Posts Tagged ‘heart healthy’

Mashed Pumpkin/Butternut Squash

Monday, November 23rd, 2009



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Here is a mashed pumpkin recipe with a big twist from the traditional, with very different flavors.

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Braised Tofu in Spicy Sesame, Peanut Sauce

Friday, November 6th, 2009



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Tofu and vegetables are cooked in the aromatic Asian sesame oil and creamy peanut butter. This is a spicy, crunchy, healthy stir fry done in a few minutes time.

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Gingered Squash Soup

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009



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Ever heard of a kid who gobbled up all the vegetables without complaining? The kind who would frustrate her friends, for the moms of the friends would go into the sing song of the comparing game to why they should eat the vegetables without whining? That kid was me.
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Quinoa with Apricot, Asparagus & Almond

Monday, September 14th, 2009



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Quinoa (pronounced Keen-wah), is used  as a whole grain, & has been an ancient food that is cultivated in South American Andes since at least 3,000 B.C. It has been a staple food of the native inhabitants. “The ancient Incas called quinoa the “mother grain” and revered it as sacred. Each year at planting time it was traditional for the Inca leader to plant the first quinoa seed using a solid gold shovel!” (Quinoa from Andes, has great information on Quinoa).

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