Easy Vegetable Minestrone Soup

Easy Vegetable Minestrone Soup with Whole Wheat Pasta and Lots of Vegetables

Today is the last in a series of soup classes I've been teaching at our local community center. It's been a tremendous experience, sharing some home cooking with a group of seniors in the hope of encouraging them to get back into the kitchen to cook healthy meals versus buying processed foods.

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Super Sauces - Spinach Basil Pesto and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

My two "Super Sauces" are Spinach Basil Pesto and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce 

Since my youngest is currently allergic to tomatoes, I've had to come up with alternative sauces to stand in for the tomato sauce I used to serve over his pasta and meatballs. Also, now that he's on a gluten-free diet, I've been making personal pizzas at home using gluten-free crusts and a few "Super Sauces."

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The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Foods and Nutrients to Increase

This is the fourth post in a series that I’ve been writing, summarizing the 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans that was recently released. I’ve posted summaries on “Balancing Calories to Manage Weight” and “Foods and Food Components to Reduce” already and will be summarizing “Foods and Nutrients to Increase” today.

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Traveling with Food Allergies

We've had a long cold winter, can't wait for all this snow and ice to melt!

Last Wednesday, I decided I just couldn’t take the snow and ice anymore. I needed to escape to warmer weather, to get some sunshine, and take a break from the dirty snow banks lining the street, as well as the damage from a burst water pipe and ice dam from all the snow (nope, none of the repairs have been done yet!).

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A Healthy Healing Fruit Smoothie Recipe

Healthy Fruit Smoothies Are Packed With Antioxidants

 A few weeks ago, I wrote about my new venture into making gluten/dairy/egg free snacks that are healthy, delicious and satisfying.

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Recreating a Childhood Favorite: Creamless Cream of Tomato Soup with Pasta

Creamless Cream of Tomato Soup with Pasta

One of my kids’ favorite comfort soups since they were young is cream of tomato soup with small bits of pasta in the soup.

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Kris Carr's Crazy Sexy Diet

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a book signing for Crazy Sexy Diet by Kris Carr, sponsored by Catch a Healthy Habit Café and ProMindful.

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Gluten-Free Baking {Gluten Free/Dairy Free/Egg-Free Cinnamon Spiced Scones}

A Special Valentine Treat - Elana's Gluten-Free Almond Scones

Although I've been baking since I was a child, I'm new to gluten-free baking.

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A Quick and Easy Soup {Miso Soup With Soba Noodles or Mung Bean Noodles}

Miso Soup with Green Tea Soba Noodles, Fresh Shitake Mushrooms and Spinach

Today was another frigid winter day and I was craving a hot bowl of noodle soup.  With such a harsh winter this year, the thought of a hot bowl of noodle soup was so comforting.

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The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Foods and Food Components to Reduce

I've been posting summaries of the 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans that just got released last week. My last post summarized "Balancing Calories to Manage Weight." Today, I will be summarizing the second recommendation, entitled "Foods and Food Components to Reduce."

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Cuban Black Bean Soup

Cuban Black Bean Soup

Today, I will be teaching the third in a series of soup classes to a group of seniors at our local community center. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the purpose of this soup series is to encourage seniors to cook more at home, rather than buy processed and artificial foods, which tend to be high in sodium and additives, and are often not as healthful as foods that can be prepared easily at home.

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Roundup of Healthy Super Bowl Recipes

A Healthier Buffalo Chicken Dip

We're a huge football family, with two Giant's fans, a Jet's fan, a Titan's fan, and a Saint's fan. Although none of our favorite teams made it to the Super Bowl this year, we'll definitely be watching this Sunday, and I'll be cooking up some favorite Super Bowl snacks.

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The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Balancing Calories to Manage Weight

Yesterday, I posted a summary of the 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans. As I mentioned, the 2010 Dietary Guidelines consist of 5 chapters detailing recommendations based on scientific evidence for nutritional factors that are important for promoting health and lowering the risk of diet-related chronic disease.

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The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans

This week, the US Department of Agriculture released the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. I've attempted to provide a brief summary of the new recommendations, and will be sharing more information after I've gone through the detailed report.

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