by LindaRD | Dec 27, 2010 | Monday Bites
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” No disrespect to whoever originally quoted this, but there’s a lot more to lemons than just lemonade. When you’re given lemons you can make marmalade and candies, marinate chicken, fish and pork, bake pies, cakes or...
by LindaRD | Dec 21, 2010 | Healthy Eating
Sodium is one of the minerals that are generally “over-consumed.” From the potato fries you eat, the tomato sauce in your pasta and the canned goods you keep at home – sodium is practically everywhere. That’s why it’s so easy for most of us to consume beyond what is...
by LindaRD | Dec 20, 2010 | Monday Bites
Pasta dishes are perhaps one of the most loved foods all over the world. Pasta is so versatile that it can go along with almost anything. More often than not, we overload our pasta recipes with full-cream sauce, high-fat cheese or butter and processed meat. The next...
by LindaRD | Dec 13, 2010 | Monday Bites
Weight Watcher’s and the medical establishment has turned the potato into a dieter’s enemy. This starchy tuber is an exceptional vegetable and offers more than carbohydrates and calories. Let’s see why. Potato Nutrition Facts History tells us that potatoes are known...
by LindaRD | Dec 5, 2010 | Monday Bites
Olives straight off the trees are hardly edible. They have a sharp bitter taste that turns most people off. So, how come these oval-shaped fruits found their way to favorite dishes? Thanks to food processing, now we can enjoy the tangy and pleasantly bitter taste of...
