Posted on November 23, 2009 by DebbieN
Standard creamed spinach, the old Norman Rockwell American standby, is one of the easier and frankly quicker side dishes to put together. But gawd, is it bland. Of course, I grew up wondering “If there’s no garlic, is it really food?” Here are a couple of possibilities from non-British cuisines that taste satisfying without relying on heavy cream or butter, and they can be done either on the stove or in a microwave.
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Posted on July 14, 2009 by DebbieN
Vegetarian and organic foods are gaining popularity in supermarkets around the country–it’s been happening for at least a decade. Vegetarian- and organic-seeking customers assume they’re getting something closer to fresh if it’s labeled vegetarian or organic, and most of them also assume that vegetarian automatically means healthy. So, apparently, do nutrition researchers when they’re not [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2008 by DebbieN
It’s November and even in Southern California, we’re starting to feel the season (there’s pretty much only one) change. It’s still sunny out, and sometimes near 100 degrees at midday, but by three or four in the afternoon, the temperature suddenly dips down into the 60s and people start complaining about it because they left [...]
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