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Artisan Nut Thins: Crisp and Delish

If you’re not familiar with Naturally Savvy, you need to get familiar. It’s a source for the healthier side of product purchasing. But it’s not only that. Naturally Savvy is all about healthy living. The other day, I received a product called Artisan Nut Thins. Flavors of Sesame Seed, Multi Seeds, and Flax Seeds. Being the crispy cracker lover that I am, all three boxes were opened. Blue Diamond hit the nail right on the head with this product. These are slightly salted but full of flavor. I was eating them plain but Ted happened into the kitchen and [...]

By Joanne|2013-08-20T14:43:25-04:00August 20, 2013|product review|Comments Off

Meatless: Smashed Chickpea and Sweet Pea Dip

This is Zoey just back from a run: and she’s out! She really gets a good workout, after all, she’s pulling 117 lbs. of ME! Dips for dunking’ dainty delightful delicacies. From “Meatless: The Kitchens of Martha Stewart Living” the following ideas were born. It was a Sunday afternoon and dinner wasn’t going to be fancy so I decided to make a mish-mash of options or “pickeys” as you will, to munch on. The first dip is a chickpea, basil and radish dip. It’s pretty basic and very easy to whip up in a food processor. Although the original recipe [...]

By Joanne|2013-03-18T17:32:46-04:00March 18, 2013|Vegetarian|6 Comments

Pizza Party: Parma Ham Pizza PLUS A Dessert Pizza

Starting with Parma Ham Pizza..with 2 cheeses, pear and caramelized onion. This pizza is the creation of Chef Patrick Nuti of ROC, New York. Chef Nuti? –AWESOME-! Makes 1 7 x 12” pizza – or shape as you like 2 TBS olive oil 2 cups thin sliced onion 1 tsp honey 12 oz prepared pizza dough 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese 1/2 ripe pear, sliced 2 oz Prosciutto di Parma, cut into 1” strips OR use a vegetarian HAM substitute. Watercress leaves to garnish Preheat oven to 425 F. Lightly grease a baking sheet. Heat [...]

By Joanne|2013-02-02T13:03:49-05:00February 2, 2013|Quick Meals|2 Comments

Pizza Party: Pizza Margherita

Is everyone getting ready for the big game? Super Bowl Sunday Baby! What’s your meal plan? This week I have quite a few pizza recipes if you want to host a pizza party game day blast. These are all easy to make and quite flexible if you have your own specific preferences. Everyday this week a new recipe. Let’s start with Dave Barry’s Super Bowl party tips, just in case you didn’t see them in USA Weekend. Everything you need for a perfect Super Bowl bash: BEER. You should have a lot of beer, in case the game is hideously [...]

By Joanne|2013-01-27T11:47:33-05:00January 28, 2013|Vegetarian|10 Comments

Spring or Fall Marathons and Appetizers for all

As I was running along this morning, among the many thoughts going through my mind was how much more I enjoy training for early Fall marathons as opposed to Spring races. It probably comes down to where you live regarding your preference but if you’re in the North East, the winters are tough. It’s hard getting that body out in the chill of a dark morning, sometimes windy, sometimes into a cold rain, sometimes into both a windy, cold rainy morning. I won’t even mention trying to run though snow as it builds up on the bottom of your sneakers. [...]

By Joanne|2012-10-23T19:04:52-04:00October 23, 2012|Health and Nutrition|3 Comments

FOFF Broiled and Bold Chicken Wings or Tofu

Carla Vavala introduces us to a broiled chicken (or tofu) dish that explodes with flavor. On page 18 of our book, Fusion of Food and Friends, the recipe for Broiled Chicken Wings is presented in an easy to follow, step-by-step fashion that will take you all of 35 minutes from start to finish. Make sure you put this on your recipe list for SuperBowl Sunday! *The vegetarian version using tofu is just the same except you will substitute tofu anywhere chicken is mentioned. You will want to press the tofu for about 1 hour to remove moisture. A great appetizer [...]

By Joanne|2012-02-01T18:18:50-05:00February 2, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|2 Comments