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This Week’s Happy, Healthy Ingredient: Quinoa
Considered “the mother of all grains" by the Native American Incas, quinoa (keen-wa) is best known for it's high protein and fiber content.  Interestingly, quinoa is not actually a grain but is the seed for a crop more closely related
Health-Happy Ingredient: Woody, Needle-Like Leaves Baked in a Cake
ROSEMARY has quite a romantic history.

In Old England, rosemary was considered a sign of fidelity and was incorporated into costumes, gifts, and decorations for weddings. In ancient Greece it was considered a memory-aid, and was put in students’
Health-Happy Ingredient: Pumpkin is More Than Just a Pie
What better ingredient to highlight the spirit of autumn than the good ol' pumpkin?

For Americans, the most popular way to eat a pumpkin is in the golden, rich holiday pie. Did you know that the first recorded recipe
The Many Health Wonders of Dark Chocolate
I'm all about a good piece of dark chocolate.

It is a great way to "pull out" of a meal with something that satisfies your sweet-tooth but doesn't leave you yearning for more. It's precise in it's delight, and