Author: brucetretter
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The Clot Thickens, Part 2: Further Momentum Against the Diet-Heart Hypothesis
Heart disease is the number one killer in the US, and some of the advice about preventing it has been dead-on wrong. Here’s an example. I first wrote about the relationship, or really lack of relationship, between eating saturated fat and both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) in July last year after…
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Fast 5-Ingredient with Fresh Garlic Salad Dressing Picture Book Directions
Picture book recipe shows how to make an easy, richly versatile 5-ingredient salad dressing with fresh garlic.
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2 Keys to Kitchen Knife Safety: Keeping Knives Sharp and Hand Position While Cutting
Keeping kitchen knives sharp and using curled fingers both to grip food and as a knife guide are keys to kitchen knife safety.
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Making Your Better Eating New Year’s Resolution Easy to Start with This Instant 5-Ingredient Salad Dressing Picture Book Recipe
Picture book recipe shows how to make an easy-to-make, exceptionally versatile instant 5 ingredient salad dressing
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Innovative Bella Vita Laser-Cut Chestnuts – and More in 2025
Bella Vita’s innovative laser-cut chestnuts makie roasting and peeling roasted chestnuts exceptionally easy.
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Oven Roasted Chestnuts – All In Pictures
It’s Christmas Eve, and it’s hard to imagine this time of year without hearing “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” playing downtown – or in my head. Unfortunately, I’ve never roasted chestnuts on an open fire, but some day I will. As I’ve mentioned before, roasting chestnuts has been a big part of Tretter tradition.…
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What Do “Best By”, “Sell By”, “Use By” Dates on Food Packaging Really Mean?
Easy to understand information about what “best by”, “sell by” and “use by” food label dates really mean.
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Fantastic – and Developing – Bella Vita Chestnut Roasting Learning Experience
After meeting Bella Vita, Italian imports, owner, Celso Paganini, I’ve started experimenting with different chestnut roasting techniques.
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Easiest, Go-To Roast Turkey Recipe – All in Pictures
The easiest and surest turkey roasting technique I know is cooking the turkey for most of the roasting time breast-side-down and then finishing the roasting breast-side-up.