About: Cindy Brison MS RD LMNT

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Roasting Fall Vegetables

                Fall vegetables are in season now, and are inexpensive. Squash, rutabagas, turnips, sweet potatoes, beets, etc… With the temperature being cooler, I look forward to dusting off the cobwebs in my oven and roasting a cornucopia of vegetables for dinner. Fall 2015 002 Many people say they do not like the taste of vegetables, but I ask if they have ever had them roasted. By cooking the vegetables with high oven heat, it
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Local Produce

I have participated in two CSA's. I have purchased foods from farmer's markets. I have purchased foods from a food coop. I have grown my own produce for over 24 years. I am hooked on fresh produce. When I was growing up a hundred years ago, we only ate seasonal produce, and canned or frozen the rest of the year. Now we can get produce from all over the world at any time of the year. That's progress! Sort of..... Have
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Fantastic Freezer Meals in a Hurry

        Hectic and hurried are two words that may describe your family life--I know they accurately describe mine.  We fly between school events, football and soccer games and practices, set construction and heaven help either one of us if we have to work late or on the weekend!  We are busy!  That makes meal planning tough. [caption id="attachment_11983" align="aligncenter" width="300"]RR 003 Frozen cantaloupe is great in smoothies![/caption] I try to plan ahead for the week
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