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Eating for Two: Peanut Butter Cookies

I'm pregnant with our first and I eat peanut butter every day. I'm vegetarian and tell myself that I can't feel guilty about a great protein source.

I have been skeptical about this study since I first heard about it. Since when does eating nuts cause asthma? Out mothers ate nuts when they were pregnant and my generation doesn't have the rate of asthma like the generation today.

I guess it is easier and more convenient to forget other factors that are obviously linked. Never mind all of the chemicals we introduce into our homes, the artificial foods we eat, and the general lack of exercise and activity we're giving our children.

Oh no. Peanut butter is the bad guy.

candicem at 7:39AM on 07/23/08

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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 22: Restaurant Portions May Destroy My Diet

I'm convinced that most people would be surprised at how much weight they would drop JUST by adjusting their portion sizes. I used a calorie counting website when I started eating healthier; that aspect was a real eye-opener for me.

I have read about people actually asking the waiter to immediately put half of the meal in a take-home box... I've never gone this far myself but I do end up taking at least half home with me.

candicem at 9:19AM on 06/13/08

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The Foo Fighters' Tour Rider: Bacon as 'God's Currency'

He he ... that's a pretty funny read. I would love to see more like it.

candicem at 8:02AM on 05/14/08

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I Want a Varsity Letter in Cheese Racing

This sounds like summer fun at its best!

I'm with simon though ... no way do I believe that toxins from the plastic are not getting in the cheese but then, I don't eat cheese slices in the first place.

Fun!

candicem at 12:08PM on 05/13/08

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Eating for Two: Peanut Butter Cookies

I'm pregnant with our first and I eat peanut butter every day. I'm vegetarian and tell myself that I can't feel guilty about a great protein source.

I have been skeptical about this study since I first heard about it. Since when does eating nuts cause asthma? Out mothers ate nuts when they were pregnant and my generation doesn't have the rate of asthma like the generation today.

I guess it is easier and more convenient to forget other factors that are obviously linked. Never mind all of the chemicals we introduce into our homes, the artificial foods we eat, and the general lack of exercise and activity we're giving our children.

Oh no. Peanut butter is the bad guy.

candicem at 7:39AM on 07/23/08

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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 22: Restaurant Portions May Destroy My Diet

I'm convinced that most people would be surprised at how much weight they would drop JUST by adjusting their portion sizes. I used a calorie counting website when I started eating healthier; that aspect was a real eye-opener for me.

I have read about people actually asking the waiter to immediately put half of the meal in a take-home box... I've never gone this far myself but I do end up taking at least half home with me.

candicem at 9:19AM on 06/13/08

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The Foo Fighters' Tour Rider: Bacon as 'God's Currency'

He he ... that's a pretty funny read. I would love to see more like it.

candicem at 8:02AM on 05/14/08

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I Want a Varsity Letter in Cheese Racing

This sounds like summer fun at its best!

I'm with simon though ... no way do I believe that toxins from the plastic are not getting in the cheese but then, I don't eat cheese slices in the first place.

Fun!

candicem at 12:08PM on 05/13/08

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In Videos: Food Commercials of the '80s, Rap Edition

Not true... I totally remember these and love the walk down memory lane! :)

candicem at 3:25PM on 03/13/08

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Cook the Book: 'Panini Express'

portabella mushroom (grilled), caramelized onion, mozzarella, a little pesto, a little mayo

candicem at 7:21AM on 03/04/08

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Cook the Book: 'Roast Chicken and Other Stories'

My husband recently roasted a chicken and boiled off the bits for a chicken stock. He put the broth in a big plastic bowl with a lid and was moving it to the refrigerator so he could make soup with it the next day. I don't know whether the lid popped off or he banged it on the way in but I heard a large splash, a 'damnit!', and got up to find chicken stock all through the fridge and on the floor. At 10:30 pm.

I'm still finding bits of chicken stock in my fridge.

candicem at 2:41PM on 02/25/08

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Ed Levine's Serious Diet Week 5: Can 'Start Living, Stop Dieting' Work for a Food Writer?

I have lost 10 lbs in the last month and simply by counting calories. My body needs a certain amount of calories to live. It doesn't matter how many calories I eat, if I burn more calories than that during the day, I am going to lose weight. It's as simple as that.

I am, of course, trying to be healthy and get the right mix of fat, protein, and carbs in my diet too but the real lesson here? Portion control. Calorie counting over the last month has taught me portion control. I was sometimes eating three times what would be considered a serving.

I didn't pay money to join a program, I'm not eating shakes for lunch, I'm not hungry all the time, and my food doesn't have points.

I feel like I have discovered the secret that generations of people have been searching for: Calories in

(I do it on caloriecount.about.com but there are lots of sites out there that tell you how many cals you should be eating and lets you track them)

candicem at 12:31PM on 02/07/08

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Is Cheese Vegetarian?

I agree with a couple of the previous posters in that, it really depends on why the person decided to stop eating meat in the first place.

I have been a lacto-ovo vegetarian for almost 14 years. My decision was due to the fact that I didn't like most meats, coupled with all of the "it's healthier" messages I was reading in magazines. Obviously I would rather eat a cheese without animal rennet but I'm not going to be crazy about it. I just don't like eating the meat.

candicem at 12:38PM on 12/18/07

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Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer - Ideas for first dish to make

I think the first recipe I made with it was Foccaccia bread. My mother-in-law bought me the Mixer Bible. It is great and has a couple of really nice foccaccia recipes in it. And yeah ... gotta love the kneading hook.

http://www.amazon.com/Mixer-Bible-Over-Recipes-Stand/dp/0778801241

If you like pasta at all, a great christmas present is the pasta roller attachment. There is nothing like fresh pasta!

candicem at 9:42AM on 12/10/07

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Hottest New Accessory: Raw Meat

Gross! I don't know which is worse... the pink, raw meat or the ghastly pale model.

candicem at 7:31AM on 12/07/07

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Cook the Book: Vegetarian Suppers

My favorite veggie meal changes all the time! Currently it is a homemade ravioli stuffed with ricotta, parmesan and spinach that we made recently. Served with a salad and homemade focaccia bread, of course!

candicem at 8:18AM on 11/20/07

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