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Confucius Say… and Vegetable Dal

Confucius say…It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. I will run and I will try not to stop in Saturday’s Lake Effect Half Marathon with winds predicted to be about 15 to 20 mph and snowing. The temperatures will drop for the weekend and it doesn’t look like the best of days to go for a run but it’s for a good cause and all runners will endure the same less than perfect conditions. It’s times like this I really wish we lived in California! In order to get myself to the [...]

By Joanne|2012-02-23T18:51:06-05:00February 24, 2012|Vegetarian|2 Comments

Indian Potato and Cauliflower Curry with Tomato Onion Salad

Do You or Don’t You Donut? In reading Modern Baking this past week, keeping up with trends, it was a complete and total surprise to learn that donut sales have INCREASED. Nationally, the average is about 5% more than last year. Yeast donuts had the greatest increase and filled donuts actually declined. Just goes to show, we still need our sweet fix and no health report nor warnings will deter us. AMEN! The conversation over the donut trend was very intense in our house… Since I feel a cavity coming on, I’ll counter attack with a healthy Indian recipe provided [...]

By Joanne|2011-11-15T17:37:43-05:00November 16, 2011|Vegetarian|7 Comments

Joy Bauer Slim & Scrumptious Book Review

What do you do when someone sends you a cookbook to review? You start making dinners based on the recipes of course! And… if the first one or two result in an absolutely fantastic meal, you just keep using the book and making more of the recipes. Joy Bauer’s “Slim & Scrumptious” was just that book. Joy is a New York Times best selling author and the Nutrition Expert for the Today Show. In her book, she introduces us to why cooking at home is better for the entire family. Joy breaks it down to fats, salt, cuts of meat, [...]