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Fresh or frozen: Fruits and vegetables

I prefer eating fresh fruits and vegetables. Strawberries taste better fresh. All berries taste better fresh. Asparagus and green beans cook better fresh. My everyday fruits -apples and bananas -don’t freeze well. I might prefer eating fresh, but, sometimes, frozen … Continue reading

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Sharing my food with you

It has been forever since I have shared a food failure or culinary success on my blog! Here are some of the relatively eatable recipes I’ve made lately:  My favorite summer time snack! Beans, corn, scallions and tomato salsa with … Continue reading

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Summer Series: Garden fresh salads

No one eats heavy meaty saucy carby food in the summer time. It’s too darn hot and no one wants to feel that uncomfortable. Russet and red potatoes are not often consumed in our home, but even less often in … Continue reading

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Fifteen worst foods at the supermarket

Rodale News, where health meets life, reported the 15 most pointless foods in the supermarket. I am the grocery shopper at our household. Husband does not follow the list when grocery shopping and does not want to use coupons as … Continue reading

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Smartphone food apps help grocery shoppers

How do you know if your favorite food brands are good or bad for you? Do you read the labels? Do you listen to advertising claims? According to Lesley Kennedy, blogger for Recipe.com, new smartphone food apps can help shoppers … Continue reading

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Cook brown rice without ruining it

I can cook rice. I have successfully boiled rice a million or so times. I have successfully used a rice cooker like twice. I guess one time I burnt the rice with water still in the pot. But I can … Continue reading

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Healthy eating on a budget

Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog about EatingWell’s five-night, $50 dinner menu. I liked the idea of reducing my weekly grocery budget, but I didn’t focus on the nutritional-healthy-food aspect as much as I should have. According to registered dietitian, … Continue reading

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Food storage tips and tricks

If you want to eat a healthy, nutritious menu, you have to purchase and prepare fresh fruits and vegetables and fresh meat. Fresh groceries must be stored until preparation or you will have a refrigerator full of moldy fruit, wilty … Continue reading

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Unhealthy health food

Occasionally, I eat a Larabar for a midday snack, especially if I’m on the run or planning an evening workout. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough is my favorite Larabar, which contains 4 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber and 11 … Continue reading

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Buy dinner for a week with $50

My monthly grocery budget is huge. Feeding Hobbes, Ivan and Husband (and myself!) can get expensive. Ivan and Hobbes eat pricey pet food but don’t eat that much, and neither of them like people food… unless, of course, they’ve sneaked it out of the … Continue reading

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