Simple, healthy recipes to help you get started cooking fishWhen it comes to getting a healthy meal on the table quickly and easily, fish is a great option. Cooking fish may seem intimidating at first, but once you get started, you'll see that it's really not that difficult.

Fish is good for you, too - wild-caught fish are a great source of omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential to the human body. In other words, omega-3 fatty acids cannot be synthesized by the body and should be included as part of a balanced diet.

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According to Andy Sharpless, CEO of Oceana and author of The Perfect Protein, not all omega-3 fatty acids are created equal. There are many types out there, but there are three types that most often grab headlines. The first type, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), is found in plant-based foods like walnuts and processed foods that make omega-3 content claims. ALA, though, is not readily absorbed by the human body. The other two types, without going into too much detail, are more crucial to the human

Gluten-free Date Squares and TeaWhen I finally figured out I had celiac disease in 1996, the gluten-free diet felt like a long awaited miracle cure. Within two weeks the monstrous looking rash that had taken over my face and body were gone, as well as my depression, and what we'll just refer to as "digestive woe." Along with my newfound health, I impressed myself by learning how to bake delicious gluten-free treats and discovering new exotic-sounding gluten-free grains. But it wasn't all unicorns and rainbows. Eating out became like Russian roulette, with confused waitstaff thinking that white flour and wheat weren't related. One mix up and my rash would appear overnight, I'd be hit by flu-like symptoms, and it would take two weeks for me to fully recover. Overall though, after

How do you keep food fresh longer? Air is the enemy of food. In order to keep food fresh as long as possible you want to keep it wrapped tightly in order to keep air out. Depending on the type and where you'll be storing it, an airtight container or wrap will keep food from drying out, getting soggy, developing freezer burn, absorbing odors, or becoming contaminated from raw meat or poultry. Now practically every storage container out there claims to be airtight but I can tell you from years of testing that that's not true. Here's what we've learned.

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A lot depends on whether or not air can go in through the material that the container or wrap's made of, as well as whether or not it has a tight-fitting lid. Even if the air seems sucked or vacuumed out, it can still get back in if the material's porous or the cover's loose. In our tests, glass containers with tight lids are always the best at keeping air out. Tops in our latest test: Snapware Total

Many of us find our heart-racing, drool-inducing, oh-my-god-I-can't-wait-to-get-in-the-kitchen inspiration at the farmers' market. Or at the butcher shop. Or at the fish counter. We rarely turn to our pantries for inspiration, and instead save the pantry rummaging for nights when dinner feels like a burden.

But with a can of tomatoes -- or a stack of them -- the pantry can be a place of exploration: an easy way to a burden-free dinner that's just as exciting as a meal following a trip to the market.

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Cool off with a refreshing glass of homemade lemonade. Brighten up traditional lemonade by adding fresh strawberries -- and steeped ginger and lemongrass -- for a unique and refreshing sparkling beverage.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice (about a dozen-or-so lemons)
3/4 cup of sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3 large strawberries
1 1/2 inch piece of fresh ginger (a little larger than a walnut)
2 lemongrass stalks
2 cups water
2 cups of chilled sparkling water or club soda
4 cups of ice

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Directions:
1.Peel the ginger by lightly scraping the sides sideways with a knife. Chop up the ginger as fine (stronger flavor) or as coarsely (milder) as you like.

2. Trim the dry bases of the lemongrass stalks, and again, slice cross-ways, as fine or coarsely as you like.

3. Place ginger, lemongrass, salt, and sugar into a saucepan with two cups of water.

4. On medium-high heat, warm until nearly boiling,

Dine on these dishes at your own riskBelieve it or not, there are some people on this Earth who regularly risk their lives when they go out for a meal. Call them daredevils, call them adrenaline-seekers, or call them totally nuts, there are people who seek out treasured culinary delicacies that pose significant health risks and even may be deadly.

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Take for instance, escamoles, a Mexican dish that's made from the eggs of the giant black Liometopum ant, which is a highly venomous creature. Fans of escamoles describe the taste as nutty and buttery, and especially delectable in tacos. Similarly, lutefisk, a traditional Nordic dish, consists of whitefish that's been dried, soaked in lye for days (rendering it too toxic to eat), then soaked in cold water and cooked.

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There are, of course, some risky foods that become harmful if handled incorrectly, but are otherwise perfectly edible, such as tapioca and stonefish. Derived from the roots of cassava plants,

Your kids will ask for more greens after this smoothie!Nothing will make my daughter run for her room like spinach. She can sense it from a mile away - almost as if she has an anti-spinach super power. Thankfully, she has yet to figure out that her favorite green smoothie is packed with the super nutritious green vegetable. I'm thinking it has a lot to do with the way I serve it. Fresh and sweet, these monster smoothies not only look back at you, they're deliciously healthy!

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Ingredients:
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup frozen pineapple
1/2 cup frozen spinach
1 banana, peeled
1 tablespoon honey
Candy eyes
Small pineapple triangles

Helpful Tip: I'm using frozen pineapple and spinach for a colder smoothie but fresh pineapple and spinach can be substituted and will make the smoothie sweeter and greener. If using fresh pineapple and spinach, add a few ice cubes to make the smoothie colder.

Directions:
1.

Jell-O! Is it the firm jiggles or the dissolve in your mouth sweetness that makes finger jello such a hit with people of all ages? My family has been making finger jello since before I could say "boo." Every party, every celebration, every sunday family gathering there it was. Depending on the occasion it was usually cut into squares, but when it's party time my Auntie Rosie usually cut them into fancy shapes and placed the scraps in a big ziplock. The big ziplock was reserved for the scavenger types who would go hunting for more once all the fancy shapes were gone. Yes, that's how I got introduced to finger jello, except my family made it with real fruit juice. Here's the recipe….. Enjoy!

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Ingredients for Real Fruit Juice Finger Jello:
6 cups real fruit juice (the choice is yours, but I use Cran-Strawberry, Pom-Blueberry, pink lemonade, grape, apple, sweetened jamaica tea, or cherry juice)
6 envelopes of Knox unflavored gelatin