Is it a Yam or a Sweet Potato?

I must admit, I've found myself guilty of using the two interchangeably, when, they are actually NOT the same thing.   When I began to look on line, I realized many others do the same; in fact, there are websites entitled 'yamsvssweetpotato.com' and so on! One such website (credit goes to:http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/vegetables/sweetpotato.html) explained that when orange […]

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Weekend (Over)eating

Does this sound like you? You are 'good' all week long; you pack your lunch on Monday, plan out all of your snacks for the week, get your workouts in and then, slowly, as the week progresses, you find your motivating waning and your hunger increasing?  By the time Friday rolls around, you feel like […]

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It’s All About The Skillet- You Only Need One!

As much as I love visiting my fave cooking shoppe, Williams-Sonoma (which is like a toy store to me!), and ALL of their huge variety of pots & pans, I must say that if you're on a bit of a budget and not quite sure which one to buy, I'd suggest… the cast-iron skillet. Here […]

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Sneaking in the Veg

Although I'm not normally one to be sneaky (ask anyone who knows me, I simply 'cannot tell a lie'!:), here's one area in which I have zero moral qualms about being a little clever:  sneaking in the veggies! Whether you're trying to get your three-year-old to eat his broccoli, or you want to help your […]

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