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A lot of people are talking about the Paleo diet. Before you dismiss it as just another health trend or fad, you might want to consider some of its benefits. Here is a brief overview of what it is and why you may want to consider giving it a shot. What is the Paleo diet? The name...

Anyone who has tended bar longer than 10 minutes knows that there are a handful of drinks that get ordered over and over again. Knowing how to make the top five or ten drinks most popular cocktails should be the first thing on a new bartender’s list of things to learn. While...

“You are what you eat.” That expression has been around for a while; and unfortunately for those suffering vision loss, that doesn’t mean ingesting a pair of good fish eyes is going to give you perfect vision. Luckily—especially for the squeamish—there are...

Organic food is not only better for our environment, but for our bodies as well. We have composed an Infographic based on recent articles and statistics from health experts on the ways that eating organic is a small step that can have a big impact on your health. Organic food is...

As you go about putting together a diet to help you see optimal rates of fat loss, one thing that you need to be considering is the nutritional density of the foods that you’re eating. While clearly you want to be using a lower calorie diet plan to evoke the process of fat loss...

This post brought to you by Wonder bread. All opinions are 100% mine. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I’m sure you’re planning your holiday menus and meals. My family is really big on the holidays, I remember growing up and my mother going through cookbook...

There is an art to matching wines with food. Most of the time you can rely on the tasting notes on the label to give you a rough guide, but mistakes do happen and they can be embarrassing. That goes double if someone on your dinner party guest list is a bit of a wine geek. Here...

Now that football season has finally returned, you’ve probably gotten multiple invitations to watch games, or maybe you’ve hosted your own game day party. Aside from the actual football, tailgate and viewing parties are typically centered on good drinks and good food, and...

It’s not uncommon to come home after work too tired to care about dinner. Oftentimes, it’s much easier to throw a frozen dinner in the microwave or call up a favorite delivery spot than having to think about actually cooking. But dinners that come out of a box or from a...

This post brought to you by Nectresseâ„¢ Sweetener. All opinions are 100% mine. One of my favorite things about the summer time is making a fresh jug of lemonade or sweet tea, the problem with that is you HAVE to put in a good amount of sugar just to get that perfect flavor. I...

Serves: 2 Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Units:MetricUS ImperialUK Imperial Step 1: You will need   4 ripe tomatoes 1 red onion 1 cucumber 1 green pepper 1 red pepper 250 g feta cheese 100 g black olives 1/2 lemon 80 ml olive oil...

Units:MetricUS ImperialUK Imperial Step 1: You will need 1 kg chicken wings or drumsticks 3 cups (750ml) buttermilk 2 tbsp chili powder 1 tsp Cayenne pepper 400 g flour 8 cups (2000ml) canola oil 1 1/2 cups (380ml) hot sauce cooking thermometer tongs   Step 2: Marvelous...

Serves: 4 Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes Units:MetricUS ImperialUK Imperial Step 1: You will need   400 g minced veal, or pork 1 onion, finely chopped 2 tbsp oregano, chopped 4 tbsp parsley, chopped 2 tbsp pine nuts,...