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From the recipe archive, perfect for a blustery day. ~Elise
What better on a chilly day than a plate of steaming hot beef stew with light, fluffy dumplings? My super-hero father decided to make goulash for us recently and when the first recipe he tried didn’t work out (go figure - it asked for a [...]

Michael Pollan helps us to rediscover the joy of eating (full article here). This part deals with how we can counteract the forces of industrialization and the â??nutritionismâ? that have pervaded our diets.
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There is nothing like a plate full of crispy potato skins, filled with melty cheddar cheese, and topped with bacon bits, sour cream and green onions. The first time I had these I was 21 years old, at an outdoor cafe on Newbury Street in Boston; I thought I had died and gone to [...]

The New Rules of Lifting for Women is subtitled: “Lift like a man, look like a goddess”. However, beneath the cover-page hyperbole is a book that is sensible, useful, and very much needed.
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Interested in losing more fat in less time and with less effort? Craig Ballantyne — one of the world’s top experts on healthy fat-burning — provides 3 very useful tips for losing body fat in a faster, easier way. I always enjoy reading his stuff and I think you will too. Enjoy…
3 Ways to Lose [...]

It’s amazing what elegant meals one can serve quickly when one has a well stocked pantry (or liquor cabinet). This is a simple sautéed chicken breast recipe, distinguished by a creamy sauce based on crème de cassis, a lovely sweet dark red liqueur made from blackcurrants. The best quality crème de cassis comes [...]

It must be so tempting for unscrupulous entrepreneurs:
Find an obscure weight loss product from somewhere overseas. Re-brand it. Hype it up. Create an infomercial. Make millions.
This time it’s Slim Coffee. The claims are impressive: “Reduce appetite. Clinically tested. Lose 5 pounds per week”. All from drinking coffee with a few supplements added (or so they [...]

It’s a great way to shed weight or at least keep from gaining additional pounds–buy a pedometer and track your daily steps. The target number you hear most often is a daunting 10,000 steps a day. Ten thousand steps is almost five miles. That’s pretty challenging if you have a hectic schedule, but it’s worth [...]

New research shows that people who live in areas with more full-service restaurants tend to be thinner.
Those whole live in areas with a high ratio of fast-food restaurants tend to be heavier.
So it seems it’s not just about eating out - it’s the way we are eating out.
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