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KinkyShea’s Health and Fitness Tip of the Week

By Curly Nikki 4 Comments
Super Food of the Week: Walnuts Walnuts are a delicious and flavorful way to add extra nutrition and crunch to a meal or snack. Although harvested in December, walnuts are readily available throughout the year. Walnut trees have been cultivated for thousands of years and come in different types with varying origins and tastes. The English walnut is the most…
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KinkyShea’s Health and Fitness Tip of the Week

By Curly Nikki 5 Comments
Recipe of the Week:Garlic Swiss Chard with Capers(from www.deliciouslivingmag.com)This week’s recipe comes as an easy and tangy side dish that pairs great with a grain or your favorite protein. As a tip you should look for a variety of colored chard. Chard with pink, orange, yellow and red stalks are typically sweeter than their lighter or white counterparts.Ingredients:1 teaspoon olive…
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KinkyShea’s Health and Fitness Tip of the Week

By Curly Nikki 4 Comments
Super Food of the Week:Swiss ChardSwiss chard, along with kale, mustard greens and collard greens, is one of several leafy green vegetables often called “greens”. It is a tall leafy green vegetable with a thick, crunchy stalk that comes in white, red or yellow along with a wide fan-shaped green leaves. Chard belongs to the same family as beets and…
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KinkyShea’s Health and Fitness Tip of the Week

By Curly Nikki 4 Comments
Recipe of the Week:Oven-Roasted Squash With Garlic & Parsley(from www.eatingwell.com)Winter squash becomes tender and sweeter when roasted and makes a great side dish for dinner. Try using kobocha or hubbard varieties of winter squash for this recipe which could be found at your local farmer’s market. You can also prepare the squash ahead of time by cutting the squash up…
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KinkyShea’s Health and Fitness Tip of the Week

By Curly Nikki 5 Comments
Super Food of the Week:Winter SquashAlthough mostly used as a autumn decoration the mildly sweet flavored and finely textured winter squash is starting to gain popularity once again in American cuisine. Winter squash was a immensely important part of the diet of Native Americans. So much so that they buried it along with the dead to provide them with nourishment…
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