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A new spin on homemade vanilla ice cream
Do you have one of those fancy Cuisinart ice cream makers? I do! That was an awesome investment! If you’ve ever spent time looking at the label on your favorite store bought ice cream, you know there are surprising ingredients lurking in the mix. In an age when the effects of high fructose corn syrup are emmerging, it’s time to take the reins on what goes on top of the sugar cone at your house. An ice cream maker that doesn’t require salt, is just what the Dr. ordered! (teehee) Here’s the Green Tea Ice Cream Recipe that I teased my twitter and facebook followers with yesterday. Last night,…
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High Fructose Corn Syrup contains mercury, scare tactic or fact?
To cut to the chase, it’s both. It’s fact and an alarmist view point of the sky is falling. From my contacts on twitter, I was made aware of this article posted on the Washington Post’s Website. (here’s the article) In it detailed how traces of mercury were found in High Fructose Corn Syrup. I just shook my head as I read what I thought was another reason to avoid the stuff. I already do try to steer clear of it. There are many good reasons to avoid HFCS with mercury question aside. Diabetes, early childhood obesity, etc, etc. I’m not advocating there aren’t good issues for avoiding High…
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Salad Dressing, Does it make or break your salad?
I guess I got into making my own salad dressings from scratch after trying the South Beach Diet. I think right around that time, there were reports on the news about how bad high fructose corn syrup is for you. It seems that many salad dressings along the grocery aisle have this ingredient in them. Go check the labels, you will be amazed how this ingredient is in almost EVERYTHING. Part of the reason that doing things from scratch appeals to me is that I know exactly what is in it. Now I realize that many chefs are tired at the end of the day and don’t really have time…
