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June 5, 2013I have a pastry chef crush on Marisa Lown of Gertrude's, the new(ish) cafe at the Desert Botanical Garden. Her pastry is straightforward, creative, and thoughtful. Marisa is bringing a unique touch and an expert hand to sweets here in the Valley, and I can't wait to see what she does next.
See als ... More >>
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July 5, 2012After you've finished giving your what-I-did-for-the-Fourth-of-July recap to your co-workers for the zillionth time, you're going to need something else to discuss. Here's a suggestion:
Scottsdale-based Pita Jungle, the Mediterranean-inspired healthy eating chain with over 15 locations throughout A ... More >>
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June 21, 2012I have to begin with a confession. I've been hiding something important from you and it's time to come clean . . . I'm sort of a health food fanatic. All the crazy ingredients for this cake were ones I had in my pantry. When you see what those are, you'll know what I mean.
I think I've alluded to ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Carol Blonder
house made matzo
The best matzo we've ever tasted is handmade shmura matzo. We were introduced to it by a friend who orders a shipment from New York each Passover. Comparing it to industrialized matzo from the grocery is like comparing a fresh baked artisan loaf to Wonder bre ... More >>
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March 22, 2011
The new fast casual "bugeria," Coal Burger, opened its doors yesterday at Scottsdale Quarter. Rolled out by the group behind Grimaldi's Pizzeria, Coal Burger features natural grass fed beef burgers cooked in a coal fired brick oven (designed like the ovens used in the groups popular pizzerias ... More >>
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January 19, 2011What We Ate: Amy's Light & Lean Soft Taco FiestaMade with organic vegetables and black beans
The Facts: 220 calories, 4.5g fat (1.5g saturated fat), 560g sodium and 40g of carbs
Why This One: We too would like to be a little lighter and leaner, which means sticking to our new ye ... More >>
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October 27, 2010What We Ate: Lean Cuisine Ginger Garlic Stir Fry with Chicken
Chicken, whole wheat pasta, veggies, sauce
The Facts: 280 calories, 4g fat, 550g sodium
Why This One: We were feeling a little overloaded on the Italian and needed to mix it up a little with some Asian cuisine. This one looke ... More >>
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September 9, 2010ASU West presents flick on food issues
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April 13, 2010
Sheriff Joe says he probably wouldn't eat his "loaf," either.Yesterday, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office announced that Elizabeth Johnson, the mother of missing baby Gabriel Johnson, had been moved from general population to the jail's loony bin after assaulting two other inmates ... More >>
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February 17, 2010You can try that one foot on the scale trick, but you're not fooling anyone.Valentine's Day has come and gone and you've whole heartedly
abandoned your New Years diet by professing your undying love to a giant box of
chocolates. Your jeans still don't fit and
those crafty Girl Scouts will b ... More >>
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October 28, 2009It's like your 30-something gal pal is just gabbing about her latest food adventures, and they just so happen to always be healthy.
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July 15, 2009
Nearly half (48 percent) of 675 physicians polled by a research group believe the H1N1 virus poses some risk for a "catastrophic" global Swine Flu pandemic.
The study, done by HCD Research, tracked physicians' opinions weekly since April and found doctors' concerns at an all-time high.
"Our ... More >>
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February 3, 2009I don't know what it was about this past Christmas, but for some reason, I found it a whole lot easier to get out my checkbook and send some dough to local non-profits than to slog through the list of presents I had to buy. And seriously, right after I read Sarah Fenske's column about the financial ... More >>
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