TIP OF THE DAY: Leftover Brown Rice Recipes

If you’ve been reading all the posts this month, you know why you need to eat more whole grain. It’s easy to do just by switching two of the most-served starches—white potatoes and white rice, both of which supply minimal nutrition—for nutritious, high-fiber brown rice. When you make brown rice, make double the amount you…
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COCKTAIL RECIPE: Tequila Lemonade

Tequila lemonade. Photo courtesy 1800 Tequila.   Nachos and tequila shots may rule at many Super Bowl parties. But for your consideration, we present tequila lemonade, courtesy of the producers of 1800 Select Silver Tequila. (The celebrity spokesperson for 1800 is Michael Imperioli of “The Sopranos,” as the fictional Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) of “Entourage”…
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PRODUCT: Cocktail Tree

If you frequently host cocktail parties, you can cement your reputation for innovation with a Cocktail Tree. The Cocktail Tree was developed by SushiSamba to enable patrons of the fusion-cuisine restaurant chain (a meld of Japanese, Brazilian and Peruvian influences) to enjoy tasting portions of different fancy cocktails. It is popular at SushiSamba restaurants nationwide…
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PRODUCT: Clementines

Oh my darling clementines: The sweetestmandarin orange is also the juiciest.Photo courtesy Del Monte.   What are those cute little oranges that have been in the produce section since the holidays? They’re clementines: botanical name Citrus reticulata, for its pebbled skin. Why should you get to know them? They’re a very sweet, juicy, healthy portable…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Fat Separator

Remember Jack Sprat, who could eat no fat; and his wife could eat no lean? We bet that Mrs. Sprat is long gone to her reward from heart disease, diabetes, and/or stroke: a result of her high-cholesterol, high-saturated-fat diet.* Jack? He’s a sprightly senior, still eating lean. *Our bodies make too much cholesterol when we…
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