With 2009 fast approaching, it’s New Year’s resolution time. Are you making a resolution to lose weight? Every year thousands of people resolve to drop a few pounds in the New Year. The challenge with this resolution is that it doesn’t describe what specifically needs to be done to lose weight. We have the goal, but [...]
Read the rest of Make a Better New Year’s Resolution
My family has baked at Christmas time for as long as I can remember. My Mom remembers Grandma baking “Grandma’s Roll-Out Cookies” when she was a girl, than decorating them. She said they were stored in a cream can after they were decorated. Mom is unsure where Grandma’s recipe originated-but it has been around for [...]
Read the rest of Christmas Baking Traditions
Making simple modifications to your holiday baking recipes can make a significant improvement in their nutritional quality and calorie content without sacrificing flavor. An easy ingredient modification I make is to use whole wheat flour in place of white flour. Whole wheat flour is more nutritious than white flour containing more fiber, calcium, iron and other [...]
Read the rest of Keep the Flavor and Add Some Healthy to Holiday Baking
