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Easy and Healthy Snacks
In our house, snacks are almost a way of life. Particularly in the summer, while we travel to the creek by day and out of town on the weekends, snacks take a central roll in getting us where we want...
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Easy Blueberry (or Cherry) Cheesecake
Easy Blueberry (or Cherry) Cheesecake
This recipe is so easy that even my husband can do it. (His specialities are boxed mac-n-cheese, Ramen noodles and frozen pizza!)
Prep time: 20 minutes Baking time: 55 minutes
Crust: • 2 pac...
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Easy Dinner Recipes: Roast Chicken and Roasted Root Vegetables
Easy dinner recipes make life so much easier for us. As much as we want to make healthy food choices for ourselves and our families, busy lives sometimes makes it difficult. With a few easy dinner r...
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Easy Gourmet Recipes you and I can do!
So, you don't think you can find easy gourmet recipes? Yes, you can! While most people think that gourmet recipes are hard to make, time consuming, or too expensive, you can find things that are gour...
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EASY No-Roll Pie Crust
EASY No-Roll Pie Crust 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons sugar 2/3 cup cooking oil (I like to use Canola oil) 1/3 cup water or milk Measure all ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir w...
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Easy Spaghetti Recipes
Spaghetti has always been a favorite family meal. My teenage daughter will eat leftover spaghetti for breakfast, lunch, and as a mid-afternoon snack. Not everyone loves spaghetti so much that they wi...
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Easy summer salads, lighter foods for a brighter summer
Easy summer salads, lighter foods for a brighter summer
Easy summer salads do not need dozens of hard to get ingredients or heavy bottled sauces. Go light and use a few good quality vegetables, well combined with a little well-chosen meat, fish, or...
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Easy to Make Guacamole Dip
Easy to Make Guacamole! You can make guacamole that people will rave about! It’s easy, and you don’t need any fancy kitchen utensils or appliances. What You’ll Need To Have Ready Assemble the followi...
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Easy Trail Mixes
Before you set off on your next family walk or outing, try making one of these super easy trail mixes to keep your energy up. * Quick Fix Mix 2 cups mini pretzels 1 cup cheese snack crackers ...
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EASY! Homemade Breadsticks
2 cups flour 3 teaspoons sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup milk
Mix the above ingredients. Roll into a rectangle approximately 10 inches by 10 inches. Cut into sticks (4 inches by 1 inch). Cover the bottom of a ...
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Easy, Frugal Breakfasts!
We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And that children that eat breakfast do better in school than those who don't. However, we also all know that it isn't always easy to f...
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Easy, Tasty Chicken Wing Recipes
You can serve chicken wings hot or cold, for a meal, or for snacks. They're great as appetizers at parties, or when you're just looking for a tasty midnight snack. Try these four easy recipes: Bake...
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Easy, Yummy Recipes Using Cooked Turkey
Almost every household in America has the same problem the day after Thanksgiving -- what will you do with all the leftover turkey? You could just reheat the leftovers and serve them. You could just slice the turkey and make cold sandwiches. But this year...
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Easy-Cheesy Casserole
I have always loved mac-n-cheese, and this variation is one of my favorites! 1 pound of browned hamburger 1 1/2 cups of grated cheddar cheese 2 cups cooked macaroni (or egg noodles; I prefer to u...
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Eat More Leafy Greens To Reduce Pms Symptoms
(NC)-Eating foods that are high in sugar and saturated fats, along with too much caffeine and alcohol can trigger premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in many women. PMS is controlled by the hormone estrogen ...
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Eat Well On a Budget
Shopping on a Shoestring Eating properly for health on a limited budget is always a challenge. One of the biggest money gobbling culprits is ready made processed and packaged foods and too many trips...
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Eat Your Way To Healthy Hormones
(NC)-Reaching for a mid-afternoon candy bar instead of ripe fruit or raw vegetables can have serious consequences on our physical - and emotional health. According to a recent survey, 70% of Canadian...
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Eat-Out Choice At Home
(NC)—If your family craves restaurant variety, but your budget says eat in, there is a compromise. Enlist a little family cooperation and everyone can enjoy a different meal without causing short-ord...
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Eating Correctly Using The Food Groups
Eating properly can help keep you healthy and fit. As long as you eat nutritionally your overall life will be more rewarding. Learning to eat nutritionally will keep you fit and usually you will be a...
