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Cholesterol

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Keep the Love Alive: Top Heart-Healthy Foods (Wine Included!)

    In honor of February, American Heart Month, The American Heart Society is promoting a Go Red for Women campaign. With heart disease being the number one killer of women, AHS is spreading the truth and myths about the disease and tips for prevention. Since eating well is a huge part prevention, we at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Ingredient of the Week: Chickpeas

    Photo by John SuhChickpeas in their raw form​What is it? Also known as garbanzo beans, chickpeas are part of the legume family. They are one of the oldest cultivated vegetables in existence and are mostly used in South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking.

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    An Egg a Day Is Now Okay

    modomatic​I love eggs. I would eat them in a box, with a fox, in a house, with a mouse, here, there, and everywhere - if they weren't loaded with cholesterol. But earlier this week the USDA released surprising findings from a recent nutritional re-evaluation, reporting that modern-day eggs a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Off the Wall: Bruce R Suggests B&M Brown Bread - in a Can

    ​Each week, I'll take one reader's comment and base a post around it. Anything is fair game--from restaurant suggestions to cooking strategies to new product purchases. John Seaborn Gray's recent post about the worst canned goods contains my favorite line in food blogging history. In refer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2010

    Random Ingredient: Leeks

    ​What is it? Leeks are related to shallots, onions and garlic, but they have a milder, sweeter taste. Instead of forming bulbs at the base of the plant like the others, leeks form long, thick stalks with heavy green outer layers that extend toward the top. They look like giant, mutated version ... More >>

  • Music

    May 6, 2010

    Gilberto Santa Rosa, Oscar D’León

    ​What is it? Leeks are related to shallots, onions and garlic, but they have a milder, sweeter taste. Instead of forming bulbs at the base of the plant like the others, leeks form long, thick stalks with heavy green outer layers that extend toward the top. They look like giant, mutated version ... More >>

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    March 25, 2010

    Super Size Me

    Want a Shake with That?

  • Music

    February 3, 2005

    Down on the Corner

    An evening with the workers and players at Montrose and Westheimer

  • Best of Houston

    September 25, 2003

    Best Tofu/Soy Products

    Whole Foods Market

  • Best of Houston

    September 20, 2001

    Best Tofu/Soy Products

    Whole Foods Market

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