Celebrate New Year’s with these vodka cocktails »
When it comes to cocktails for New Year’s parties, are you stuck with your usual glass of champagne? The mixologists at Exclusiv Vodka have created some tasty cocktail recipes that are sure to spice up your holidays.
Read more...Chocolate Covered Pretzels »
Every year when the December weather kicks in, I get the urge to spend time in the kitchen, backing Christmas cookies or festive treats for friends and co-workers. This year, two of my closest friends are facing crazy finals for their first semesters in law school so I thought it only fitting that I put together a yummy care package to help them eat through the stress.
Read more...Nature Made Prenatal Multivitamin with DHA giveaway »
For most of us, taking vitamins proves part of our everyday routine, something we think little about and sometimes base more on taste than nutrients. But when you’re thinking of starting a family or have a baby on the way, the right balance of vitamins becomes all the more important and a key component in keeping our babies healthy. Nature Made, a trusted maker of vitamins and supplements, offers expecting and new noms the Prenatal Multivitamin with DHA liquid softgel – one of only two OTC products of its kind.
Read more...Baby, it’s cold outside, so make a pot roast! »
With the first significant snow of the season falling from the Dakotas to North Carolina, it may not officially be winter but it sure feels like it! The wintery cold spell gripping the east coast has made venturing out of the house a very chilly experience. So to avoid the cold this weekend I decided to flip through some recipes and came across one for pot roast with roasted vegetables from the Food Network.
Read more...New England Country Soup Challenge »
If New Englanders know one thing – it's their soup. When the winter months roll in, nothing screams comfort like a warm bowl chicken soup or clam chowder. When your busy schedule calls for a quick and easy meal, New England Country Soup's a perfect choice.
Read more...Cooking with the SousVide Supreme Demi »
Finally, I made butternut squash soup from the Sous Vide Holiday Cookbook. The soup was terrific, but I’m not sure of the advantages of cooking the butternut squash on the sous vide when I could just as easily cooked in in a pan on the stove – especially when the soup had to be finished on the stove top anyway.
Read more...Thanksgiving leftovers: Turkey Cranberry Relish Scoops »
Did you know that leftover cranberry sauce is the part of the Thanksgiving meal that usually ends up in the trash? What a shame, especially when you can use it in all kinds of ways.
Read more...More diabetes and heart friendly Thanksgiving recipes from CanolaInfo »
We recently featured two diabetes-friendly, heart-smart holiday recipes by Cheryl Forberg, R.D., consulting dietitian to NBC-TV’s “The Biggest Loser” and CanolaInfo. Here are two more for your Thanksgiving table!
Read more...Diabetes friendly Thanksgiving sides: Porcini Mushroom Gravy and Cornbread and Dried Fruit Dressing »
Did you know that November is National Diabetes Month? Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 90 percent of all cases of diabetes, affects at least 24 million American adults and children. People with diabetes are at significantly greater risk of heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S.
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