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Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash

Acorn squash makes a colorful and delicious vegan meal.  And, when the rice is prepared ahead of time, this recipe can be prepared in a matter of minutes.  This dish is filling, and incorporates several of the season’s favorite ingredients.  Rice Stuffed Acorn Squash List of ingredients: 2 medium acorn squash – washed, halved, and […]

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Mushroom Stroganoff

Mushroom Stroganoff Recipe

This creamy and delicious stroganoff recipe can be served over brown rice or whole wheat pasta. Since mushrooms are packed with protein, it’s hearty and satisfying enough to be served as a stand-alone dish. But it also goes well with steamed broccoli or a garden salad.  This is a great comfort-food  and healthy eating recipe. […]

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Homemade Vegetable Soup

To ensure that I’m not wasting any produce (or money), I like to combine whatever I’ve got left at the end of the week  (http://writtenfyi.com/healthy-eating-recipe/) into prepared meals such as vegetable soups or primavera sauces to go over pasta.  I call them my “cleaning-out-the-fridge” recipes and they are seldom exactly the same because the remaining […]

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Sloppy Joes

This recipe is quick and delicious!  It’s a perfect casual meal.  My husband  says, “Who needs meat when we can fix meals like this!”  This recipe can be doubled easily for larger families. List of ingredients: ½ medium onion – chopped 1 package of vegetarian-style “meat-less” crumbles 1 12 ounce can organic tomato sauce 1 […]

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Looking Long and Hard!

What if that Happened to ME??

Have you noticed, or is it just me, how many servers at restaurants are senior citizens?  How about baggers at the local grocery store?  Does it seem that more and more people of retirement age are working in the service industry than there used to be?  It could just be my perception, but it appears […]

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Mango and Black Bean Salad

This salad is one of our weekly favorites because it’s delicious and oh so quick to prepare when we’re just getting home from work.  There are only five main ingredients but it makes a healthy and filling meal. List of ingredients: 2 15 oz cans of black beans – rinsed 2 cups fresh or frozen […]

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Pension Plans, 401ks, and Savings Accounts

The economic environment seems to be undergoing significant changes, and the baby boomers are on the front lines.  For that segment of the population, the outlook is increasingly challenging because there is less time to prepare for whatever’s coming.  It is a certainty that we will all need to know how to navigate the road […]

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Healthy Eating Choices and OILS!

Recently, an article was published on the internet stating that fish and fish oils have been linked to an increased risk for developing certain types of cancer. Although this headline is disturbing enough, the article points out that these foods may have little (if any) benefit on heart disease – which is the main reason […]

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Stages of Healthy-Style Eating

Over the years, we’ve always been conscious about eating the right things, however, it has become obvious that we weren’t doing all that we could to maintain or even improve our overall health.  When we first decided to eat less red meat and eat more healthy forms of dairy (such as yogurt), as well as […]

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