Kitchen Therapy

cranberry cole slaw photo by vsimon Are you craving crunchy freshness right about now? When meltingly tender slow-cooked stews and soups predominate. They are welcome, but sometimes you want some bite-y food.  And make that simple, quick, healthy, and low cal too, please. I like this lightly dressed and fat free. But you can easily [...]

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Happy Hearts February is a natural time to talk about love. Isn’t it best when we start with a healthy heart? And add chocolate? hot cocoa with hearts photo by dan taylor There are good but preliminary scientific studies that show the cardiovascular benefits of cocoa and dark chocolate. The studies have serious sounding names. [...]

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Beef and Oat Groat Soup photo by vsimon Hum? Doesn’t barely have gluten? Yes, you are right. But certified gluten free oat groats don’t. Please let me introduce you. Oat groats make a fantastic gluten free stand-in for glutinous barely.  Cream Hill Estates grows and produces certified gluten free oats. They are not cross contaminated [...]

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