TIP OF THE DAY: 5 Ways To Eat “Mediterranean Diet” Healthy

While our “day job” is to try lots of specialty foods and cook and bake alluring recipes, we aim to make the right choices when we’re not working. If we’ve been heavy on the healthful eating tips lately, it’s because we’re struggling even harder after the onslaught of Valentine chocolate. So today we’re passing along…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Tartine

Don’t expect dessert: You’re making a sandwich. Tartine is the French word for an open-faced sandwich with a rich spread or fancy topping; the word actually refers to a slice of bread. Tartine is the French diminutive of the Old French and Middle English tarte, derived from the Late Latin torta, a type of bread.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Freeze-Dried Herbs In Everything

The trick to adding more flavor to everything you eat, with negligible calories—and the ability to cut back on salt—are spices and herbs. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HERBS & SPICES Spices are the dried seeds, buds, fruit or flower parts, bark or roots of plants. They are usually of tropical origin. Herbs are the leaves and…
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