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Glow (Mulled) Wine Picture Book Recipe

Dec 13, 2016

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Here’s an easy-to-make, fully flavorful hot wine drink to warm you down to your soul on a cold winter evening. The original term for this drink, “Gluehwein”, is pronounced “glue-vine” in German. We in America refer to it as mulled wine, but replacing the word “mulled” with “glow” makes this drink sound much more magically appealing.

Fresh and Easy Apple Pie Picture Book Recipe

Nov 16, 2016

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in Blog, Dessert, Seasonal/Holiday Recipes, Thanksgiving Dinner

All right! My favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, is just around the corner. Friends, family, great flavors, terrific smells – and for some, a 4-day holiday! The fresh and easy apple pie you see here goes great for dessert anytime, but particularly for Thanksgiving. Here’s all you need to make this pie. I put the pie crust…

Oven Roasted Delicata Squash Picture Book Recipe

Oct 28, 2016

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brucetretter

in Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Blog, Vegetables

I was first introduced to delicata squash only recently when I shot the recipe you see here with a good friend of mine. I’m now a big fan!

Oven Roasted Butternut Squash Picture Book Recipe

Oct 5, 2016

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brucetretter

in Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Blog, Cooking Technique, Fitness Food, How To & Tips, Vegetables

The toughest part about roasting butternut squash, if you want it in cubed shaped pieces the way you see above, is removing the outer skin as shown in the picture below. After removing the skin (I recommend using a tougher vegetable peeler than the weak and worthless one you see here), roasting is the easiest,…

Chop And Mix Fresh Salsa Step-By-Step Picture Book Recipe

Aug 2, 2016

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in Blog, Cycling Food, Fitness Food, Special Recipes

Dig salsa? I sure do, especially when it’s zesty crisp and fresh. Here’s how to make it on your own quickly, easily, AND much more flavorfully than what you find at the store.

Adapting to Specific Dietary Needs: 2 Easy Steel Cooked Oats Picture Book Recipes

Jun 9, 2016

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brucetretter

in Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Blog, Breakfast, Cereal, Cycling Food, Fruit

Adapting recipes to specific dietary needs doesn’t have to be hard at all – and best of all – can be done with NO COMPROMISE IN FLAVOR. You bet! Here are two very easy-to-make steel cut oats breakfast recipes that are very much the same – with just one slight exception. The recipe on the…

Why Eat Anti-Inflammatory Foods?

May 31, 2016

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in Anti-Inflammatory Foods, Blog, Fitness/Health

Inflammation: it’s a double-edged sword. Acute inflammation, meaning inflammation, or swelling, that lasts for a short period of time, is usually very good for you. Think of a cut you get on your finger, hand, or anywhere. Everyone’s had a cut. But what happens when you get cut? First, your body works to restrict blood flow…

Fresh Garlic Ginger Salad Dressing Picture Book Recipe

Apr 28, 2016

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brucetretter

in Anti-inflammatory Recipes, Blog, Fitness Food, Salads & Salad Dressings

Not too long ago, I showed how to grate or chop fresh ginger and then how to make a fresh low-fat kefir salad dressing packed not only with full-on flavor but also packed with anti-inflammatory ingredients that included ground turmeric, mustard, apple cider vinegar, ground flaxseeds, ground black pepper, and honey. Great stuff! The fresh…

Breakfast Yorkshire Pudding Picture Book Recipe

Apr 18, 2016

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brucetretter

in Blog, Breakfast, Special Recipes

April 19th is Patriots’s Day, the day the first shots were fired in 1775 in Lexington, Massachusetts, between British troops and American colonists. On that day, and all through the Revolutionary War that lasted 8 years, all Americans were still considered British subjects. Why the brief history? Because I think it’s an enlightening backdrop to…

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