December 2011

Shallot Salad Dressing

December 14, 2011 Dairy free

Salad dressing with shallot, garlic, balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

Baby Spinach Salad with Dried Cranberries, Avocado, and Shallot Dressing

December 14, 2011 Dairy free

A pretty red and green salad with avocado slices, dried cranberries, and baby spinach, finished with a shallot dressing.

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Simple Olive Oil/Balsamic Vinegar Salad Dressing

December 13, 2011 Dairy free

I have lots of salads to share with you, but first I want to give you my general plan for homemade salad dressing. It’s as quick as can be and unlike almost any store-bought dressing, it has no added sugar. No long list of ingredients or gummy-tasting stabilizers, either. Most prepared dressings use soy and […]

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Your favorite childhood sport: Something old, something new?

December 13, 2011 Figure skating

Picking up a childhood sport as an adult: a great way to get back into an exercise groove. Here’s how and why.

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Trident Alaskan salmon burger, celery root slaw, and wild rice

December 13, 2011 Fall

Thought you might like to see the whole menu from the night I made the celery root slaw. The dark wild rice and pale celery root contrasted nicely. It’s great when I can make just one item and pull the rest from the freezer as I did this night. The wild rice was a frozen […]

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Celery Root Slaw

December 8, 2011 Dairy free

A crunchy winter slaw using celery root, a nice alternative to cabbage coleslaw.

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Light Persimmon Custard (non-dairy)

December 8, 2011 Dairy free

A light persimmon custard with maple syrup and warming spices makes a great fall dessert.

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Healthy Holidays: Adapting to Disruptions

December 7, 2011 healthy holidays

Travel and extra-busy times inevitably disrupt fitness routines. I hope you find some way get the stress relief that exercise brings even when your normal workout is impossible. I figure skate, and when traveling I can’t always bring my skates. I walk instead or bring resistance bands, which are light and take up little room […]

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Fall Salad Add-Ins: Apples, Walnuts, Dried Cherries, Blue Cheese

December 5, 2011 Dinner

I often make fall salads like this one. Starting with washed, shredded lettuce tossed with a simple home-made dressing, I add dried cherries, my son’s favorite. Next come roughly chopped walnuts or pecans and a circle of sliced apples or pears. Sometimes I’ll add small bits of fresh cheese, usually goat cheese. Tonight I used some […]

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