Chicken Cacciatore : Fennel extract compares favorably to mefenamic acid, a prescription medicine for PMS-related pain. It has been found to be just as effective. In some studies, fennel has been shown to reduce intestinal spasm.

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Chicken Cacciatore

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Monday, May 5, 2008, 12:41 PM Many in the pizza community were pleasantly surprised to see pizza as the first challenge on Hell’s Kitchen last week. And, while some don’t care for Gordon Ramsay (I happen to love him), they were willing to put their feelings aside to see how the competing chefs were challenged to put together a high-end pizza worthy of a high-ticket price tag and the approval of Ramsay. In Ramsay’s Maze restaurant in London, he charges more than 0 for his White Truffle pizza . The contestants were given 45 minutes and 130 ingredients to choose from in making their pies

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Pizza in Hell’s Kitchen

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 02:11 PM Ever get tired of trying to think of a new menu item, the name for that new specialty pizza you concocted, or your latest marketing ploy? Get customers to do it for you! Contests get people excited about your pizzeria. Depending on your market and how well you advertise the effort, your contest could generate significant response. Check out The Cheesecake Factory: A few months back, the company announced that it was seeking the next great cheesecake flavor (this open call created the first wave of attention). More than 10,000 people submitted recipes, and now it’s time for the public to vote for the best out of the top five finalists (second wave). When the winning recipe is picked, it’ll become a permanent fixture on The Cheesecake Factory’s menu, and a portion of proceeds from the sale of the new flavor will go toward a charity (third wave).

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Let Your Customers Do the Work for You

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 12:16 PM I know I’m not in the minority on this one: I love beer. But what I love more is trying new and interesting craft beers—the ones with complex, unusual flavors; unique brewing processes; and oft-cryptic names: Delirium Tremens, Purple Haze, Trois Pistoles. I’m thrilled when I hit the store and see new brews in the craft style, and now they’re even pouring from our country’s big-time producers, including Anheuser-Busch (Shock Top, American Ale, Michelob Hop Hound) and Miller-Coors (whose success with Blue Moon, I believe, really got others to take notice of the craft beer phenomenon and follow suit). But, though the heavy hitters are in there mixing up the scene, we should take some time to celebrate the true craft breweries in the United States–the smaller producers that account for 97% of the 1,500-plus breweries in the nation, according to the Brewers Association–during American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17; americancraftbeerweek.org). In fact, craft brewers epitomize everything that we celebrate (and could really use right now) in our country: ingenuity, self-sufficiency and scrappy determination

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Craft Beer Week

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As the weather gets warmer, I’m already looking forward to summer travels. Last summer I spent many a week on the road and after it was all done wrote a mega-blog regarding all I had learned along the way. This is the final post from the series, and I hope I’ve gotten you thinking about upcoming events for this year! Don’t drink too much in the Mile High City. A trip to Denver in June proved that God has a twisted sense of humor: The Denver area is known as “the Napa Valley of beer,” but if you’re a visitor you’ll likely feel tipsy after a couple of samples, thanks to the high elevation. Still, I toured (and sampled at) some of the most successful breweries in Colorado, including New Belgium in Fort Collins, and the original Coors (now Miller-Coors) in Golden. New Belgium is noteworthy not only for its impressive growth and environmental friendliness (the brewery is run entirely on wind power) but its company ethic: Employees receive a bike and share ownership in the company after one year of employment. Smaller breweries and brewpubs also proved to churn out amazing beers on a smaller scale, like at Denver’s Great Divide Brewing Co.

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Summer Travels, Part Three: The Beer Blog

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Five Spice Turkey Tenderloin : Rapini is low in calories and sodium, and has no fat or cholesterol. It also has plenty of vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin K. This “kissing cousin” to the turnip also contains iron, calcium and phytochemicals that may have cancer-fighting benefits.

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Garlicky Sauteed Kale : Kale contains lutein and zeaxanthin which the body concentrates in the retinas of your eyes. These powerful antioxidants act as a natural sunscreen for your eyes, and may also help prevent cataracts.

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Garlicky Sauteed Kale

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Red Beans and Brown Rice : Just two one-cup servings of brown rice or other whole grain per week help improve the body’s ability to absorb calcium and control weight. In a 12-year study of 74,000 women, those who ate more whole grains weighed less than women who ate fewer fiber-rich foods.

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Red Beans and Brown Rice

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You may be aware that lately I’ve been working on a Pizza Cookbook, which is pretty close to getting published on Amazon .  In the meantime I thought it would be a great idea to whet your whistle, so to speak, with some great pizza recipes that I’ve come across. This particular one is not in my cookbook, so you can consider this an extra special bonus.  In fact, over the coming days and weeks I will probably add a bunch more pizza recipes that I just couldn’t fit into my cookbook, so you will be able to benefit with some free recipes available right here on my blog I hope you enjoy it! Ingredients for Gorgonzola-Chicken Pizza Recipe 2 tb Olive oil 1/2 ts Pepper; freshly ground 2 ts Olive oil 2 Cloves garlic; sliced 2 tb Butter or margarine 1 Pizza base (double size) 3/4 lb Chicken breast; cut into strips 1/4 lb Gorgonzola cheese; crumbled 2 tb Parmesan cheese; grated 1 tb Fresh sage leaves Gorgonzola-Chicken Pizza Preparation Preheat the oven to 250C (450F). With 2 tsp oil, grease a 14-inch pizza pan; sprinkle with cornmeal. In a skillet over medium heat, melt butter in the remaining oil.  Then sauté the chicken, sage, pepper and salt for 3 minutes. Remove from the skillet. In drippings, saute onions and garlic 3 minutes

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Aired on Health Corner TV - Season 7, Show 02

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Baked Quinoa-Stuffed Acorn Squash

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