hard-working people I have ever known. Italian immigrants, they arrived in the United States in the 1950s with their son and labored in numerous jobs to carve out a prosperous life. Love and Work Their lives revolved around their…
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Birthday Pie During Pumpkin Spice Season
When my kids were small, I spent the month of October cranking out cakes, cupcakes and cookies for their birthdays—treats for school, family gatherings and parties with their friends. Meanwhile, I also conjured up Halloween costumes for trick-or-treating. It was a busy month. One creation that was fun to make was my daughter’s castle cake…
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5 Ways to Slash Sugar When Baking
With the many varieties of apples available at farmstands, we have entered one of the best baking seasons of the year. As I’ve written before, although we try to focus on whole grains, lean proteins, fruit and vegetables, and healthy fats in our diet, our cravings for sugar remain a stumbling block. I’m not tempted…
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All of the Flavor, None of the Guilt: A Healthier Eggplant Parmesan
One of my husband’s favorite summer dishes is eggplant Parmesan. Over the years we tweaked the recipe in different ways, searching for a happy medium between the version I grew up with, the one he grew up with and the ultimate that we both enjoyed. Traditionally, in our families, eggplant was sliced, battered or breaded,…
La Dolce Vita: Our Heart-Healthy Culinary Journey 