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Pan-fried Corona Beans & Kale Recipe

Monday, March 1st, 2010

A few notes related to the recipe – be sure to wash the kale well, so you don’t end up with grit in your beans. I use dried beans (that I’ve cooked myself) here, and would highly recommend using them over canned beans – they brown up better and are less likely to go to [...]

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20 (Delicious!) Vegan Meals That Don’t Suck

Monday, March 1st, 2010

These look pretty good, I must say, especially the grilled salad. “Eating lower on the food chain is a great way to minimize your personal environmental impact. Fortunately, incorporating more earth-friendly fare into your menu does not require slimy tofu or weird vegetables. Long gone are the days of rice cakes and baby carrots. Eating [...]

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Top 10 Most Dangerous Foods

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

“They’re much more than a tailgating staple. In a new paper, the American Academy of Pediatrics says hot dogs are also a choking hazard to children and should come with a warning label. About 17% of food-related asphyxiations in those younger than 10 are caused by hot dogs, according to a 41-state study cited in [...]

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Roasted Delicata Squash Salad Recipe

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Miso Harissa Delicata Squash 1/2 pound / 8 oz / 230 g small fingerling potatoes, washed and dried 3/4 pound / 12 oz / 340 g delicata squash 1/4 cup / 60 ml extra virgin olive oil scant 1/4 cup / 50 ml white miso scant 1 tablespoon harissa paste 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon [...]

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The basic facts of calories

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

“A calorie is . . . A unit of energy. First described in the 1800s, a calorie is technically the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. But in the health and nutrition world, a calorie is the potential energy in food and the amount [...]

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Mediterranean Pepper Salad

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

This is a very easy one to veganize and looks very tasty at that! Mediterranean Pepper Salad I put my own spin on this, of course. I omitted the green peppers because, well, they’re not my favorite and I quick-pickled the red onion to sweeten and soften its blow. But really, my favorite part of [...]

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Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Sadly, in the next 18 minutes when I do our chat, four Americans that are alive will be dead from the food that they eat. My name’s Jamie Oliver. I’m 34 years old. I’m from Essex in England and for the last seven years I’ve worked fairly tirelessly to save lives in my own way. [...]

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Food, Glorious Food Myths

Monday, February 15th, 2010

“Foods go in and out of fashion. Sugar, a dietary pariah not too long ago, is making a comeback as a natural food – in large part as a backlash against high-fructose corn syrup, which has been subject to widespread criticism as a cause of rising obesity because it’s inexpensive and ubiquitous. But in fact, [...]

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A FISH OUT OF WATER

Friday, February 12th, 2010

It seems that this vegan wannabe is living in an area that just doesn’t fit with the vegan lifestyle. I’m not complaining as I love it here. It’s just that being a California native, I was spoiled with all the health-food population living in sunny southern California! I mean, exercise was a way of life. [...]

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The Best and Worst Restaurants in America

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Eating out invariably raises a number of tricky questions: sit-down or drive-thru? Burgers or pizza? Thin or stuffed crust? Choosing one over the other could mean saving hundreds of calories in a single meal, and up to 50 pounds of flab in the course of a year and countless health woes over the course of a lifetime. That’s why Eat This, Not That! launched an investigation and put 66 major chain restaurants under the nutritional microscope—so that you and your family can continue to eat out, but do so knowing the types of insider tips and savvy strategies that can help melt fat all year long. And the good news is that many fan favorites scored top marks!

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