Chocolate

Do you want to be added to a great group of moms and dads who have entered Pamela’s Annual Recipe Contest and win? Do you want Pamela to make, test and taste your creation and find it to be at least one of her favorites?  Go to www.PamelasProducts.com and enter before the end of August.  While there, check out all the recipes, including last year’s winner.  You will find yourself salivating.  The prizes are great so go for it!

Pamela has succeeded with her goal of making wheat/gluten free products taste better than ones made with wheat. We can assure you that because her baked and baking products are delicious, they are for everyone.   The Kid Kritics were crazy in love with her Banana Bread recipe as well as other cookies and brownies. Look for their pictures and quotes on www.KidKritics.com.  Put this brand on your shopping list!

… for the health of your family,
ellen and sally

What a great opportunity for kids who like to cook! Kiwi magazine is holding its annual Young Chef Contest. You can just send in your recipes or add a video of the prep process – just like you see on the Food Network! Maybe your daughter is the next Martha Stewart or Rachael Ray. Your son could be an up and coming Bobby Flay. Have fun with this and maybe your kids will win some college money! Go to www.kiwimagonline.com for the details. We can’t wait to see who wins.

… for the health of families,
ellen

Ruth Milstein took 6-7 years to write this award winning cookbook so you can have everything you need to know in one binder. From Utensils, Useful Substitutes, and Healthy Handling of Food to simple sumptuous recipes for fresh salads, soups, veggies, entrees, pasta, rice, bread, tofu, sauces, dips, desserts and more… it is all there for you. AND, most are family recipes!

What jumped out of our conversation today is that she prepares and freezes a lot of her food in advance – even brown rice. During your busy days, all you have to do is move your food of choice into the refrigerator in the morning and it is ready to be heated and for last minutes touches when its time for dinner! She explaines this as your listen.

Ruth’s book is filled with answers and tips you have been looking for. We love it!

To learn more, look for this interview on itunes.com – its Free. (Family Food Experts – Blog Talk Radio Feed)

… for the health of families,
ellen

Per Terry Wakefield, Chocolatier for Bissingser’s Chocolate, chocolate’s melting point is 87 degrees F which is why it melts in your mouth. If you have to bite into chocolate, unwanted fats have been added in a process that gives it the waxy harder texture – talking about hydrogenated oils, the sickening kind. Now you know how to determine if you are eating good chocolate! See if it simply melts in your mouth.

If you missed this radio show, listen to the archived version. Terry was loaded with neat information about chocolate. It is well worth your time. Go to www.BetterFoodChoicesRadio.com.

… for the health of families,
ellen

First Good Chocolate News: chocolate is made from the cacao bean. It’s a fruit! More good news will follow – or you can simply listen to last week’s radio show to hear it all – our interview with chocolatier, Terry Wakefield. www.BetterFoodChoicesRadio.com

… for the health of your family,
ellen