Our Demo Team created this recipe as part of their healthy recipe makeovers. By using chicken for the meatballs and spaghetti squash in place of noodles, they’ve made a healthy and delicious spaghetti.
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Healthy Oven “Fried” Chicken
We did this tasty Oven “Fried” Chicken at our Recipe Makeover Demo in Carrboro last weekend and it was a hit! Heart healthy oats are toasted and used to provide a coating for the chicken. We also added lots of delicious spices to add tons of flavor. Made with a LOT less oil than typical fried or even oven-baked chicken recipes. Try this at home!
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Countdown to a Healthy New Year
The holidays are notorious for stuffing us full of meat, carbs, refined sugars, and alcohol. Now that they are past, consider increasing your intake of healthy fruits and vegetables for your post-holiday detoxification! Here are some top contenders for tasty, healthy additions (or increases) to your diet.
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Stay Healthy with Ener-C
Just in time for the cold, boxes of Ener-C vitamin drink mix are on sale. Each box contains 30 packets of powder in a natural fruit flavor for a daily burst of nutrients. The ingredients are all natural and non-GMO. Ener-C boosts your energy with B vitamins and potassium, not caffeine. B vitamins support your…
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Fair Trade Chocolate Mousse (with Avocado)
This recipe for creamy chocolate mousse comes from Equal Exchange Co-op and features fair trade ingredients. It’s also vegan and gluten-free.
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Bone-anza! Stock Up on Local Beef Bones
We buy beef from Mills Family Farm in Mooresville, NC. The Mills family has run this farm since 1935…. The Angus cattle are raised on pasture, with year-round grass and supplemental feed in the winter, as well as a vitamin and mineral mix created on the farm. They receive no antibiotics or added hormones.
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Bone Marrow and Broth Recipes
Our Meat Department at the Food House packages leftover beef bones to sell in our freezer case. These bones can be used in bone marrow recipes; bone marrow is a delicacy at upscale restaurants due to its soft, creamy texture. Beef bones are also used to make bone broth for sipping or for stock in…
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Spaghetti Squash
It’s squash with insides that look like spaghetti. Never tried it? Here are some tasty recipes to get you started.
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Cool Cooking: Try it Raw
To many, the concept of “raw foods” elicits visions of giant, inedible zucchinis, tasteless plates of mixed vegetables, and difficult-to-chew mystery plants. I thought this way about raw foods until a friend took me to lunch at an upscale restaurant in New York City, where my salad consisted entirely of julienne raw vegetables with a…
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It’s Elderberry Time!
Last month we visited Rodger Lenhardt of Norm’s Farms in Pittsboro. Norm’s Farms makes a variety of elderberry products as well as co-sponsoring the annual Elderberry Festival in Carrboro (coming up on August 22). Rodger shared the history of Norm’s Farms, named for his father. He grew up on the family farm in Missouri. He…
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