Mediterranean Package Deal for $30
A gift that's practical, surprising, healthy, cheap and delicious. Add it to your diet to dramatically lower risk of heart attack, diabetes and overeating. And improve your holiday party snack repertoire.
Healthy Lifestyle Overcomes Bad Genes
News Flash! Really. Even if you're genetically predisposed to coronary artery diseases, a healthy lifestyle can reduce your susceptibility by 50%. Yup. Just by eating and exercising well and not smoking. Click for the conclusions of the study.
Make Your Own Fresh Pasta
with this simple machine
This is like a magic trick. Transform flour and eggs into fantastic fresh pasta with this simple, compact $60 pasta maker. Watch my video. You can do this!
Apple-Fennel Slaw
A light, bright, crunchy salad to balance your Thanksgiving turkey. 40 cents per serving of sweet, aromatic and spicy salad. Totally refreshing.
The Soft Drink for Thanksgiving
If red wine goes with your Thanksgiving dinner, so does this unsweetened, non-alcoholic, deeply flavored soda. Better Cheaper Slimmer Grape Soda Pop. It's actually kind of elegant. If alcohol's not the thing for you or a guest, this is the drink to serve. Cool for kids, too.
Cranberry-Maple Granita
Granita is what the Italians call it. You might call it a slushy or shave ice. It's frozen fruit juice. No equipment needed. This flavor's a wake-up call for your mouth before dessert. Or for dessert. Could come in handy on Thanksgiving.
Peanut Butter and (No Jelly) Beans
Five minutes to greatness. Spicy Peanut Sesame sauce. Intense, refreshing flavor for any vegetable. Especially for crisp, crunchy barely cooked ones like the fresh, flavorful string beans I just used.
Turkey Mole. The sauce, not the animal.
Let's be clear: this is about turkey in one of the world's great sauces. It has nothing to do with the small, burrowing animal. In fact, the sauce is vegan. And it may be the richest, most explosively flavorful sauce you'll ever have. In Mexico, it elevates turkey to greatness.
Veal-Ricotta Meatballs
The best meatballs I've ever had. The ricotta cheese keeps them light and airy. The finely ground veal and grated parmigiano make them deeply flavorful. Less than $5 for a very large serving, including spaghetti and sauce.
Just Say Yes. But not too often.
If you drink moderately, you'll live longer and have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease than people who don't drink at all. Really? Yup. Here's my summary of a 20-year study. And my thoughts for the holiday party season: get together with friends and have a little something to drink.