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Healthy Recipes

Hearty Bread and Tomato Soup

Posted September 23, 2008 10:27 AM

This recipe for baked bread and tomato soup calls for a combination of cherry, grape and currant tomatoes, but any variety or blend of small tomatoes will work. Cherry Tomato and Garlic Bread Soup Start to finish: 1 1/2 hours (30 minutes active) Servings: 8 8 ounces sourdough bread, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 10 to 12 slices) Olive oil 1/2 cup thinly Read more...

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A Classic Dish With Chicken, Lots of Garlic

Posted September 23, 2008 10:21 AM

Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic is a classic French dish, like Coq au Vin and chicken chasseur. It comes from the Provence region of the country, which makes perfect sense, because that's where most garlic is grown. Though 40 cloves of raw garlic might be a terrible shock to a person's taste buds, two hours in the oven softens the blow. Also, garlic's taste depends on how it's prepared, not Read more...

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Long-Life Tips

Eat to Fight Cancer

A wide variety of foodstuffs appear to act as protectors against cancer, including fiber, vitamins, and some sulfides contained in garlic and onions. Vegetables, greens and fruits, which are beneficial for other reasons, seem to supply substances that act as cancer shields. Conversely, fatty meat and milk products are suspected villains. ... View slideshow >>

Nutrition

Garlic

Just when that shellfish gets you in the mood for love, will garlic breath get in the way? While we don't want to squelch the romantic vibe, garlic is rich in selenium, another mineral that makes you smile when you get enough of it. So give your food some kick -- just be sure to carry some breath mints. ... View slideshow >>

Nutrition

Garlic: Empowering Immunity From Within

Posted August 27, 2007 3:40 PM

Our bodies are incredibly well-designed machines, and the answers to many of our health challenges lie within each of us. Our lifestyle decisions, the foods we eat, the liquids we drink, and the way we exercise and move our bodies are all important factors in our well-being. Often however, external forces, such as the chronic stresses brought on by our faced-paced lives, environmental Read more...

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Humor

Words to the Wise

Posted August 27, 2007 3:36 PM

A workman who is extremely fond of garlic boards a bus in a Southern city and plops himself down next to a haughty, sour-faced woman. She immediately becomes aware of the garlic fragrance and icily observes, "It's a wonder they don't run a special bus for persons who insist on eating garlic." The workman cheerfully answers, "They do, lady. You're on the wrong bus!" - Read more...

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Spice Up for Greek Burgers

Posted August 27, 2007 3:31 PM

Pass on the beef, go for the turkey and add some spices for a taste of the Mediterranean in these Greek burgers. Ingredients: 2 garlic cloves, minced 3 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped 1-1/2 cups non/lowfat yogurt 1-1/2 pounds ground turkey, lean 2-1/4 teaspoons feta cheese, crumbled 6 pita bread loaves, cut in half 1-1/2 tomatoes, sliced 1-1/2 red Read more...

See also: cheese, garlic, Greek burgers, mediterranean, mint, spices, taste, turkey, yogurt

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Nutrition

Go for the Garlic!

Posted August 27, 2007 3:31 PM

Garlic has long been known to offer protection against heart disease and some forms of cancer, but the question has been, how much? Research on the other side of the globe has now provided the answer: half a clove of raw garlic a day will do nicely. Husband and wife team Rex and Christine Munday, at New Zealand's Ruakura Agricultural Research Center, studied the effects of various doses of Read more...

See also: Cancer, diallyl disulphide, garlic, heart disease, protection, raw

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Recipe: Turkey-Ham Sandwiches

Posted August 27, 2007 3:31 PM

Turkey-ham is becoming a standard item in the "healthy-eating" aisles at the supermarket. Here's a recipe for a tasty sandwich treat. You'll need: 1/4 cup dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed; 2 tablespoons honey; 1-1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 2 teaspoons dry mustard; 1 tablespoon horseradish; 2 garlic cloves; minced 1 pound turkey ham; 8 slices rye Read more...

See also: brown sugar, dijon, garlic, healthy-eating, horseradish, rye, sandwich, turkey ham, wine vinegar

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Garlic's a Go for a Healthy Heart

Posted August 27, 2007 3:30 PM

Garlic has always maintained a preeminent position in the world's pharmacopeias. The ancient Egyptians had 22 different medicinal uses for the herb. So great was its influence that a clove of garlic often accompanied the Pharaoh on his trip to the afterlife. More recently, garlic was used during World War I for its antibiotic properties. Now, researchers at the University of Texas Health Read more...

See also: alternative medicine, cholesterol, garlic, heart health, nutrition

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