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Love Your Heart

Posted by Tara at EatBetterAmerica on February 17, 2010 | Be the first to comment

Valentine’s Day is over, but I still have hearts on my mind. February is American Heart Month, so let’s talk about our tickers. If you think that heart disease mostly affects men, it’s time to readjust your thinking cap. It’s the...

Categories: Healthy Recipe, Healthified, Main Dishes, Holiday, Valentine's Day, Heart Health

Big Game, Good Eats

Posted by Tara at EatBetterAmerica on February 01, 2010 | Be the first to comment

Football playoffs are coming to an end and at my house, we are gearing up for the second biggest eating event of the year (Thanksgiving is number one). The problem with game day is that we eat during the pre-game show, throughout the first half, all through...

Categories: Entertaining, Appetizers, Healthified, Desserts, Holiday, Football, Super Bowl

"Skinny" Apple Pie

Posted by Jeanie at EatBetterAmerica on May 27, 2009 | Be the first to comment

Well, this one isn't pie shaped, but it could be! My baking focus right now is Apple Strudel. The first weekend in June, my sister is hosting a Viennese Dinner for 12 as a silent auctioon item she contributed to benefit the MN Opera Guild. I love to bake...

Categories: Low Fat, Entertaining, Healthy Recipe, Desserts, Low Calorie, Holiday

Passover Palates

Posted by Elyse at EatBetterAmerica on April 10, 2009 | Be the first to comment

Wednesday evening marked the beginning of Passover, the holiday that tells the story of freeing the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. Each spring we retell the Passover story in the form of a seder or "ordered" dinner. Many of the foods we eat represent...

Categories: Low Fat, Desserts, Holiday

Happy Hamantashen

Posted by Elyse at EatBetterAmerica on March 08, 2009 | Be the first to comment

Every year around this time, we have created a tradition out of baking Hamantashen with family friends. Hamantashen are cookies shaped like triangles and typically filled with mixtures of dried fruits such as apricots, prunes or poppyseeds. To keep things...

Categories: Holiday, Cookies, Baking