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Archive for June 2008

June 21st, 2008

Weekend Foodie Links For June 21st

I have a couple fun summer weekend food links for you. Happy Saturday!
Find out how The Hungry Girl Website can help you eat healthy.
Get the scoop on Free Cool Coffee Drinks at Caribou Coffee.
Cucumbers are in Season and Eating Well has some great cucumber recipes.
These Fajita Turkey Burgers sound delicious. 
It’s almost zucchini [...]

By Linette Gerlach -- 1 comment

June 20th, 2008

Grilling Goodies

There’s a whole range of new products this season to help make grilling easier and the quality of the food your create better. We want to share just a couple of our favorites:

From Williams-Sonoma, mesh grill-top chef’s pan, ideal for grilling those difficult items, like cut vegetables and small pieces of meat. The stainless-steel [...]

By Sandy Mitchell -- 0 comments

June 20th, 2008

Great b5 Blog-Off for Charity

In celebration of the June 20th summer solstice, b5media blogs from the Business, Lifestyles, and Entertainment channels are posting fresh content at least once per hour for each hour of the day.
The Great Blog Off began June 20th at 12:01am (in each blogger’s respective time zone), with each blog channel accepting charitable pledges for [...]

By Sandy Mitchell -- 0 comments

June 19th, 2008

10 Healthy 4th of July Dessert Ideas

Holidays are the hardest time to stay focused on eating healthy. The dessert table at a pot luck or party is the toughest. This 4th of July holiday, volunteer to make the dessert.
Here are some easy, healthy 4th of July (or summer cookout) dessert ideas:

Grilled Mixed Fruit
Fruit and Yogurt Parfaits
Star Spangled Dessert
Berry Frozen [...]

By Linette Gerlach -- 0 comments

June 18th, 2008

Free “Grilling What’s Good for You” Cookbook

Last week, when I was looking up the specs on the Weber Spirit E-310 Grill to add to the post about the Country Living sweepstakes, I came across this free cookbook offered by Weber. “Weber’s Grilling What’s Good for You” is a 36-page downloadable booklet that covers topics like “Grilling Tools,” “Healthy Grilling Tips,” “Grilling [...]

By Sandy Mitchell -- 0 comments

June 17th, 2008

Quick and Healthy Summer Wraps and Sandwiches

You can grab a quick sandwich for lunch or dinner, and still make it healthy. When I make a sandwich, I try to include as many vegetables, or fruits as possible. Sometimes I skip the meat and cheese all together.
Here are a couple of my favorite quick sandwich combinations. Some hold the meat others [...]

By Linette Gerlach -- 0 comments

June 16th, 2008

Book Review: Summer on a Plate

Just in time for easy summer meals and outdoor entertaining, Hamptons caterer, Anna Pump has written “Summer on a Plate,” a lovely cookbook filled with simple recipes that use local, seasonal ingredients (our favorite kind of food here at “Robust Cooking”). In addition, she shares her expertise on creating safe and easy “beach-ready” foods that [...]

By Sandy Mitchell -- 0 comments

June 16th, 2008

It’s Strawberry Season!

Mid-June is strawberry season in the Midwest. The first fruit to ripen, these red berries are a sure sign that the warm weather is here to stay. Pick-you-own farms abound throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and beyond. It’s a great, affordable way to stock up on berries. Plus, you know that you’re getting the freshest [...]

By Sandy Mitchell -- 0 comments

June 14th, 2008

Saturday Fun Foodie Links

Here are some great food links for your weekend enjoyment. Have fun!
Well this one’s not so fun, but it has some great information, 7 Tips for Care Of Alzheimer’s Patients With Diabetes.
Because you can’t always be healthy, National Candy Month.
We love quinoa, here’s why, Quinoa the Greatest of the Great Grains.
Here’s a list of [...]

By Linette Gerlach -- 1 comment

June 14th, 2008

10 Easy Healthy Changes You Can Make To Your Pantry

Jennifer at Tree Hugging Family wrote Ten Easy Eco Kitchen Changes You Can Make, and it it got me to thinking (scary I know). Her suggestions are great by the way, and you should go check them out if you haven’t already.
Jennifer’s changes made me think about other changes we can make when we [...]

By Linette Gerlach -- 6 comments