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Edith's Cake That Thrilled the French
Twenty-three chefs who cooked for world royalty and heads of state (The Club des Chefs des Chefs) were, during their 1987 visit to the U.S., wined and dined with the best our finest chefs had to offe...
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Electric Melons!
Know what one of my favorite summer pastimes is? Eatin’ watermelon. That’s right, just eatin’ some cold, juicy watermelon. People these days don’t really know how to eat one. It‘s been made way too c...
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Eleven Benefits of Green Tea
Green tea is known to provide 10-40mg of polyphenols and has antioxidant activity greater than a serving of spinach, broccoli, carrots, or strawberries Studies show that green tea contains antioxidan...
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Emeril's PotLuck
One of America's most famous chefs, Emeril Lagasse is known worldwide for his enthusiasm and energetic take on cooking. Subtitled Comfort Food with a Kicked-Up Attitude, there is nothing bland or ordinary about the dishes offered in this book but they ar...
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Employees - Treat them the way they Expect to be Treated
When you have to deal with one of your team who's complaining to you, rather than allowing your negative programmes to take over, get your thinking part in gear and try to see the situation the way t...
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English Muffin Crab "Au Gratin"
Perfect for lunch or brunch 4 English muffins, halved 1/2 cup (120ml) Summersweet Crab and Three Cheese Dip fine bread crumbs parmesan cheese, freshly grated Green onions, finely diced for garnish Pr...
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Enjoy Healthy Eating!
Can you enjoy healthy eating? Some people seem to think that healthy eating is some kind of punishment. On the contrary, it's a pleasure! There are so many delicious dishes that can be made with l...
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Enjoy the Fall Harvest with Delicious Squash Recipes
Autumn is harvest time. You can certainly enjoy these tasty squash recipes any time of year, but they seem particularly good as the weather cools down and we go back to using our ovens again. Time to...
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Espresso Machines: What You May Not Know
Espresso is a concentrated form of coffee that is made by forcing hot water through finely ground coffee at a high pressure.
In order to force the water through the fine-ground coffee, espresso machines use pressure that comes from heating w...
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Everyday Low-Carb Desserts
Anyone who is trying to maintain a low-carb diet knows that it can be a challenge when it comes to treats and desserts. Cakes, pies and cookies are all off limits, which makes them all the more tempting. Read
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Excellent References Can Be the Clincher
"Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me." This childhood chant is familiar to many. It is probably the most famous comeback line in playgrounds across the country. But does...
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Exotic Dining: Classic Indian Dishes Made Simple
(NC)—India's ancient cultures have left an indelible stamp on civilization but perhaps no single aspect has impacted day-to-day life in Canada quite as much as the cuisine of India. In cities and tow...
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Exploring World Flavours In The Comfort Of Your Own Backyard
(NC)—Summer is almost here, which means backyard entertaining and patio parties with family and friends. As cross-cultural cuisine continues to gain in popularity, guests will be craving foods with m...
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Fall for Outdoor Entertaining This Autumn
Aaaah, autumn! It's the perfect time to entertain outdoors -- most of the bugs are gone, the sun isn't scorching even though it's warm enough to enjoy an afternoon or evening al fresco, and there's a...
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Family Life or Wine for Christmas Dy
For your family and guests,Christmas is a day to spend time together, You expend so much energy planning for the big event that you may forget about the days before and after, when houseguests will s...
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Fast Food Fixes - Repairing Food Disasters
With all of the hustle and bustle of the season, the chaos of our schedules sometimes spills over into the rest of our lives. Anyone who has ever been distracted in the kitchen knows that almost anything can happen and often with disastrous results. When...
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Favorite Cake Flavors for Baby and Bridal Showers
A cake is an excellent treat at any party, especially baby showers and bridal showers. Asides from making a great centerpiece for your snack table, cakes are a delicious treat that everyone will enjo...
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Favorite Chocolate Recipes
New York Egg Creams
Picture yourself in a 1950s Malt Shop . . . Take a moment from the cares of daily life and travel back in time with this simple but refreshing concoction.
For each Egg Cream you prepare, you will need:
1 ounce h
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Favorite Desserts For A Diabetic Husband
It's easier than you think to create delicious desserts for your diabetic husband. When I had to get right down to it the ideas came flying at me out of my kitchen cupboard! Here's a few of his favor...
