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Recipe: Hail to the Kale Crisps
Recipe: Kale Crisps Last week, in my local grocery store, a smallish crowd had gathered around a table with free samples. Of course, I had to see what that was all about. Turned out to be dark greenish crisps made of kale, and sprinkled with hot and spicy stuff. That sounded good, so I rea...
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Why You Have to Read Labels. Don’t want Pine Mouth Do You?
A strange phenomenon has been occurring around here. For almost no reason, members of my family noted that their tastebuds were really off. A strange, metallic taste popped up everytime they took a drink of water, or other liquid. This unpleasantness lasted two to three weeks. Hooray for ...
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Who Says Superbowl Food Has To be Junk?
Where is it written that when you give a party around this celebrated American tradition, you have to stock up on a bunch of bad-for-you junk food? Who started that tradition. I say, let’s do something different this year. Serve hearty, delicious real food. Make it easy on yourself, by ...
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Why You Can Now Kiss Organic Beef, Dairy and Many Vegetables Goodbye
AlterNet / By Ari LeVaux alternet Jan 31, 2011 The USDA ruled that farmers are now free to plant GE alfalfa, and USDA won't even keep track of who plants it where. The implications are huge. Monsanto has been trying for years to gain approval for its genetically modified Roundup-Read...
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Wish You Could Sleep Like a Baby? Foods to help and hinder sleep
from Alternet, jan 31, 2011 Planet Green / By Sara Novak COMMENT NOW! 5 Unexpected Foods That Prevent Insomnia and 5 Foods That Promote It Beyond caffeine, what foods should we reach for and avoid in order to fall asleep? January 28, 2011 | You've heard it ...
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Sustainable Sushi: Or, What to avoid, no matter how much you want it.
According to the reliable Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, we have practically loved the ocean to death. Some of our most favorite fishes have become endangered and should not be ordered in restaurants or from fish mongers. Although the Monterey Bay folks have no quarrel with farm-raised fis...
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Bottoms Up: Its A Snowy Friday and Time for Another Hot Rum Drink
Hot Buttered Rum To Go Since it's clear that winter is here to stay, and we'll never be able to drink cold drinks again, I figured I may as well give you an instant drink mix to store for the next time you need a hot toddy -- like maybe the next time the snow rises up over the tops of your sn...
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Sustainable Recipe: Salmon Puttanesca
Recipe: Sustainable Salmon Puttanesca, Ready in 15 minutes The ladies of the night, who originally made this sauce famous in Italy, knew they’d better get their dinner fixed in a hurry. There was work to be done. And so began the famous Italian Sauce made with olives, basil, tomatoes, capers...
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Why Is It So Hard To Lose Weight?
Greta Christina, in this morning's Alternet, said it best. Shouldn't we consider public policy when considering why Americans are so fat? Most fat people who try to lose weight aren't successful. Does it make more sense to blame fat people for lacking self- control... or to change publ...
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Why I Stopped Being a Vegetarian
Comment Is Free / By Jenna Woginrich I had a serious change of heart, and it happened when I realized my aversion to meat wasn't solving the animal welfare problem I was protesting about. January 19, 2011 | www.Alternet.org/food I was a vegetarian for a long ...
