Family. Food. Tradition. In an Italian family those three things are our holy trinity. No gathering is complete without all of them. As I made a traditional Italian pastry, cujinites -no, we have no idea how they are really spelled, speculated as calcunetta- with my Dad, Mom, uncle, and hubby a couple weeks ago, this…
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Leave the Extra Pounds at the Picnic
Do Healthy Picnic Foods Exist? Summer is full of picnics. And what do we usually find? Burgers-on a roll. Potato salad. Pasta salad. Ice cream. Beer. I think I gained 5 lbs just writing those words. No fiber, a lot of bad fat, sugar, and unrefined carbs, and not much nutrition. How can we turn these picnic foods…
