RECIPE: Strawberry Cream Pie Or (Blueberry, Raspberry, Etc.)

[1] Make a delicious strawberry cream pie. The recipe is below (photo © California Milk Advisory Board). [2] This beauty is a no-bake strawberry cream pie. Here’s the recipe (photo © Wife Mama Foodie). [3] How about a strawberry and chocolate cream pie? Here’s the recipe (photo © Food 52). [4] We’ve never had a…
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Medjool Dates, Nature’s Candy & The History of Dates

Foodies who like lusciousness—not to mention fitness fans looking for a natural source of post-workout muscle recovery—may want to reach for one of the world’s oldest-cultivated fruits: Medjool dates. Dates are one of the first cultivated foods, and so naturally sweet that they’ve earned the nicknames “nature’s candy” and “the world’s first candy.” Sure, they’re…
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FOOD 101: Food Fillers

Avoid puffy white bread, made with potassium bromate. And read this book! Photo courtesy Beacon Press.   The website Healthcare Management Degree sent us the 411 on food fillers, and we’re happy to pass it on. You can also view it in infographic form. Their article, called “Food Isn’t Food Anymore: The Frightening World of…
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