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Garbanzo Bean Cookies, NATURALLY Gluten Free & High in Fiber

What is life without COOKIES?? I’m in Love, I’m in Love and I don’t care who knows it… I’ve been Gluten intolerant for several years and I really miss cookies. Yes, there are gluten-free versions on the market. And there are gluten-free recipes using gluten-free flour, but since giving up most processed foods, I find…

How to make GARBANZO Beans from SCRATCH!

Garbanzo Beans from SCRATCH!!?? Yes!!! YOU can DO IT!!! Making beans from scratch is not as difficult as you might think. Despite the numerous, cumbersome methods I’ve seen on other cooking experts websites, it does NOT have to take two days, or even an ENTIRE day, to make beans from scratch. In fact, making beans…

What does your refrigerator say about you? by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Thought for Food We all know the saying about “Food for Thought” which means anything that provides mental stimulus. But how many of us really think about our food? Not only that, but how many of us think about how our food is reflective of our personalities, our successes and failures or better yet, our…

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Sex & the City Popcorn by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Movie Theater Popcorn Make-Over Published on pg. 7 of the SMDP Newspaper Weekend Edition, June 14-15, 2008; click link for original article I did not watch Sex and the City when it first aired although I knew about the hype of this show where Carrie (Sara Jessica Parker) wrote a column about her dating…

The Greatest Thing Since Sliced… by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Bread isn’t the enemy of the health conscious Published on pg. 7 of the SMDP newspaper weekend edition May 31, 2008; click link for original article Bread: It’s not a four letter word “I started regaining the weight I had lost when I added bread back to my diet. It gave me more options,”…

Kicking the Butt of a COLD by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Prevention IS the Best Medicine Published on pg. 7 of the SMDP newspaper weekend edition; click link for original article While recovering from an early summer cold, I was reminded to consume many sources of vitamin C rich foods. Vitamin C is one of the most heavily researched of all of the vitamins and…

Loving Away a Summer Cold by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Chicken Soup for the Cold published on pg. 7 of the SMDP newspaper weekend edition, May 17-18, 2008; click link for original article It was spring but it felt like a summer cold. I lost my voice completely. For a while I had that kind of sexy, throaty voice that’s fun to have for…

The Importance of Being Hydrated by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Quenching a Thirst for H2O IQ Published on pg. 7 of the SMDP weekend edition, May 10-11, 2008: click link for original article “How much water should I drink?” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked that question, well, I’d have a lot of dollars. Water is so…

Quinoa & Brown Rice Cakes by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Nearly perfect Published on pg.7 of the SMDP newspaper, weekend edition May 3-4, 2008: click link for original article Repeat after me everyone… KEEN-wah. That is the phonetic spelling for this word, quinoa. I know, it looks like Kwin- No-Ah and that is exactly how I pronounced it when I first discovered it…

The Effect of Soup by Elizabeth Brown, MS, RD

Italian Marriage Proposal Soup Published on pg. 10 of the SMDP newspaper April 19-20, 2008, click link for original article After all these years it finally happened. I got my first marriage proposal. The secret, ladies, is in the soup. I made a soup so good that it caused a man to propose…

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