Serves 8 12         ounces lite tofu 6           cloves garlic 1            cup chopped fresh basil 4            tablespoons olive oil 1/8       teaspoons finely chopped fresh ginger zest of one lemon salt and pepper to taste [...]

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Basic Tomato Sauce Makes 4 cups 4      tablespoons olive oil 6-8 cloves garlic, mashed 4      cups crushed tomatoes 1/4  cup chopped fresh basil, or 1/2 teaspoon dry basil salt and pepper to taste -In a heavy saucepan, place the olive oil and the garlic and cook over medium heat until you sear the garlic but [...]

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In my home tomatoes are one type of vegetable we can’t do without.  We eat them raw, cooked, chopped, sliced, and whatever other way there is to ingest them.  We eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and for snacks when there is no meal on the table. The food literature I’ve been reading tells [...]

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Soy beans are good source of complete protein.  A complete protein contains all of the eight essential amino acids that our bodies need, but do not manufacture.  Soy protein contains no cholesterol, which comes from animal products such as meat and dairy. Soybeans also are an excellent source of calcium.  One cup of cooked soybeans [...]

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I’m often asked: How can I convince my children to eat healthy food? This clearly is a widespread problem judging by the great numbers of books on store shelves that focus on how to cook with your kids, kid-friendly recipes, not fighting over food with your kids and so on. The first rule is to [...]

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