From backyard barbecues and family picnics to a bright addition to seasonal recipes, sweet cherries not only provide a boost of flavor but also pack a punch when it comes to nutrition, helping keep you and your family healthy during busy summer months. Cherries can help reduce inflammation and lower blood pressure, as well as […]
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A Decadent Dessert Pizza
Pizza and dessert are two things nearly any crowd can agree on. Combining classic rocky road ingredients — chocolate, marshmallows and peanuts — on a giant cookie crust makes for a sweet treat that’s perfect for a crowd and can be sliced and eaten with your hands. Find more dessert recipes at Culinary.net. Rocky Road […]
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4 Refreshing, Patriotic-Themed Watermelon Treats
There’s no time like a hot summer picnic to let your patriotic spirit show. These all-American snacks featuring a classic favorite fruit — watermelon — are the perfect solution for nearly any summertime celebration. Watermelon is a patriotic picnic staple for countless reasons, not the least of which is that it’s a beloved treat that […]
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Healthy Summer Salad Recipes
Adding more fruits and vegetables is one of the simplest ways to make at-home meals healthier for your family. Focusing your plate on more of the good stuff — vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, plant-based proteins, lean animal proteins and fish — can help you cut back on the not-so-good stuff, including refined carbohydrates, […]
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6 Calorie Bombs to Avoid When Dining Out
There’s nothing better than a night on the town. But when you’re trying to lose weight or maintain a healthy lifestyle, restaurant menus aren’t always your friend. Here are six foods to avoid — some are sneaky, some are loaded with calories and sugar and some are just easy to overdo. The Bread Basket Besides […]
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Brasil Comes To You
Sandra Rocha Evanoff first became familiar with the Kitsap County Medical Society when she attended a newcomers’ spring party. Later that year she attended her first KCMS fund raising event. The following year she offered a Brazilian meal prepared in the purchaser’s home. She has been proud to have raised contributions by providing this auction […]
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WSU Kitsap County Extension Hosts a Wild Food Exploration and Cooking Demonstration
Have you ever hit the trail instead of the grocery store for your dinner ingredients? With spring in bloom, edible flowers, roots, barks and mushrooms cover the forest floor. In April, WSU Kitsap County Extension, Olympic College and the Keta Legacy Foundation partnered to share this bounty with Kitsap residents through a Wild Food Exploration […]
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Enjoy 25 Craft Breweries and Live Music at Annual Gig Harbor Beer Fest
The unofficial summer kickoff in Gig Harbor starts with an annual fundraiser benefitting the Gig Harbor Kiwanis. The Eighth Annual Gig Harbor Beer Festival on Saturday, May 18, brings 25 brewers to the Uptown Gig Harbor Pavilion from noon to 5 p.m. — plus a cider booth, the popular Heritage Distillery and a live music […]
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Crabtree Kitchen + Bar is Poulsbo’s Newest Evolution
What do locally raised beef, liquor, coffee, chocolate and Kitsap County’s coolest, newest restaurant all have in common? Passion and love of community. This is the thread running between these and the focus of the Crabtree family, who are doing big things in Poulsbo. Peter Crabtree discovered his love of chocolate during his freshman year […]
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