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Low GI Recipe: Italian Almond Crunch
In the postwar years, it was hard to come by sweets and treats. Yet, children are always children and, even back then, there were sweet cravings. My husband remembers this recipe that his mother...
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Low GI Recipe: Rice Pudding with Almond Cherry Sauce
Cherries and almonds are a match made in heaven. That’s not to say that the rice-milk-lemon mixture isn’t a divine combination as well. In winter, rice pudding (“budino di riso”) is cooked with lots...
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Low GI Recipe: Chocolate Glazed Almonds
The Easter meal is a grand event all over Italy. The different regions prepare their local traditional recipes – all delicious. When it comes to dessert, however, there is a standard commonality....
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Low GI Recipe: Strawberry Amandine
Slice and chop, and this dessert is ready for your table! As with all fruit, serve these strawberries only in the peak of their growing season. Complementary accompaniments may include dark chocolate...
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Low GI Recipe: Mixed Berry-Almond Custard
More than a dessert after a meal, I serve this custard when I have the good fortune of having a few friends come over for an afternoon visit. Its wholesome goodness, however, qualifies it as an...
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Fabulous and Friendly Fiber – A Dieter’s Best Friend
We can call it “cellulose, pectin, lignin, roughage,” or we can just say “lentils, berries, nuts, beans, artichoke, carrots.” What we’re talking about is dietary fiber. We all know fiber is good for us...
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Low GI Recipe: Chocolate Raspberry Almond Smoothie
Here is a quick, delicious, nutritious and low glycemic homerun to start the day. You can change around the fruit and the nuts. Pinoli (pine nuts) and hazelnuts are my choices when I’m in Italy. My...
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Soup for Breakfast?
When my husband was a little boy, his mother made him “pappa gialla” on cold, wintry mornings. The northwestern region of Italy where he grew up was notorious for a bitter dampness that penetrated...
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