When most people think of Fourth of July celebrations, the image that comes to mind is a grill loaded with hot dogs, hamburgers and steak of one kind of another. It’s time to declare your independence from fattening foods and unhealthy diets – especially if you want to fit into that bikini this summer. And [ Read More ]
Internationally recognized health researchers presented their views at the recent 30th World Nut & Dried Fruit Congress, recommending that food policy makers consider dried fruits equivalent to fresh fruits in dietary recommendations around the world. The presentations recognized that traditional, no-sugar added dried fruits, such as raisins, dried plums (prunes), figs, dates, apricots and apples [ Read More ]
Renowned chef unveils his delicious, low-fat and innovative vegan cuisine — Vegetarian Traditions: Favorite Recipes from My Years at the Legendary Inn Season Cafe by George Vutetakis; 200 pages; hardcover; $29.99 retail When George Vutetakis first donned his chef coat at the cozy Inn Season Cafe on the outskirts of Detroit nearly 30 years ago, [ Read More ]
Bad cholesterol or a bad diet is something we all experience at some point in time. It’s impossible to eat healthy our whole lives, even though we may try hard to do it. Eating healthy for your heart is something everyone should try to do, especially when it comes to restoring health and reducing heart [ Read More ]
Allrecipes.com released projections for the top food trends of 2011 in the Allrecipes.com Measuring Cup Report available for free download here: http://www.slideshare.net/AllrecipesPR. Analysis of search and recipe viewing behaviors of over 25 million home cooks, plus data collected across dozens of onsite surveys suggest 2011 will be a year when cooks embrace greater speed, convenience [ Read More ]
It’s Halloween folks and this means it’s that time of the year when everybody gets caught up in the costume, pumpkins and treats mania. If you’re throwing a Halloween party this year, make sure you’ll have some Witch and Zombie Fingers, some blood for the vampires that will show up at your door or even [ Read More ]