Posted on February 13, 2015
Have you been to a restaurant and ordered Zuppa Toscana? Try this lighten up version I made today in a crockpot! Look for this recipe on HNEtalk.com this week! Ingredients 1 pound hot Italian chicken sausage links (I used Premio) 2 medium red potatoes 5-1/2 cups low sodium chicken stock or broth ½ teaspoon crushed red […]
Posted on January 13, 2015
Looking for comfort for this time a year? Try this Vegan Veggie Pot Pie This recipe is from the Minimalist Baker (http://minimalistbaker.com/). Try “The Best Damned Vegan Biscuits (http://minimalistbaker.com/the-best-damn-vegan-biscuits) too. PREP TIME: 20 mins COOK TIME: 40 mins TOTAL TIME: 1 hour Serves […]
Posted on December 2, 2014
Health New England (HNE)’s HNETalk.com blog was awarded a silver medal in the category of General Website Blog by the prestigious W3 Awards group: Our blog focuses on Body Mind Spirit themes. You don’t have to be an HNE member to appreciate the content. From the W³ website: “The W³ Awards honors creative excellence on […]
Posted on July 11, 2014
Nowadays, with so many choices at the supermarket, how do you know what milk to buy? Whole milk, 2%, 1%, fat free, skim, almond, soy, etc… What kind do you currently like or prefer? Most of us have probably gone through the taste-test challenge and have settled. After all, they’re pretty similar in taste and […]
Posted on June 12, 2014
Grilled Eggplant Rolatini This week at the Farmers market, they had deeply purple and glossy eggplant! Grilling the eggplant saves many calories compared to the breaded and fried version. How could I resist? Ingredients: 1 eggplant (sliced thin) 1 cup part skim ricotta 8 oz. frozen spinach ¼ cup of parmesan romano cheese 1 […]
Posted on June 5, 2014
Type “healthcare versus health care” into any kind of search engine on the Internet, and you will find evidence of a battle royal¹ over the correct usage. For the record, “health care” is listed as two words in Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and elsewhere.
Posted on May 30, 2014
This recipe was inspired by the Farmer’s Market at Tower Square. The Farmer’s Market had these beautiful zucchini, so I bought 6. Some I grilled, and I had 3 leftover. Why not try to make zucchini fries!?! And this is what I did! The key to this recipe is the panko bread crumbs. Gives […]
Posted on May 23, 2014
My Favorite Salad We have a great resource on Wednesdays at Tower Square and great for Meatless Mondays – The Farmer’s Market! The Farmers Market brings in seasonal, fresh produce from local farms. And the price is right! I always buy the baby butter head lettuce and another green of choice (this time red leaf […]
Posted on May 16, 2014
Corn & Black Bean Salsa I love, love, love Mexican Food!! I love the cheesy chicken enchiladas, empanadas and Quesadillas. And with Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, I challenged myself (and to appease my diet), to find something that was healthy and yummy. Try this Corn and Black Bean Salsa with home made […]
Posted on April 29, 2014
About a month ago I joined the Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT) here at HNE. Three weeks ago I took a First Aid class, and last Thursday, evening I took a CPR course. Both are required for participation on the MERT team. I had taken both courses many years ago when I was briefly a […]