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Tired of standing in front of the coffee maker, willing it to brew faster? When you’re ready for that first hit of caffeine in the morning, there’s nothing more excruciating than the preparation – fumbling with those sticky paper filters, measuring out the coffee and pouring in the water for…
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Some like it hot — hot dogs, that is. Imagine a device that would enable you to heat your franks and toast your buns at the same time. It’s no joke. There’s actually such a thing and we’ve put this crafty kitchen aid to the test. Hot dog connoisseurs rejoice:…
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Is your food processor consigned to the top of the cupboard, because it is too cumbersome to have permanently on your counter-top? The makers of The Magic Bullet claim to have the answer with their machine that chops, blends, grinds, minces and grates, but takes up only 4×4 inches of…
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Do you spend a little more on organic or stick with the regular non-organic fruit? It all depends on the fruits you are buying. Here’s a great rule of thumb to remember — thin skin, go organic and thick skin, it’s ok to go non-organic. Purchase your organic fruits in…
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Deep fat frying is a method of cooking turkey submerged in oil and fried at high temperatures. This cooking method started in the Deep South several years ago and has grown in popularity across America. Deep-frying your turkey is much faster and easier than spending hours cooking the turkey in…
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by Jimmy Nightingale In these days of watching what you eat, the humble salad is chock full of natural goodness, laden with vitamins and minerals. It is the traditional healthy choice and one of the few foods that you should be able to eat to your heart’s content. Right? Wrong….
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The NuWave oven is a counter top oven that combines the principles of convection (moving air) and infrared (heat waves) to cook food more efficiently than a traditional oven, taking 50% less time and 85% less energy. It has many uses including baking, steaming and frying. The small size and…
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No calorie counting, no special foods to buy — just pop open a can and nutrition goes in and weight comes off. Are meal replacement shakes (MRS) really that simple and effective? And are they healthy? What are the pros and cons of using them? Do people really lose weight,…
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Should you go green? That is the question. We’re not talking about a quest for conservation. We’re talking about the heavily-hyped Debbie Meyer Green Bags that are supposed to increase the longevity of fruits and vegetables. So do they really work? We put these bags to the test. My husband…
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“Drink your milk.” We all heard that tall order growing up — and with good reason. Milk does a body good. But these days the bigger question is — which brand is best? Cow’s milk, goat’s milk, soy milk, rice milk, oat milk, and even almond milk are all on…