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Favorite Desserts For Diabetic Husbands
It's easier than you think to create delicious desserts for your diabetic husband. When I had to get right down to it the ideas came flying at me out of my kitchen cupboard!
Here's a few of his favorites:
Easy Orange/Banana Parfait
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Festive Cherry Cranberry Cake
Cake: 1 cup (250 ml) margarine 1 cup (250 ml) granulated sugar 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla 1 tsp (5 ml) grated lemon rind 5 eggs 2 cups (500 ml) Five Roses Cake and Pastry Flour 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt ...
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Fiber – More Appealing Packaged In A Pear!
(NC)—Fiber is a very beneficial substance for your body. And when fiber is delivered in the delicious and sweet package of a fresh pear, it takes on a whole new level of appeal. Pears are one of the ...
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Finally, A Breath Mint That Does What It's Supposed To
One weekend you get together with friends for dinner at a delectable restaurant that serves cheese fondue, and you have a martini to cap it off. You want to make sure you have fresh breath, so after ...
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Finding Delicious Cookie Recipes
Many of us have an inner baker inside us that loves to find new cookie recipes to try. But, where do you find new, tried and true, cookie recipes that your family will love? People are always looking...
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Finding the Best Recipes
Trying to find a dynamite recipe to wow guests or cook up a special supper for your special someone? Finding the best recipes is simple. First, perform a careful analysis of the situation for which y...
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Fire Cracker Italian Sausage Pasta
You will find that this recipe is very easy to make. And you can prep all of your ingredients in advance. Perfect for the busy mom on the go. Once you have all your troops ready for dinner, you can t...
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Fish steaks make wonderful meals
When planning your next dinner party think, fish steaks. Fish steaks are very easy to prepare and most people love fish.
You can create wonderful dishes with any fresh cut of fish, fish cut, cross section slice of fish, or slice of fish. You can fi...
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Flavored Coffee Beans & Coffee Flavoring Syrups
Many a coffee aficionado would turn up their nose at the thought of adding flavorings to their beloved black beverage. But, if you're not an aficionado, and you didn't pay exorbitant amounts of money...
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Flavored Coffee Syrup Adds A New Dimension To Beans
Flavored coffee syrup is a popular addition to any coffee beverage and a welcome change for any regular coffee drinker. Whether you are looking to satisfy a sweet tooth or just want something differe...
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Florentine-Style
I owe my history teachers an apology. You tried your best to ignite even a glimmer of emotion in me for your subject, but I stymied you at every turn. Well into adulthood now, I'm reduced to making muttered comments that history is not my strong suit, wh...
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FOCUS ON FIBER: How Much is Enough?
The average American only gets about half the amount of fiber they need everyday for their body to function optimally. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), fiber helps lower cholestero...
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Food and Feng Shui
Feng shui has a great impact on the food we eat. Feng shui, the food we eat and ourselves are interrelated and influence each other. Chi and our life balance are highly influenced by food, starting o...
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Food For Thought: Tea Is A Satisfying Part Of A Healthy Diet
(NC)—Tea news continues to stir the pot in Canada. Records show we drink as many as 7 billion cups of tea each year – and those who study it as a dietary factor are now telling us not to put on the b...
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Food Lover's Gift Secrets
Gifts for Food Lovers Hampers are the perfect gift for people who have everything or those you are unsure about purchasing for. Rather than buying a ready made hamper personalise one for that extra ...
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Food Retailing or Food Entertainment?
Food retailing is going through a global revolution. On one side of the equation companies such as Walmart, Aldi and Liedl are gaining market share as local commodity food retailers. Where does this...
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Food Safety 101
(NC)—Bagged lunches are healthy, economical and nutritious. But they also pose the threat of hosting harmful bacteria, unless food is handled and packed properly. Use the following tips as your study...
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Food With Niacin
Niacin, also called nicotinic acid, is a member of the B-group of water-soluble vitamins and occurs in food with niacin. Also known as B3, niacin has many beneficial properties and food with niacin should be included in the diet as part of a healthy lifes...
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Foods To Avoid That Cause Bad Breath
Did you know that there are specific foods that may lead to bad breath? This is because of volatile sulfur compounds - the culprit in causing bad breath! For example, if food sits out too long it wil...
