RECIPE: Quinoa Grain Bowl For Breakfast, Brunch & Lunch

[1] A new approach to breakfast: egg with grain and veggie (photo and recipe © Good Eggs | San Francisco). [2] Quinoa fried rice topped with an egg (photo © P.F. Chang’s).   The quinoa bowl recipe is below, but first:     A BRIEF BACKGROUND ON BREAKFAST TRADITIONS There’s a yummy recipe for a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Red Grapefruit, The Best Winter Fruit

Grapefruit is a winter fruit, and we’re glad to have it. America is the world’s largest consumer of grapefruit, with large commercial groves in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas. But the grapefruit’s ancestor, the pummelo (also pomelo, pomello and other spellings), comes from far away. It’s native to Malaysia and Indonesia.     THE HISTORY…
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The Best Cooking Oils: Healthy Oils To Use & Oils Not To Use

What oils are in your pantry? Are they the best cooking oils to use? Here’s what you should know from Chef Gerard Viverito, a culinary instructor and Director of Culinary Education for Passionfish, an NGO non-profit organization dedicated to educating people around the globe on issues of sustainability in the seas. National Healthy Fats Day…
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