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It’s Food Coloring Season…

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It’s Food Coloring Season ‘Tis the season for rolling pins, sugar cookie dough, cookie cutters, and little drops of color added to a bowl of white frosting that turns it into pumpkin orange, Christmas tree green and ornament red. The problem is what is in those little jars of color. Did you know that every… Read More

Tossed or Composed

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Tossed or Composed? There are two main types of salads; tossed and composed. A composed salad is when the ingredients are artfully arranged on a platter or plate and the dressing is drizzled on the top. One famous example is Salade Nicoise, which consists of potatoes, green beans, hard-boiled eggs, anchovies and tuna layered beautifully… Read More

The Healing Kitchen: A Place for our Veterans

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I help a group of Veterans with their health and it includes answering lots of nutrition questions and cooking them healthy foods-some ingredients are right out of the garden! Tonight’s dinner was baked cod with lemon, brown rice pilaf and a green salad. I also made a strawberry/dark chocolate upside down cake. They kept coming… Read More