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As the weather starts to get cooler my cooking style changes and I begin to prepare more soups and stews. One of my favorite cool weather meals is shrimp stew. I learned how to prepare this from my mother, who was born and raised in the heart of cajun country near Lafayette, Louisiana.
This recipe exemplifies […]

Several weeks ago, when I reviewed Grub, a cookbook/sustainable urban food guide by Anna Lapp and Bryant Terry, I didn’t spend much time reviewing the cookbook section of the book. That is because I hadn’t quite gotten around to trying the recipes. The main reason for this had a bit to do with the layout.
 

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When it comes to dessert, one of my oldest and dearest loves is pumpkin pie. I’ve been known to polish off whole pies in the past (sans the crust, who needs it?). Well, these days I try to avoid eating more than a slice at a time. Pumpkin still remains a foremost enjoyment of mine.
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As the trees begin to give a watercolor painting effect around you this autumn, you will begin to notice that apples prices at your local farmers market or grocery store have suddenly dropped. This change in cost is directly related to the abundance of apples at local apple farms. Although you may be tempted to […]

It’s pear harvest time in many parts of the Pacific Northwest, which produces 99 percent of the pears grown in the United States. The climate and temperatures found in California, Washington State, and Oregon are ideal for pears. Fortunately, pear consumption is growing in this country, more than any other fruit, so growers are working […]

A nice red wine may serve as a hearty complement to your next dinner. And better yet, it may just prevent heart disease as well as range of other diseases.
When wine vineyards ferment grape juices and their skins they produce a carmine colored brew, known as red wine. This skin contact produces a wine with […]

Winter squash is easy to find year-round in most grocery stories, but it’s actually a misnomer: these hard squashes are considered part of the fall harvest bounty. The name comes from the fact that they are very hardy and store well, so they can be harvested in the fall and enjoyed all throughout […]

Finding time to squeeze your workout in can be difficult enough. How do you handle making sure that you are nourished and full of energy when you get there? How do you make sure you don’t get cramps while you are running from that smoothie you just had? It can be tricky […]

So you might have noticed that almost a month ago former editor Sheryl Kirby bid us farewell here at FitFare. You may have even noticed that days later the masthead changed to reflect my name as FitFare’s new editor. I can’t tell you how excited I was to go from writer to editor of this […]

Everybody knows spinach is packed with power. It’s loaded with antioxidants and folates, and may also help in maintaining memory and reducing the risk of stroke, according to Dana Jacobi, author of the 12 Best Foods Cookbook.
Spinach his high concentrations of Vitamins C, K, beta-carotene, thiamine and riboflavin. In addition, it has plenty […]