Gotta Eat, Can't Cook

Author: Bruce Tretter

  • How to Make a Warmly Comforting Vegetable Tian – All in Pictures

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    They say spring is on the way, but, wow, it’s been biting cold both in the morning and evening here in the Northeast. And, though there’s not a lot we can do about the temperature outside, we sure can do something in the kitchen to warm us from the inside out – all very easily.…

  • New Sweet & Savory Power Tuna Salad Video

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    Been out for some great cross country skis lately right around the corner from where I live. And when I come back in, I’m soaked wet from the inside out and good to go for something darn flavorful and nutritionally sound to take a bite out of hunger. Recently, I posted a new step-by-step picture…

  • Incredible Nutritional Difference: Mayo vs. Non-Fat Greek Yogurt

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    Last post I mentioned that I’d show the nutritional difference between regular mayonnaise and non-fat Greek yogurt. Before showing that difference, though, I will say that I’ve used non-fat Greek yogurt not only as a more nutritious substitute but also as a fresh and lively flavor-enhancing alternative to mayonnaise. Most importantly, when making this comparison…

  • Sweet and Savory Power Tuna Salad – All in Pictures

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    Not too long ago, I showed how to turn plain old tuna salad into much more flavorful and nutritious POWER TUNA SALAD by replacing high fat, high calorie mayonnaise with high protein, low calorie non-fat plain Greek yogurt. I’ll write up a mayonnaise to non-fat Greek yogurt nutrition comparison next. But first, here’s a great…

  • Sugar Is NOT Just Sugar

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    Until about a month ago, I believed all sugars were about the same. Wrong. Briefly, as shown in the diagram below,… …sucrose – white table sugar – is made of one part glucose (the energy of life) and one part fructose (what I now regard as “feast or famine” energy). Bottom line: glucose and fructose…

  • “Snowful” Exuberance!

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    Anyone else have a tough time going to sleep last night knowing a good pounding of snow was on the way today? I’d only first heard it was really coming as I finished up a terrific winter walk in the woods at Lake Chauncy late yesterday afternoon. I ran into a woman walking her dogs…

  • Power Tuna Salad Step-By-Step Video

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      Click this link or the picture above for a short step-by-step video that uses a combination of video, sound and text-over-video to show how to make power tuna salad that substitutes high fat and calorie mayonnaise with high protein, low calorie non-fat Greek yogurt. Great stuff and all quick and easy to make using…

  • Snow Changing Perspective

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    It’s about perspective. Sometimes you don’t get what you want, but what you do get turns out even better – if you give it a chance. I remember the weather guess about a week and half ago calling for just enough snow to make driving – and cycling – a problem for that Saturday and…

  • Transforming Plain Tuna Salad into Power Tuna Salad

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    Here’s a quick and easy way to substitute traditional mayonnaise, which is high in fat and calories, with non-fat, high-protein plain Greek Yogurt (2-3 times the protein content of regularly processed plain yogurt) along with a little mustard to turn plain old tuna salad into reinvigorated fantastically flavorful Power Tuna Salad. Ingredients are shown below.…