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For the Love of Chocolate
For the Love of Chocolate.
Almost everyone loves chocolate. In a recent study conducted by the Chocolate Manufacturers Association, chocolate was ranked as America's favorite flavor. Of course, the love of chocolate is not unique to modern society...
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For The Real Love Of Beer
For the Love of Beer
It’s almost scary to write about beer as a topic. An emotional product especially to men, saying something controversial about the product may result in a local bar brawl. Consider, for example, the fact that beer did not actua
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Fortunate Lemon Chicken
A delicious chicken meal for you to prepare at home. The lemon sauce is fresh and tangy and somehow I always end up eating too much :-). It takes a bit to prepare but is worth the effort. I usually m...
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Four Easy Zucchini Bread Recipes
Tired of the same old zucchini bread recipe and want to try something new? Here is a standard zucchini bread recipe in addition to three variations your family is sure to love. Zucchini Bread 3 eg...
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Four Stages of Breaking an Addiction
Nowhere do the Four Stages of Addiction come into play more powerfully than they do when you resist changing a habit relating to the foods with which you self-medicate. For most of us those foods are...
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French Potato Pancakes Recipe
Yield: 4 servings 1 1/2 c Frzn hashbrown potatoes -savory leaves -partially thawed or 1 1/2 1 ct 8 oz (1 c) frozen fat free -c grated potatoes -egg product thawed (or 1 c Finely diced cooked turkey 2 eggs 1/2 c Sliced green onion ...
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French Wine
Since the Roman times, France has made its wines, producing it from freshly cut grapes. The Romans are the first to disseminate the arts of winemaking. Wine is generally produced from freshly picked ...
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Fresh Fare From The Food Isle - Ireland
Fresh Fare From The Food Isle – Ireland Cuisine Read Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com Read this entire feature FREE with photos at http://www.jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/food/ireland/salmon/salmon.html
It has b...
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Fresh Strawberries
Spring has arrived, bringing with it the sweet start of strawberry season. Strawberries, the first fruit to ripen in spring, are enjoyed all over the world, with native forms growing on every continent except Africa and Australia. Families in 94% of Ameri...
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From Prix Fixe to Cold Tea: A Glossary of Popular (and Obscure) Restaurant Terms
An Offbeat Glossary of Restaurant Terms
Everyone knows what a bistro is...right? And a la carte is a term that even a fifth grader knows...well, maybe not. And what exactly does smart casual mean? There are so many words and terms in the English la...
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Frugal and Easy Thanksgiving Recipes
Here it is - that time of year when everyone's thoughts turn to food! I'm thankful that at our house, we have plenty of food, but sometimes I am not so grateful that I am the one who usually gets to...
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Frugal Outdoor Cooking
Firing up the grill is a great way to cook in the summer! Here are a few grilling tips and a couple of recipes, too. For great grilled burgers, form the patty gently. Smashing the meat forces out...
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Fruit Phyto Bars
(NC)-Forget those tasteless, over-processed energy bars you buy at the store which have been sitting on the shelf for who knows how long! These delicious bars will not only tempt your taste buds but ...
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Fun & Fruity Recipes
Sometimes the easiest way to get children to eat healthy is to let them have a hand in making their own snacks…and add whipped cream on top. Here are two fruity recipes that are fun and easy to make,...
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Fun Facts about Ice Cream
To this day, the history of ice cream remains a mystery. However, many say that the first ice cream is credited to Emperor Nero of Rome. It was a mixture of snow, nectar, fruit pulp, and honey. Others proclaim that Marco Polo, a 13th century adventurer, b...
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Fun Facts About Ice Cream
To this day, the history of ice cream remains a mystery. However, many say that the first ice cream is credited to Emperor Nero of Rome. It was a mixture of snow, nectar, fruit pulp, and honey. Other...
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Functional Foods Are Becoming More Popular
Established in 1989 by Stephen DeFelice, "Foundation for Innovation in Medicine" defined "Nutraceutical", as a food, dietary suppplement, or medical food that has a medical or health benefit, includi...
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Functional Foods: What They Are And How They Work
In the brain, a typical protein can live for approximately ten days. The thoughts, feelings and memories of a human being are made up of what was in the stomach only a few days before. As you can see...
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