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Why Does My Body Need Vitamin A?

What’s number one on that multivitamin label? Vitamin A! It may be at the top of the list, but do you know why your body needs it? Vitamin A is critical for your vision — especially night vision. A deficiency of vitamin A is a major cause of blindness around the world. This vitamin (also known as retinol) also helps promote growth, skin cell regeneration, and reproduction. Vitamin A drops can help relieve dry eyes. Vitamin A also helps keep your mucous membranes healthy and your immune system functioning. The moistness of your mucous membranes helps your body trap and … Continue reading →

What $1,000 Will Buy You for Valentine’s Day

Are you looking for the perfect food related gift for Valentine’s Day? Well, if you’re especially. . .well endowed with funds. . .you can use that $1000 to buy any one of these scrumptious desserts. The Golden Opulence Sundae at Serendipity3 in New York City I’m not sure opulence is the right word. I think maybe it should be renamed the super duper overly, excessively and abundantly extravagant ice cream sundae. But this is Serendipity3 (most people just call it Serendipity’s) and they are, dare I say, the most well known ice cream shop of their kind in Manhattan. They … Continue reading →

Roast Goose with Wild Rice

Every Christmas, I love to watch the 1938 version of Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol.” I think it is funny where everyone gets so excited about the Christmas goose. I think it would be cool to have a truly traditional Christmas dinner like that, so I went out and found this recipe. Now, if I can just find a goose at the grocery store, I will be set! For this recipe, you will need a 12-pound goose, salt, wild rice, hazelnuts, two Granny Smith apples, one small onion, ground savory, fresh parsley, black pepper, and all-purpose flour. To prep for … Continue reading →

Wild Game Pate

The city of Chicago may be banning foie gras, but you can still make your own pate at home. For this recipe, you will need one pound of your favorite game meat (rabbit, partridge, pheasant, or duck), thyme, salt, pepper, allspice, minced green onions, apple juice, one onion, butter, 3/4 pound of lean ground pork, 3/4 pound of ground veal, eggs, crushed garlic, one pound of bacon, and a bay leaf. To prep for this recipe, you will need to cut the game meat into 1/4 strips. Finely mince enough green onions to make 1 tablespoon and enough onion to … Continue reading →