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Spring Salad with Pears, Candied Walnuts & Gorgonzola

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Editor's Note: Congratulations to Mamiverse Food Contributor Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack for receiving the Cosmopolitan for Latinas Blogger Award! One of the issues that concerns me the most is the health of children. As a mother and a cookbook…
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Get to Know Your Grains: Atole de Amaranth con Peras

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Continuing our series on grains today, we share an easy breakfast recipe with Amaranth. Known to the Aztecs as the “food of immortality”, amaranth is a high quality source of protein.  This tiny seed the size of sesame seeds can be…
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Top Trending Appetizers in 2013

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It is at this time of year when we start asking about trends in food for the coming months. CULINARY CRYSTAL BALL I see clearly that healthy and nutritious food is trending in 2013. This follows the latest innovations in the field; anywhere…
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Black Bean Quesadillas

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Quick Vegetarian Quesadillas For a healthy and tasty take on the cheesy Mexican snack, fill your quesadillas with nutritious GOYA® Low Sodium Black Beans! GOYA® Beans are high in fiber, very low in fat and boast more fiber than most whole…
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Back-to-School: Healthy Whole Grains for the Lunchbox

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I made an art of packing lunches when my children were little and found it to be an exciting way to introduce them to new and flavorful food. Nothing made me happier than to clean out their empty lunch boxes when they returned from school…
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Back-to-School: Lunch Inside the Box!

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I remember my first lunch box as if it were just yesterday.  It was a red and green plaid lunch pail with silver hinges that twinkled with the sunlight. Every day, I would open it and stare wide-eyed at its wondrous contents. I would…
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Red Raspberry & Rhubarb Soup

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This dessert soup is absolutely one of my favorite soups. I have had it as a starter too. RED RASPBERRY & RHUBARB SOUP Serves: 4 Ingredients: 1 pint raspberries, rinsed (you can also add some strawberries if you like) 1 lb…