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Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook  and Pinterest . For a good start to the new year, Download my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . How Can We Improve Our Health? At the start of every new year, I give a great deal of thought about things I can do to improve my health and yours. Each year I look at the latest research and my own personal experiences as I try to pick the highest priority items. Here are my top eight for 2016.  #1 - Forget about Fad Diets and Load Up on Great Foods! Weight loss is usually front and center, especially at this time of year when everyone is making New Year's resolutions. But it should be accomplished by eating lots of good foods, not by going on a fad diet or eating packaged weight-loss meals or shakes. I like to suggest diets that are for a lifetime, not just for the months it takes to get to your goal weight. In fact, a good diet should get you in the habit of eating well and making a life change. Here are some past blog posts that c...

Easy One-Pot New Year's Day Recipe for Good Luck. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest Happy New Year It wouldn't be New Year's without a lucky black-eyed pea recipe. This year's recipe is as simple as it gets and is made in an Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker.  I have a confession to make. This year I'm taking a big risk and making yellow-eyed peas from Rancho Gordo but of course you can make this with traditional black-eyed peas.         *                           *                        *                     * Black-Eyed (or Yellow-Eyed) Peas with Corn and Greens Vegan, Gluten and Dairy Free [makes 6 servings] Requires an Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker Allow soaking time - either overnight or 2 hours in hot water. Ingredients 1 cup black or yellow-eyed peas 2...

Me with two of my grand boys at Christmas. Boy, What a Year Ah, the last day of the year. A month ago I would have said, “hooray, let’s get this one over with.” But I end the year with joy and gratitude. Let me explain. I started the year learning the tango in Buenos Aires and cooking in Rio de Janeiro. What a wonderful beginning to the year. I then returned in February to do several medical procedures that were going to improve my life. No matter how many vitamins we take, no matter how much we exercise, no matter how good a diet we have – shit happens. In my case, I had a surgery to fix a Morton’s neuroma in my foot so that I could run again. It didn’t turn out as well as I’d hoped, to put it mildly (but that’s an entire blog post in itself). Then I had 2 cataract surgeries that gave me excellent vision until one of my retina’s tore which required a fun laser procedure to tack it back up. Finally, several mysterious freckles showed up which required skin biopsies. By now I’m thinking...

Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest. Make it Simple We've made it past the holidays and have had our share of eating and cooking big meals so it's absolutely fine if you want to celebrate New Year's Eve with a few appetizers and a bottle of bubbly. The following are some of my most popular appetizer posts that you may want to consider. But First the Bubbly A lot of people spend big bucks on their New Year's champagne, but our absolute favorite is Roederer Estate Brut - Estate bottled sparkling wine, Anderson Valley. And it's less than $25 a bottle and you can sometimes find it for less than $20. Since Roederer Estate was founded by one of the most famous Champagne houses in France, Louis Roederer, it should be no surprise that it is in the style of French Champagne and just as delicious. Except for the Italian sparkling wine Prosecco (I have no particular favorite brands), Roederer Brut is the only bubbly we drink. My Favorite Appetizers  Antipas...

Creamy butternut squash risotto is the perfect Christmas dish for your vegan and gluten-free guests. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest. Christmas Menu I love to serve risotto for the holidays but it is a difficult dish to make when there are a number of things on the menu and you don't feel like stirring for 30 minutes with company sitting at the table. But this year I have my new Instant Pot Pressure Cooker and making risotto is a snap. Once the butternut squash is roasted, scooped from the skin, and mashed (you can do that earlier in the day), just stir it into the cooked risotto which only takes minutes in this pot and requires no stirring! But even if you make risotto the traditional way, this dish is worth the effort. The roasted squash adds a beautiful buttery texture to the risotto and the Meyer lemon gremolata is the perfect topping when you want flavor without a dairy parmesan.  Make no-stir risotto in the Instant PotIP-DU060 in 5 minute (plus t...