Heart Health in a Nutshell: What Walnuts Can Do for You

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By Janet Bond Brill Ph.D. R.D., LDN, [Interview with Janet Bond Brill]
Author of Prevent a Second Heart Attack: 8 Foods, 8 Weeks to Reverse Heart Disease

Walnuts are an ancient plant food that has sustained humans since the dawn of civilization. They are key to heart health because they are a top source of ALA (alpha-linolenic acid). ALA is the omega-3 fatty acid derived from plants which our bodies need in addition to the other omega-3 that comes from salmon and other fish. Studies show that people who eat an ALA-rich diet are less likely to suffer a fatal heart attack.

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Ordinary Ingredients, Extraordinary Meals

BOOK REVIEW by NORENE GILLETZ
[article first appeared in the Canadian Jewish News]

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Leah Schapira, author of Fresh & Easy Kosher Cooking (Artscroll), has an energetic passion for creating scrumptious, uncomplicated dishes for the kosher cook, using ordinary ingredients to create extraordinary meals. You’ll find more than 170 creative recipes for every day or for special occasions that are sure to tantalize your taste buds. There are fabulous, full-colour photos throughout the cookbook that will inspire the reader to stop reading and get in the kitchen to start cooking!

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Creative kosher baking – so where’s the milk?

Book Review by Norene Gilletz
[first appeared on www.cjnews.com, Friday, 21 January 2011]

If you’re always searching for delicious pareve recipes, your search is over. The Kosher Baker: Over 160 Dairy-Free Recipes from Traditional to Trendy by Paula Shoyer (Brandeis University Press) contains a huge selection of amazing pareve recipes for every day or any special occasion.

Before long, the pages of your copy of The Kosher Baker will be batter-splattered, and chocolate-imprinted fingerprints will point the pathway to your favourite recipes!

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Gather Round the Grill

The incredible aroma of food cooking on the grill is a sure-fire way to spark your appetite. Here are some ways to sneak some nutrition onto the plate the next time everyone gathers around the grill.

Make burgers with lean ground beef, veal, chicken or turkey. Add finely minced carrots, celery and onions to the mixture; bind with some rolled oats or breadcrumbs. Don’t over-handle the mixture or your burgers will be tough. To prevent burgers from falling apart during grilling, chill them first.

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