Lemon Potato Salad with Mint

This recipe for lemon potato salad with mint sounds easy and yummy for an upcoming summer meal on the patio. I always cut any oil in a recipe right back, sometimes even to zero. For example, I brown onions without oil. Instead I add a tablespoon of water or veggie stock. Add more as it dries out. The onions caramelize just the same and you save yourself a lot of calories and, according to the experts at Forks Over Knives, damage to your cardiovascular system, specifically the endothelial cell lining of your arteries.

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The Importance of Vitamin B12 in the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease

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