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Healthy Eating: Quick Lasagna | January 21, 2011

You don’t precook the noodles in this recipe, so it is really fast to assemble. This can be put together the night before and refrigerated without baking. Plan to serve leftovers in a couple of days or freeze for later use.

Quick Lasagna

By Brenda J. Ponichtera

INGREDIENTS:
3 cups low-fat cottage cheese or low-fat Ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons dried parsley
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
4 cups spaghetti sauce (less than 4 grams fat per
4 ounces)*
3/4 pound uncooked lasagna noodles (12 noodles)
1 cup (4 ounces) grated, reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-inch by … Read More »


 

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Healthy Eating: Lobster and Shrimp Alfredo | January 19, 2011

I have a super easy recipe that if you can boil water you can make it. It is also elegant and low in calories and fat grams. I substitute rich stock and non fat sour cream for the heavy cream and butter in traditional Alfredo sauces.

Lobster and Shrimp Alfredo
By John Wilder

INGREDIENTS

2 16 oz tubs of non fat sour cream
1/4 stick butter
2 lbs shell on and preferably head on shrimp
1 1/1/2 lb lobster
1 tsp garlic powder
1 lb box of fettuccine noodles
1 tbsp olive oil
3 cups water for sauce
8 cups water for boiling the noodles

DIRECTIONS

Put the 3 … Read More »


 

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Diet, Exercise, and Love: Find What’s Right For You! | January 18, 2011

We strive so hard to do the right thing, get the right job, wear the right clothes, or meet the right person that it sometimes feels like we are living someone else’s life. We are in an era where if we choose one thing, we are afraid all other options might disappear. Get married, and you’ll never be intimate with anyone ever again. Have a baby, and lose out on your dreams. Take the corporate job with the big check, and lose a little bit of your soul. Get a killer body, but give up every single thing you love … Read More »


 

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NO Means YES! Dog’s Lupus Gone! | January 11, 2011

By Carol Giambri

Imagine bringing your furry pet in to the vet for a drippy eye when in fact you didn’t have a vet to call your own? I have always been into natural healing. For each clinic we went to for the Lupus story below I always explained my position first: no drugs, alternatives only.

In September 2009, the first clinic that addressed her eye, I walked out hearing a bad tooth and the possibility of Lupus. I remember those words rolling around in my head: “your dog may have Lupus.” I have owned dogs for over 40 years, … Read More »


 

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5 Steps To Getting To Your Goal Weight This Year! | January 10, 2011

By Sharmen Lane

There is no better time than the first day of the year to get started on making your goal a reality.

Most people set New Year’s Resolutions on New Years Eve, and more often than not that resolution lasts for about a week. If you’re really committed to your goal, you may last a month. Just go to a gym the first couple of weeks in January, then go again in February and you will see far fewer people feeling the burn. Well, not this year! Here are a few tools and tips … Read More »


 

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Be Open to Being Open! | January 7, 2011

There are many definitions for the term “open.” Ones I particularly like include: not fastened or sealed; not buttoned or fastened; free from obstruction; unlocked; not constipated; not clenched into a fist. It’s a word that rules us as children. We are literally open beings, living, absorbent sponges, taking in every sight, sound, smell, taste and experience. We are excitable and free, not yet bogged down by self-awareness or harsh judgment against others or ourselves.

As we grow up, we form opinions. We choose sides. We make fun of people or get made fun of. We are straight or gay. We … Read More »


 

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Healthy Eating: Buffalo Hot Wings | January 6, 2011

Recipes for Buffalo Hot wings call for about equal mixes of melted butter and hot sauce. Most all of the recipes call for a stick of butter. That is a whopping 800 calories. Not only that, it calls for deep fat frying the wings first. This not only adds additional fat grams but seals the chicken fat inside the wings. My recipe eliminates the frying and the butter.

BUFFALO HOT WINGS
By John Wilder

INGREDIENTS

16 wings about 3 lbs
One half cup Kraft Barbecue Sauce
2 tbsp hot sauce mixed in the sauce

DIRECTIONS

Put wings on a sheet pan lined with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 … Read More »