Ask Dr. Denton: What About Chocolate?
Catholic Online
4/28/2009
Eating about 30 calories a day of dark chocolate was associated with a lowering of blood pressure without weight gain or other adverse effects. PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Catholic Online) - Here is a recent letter I received along with my answer for our readers:
Dear Dr Denton,
Easter Sunday was ...
‘Roadfood' warriors document discoveries
McClatchy Newspapers
4/27/2009, by Lydia Martin
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Bestselling authors Jane and Michael Stern have crisscrossed the country countless times to sample the best regional eats for their "Roadfood" franchise. There is no bumpy back road, clogged city street or interminable stretch of highway they haven't endured in their ...
Spicy fish wins friends with sweet salsa
McClatchy Newspapers
4/27/2009, by Susan M. Selasky
Detroit Free Press (MCT) - With another holiday meal behind us, it's time to lighten up a bit _ I'm thinking fish with some fresh seasonal flavors. Fish is generally low in calories, and the American Heart Association says eating fish is a good way to get in servings of lean protein. Tilapia is a ...
Piece of cake: Homemade cupcake makeovers
McClatchy Newspapers
4/27/2009, by Debbie Cafazzo
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Today's popular confections in the colorful paper cups are not your mother's cupcakes. "There's something fun and nostalgic about cupcakes," says Krissie Bowman, Tacoma, Wash., owner of The Last Bite (www.thelastbite.net), maker of European desserts and wedding ...
Celebrate the season with the fresh flavors of the garden
McClatchy Newspapers
4/27/2009, by Lee Svitak Dean
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - Time to dust off the good dishes to celebrate the arrival of spring. For cooks this welcome change of season is cause to replenish their dinner staples. Asparagus, new potatoes, spinach and strawberries offer winter-weary diners a tasteful respite. This elegant ...
What to do with all those plastic sad sacks
McClatchy Newspapers
4/27/2009, by Edward Eveld, Ann Spivak and Tim Engle
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Those plastic bags you get at the grocery store and everywhere else? They're a part of everyday life, as ubiquitous as cell phones, potholes and Lindsay Lohan scandals.
We love 'em. Or at least we use 'em.
And yes, they're an easy target.
But the weeks ...
Mulling a vegetable garden? Begin with small, sunny space, well-fed soil
McClatchy Newspapers
4/27/2009, by Mary Beth Breckenridge
Akron Beacon Journal (MCT) - If you have a few square feet of land or even just a patch of sunshine, you have the makings for a food garden. It doesn't have to take up the back 40. And it doesn't have to be a huge undertaking.
Granted, the idea of growing food can seem daunting, especially if you ...
The art of designing a model home
McClatchy Newspapers
4/27/2009, by Susan Diesenhouse
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Model homes can look worlds apart but broadcast the same message: You're comfortable here _ you're home. Take for instance, the model of a suburban house where the master suite, framed in silk curtains, has a soft velour sofa facing a plasma TV and coffee bar with a nearby ...
Homeowners turn to roommates in recession
McClatchy Newspapers
4/27/2009, by Mary Ellen Podmolik
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Rob Martin hadn't lived with a stranger since he was in a college dorm 16 years ago. Now he has one roommate and is looking for another to share his three-bedroom, one-bathroom house. To make the house more appealing to renters, Martin does all the cleaning and installed ...
Garage sales provide opportunity to get rid of unneeded items, make a little money
McClatchy Newspapers
4/24/2009, by Mary Beth Breckenridge
Akron Beacon Journal (MCT) - The Dawson family's annual garage sale isn't just a money-making opportunity. It's an event. Every year, the family gives over its Tallmadge, Ohio, garage and driveway to its annual sale, a combination thrift shop, family reunion and neighborhood gathering. The Dawsons ...
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