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Kathy Patrick is a personal and entertainment chef in Rome. She writes the weekly Healthy Gourmet column for Health Quest. (Photo by Lindy Dugger Cordell/RNT)
It's summer so it's time for yellow squash
If the recent sweltering heat has not convinced you that it’s summer, then the onslaught of one of summer’s most bountiful harvests – summer squash – surely convince of the season! A friend of min...
Jun 21, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kathy Patrick is a personal and entertainment chef in Rome. She writes the weekly Healthy Gourmet column for Health Quest. (Photo by Lindy Dugger Cordell/RNT)
Summertime, and the eating is easy
Summertime here in Georgia really is a great time to eat. Strawberries have been wonderful, blackberries and blueberries are almost here, tomatoes and corn will be here before you know it, and don...
Jun 12, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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The kumato is a green to reddish brown tomato that is sweeter than typical tomatoes due to a higher fructose content. Kumatoes have a longer shelf life than typical tomatoes and are considered a gourmet variety.
You say tomato, but I say kumato
You say tomato, but you might want to start saying “kumato” instead. I recently visited an enormous fresh produce distribution company and they gave me some kumatoes. I must admit that I was not t...
May 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kathy Patrick is a personal and entertainment chef in Rome. She writes the weekly Healthy Gourmet column for Health Quest. (Photo by Lindy Dugger Cordell/RNT)
Put some South in your mouth with Vidalia onions
I read a cute comment on Vidalia onions recently. A man said “you only cry when they’re gone.” If you have enjoyed Vidalia onions in the past, you definitely agree with that man! Vidalia onions h...
May 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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On average, a large egg has about 70 calories and 5 grams of fat, making it a lower calorie source of protein.
Eggs-cellent choice of protein
Eggs – incredible and edible! That really is a great advertising slogan, as eggs are incredibly good to eat and they are an incredible nutrition source. Whole eggs and egg yolks store enough prote...
Apr 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kathy Patrick is a personal and entertainment chef in Rome. She writes the weekly Healthy Gourmet column for Health Quest. (Photo by Lindy Dugger Cordell/RNT)
Asparagus is part of the bounty of spring
Besides the dogwoods and azaleas, seeing asparagus in the grocery store is another sure sign of spring. Asparagus first appears in an affordable price range in February, but the really tasty aspar...
Apr 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rhubarb: More than just 'the pie plant'
Rhubarb has been (and still is) prized for its use in pies, tarts and sauces. The sour taste of it necessitates some serious doctoring of the plant in its raw form and traditionally pies have been...
Apr 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Strawberry fields forever?
Strawberries are a sure sign of spring’s arrival – they are in the markets, on restaurant menus, and they are starting to flower in local gardens and patio pots all around Rome. I planted a strawb...
Mar 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Chickpeas: They’re not just for hummus and salad bars
by Kathy Patrick, personal and entertainment chef
Mar 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Chickpeas, or garbanzo beans as they are also known, are the most widely consumed legume in the world. They are originally from the Middle East and they have a firm texture with a nutty taste somew...
Spinach for Spring
by Kathy Patrick, Personal and Entertainment Chef
Mar 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Spinach is one of those hardy winter vegetables that is harvested locally and around the Southeast from late in the year through about May. It’s a great crop for the home gardener and many bigger f...
Fruity desserts can be healthful way to enjoy sweets
by Kathy Patrick, personal and entertainment chef
Mar 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
“Avoid fruits and nuts. You are what you eat.” That’s a fun quote from Jim Davis, creator of the comic strip “Garfield.” And while I agree with Jim that we are what we eat, I don’t agree that “bein...
A toast to roasting
by Kathy Patrick, personal and entertainment chef
Oct 31, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
We all need some “go to” recipes that net great tasting meals with good nutrition, low expense, and minimum labor, right? Luckily for us it is autumn and the season’s bounty brings us lot of ways...
Sipping seasonal cider
by Kathy Patrick, personal and entertainment chef
Oct 24, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
You know it’s autumn when apple cider hits the market, whether at roadside stands, the grocery stores or at the apple orchard. Apple cider is one of those beverages that I associate with great sme...
Bok Choy – Oh, boy!
by Kathy Patrick, personal and entertainment chef
Oct 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Bok Choy is a favorite treat of mine. Since bok choy is a member of the cabbage family, I feel a little weird calling it a treat (certainly not in the league of, say, homemade apple crisp with bu...
Muscadines: The “other” grape
by Kathy Patrick, personal and entertainment chef
Oct 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Aromatic does not begin to do justice to the smell of muscadine grapes. We have several vines growing just outside our kitchen door and near our outdoor dining area. We recently harvested the vine...
Fall brings with it pear season
by Kathy Patrick, person and entertainment chef
Sep 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
With Autumn officially here we can look forward to ripe, sweet and tasty pears. Pears hit their prime in early to mid-October so we should be seeing some great fresh fruits soon. Even though pear...
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