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Share Lower your fat intake without giving up red meat with Buffalo! Buffalo has a third less fat, 30% less calories and has higher protein than beef. Here’s a lower fat version of the traditional Cuban Style Ground Beef called Picadillo! Come taste for yourself at DLM Health Fair in Springboro, Ohio! I’ll be there [...]
Share This recipe came from my hankering for saffron risotto and not having all the usual ingredients! I didn’t have white wine – but I did have beer. I ran out of parmesan cheese – but I did have cheddar. Chicken broth? No, but I did have vegetable broth. This is when I came up [...]
Share Ok, maybe I didn’t totally “crash and burn” on my attempt for a healthier cookie, but the kids didn’t like it and I must admit, it wasn’t my favorite either. I made chocolate chip cookies using unbleached whole wheat flour and raw sugar instead of refined white sugar. I did use regular unsalted butter, brown [...]
Share … a little bit of this and a little bit of that! According to my meal plan, I was making pasta with basil pesto. Although, between the snow (in the mid-west) and getting caught up on the computer, 6:30PM rolled around and I had not started dinner. Sound familiar? So, I switched things around [...]
Share My Tomato and Avocado Canape recipe is a finalist in MarxFoods.com’s Party Food Recipe Contest. Now its time for the readers to vote on their favorite! Would appreciate the vote on my recipe! Click below to vote.
Share I had a friend ask me about recipes using Splenda because they found out they are now diabetic… so I thought I’d share the information I shared with them: My colleague, Rita Heikenfeld, is a fabulous chef and she has several Splenda recipes on her website – I’ve searched her site and this is [...]
Share Hey there foodies! Over the weekend I presented at the Dearborn arts festival and made a Quinoa Salad. Half way through the presentation I saw many young kids in the audience and thought — oh no, they’re going to hate it. Well, I was wrong — they loved it! Even the finicky teenagers. Try [...]
Share It doesn’t have be November to enjoy a delicious and juicy turkey meal. As of Tuesday 8/22/08, Krogers has the bone in turkey breasts on sale. So, the frugal Betty picked one up! I washed and dried my turkey breasts and rubbed the following mixture to the bird… 1 part each of (i.e. 1 [...]
Share I realize that many tomatoes around the nation are just fine and have no threat of Samonella. Although, unless you’re buying from a local farmer’s market – you may not want to take the risk. So, what are you supposed to make when the summer party comes around and you’re craving “Chips and Salsa?” [...]
Share Finally, a restaurant in the Mason, Ohio that is unique, moderately priced with great food. I enjoyed a wonderful lunch the other day at Relish. Between my friend and me we ate 4 small plates and shared dessert. The restaurant was clean and comfortable, the waiter and hostess friendly and welcoming. We had the [...]
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