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The ubiquitous steak and eggs meal!

Actually, I should have said egg as I used only one in this preparation. I also had a friend who bet me I couldn’t find a way to use the word ubiquitous in a blog. But, overall this is the kind of home cooked breakfast many of us guys drool and slobber just thinking about. I … Continue reading »

BBQ Chicken Legs. Just the Facts!

Come the summer time when many of us like to cook out on the grill, a record number of chickens are the entrée de jour. One estimate puts the average number of chickens killed each day in the US at 23 million. Another estimate for 2007 was that Americans are now eating about 90 pounds … Continue reading »

Steamed Red Cabbage versus Green Cabbage Taste Test

On a very cold February day, I checked out my fridge and while it was not bare, nor was there an overwhelming selection of food. I did notice in the back, behind the mayo and just to the right of some leftovers was a baggie containing a small head of red cabbage. I had purchased … Continue reading »

Red Wine and Your Heart

All kidding aside, wine when consumed in moderation, it can be very heart healthy. Some studies that investigated the benefits of red wine have suggested that moderate amount of red wine (one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men) lowers the risk of heart attack for people in middle age … Continue reading »

Hamburger and Fries can work in a diet!

Homemade Low Cal Spaghetti Meal

Eat Your Salad Timmy!

Not only should you eat vegetable salads, but you should eat a lot of them! Recent research conducted by the UCLA/Louisiana State University that included more than 17,000 men and women has shown conclusively that tossed salads can contribute directly to ‘higher concentrations of folic acid, vitamins C and E, lycopene and alpha and beta … Continue reading »

Please pass the beans. I’m on a diet!

My Ten Diet Concepts

1) Weight Loss = Calories minus BMR minus Exercise Losing weight is a very straight forward process. One pound is equal to 3500 calories. So, if you want to lose a pound a week just eat 500 fewer calories than your Base Metabolic Rate. The MBR is the number of calories you burn each day … Continue reading »

Mustard Greens Recipe

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