Jessie Price, EatingWell’s food editor and author of EatingWell Comfort Foods Made Healthy (November 2008) appeared in an interview yesterday for the Asbury Park Press’ Super Bowl feature on making over game day snacks. The article covers such foods as buffalo wings, potato skins, and drinks: only a taste of what the book itself contains.
Posted: January 29th, 2009 under Cooking, EatingWell.
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With the coldest of the winter months still ahead of us, the temptation to binge on fattening comfort foods is stronger than ever. Combat weight gain and re-shape your waistline post-Holiday Season with The EatingWell Diet (January 2009).
Named “One of America’s Top 10 Healthiest Diets” by Health Magazine, this book has 150+ delicious, health-conscious, and low-calorie recipes, as well as a 7-step guide to healthy, long-term weight loss.
Here are just two of the guilt-free recipes you can feel good about this winter: Read more »
Posted: January 26th, 2009 under Cooking, EatingWell.
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Travelocity released its forecast for the Top 10 Spring Break Destinations this year. Florida cleaned up the competition, with Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Tampa, and Ft. Myers figuring into this list.
If you’re considering venturing South to the Sunshine State to soak up the rays, Trish Riley’s green-focused guide to Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami & the Florida Keys will cover the details and help you focus on relaxing and finding your own adventures. Trish includes tales from travelers, her own personal anecdotes, and profiles of green businesses, hotels, and restaurants in the region.
The following is a taste of Trish’s time on an Everglades “Swamp Walk:”
Swamp Walk: Our “Muckabout”
I lay awake all night the night before, worrying about encountering snakes and gators on my walk through the Everglades swamps with Clyde and Niki Butcher, who hold an annual “Muckabout” Swamp Walk, a three-day event held over Labor Day weekend at their Big Cypress Gallery, located about 30 miles west of Miami on the Old Tamiami Trail, US 41. The gallery is set on a 10-acre piece of swamp where the Butchers live and work. Clyde’s black-and-white photos of the Everglades are internationally famous, and he lends them to help raise awareness of the dire environmental issues facing the River of Grass. During the Swamp Walk you venture into water up to your waist or higher, knowing full well that alligators and snakes live in these parts and that you’re invading their territory. It sounds crazy, but the proceeds of the Swamp Walk go to charity. The real purpose, the Butchers say, is to raise awareness of the delicate Everglades ecosystem and to inspire its preservation. Read more »Posted: January 26th, 2009 under Travel.
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