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To some, a bake sale is the public calling they been waiting for just to unleash Grandma Flavia’s cookies with that secret family ingredient (ham) and make people swoon. For me, it’s an OCDer’s worst nightmare; do I make fat laden items that sell like, well, hotcakes, or do I try something on a healthier side? Then there’s the packaging dilemma.

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This is my all-time favorite banana bread recipe fromBetty Crocker’s Cookbook.I’ve completely revised it to be 100% healthy, but 118% full of flavor. My kids think it tastes better than the original. Let’s start withbananas which are high in potassium and low in salt. I use carrots in the form … Read More

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from top and clockwise: feta cheese, grilled lemon chicken, hummus, red bell peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamata olives, pita triangles (center)

Tragedy – I am addicted to the lazy susan.

Comedy – Some nights I’m too lazy to turn it.

Ever since I bought the lazy susan, I cannot stop making smorgasbord dinners. … Read More

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Although February is the shortest month for most folks, it seems very long to me. Like the actors parading on the red carpet at one award ceremony after another, I spent most of the month flitting between lectures and interviews. It looks glamorous to be picking out new … Read More

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