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Nourishment

Surviving the February Food Blahs

by Aimee
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There’s nothing very glamorous about food in February. Our barbecue is currently sitting under a mound of snow, and we’re only capable of dreaming of the grilled Caesar salads and cedar plank salmon instead of executing the dishes. My Popsicle molds are gathering dust as summer treats such as cherry limeade popsicles just don’t fit [...]

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Pantry & Spotlight Ingredients

Vegetables In Season: February

by Aimee
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A quick look around food blogs, Pinterest, and bakery window displays might lead one to believe that dark chocolate and marshmallows were in high season right now, and in a way, they are, peaking tomorrow in a blaze of sweetness. But what about the rest of the month? What is good eating in February? In [...]

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Menu Planning & Batch Cooking

Eat Well Spend Less: Food Resolutions (Recipe: Baked Brown Rice Pilaf)

by Aimee
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We’re a little over three weeks into the new year which is long enough to put your food resolutions to the test – if you made any. In this January edition of our Eat Well, Spend Less series, we’re taking a look at those goals and how we’re measuring up. I recently shared my intentional [...]

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Nourishment

My Intentional Food-Related Goals for 2012 (Q&A)

by Aimee
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Happy New Year!  I don’t buy into all the dietary hype that rolls around in January. I’ve never had a gym membership, and I don’t diet, period. However, after the holidays, my body starts craving winter salads and hearty soups and I naturally turn to common sense seasonal eating in the New Year. I think [...]

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Link Love

Weekend Links: Eat Well, Spend Less Wrap-Up

by Aimee
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The countdown to Christmas is really on now and we’ve got plenty of tips for the festivities ahead. This month in the Eat Well, Spend Less series we took a look at simple holiday entertaining and how to keep the budget under control. Seven contributors weighed in on topics such as easy appetizers, do-ahead breakfasts, [...]

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