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Moosewood Restaurant. Just the very words make a vegetarian’s mouth water. This famous vegetarian restaurant in Ithaca, which began in 1973, has spun-off a series of cookbooks and packaged meals that usually don’t steer you wrong. In f (read full article)
Cornbread Muffins Cornbread is one of those classic food items that people seem to have a bond with. They either grew up munching on the drier more savory cornbread slathered with butter or the sweet cake-like cornbread drizzled wi (read full article)
“To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomatist -- the problem is entirely the same in both cases. To know exactly how much oil one must put with one's vinegar.”-Oscar WildeHello! I hope you had a great weekend! Mine was busy, yet fun and (read full article)
I love macaroni and cheese, but I definitely do not enjoy the stick-to-the-waist effect that comes with it. A traditional macaroni and cheese can pack up to 1000 calories per serving because each bite is smothered in cream, butter and cheese. And if (read full article)
A simple watermelon salad mixed with the loose leaf lettuce, grape tomatoes, and low-fat Salaskis feta in tangy balsamic vinaigrette makes a perfect light summer dinner fare. The combination rocks! I am sending this to Side Dish Showdown: July at C (read full article)
Berry-Lemon Napoleon Recipe. Ingredients Butter-flavor nonstick cooking spray 4 sheets frozen phyllo dough (about 17/13-inch rectangles), thawed 2 Tbsp. sugar 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom or cinnamon 1/3 c (read full article)
Elk & Buffalo Summer Sausage Gift Box Navarino Valley Elk & Bison are naturally low in fat, calories, and cholesterol High in protein and contains iron, zinc, and many of the B vitamins. A delicious variety of elk and buffalo sausages A gre (read full article)
A lot of people eat like such Americans; I was out with friends at a traditional thai restaurant. The table next to us had ordered a grilled ny strip steak, pad thai, a house salad with low fat blue cheese on the side and a bottle of Italian wine pin (read full article)
Ease: 3/5 Kid-friendliness: 4/5 Taste: 4/5 Time: 2/5Prep: 25 minutesCooking time: 1 hour, 15 minutesAs I was endlessly chopping up the vegetables for this soup (which takes extra long these days as I have to (read full article)
Welcome to the first installment of Retake Homemade! Please check out the links at the bottom for additional recipes. Enchiladas are something I don’t make too often. I’m more a quesedilla kinda girl. But these are nice for a chan (read full article)
Recipe Credit - India Today Prevention MagazineChicken Liver FryThe liver contains the highest concentration of vitamins, minerals, iron and protein.Preparation Time: 5Minutes Cooking Time: 15 Minutes Servings: 2 - 3You will need6-7 chicken live (read full article)
July 4th is right around the corner. That means summer parties all around. If you're looking for a great slaw to serve at or take to a party, this is the one. It's sweet, tangy, hot, and smoky all at once. The sweetness comes from honey, the tangin (read full article)
Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 cup flour 3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional) 2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 (16 oz.) container frozen whipped topping, thawed 2 cans cherry pie (read full article)
For this cake you will need: 1 package low-fat cream cheese 1 package sugar free Strawberry Jello 2 cups sugar free low fat whipped topping Fresh Strawberries (add bananas if you like) 1 graham cracker crust made with any granulated diabetic s (read full article)
The imported cheese sales at Kroger get me into trouble. At my latest run, I picked up a wedge of manchego, which I’ve never had before. I know it is a sheep’s milk cheese, nice and firm and a little salty. I decided the ideal choic (read full article)
Do you think you’re cool as a cucumber? Not only is the cucumber known for it’s capability to cool down the body, it has additionally been seen to help with jaundice, diarrhea, epilepsy, sore throat, conjunctivitis (redness o (read full article)
Ingredients :- 2 tablespoons canola or olive oil - 1 cut-up fryer chicken (about 3 1/2 pounds), skin removed - 2 ribs celery, sliced - 2 carrots, peeled and sliced - 1 onion, peeled and chopped - 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced, or 1 teaspoon garl (read full article)
Ingredients :- Nonstick cooking spray - 2 large eggplants, sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick - 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided - 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided - Freshly ground black pepper to taste - 1 large red bell pepper, cut into quarters, seeded and (read full article)
Dr. Barry Sears is the creator of the Zone Diet. It has different concepts than those of other mainstream diets. Another name is the 40-30-30 diet; 40% carbohydrate, 30% fat, and 30% protein; these percentages are in “the zone” for maximum calor (read full article)
Berries are the best this time of year. Lately, I have been buying big containers of strawberries and blueberries. I eat them all the time and freeze a bunch for smoothies or to bake with later in the month.Last week, I bought a (read full article)