Many people are still opposed to the low carbohydrate diet. I just don't know why. Like anything, not every diet is good for every person. I get that. But we are now seeing medical studies that show amazing improvements in diseases from diabetes and heart… Click to Continue →
April 2013
It's that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official end of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival! Share your special holiday meal! Every… Click to Continue →
I bought a huge bag of organic lemons from the market a few weeks ago and they have been sitting in my refrigerator ever since. I don't know what caused me to buy so many. It's really not hot enough for lemonade, but it's always… Click to Continue →
Welcome to Sunday Snippets. This is a weekly feature that allows you to take a quick peek at posts that I loved from my FAT TUESDAY carnival this past week. I'll also summarize some posts from my blog from the past week. If you missed… Click to Continue →
The New York Times online Health section yesterday reported (Gina Kolata) that eggs have been implicated in increasing the risk of heart disease by the same mechanism that evoked fear in meat eaters just two weeks ago. Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) in the News Again Researchers… Click to Continue →
The other day I watched an incredibly moving documentary entitled Salmon Confidential, (linked below) which reveals some of the shocking controversies surrounding the practice of salmon farming in British Columbia, Canada. The film documents biologist Alexandra Morton's efforts to gather evidence about the devastating impact… Click to Continue →
Magnesium stearate is a common flow agent used in supplements. Some people criticize its use in supplements for a variety of reasons that are mostly unsubstantiated. While it is always better to take supplements that are as pure as possible, is magnesium stearate as bad… Click to Continue →
It's that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official end of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival! Share your special holiday meal! Every… Click to Continue →
One of the most satisfying types of desserts, in my opinion, is one with a crust and a filling that is naturally sweet, like apples. A tart satisfies my desire for something crunchy and slightly sweet. This tart is very healthy because it is sweetened… Click to Continue →
Welcome to Sunday Snippets. This is a weekly feature that allows you to take a quick peek at posts that I loved from my FAT TUESDAY carnival this past week. I'll also summarize some posts from my blog from the past week. If you missed… Click to Continue →
I stopped eating butter when I was in my teens because they said it was bad for the heart. I switched to soy margarine and I loved the taste of Shed's Spread. Ugh! Then, I stopped using much margarine at all when I started to… Click to Continue →
Here is another sample recipe from my e-book, Grain-Free Breads, Snacks and Desserts, which is now included in the Village Green Network E-Book Bundle -- see below for details of that fantastic deal that you should not miss! In the mean time, here is the… Click to Continue →
It's that time of the week when real foodies come together for a food festival! Fat Tuesday is the official end of Mardi Gras and here at Real Food Forager we are having our own Fat Tuesday Forager Festival! Share your special holiday meal! Every… Click to Continue →
I was at the market the other day and I saw very thin asparagus. They actually reminded me of spaghetti so I thought I would use them in a similar way. Depending on where you live, asparagus may be in season. Here in the northeast… Click to Continue →
Welcome to Sunday Snippets. This is a weekly feature that allows you to take a quick peek at posts that I loved from my FAT TUESDAY carnival this past week. I'll also summarize some posts from my blog from the past week. If you missed… Click to Continue →