12 Aug {Recipe} Edamame, Tomato and Basil Salad

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  Growing up in Illinois, I thought I knew a thing or two about soybeans. Turns out, that's exactly how much I knew about soybeans. 1. I knew what they looked like growing in the fields and  2. I knew that they were a key ingredient...

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27 Jul {National Picnic Month} Upgrade Your Picnic

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Robinsbite intern Jaime here! Summertime is my favorite time of year- great weather, amazing food-- nothing but a good time.  What better conditions for a picnic?  Picnics are usually focused on certain foods. It's a  tradition if you will.  However, this doesn't leave much room...

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02 Jul Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables Month: So, Make Some Pizza Recipes

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Robinsbite intern Jaime here! Happy National Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Month!  My initial thought was, "How wonderful!" However, I soon realized, "Shouldn't every month be Eat Your Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Day?" Since I don't have control over national food holidays, I thought of some clever...

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01 Jul {Recipe} Southern Collard Greens

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Sheral turned 60 last week. To honor our Mississippi born and raised friend, we created a Southern foods birthday party -complete with pimento cheese, fried green tomatoes, (she calls them tomatas), deviled eggs, strawberry salad, shrimp and grits, squash casserole, banana pudding, (puddin') and chocolate...

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01 Jul {Recipe} Southern Collard Greens

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    Sheral turned 60 last week. To honor our Mississippi born and raised friend, we created a Southern foods birthday party -complete with pimento cheese, fried green tomatoes, (she calls them tomatas), deviled eggs, strawberry salad, shrimp and grits, squash casserole, banana pudding, (puddin') and chocolate...

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26 Jun Nutrition on a Mission: Intensive culinary & nutrition workshop in Austin, TX July 26-27

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“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”   Hippocrates Food, food choice and food education visionary Amanda Archibald, RD, Chef & author of Mediterranean Diet Cookbook For Dummies, Wendy Jo Peterson, RD  and yours truly are three women on a nutrition mission. We're so dedicated to that...

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03 Jun {Recipe} Roasted Corn, Shrimp and Avocado Salad

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Without question, this is my new go-to salad for the summer. Why? It's SIMPLE. Fresh, simple ingredients. It's EASY. Easy preparation, easy clean up. No mess.  It's COLD. It's pretty hot here in Texas. Humid. Sticky. Put your head in the freezer to cool down...

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18 Dec Holiday Gift Alert! The Food Lover's Healthy Habits Cookbook

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Well, this one is headed STRAIGHT to the top of my gift-giving list. Nutrition expert JanetHelm, MS, RD and the editors of Cooking Light have penned THE perfect holiday (or any day, for that matter) gift for the anyone who is throwing fad diets out of their vocabulary in 2013...

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12 Nov {Recipe} 5 minute Greek-ish Salad

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Last week, I was putting together dinner for a friend who had a baby and realized that I had forgotten a salad or vegetable of any kind!  After a quick search around the kitchen, the following ingredients appeared and voila! The dinner was complete. Best...

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18 Sep Kids in the Kitchen

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What happens when a culinary and nutrition expert and a sports nutritionist, both registered dietitians, convene in a kitchen for an afternoon video shoot? No, the answer does not involve the food pyramid, but don’t expect Paula Deen’s butter cake ice cream recipe either. These...

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