A recent conversation with my father prompted this collection of tasty recipes to help you ‘trim the fat’ from your menu; he lamented that the main topic of conversation amongst his friends these days is sickness of one kind or
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The seemingly commonplace tomato, the base for many of America’s favorite staples (hello, ketchup), is actually a berry with a vast and splendored history. Native to South America, the tomatl was on the menu as early as 700 AD, and
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Vitamin E-rich Oatmeal is renowned for its soothing anti-inflammatory and anti-itch properties, and new research indicates it may also speed healing of burns, abrasions and (wait for it…) reduce wrinkles. Here are a few ways to get the most out
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Over the past decade, the issue of colony collapse has come to the forefront of environmental conversation (even spawning a Jerry Seinfeld-voiced animated film in 2007- Bee Movie.) Much of this conversation has been bad news- unexplained deaths of whole
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This past memorial day, I found myself fortunate enough to be at a home with an abundant garden; carefully constructed out of the hillside, the open air structure protects the many fruit trees and lettuces, kale, herbs, and root vegetables
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