I must admit, my ego in the kitchen was severely bruised.  With two failed soups under my belt in the past week, I was not feeling the most confident.  But, I caught the cooking bug once again and ended up with a delicious dinner of butternut squash ravioli with butternut squash, apple, and caramelized onion […]

Traditional risotto, like lemon or asparagus, is excellent for a side dish, but not so great as a full meal – believe me, I have tried, only to be hungry again in two hours.  And I will be the first to admit that risotto is not the healthiest dish, either.  So, when I found this […]

Recently the well-known phrase, “An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away,” received some additional backing by a newly published study in the November issue of Stroke.  Only now, pears and cabbage may also keep you out of the doctor’s office. Dutch researchers examined the Monitoring Project on Risk Factors and Chronic Disease in the […]