One of my favorite meals to prepare on a busy weeknight has to be pasta. There are an unlimited number of quick and easy sauces that you can create while the pasta cooks and by using whole grain pasta with a vegetable rich sauce you have a tasty, healthy meal in a bowl. We are thrilled that a Trader Joe’s store opened up close to us here in Florida, and after hearing a number of good things about their high fiber and whole grain pastas, we bought both to give them a try. The high fiber...
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In my desire to create healthier baked goods and to add more whole grains into our diet, I have been browsing through some of the “healthy” cookbooks on my shelf. I was sent a great cookbook last year called Good To The Grain by Kim Boyce, that uses a myriad of different grains in a variety of recipes. I pulled the book out recently and looked through it for inspiration and was drawn to the Hazelnut Muffins. I love hazelnuts, called nocciola in Italian, and find their earthy...
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We enjoy greens of every description, and are lucky enough to have wide variety of fresh, organic greens available at our local Farmer’s Market every Saturday. It is always difficult trying to decide which greens I will buy each week and I constantly find that I buy too many, filling up my refrigerator with bags full of fresh greens. I use my greens in soups and stews, as well as sautéed, sometimes alone, while other times I mix the greens with other vegetables. One of our favorite is...
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I think everyone must know by now that I love poultry, chicken in particular, and we generally eat it at least a couple of times a week. I am anticipating our return to Umbria in just over two months and find myself trying to lose a few pounds before we arrive back in Italy where I tend to gain weight rather than lose any. I am therefore presently looking for healthy, tasty recipes I can prepare during the week that we can all enjoy. I don’t ever think of the meals I prepare as... Read the whole entry »
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