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MargaretG
AMBASSADOR, Top 5%
Margaret Gifford, Food-Lover
New York, New York
About me
NYC-based family farm friend. I raise food, funds and friends for food and farm businesses. www.watervineimpact.com
Website
www.watervineimpact.comI made it 4 days on the The Eat Real Food Challenge!
6yr
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annefood Yessss @MargaretG ! You’ve got this!
I made it 9 days on the The Eat Real Food Challenge!
6yr
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annefood Awesome @MargaretG ! Keep it up! How has it been going?
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LDA Well done'
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MargaretG Thx!
Curious about this challenge - Do others count bread as a whole food? Homemade bread, but not homemade flour?
7yr
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annefood Good question @MargaretG ! Whole grains and products made from whole grains (100% whole wheat bread, for example) are allowed and encouraged, but refined white grains and flours are not. So white...
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annefood You're welcome!
Local blueberry pie & locally made ice cream - Iconic New England summer treats!
7yr
The Restaurant at Rowayton Seafood
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annefood I had that last night too! Made by a friend with the berries she picked. It was AMAZING.
Bob's Red Mill meusli, soaked in almond milk, topped w/toasted hazelnuts, dried cherries & honey - easy and healthy!!
7yr
Ceremony Coffee Roasters
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Ceremony coffee roasters in Annapolis MD has an awesome menu!
Need advice: good veg beef stew recipe?
7yr
I have tried (and failed) multiple times to create a good, beef and vegetable stew that is more veg than beef. Any tips from this expert community?
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annefood Hey @MargaretG - I was a vegetarian for many years and haven't made beef stew since I've returned to the land of the meat eaters ;) But I would bet that an Ina Garten recipe would be a good place...
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jfdouble yes!!
Chicken soup for my soul - on a gray day.
7yr
![Today, 1/20, I could not seem to eat anything. So, a little homemade broth will have to do.](https://foodstand.imgix.net/uploads/post/photo/16883/5b04b7e8-6200-8978-e6c7-cf1c21d0d0d8.jpg?bri=-20&con=-20&fit=crop&h=640&w=640)
Today, 1/20, I could not seem to eat anything. So, a little homemade broth will have to do.
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annefood Comfort food.
Local clam chowder!
7yr
The Restaurant at Rowayton Seafood
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It is still a thrill to eat NE clam chowder IN New England. Today was especially beautiful because of the snow!
I'm taking the 8 glasses of water challenge (again - bc I failed the first time).
7yr
![I wonder if coffee negates the good from the water, though.](https://foodstand.imgix.net/uploads/post/photo/16486/2583cf20-e3b8-b7c1-f386-22e04873c34f.jpg?bri=-20&con=-20&fit=crop&h=640&w=640)
I wonder if coffee negates the good from the water, though.
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annefood Hey @MargaretG - you've got this! Coffee was said to be dehydrating for a long time, but they now say that the diuretic effect does not offset the hydration. So feel free to drink up! (Though, as...
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darkchocolatepeanutbutter @MargaretG - No failure here, only progress :)