Drinking orange juice at breakfast and apple juice in the afternoon are great ways to get more servings of fruit into your diet. But trading in a glass of juice for a piece of fruit adds more fiber to your diet while making you feel full longer for fewer calories and less sugar. Some fruits [...]
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The flavor of garlic may be one of the most imitated, with stores offering choices of garlic powder, granulated garlic, garlic flakes, and more. But as with most ingredients, fresh is best and brings more flavor to a variety of recipes.
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Salsa Picante
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
1 medium green pepper, coarsely [...]
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Caramel Ice Cream Sauce
Fat-Free Hot Fudge Sauce
Simple Strawberry Sauce
Few things complete a summer day like ice cream, so what better month than July for National Ice Cream Month and what better day than this Sunday for National Ice Cream Day. As this day approaches, think of recognize it by eating ice cream topped with homemade [...]
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A string of hot days can leave you with a dinner dilemma. Eating out and grilling are good options, but these choices can become tiresome. For a change of pace without using the oven, break out your slow cooker. It creates very little heat and does the cooking for you whether you’re busy working or [...]
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