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Ask Dani - Is it a bad idea to eat carbs at night??

I've always heard that eating carbs at night will make you store them as fat. So would it be a bad idea to eat carbs for dinner? - Kaman

Ask Dani - What Can I Sub For a Sweet Potato?

Hi Dani! Since when I was in Seattle I used to have sweet potatoes, I learned to love them. But.... always the same problem, we don't have them here in Italy. Last week I found on a shelf at the market something called "patate americane" so I grabbed them. From outside they looked just like the real ones, but inside they are white. I've never seen white ones. Have you? The flavor is good but the texture is not really the same. What if I use pumpkin when you use sweet potatoes? Like in this last recipe you posted? Thank you so much! - Valeria

Ask Dani - How To Choose Organics!

A lot of you guys ask me some really good questions and I usually just email people back in a personal email, but it suddenly hit me that there are probably lots of other readers that might benefit from these questions and answers so I think I'm gonna add an "Ask Dani" tab.

Food For Thought »

The Bottom Line on White Whole-Wheat Flour
Nov 13, 08 - Comment
Like many of you, I have become a big fan of the White Whole Wheat. 
This Is Gonna Be An Interesting Nine Months
Oct 31, 08 - 1 Comments
Ever notice how much easier it is to give advice to others compared to how
Seven Days and I'm Done!!
Oct 3, 08 - 2 Comments
Well guys, although I had big ambitions I’ve decided to call it quits after seven