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Kim and Lauren are the mother-daughter team behind Something New For Dinner. Kim develops the recipes, shoots the photography and writes the posts and weekly emails to our subscribers. Lauren is the Internet marketing guru who developed and maintains our website, leads our marketing efforts, manages our social media and keeps us on track in general.
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Arugula
Arugula is a peppery nutritious ingredient is used in salads, soups, pesto, risotto, bruschetta, pizza, pasta, juice and sandwiches. But did you know arugula is not actually a lettuce? Arugula is a crucifer and a cousin to nutrition all-stars like broccoli, kale and brussel sprouts.
Arugula has a long history and goes by many names
Also known as rocket, rockette, rugula and rucola. The ancient Romans considered arugula an aphrodisiac. A poem ascribed to Virgil reads, "the rocket excites the sexual desire in drowey people." So beware the next time you dig into an arugula salad!
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Nutritional rocket
Arugula has very low calories, with only 8 calories for two cups, but is highly nutritious. High in Vitamins A, B, C, K and folate and a variety of minerals, arugula is loaded with phytochemicals that protect against various cancers. Arugula has anti-bacterial, anti-viral and immuno modulator properties. Healthy, sexy and low-cal. What coould be better? See my arugula recipes: Green on green salad
