TIP OF THE DAY: Get Out Your Spiralizer

[1] A rainbow of spiralized vegetables. Here are videos demonstrating how to spiralize (photo © Downshiftology). [2] You can turn quite a few veggies into pasta. This dish is Butternut Squash Fettuccine (photo © Spiralizer | Amazon). [3] Spiralized veggies are a perfect garnish for grilled fish (photo © Zuma Restaurant | NYC). [4] The…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Bake With Olive Oil Instead Of Butter

[1] Olive oil cake. Here’s the recipe from Lucero Olive Oil. [2] This charming polenta (cornmeal) olive oil cake is packed with grapes. Here’s the recipe from Cake Keeper Cakes | Amazon. [3] How about a chocolate cake? Here’s the recipe from Smitten Kitchen. [4] Banana Chocolate Chunk Muffins with olive oil. Here’s the recipe…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Easy Chicken Curry

January 12th is National Chicken Curry Day. Here’s an enjoyable, family-friendly twist on the Indian classic, courtesy of the southern peanut farmers at PeanutButterLovers.com. There are many more PB recipes on the website.     PEANUT APPLE CHICKEN CURRY Ingredients For 4 Servings For The Peanut Sauce 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced…
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RECIPE: A Yummy Greek Yogurt Dip & Sauce

We’ve given up trying to lose weight as a New Year’s resolution, so more than a decade ago, we decided we’d give up a different less-good-for-you food every year. These included fried foods, drinks with sugar, pizza and whole milk. Instead of every day or every week, we have them four times a year or…
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TIP OF THE DAY: 20+ Ways To Enjoy Dried Apricots

[1] The large pit in the center is why apricots, cherries, peaches and plums are called stone fruits (photo © Washington State Fruit Commission). [2] Cut in half, remove the stone and dry in the heat, and you have bowl of dried apricots (photo Olha Afanasieva | iStock Photo. [3] As appetizers, sweet-and-salty roll-ups of…
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