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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,…
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What I Learned About Heart-Healthy Eating in Italy
When my husband and I visited cities in Southern Italy and Sicily during a 12-day tour, eggplant kept showing up in various forms. Lunch in Capri featured a pita-like sandwich stuffed with mixed greens and grilled eggplant, dinner in Bari incorporated an eggplant stack entrée with marinara and fresh basil and a farewell dinner in…
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Pasta Sundays
Sunday has always been pasta day for my husband and me — even when we were growing up. When we came home from church on Sundays, my mom started making the sauce. As we read the Sunday paper and watched the Philadelphia Eagles play, someone inevitably wandered into the kitchen to stir the bubbling mixture.…
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Keeping it Fresh: A Key to Heart-Healthy Eating
The key to staying on a heart-healthy diet is to keep our meal rotation fresh and interesting. After Dan’s heart attack nearly 20 years ago, I knew we wouldn’t maintain a heart-healthy diet if it was boring. We needed to find healthy dishes that were delicious and have a variety of options. I scoured “light”…
La Dolce Vita: Our Heart-Healthy Culinary Journey 