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  • Thanksgiving Tip: Fresh or Frozen Turkey?

    Nov 23, 2015

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    I’m sure you’ve seen signs in the grocery store urging you to order fresh turkeys now. But is fresh really better than frozen? Actually, it’s really your preference because the quality of frozen and fresh turkey meat is about equal. Frozen…

  • Brussels Sprouts Chips – Flavorful Alternative to Bagged Chips & All in Pictures

    Nov 10, 2015

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    Brussels sprouts chips are an excellent quick, flavorful, and much more nutritious alternative to commercially bagged chips. The hardest part about making these great tasting chips – and it’s actually not hard at all; it just takes a little time…

  • Microwave Cooked Pistachio Pesto and Hummus Quesadilla – All in Pictures

    Nov 3, 2015

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    Food usually comes to mind while I’m out on the bike. After a spectacularly colorful October ride, I came home to put together this recipe that combines the nutty flavors of pistachio pesto and hummus along with the fresh crunch…

  • How to Cook Dried Kidney Beans – All in Pictures

    Oct 23, 2015

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    Buying and cooking dried instead of canned kidney (or any) beans has two distinct advantages: dried beans are less expensive than canned beans, and, unlike canned beans – even those labeled “low salt/sodium”, dried beans are not at all processed…

  • Microwave Beans Alfredo Fusion: Full-On Flavor and All in Pictures

    Oct 15, 2015

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    I’m a big fusion fan! Here’s a fully flavorful, richly nutritious, and very easy to make recipe that came to mind while ripping it on a gorgeously colorful fall bike ride the other day that combines – or fuses – the Italian…

  • Sweet and Savory Fig, Plum, Onion & Lettuce Salad – All in Pictures

    Oct 11, 2015

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    Like a richly balanced symphony of sound, the sweet and savory ingredients in this salad bring out the best in complimentary flavors. The sweetness of fruit enhances the savoriness of lettuce and onions, and the savory does the same to…

  • Pasta with Sausage and Fresh Fig Sauce – All in Pictures

    Oct 5, 2015

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    Pasta with sausage and fresh fig sauce: great stuff! Aside from its warmly robust sweet and savory flavor, the sausage and fig sauce can be made in the same time it takes just to cook pasta. Now, what if fresh…

  • Taking Fish Tacos From Simple to Exciting! – All in Pictures

    Sep 29, 2015

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    Fish tacos: fantastically flavorful, easy to make, and just as easy to vary in flavor using either your choice or a combination of the “simple to exciting!” ingredients you see below – or whatever you want to suit your imagination and…

  • Another Blessed Sunday – by Bill Fleming: In Pictures

    Sep 27, 2015

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    Bruce Tretter
    in Blog

    I’ve laid down a couple fish recipes lately and have another that I’ll put up soon. But first, I got the fish/fishing story you see below from a darn good friend I served with in the Navy it seems like lifetimes…

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I help people feel comfortable making a meal on their own – even if they’ve never boiled water – through Gotta’ Eat, Can’t Cook picture book recipes and help make roads safe for all with Breitz! “6 Feet, Thanks!” performance wear. Naval Intelligence Officer veteran, BikeWalkNC VP, dad of 3, avid cyclist, scrappy runner.

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