The seemingly never ending question of whether carbs are “good” or “bad” is not something I’m going to talk about. I’m not a nutritionist or any kind of expert, so, I’m not touching that with a 10 foot pole! But, I do know that a lot of people, when they are cutting calories, find that a way to make that easier is to cut carbs. When my calories allow it, I’ll eat pasta like a champ, but, honestly, I’d rather spend the calories on sauce or cheese, so, that brings us to THE SPIRALIZER. Continue reading
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Slow Cookers
When people tell me they can’t cook or they hate to cook or they’re scared to cook, the first thing I ask is “Do you have a crockpot?” Seriously, buying and using a crockpot (or, more accurately, “slow cooker”) is the easiest way to feel like you’ve got healthy cooking within your grasp. And it’s not even really cooking.. I think of it more like “combining” or “compiling” or (the much less appetizing) “dumping.” I mean, c’mon… 3 ingredient Chicken Cacciatore that takes about 5 minutes to put together?! Continue reading
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