This weekend I made Fat-Free Chocolate Orange Cake from one of my favorite cooking blogs, Fat Free Vegan, which has a zillion tested-and-true vegan recipes and gorgeous photographs. (No, I’m not vegan, I just occasionally swing that way.) Fortunately most of her recipes aren’t actually fat-free. This one was, but it sounded so good I […]

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The holiday season creates the need for two kinds of recipes: First, those that impress in-laws and children at holiday events. Second, those that are healthy and quick to prepare, but tasty enough so that you don’t feel like you’re taking a respite from the death march (the mall) to be fed some gruel before […]

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I made Weetabix’s Chicken Tortellini Soup yesterday to ease my sore throat. My throat’s still sore and overall I’m worse, but the soup’s damn tasty! Tip: When you want to clean out and feel “light,” eat soup for a couple of meals in a row.
As usual, I used the recipe as a guideline, not a […]

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If this study is right, too much sitting is a real problem for weight loss. I know you’re calling duh! on me, but it’s not just for the reason that you’d expect (all day sitting = negligible calorie burn). Apparently, sitting for 3-4 hours at a stretch may actually shut down your body’s ability to […]

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