The Greater Princeton Area Ask the Doctor Spring Issue March/April 2018

Homemade Easter Candy at The Chocolate Factory In Freehold

All Your Old Favorites and Some New Ones Too!

We have everything needed to make the perfect Easter basket! Solid Chocolate Bunnies • Jelly Eggs Coconut Cream & Peanut Butter Eggs Foil Wrapped Chocolate Eggs • Jelly Bunnies And much, much more!

T H E H E A L T H Y P A L A T E

627 Park Avenue (Business 33) Freehold, NJ • 732-462-1311 • www.OldMonmouthCandies.com

R a i n b o w SpagHetti Is The Most Colorful Way To Eat Pasta

Pasta is delicious and filling. Pasta has plenty of health benefits like folic acid, being cholesterol free, and sustaining energy. It also keeps you fuller longer. As a filling dish, you won’t be quick to follow your pasta meal with unhealthy foods. It is also affordable and very versatile. You can have it as an appetizer, side dish, or the main meal. It is also a very simple meal to make which makes this fun recipe a great beginner project for children. INGREDIENTS • 6 Ziploc bags • 1 lb. spaghetti, cooked • Food coloring (we used 6) • 1 c. Water, Divided • 3 tbsp. butter, melted • 1/3 c. freshly grated Parmesan • kosher salt • Freshly ground black pepper DIRECTIONS 1. Place 2 tbsp. water into each zip lock back (we used 6 for 6 different colors). Add 10 drops gel food coloring to each bag. 2. Divide the spaghetti into the 6 different bags. Shake until they are coated in their colors. 3. Remove each pasta individually from zip lock bag and rinse with cold water. Combine in a large bowl and toss together with butter and parm cheese. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

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