'Cooking Tips'


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Healthy eating tips

Del Monte Senior Nutritionist Sarah Ludmer (RD, LDN) sent Circle of Food some tasty and healthy eating suggestions along with…

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This job definitely has its perks!  From time to time, companies ask us if we’d like to try their new products to review here on our healthy food blog.  Al Fresco offered to send me two flavors of their…

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My friend and business webmaster Deni Mosser/Mosser Design sent me this gorgeous photo of her roasted vegetables so I asked her to share what she did.

She bought all 14 fresh and organic veggies from Trader Joe’s.…

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Top 10 Food Saving Tips

According to Fresh Plaza, an online newsletter about global produce, food prices are once again on the

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This is courtesy of the FDA

WASHINGTON, February 2, 2010—When planning a Super Bowl XLIV party, hosts should have a defensive strategy against…

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Now that I receive my Tucson Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) share, I have been eating many more fresh vegetables including greens. I am falling in love with gorgeous greens.

From the photo above you will note that my salad…

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2010 Food Predictions


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On Wednesday, The Early Show had Bon Appetit Magazine’s restaurant editor Andrew Knowlton speak about  predictions for 2010′s food selections.

To start, Andres Knowlton talked about…

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Making Candied Orange Peel is a quick, fun activities to do with kids that everyone enjoys – and it is chic enough for your fanciest party.  I did this project with my 11-year old niece, Hannah, and she did…

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When making Christmas cookies, try to put some low calorie cookies on the platter too. Here’s a zero-fat cookie recipe from Laurel Hudson culinary instructor of Wellspring Academies.

Peppermint Meringue Crisps
Yield: 18 cookies

Ingredients:
•          Juice…

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IMG00175I think many parties get carried away with the appetizer menu by offering way too much variety.  Variety is a bad thing when it comes to eating healthy because human nature is to try everything…

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