Year: 2011

You’ll Need 1/4 cup warm water 3 tsp.yeast 1 1/2 cups milk 3 T butter 1 cup mashed potatoes at room temperature 4 T sugar 2 tsp. salt 6 cups flour 1 egg (for glaze) Directions If You Have A Food Processor pour warm water into the bowl. (The...

Vitamin D from food is exceptionally healthy for you. But, here again, when the same thing is abstracted into pill form … It does NOT act the same way in the body. Here is the link to the article: http://reut.rs/tPctdg Eat food. If it ain't food, don't eat it....

You’ve GOT to try this … as a wonderful alternative to standard holiday meals.  The best part about it — besides the amazing flavor — is that it is SO much easier than it sounds!!    Here’s What You’ll Need 2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice (orange rinds reserved)...

Here is the link for the Saturday Radio Show (airs Saturday at noon EST) www.wmnyradio.com/business_of_health.aspx And you can call in to talk with me during the show: 412.333.1360 I’m talking about cholesterol, heart disease, weight, the Mediterranean Diet, and “Beans-n-Greens”!! WMNY Money Talk 1360 For more information: Click here...

I love Gary Taubes … he’s awesome. I’m prepping for my Saturday radio program and ran across his op ed in the NYTimes (here’s the link), which reviews how “the cholesterol hypothesis” happened. Does the cholesterol idea (lower cholesterol = lower heart attack risk) even work? This article makes the point that the...

What would you do to make sure your bones didn’t fall apart beneath you? How far would you go to make sure your bones wouldn’t break: in the normal bumps of an average day; under your own weight? According to this study, there is a very simple solution that can bias...

How many times have we said this?  The amount you’re hungry for is only PARTIALLY due to calorie-debt. It’s also about how FAST you eat it!  Two new studies (click here to see yourself) by researchers at the University of Rhode Island found that:  A) men eat significantly faster...

We were told, once, that coffee was AWFUL for you. It caused cancer, and all kinds of nasty things. But now we learn that this friendly morning drink is actually quite good for you and can help prevent a number of cancers from ever occurring!!   If this is all too...

Here is another recipe submitted by Margaret Raines. This one seems fabulous because it seems so easy to make! Thanks for sharing Margaret. You’ll Need  1 cup peanut butter (if using a non oily brand add 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil) 1 cup white sugar 1 egg     Directions ...

I’m on TV weekly, talking about a series of grocery store aisles and what is healthy/unhealthy about each. Today was “dairy”, and I spoke about milk, yogurt, and butter. It’s so interesting for butter, because I did an analysis of BUTTER CONSUMPTION as a function of HEART DISEASE DEATHS, to see...

I’m speaking today for the Rachel Carson Foundation about sustainability and food. I believe that an important route to sustain healthy foods for ourselves is to create a system that controls this kind of outbreak better. For example, if we had more local farms, and fewer mega farms who...

You’ll Need 4 boneless chicken breast halves ¼ cup room temperature butter 3/4 teaspoon crumbled dried tarragon ¼ teaspoon teaspoon salt ½ cup all purpose flour 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup dry breadcrumbs Melted butter Directions Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly butter 8-inch square baking dish. Pound...