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The truth behind fennel
The truth behind fennel Did you know that Fennel is a great source of fiber, vitamin C and potassium! When picking out fennel, find a bulb with short, tight, overlapping celery-like stocks. Find one that is fairly large and with bright white bulbs that are compact...
"You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind." Mahatma Gandhi
A Child’s success
I read an interesting article in the The New York Times talking about the reality that when a child or children in a family are overweight (not the whole family, just specific individuals), the whole family still has to engage in change. I found this completely true...
Roasted Sugar Snap Peas and Shallots
INGREDIENTS: 2 pounds sugar snap peas, ends trimmed 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tbsp fresh minced garlic 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallots DIRECTIONS: -Preheat the oven to 450°F. -Spread the sugar snap peas out on a baking sheet. Drizzle them with olive oil and...
"What we see depends mainly on what we look for." Sir John Lubbock
Training Tip of the week
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Frozen Veggies, are they okay?
I often get asked about the quality of fresh veggies over frozen, which are better, which do I prefer, etc. Well the bottom line is I tend to use both but frozen are always on hand and definitely the easier way to go. I tend to make big salads and throw on broiled...
"Be ready when opportunity comes. Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet."~ Roy D. Chapin Jr. "It's not what you do once in a while; it's what you do day in and day out that makes the difference." J. Craig
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