Like Harry Potter’s phoenix, good things can rise up again.
When a person insists on changing recipes, stuff can go hay-wire. Take this pineapple gazpacho, for example. More
06 Aug 2013 11 Comments
in Drinks, food, health, recipes, Salads, Snacks Tags: antioxidants, cancer, drinks, liquor, magnesium, nutrition, vitamins, watermelon
Cool off with fizzy watermelon
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Who would have thought the common watermelon is a berry? Botanists call its fruit a pepo, a special kind of berry with a thick rind and fleshy center.
Like other berries we love, the watermelon is packed with goodness. It has the most nutrition per calorie of any common food. Click the link for the latest info. More
23 Jul 2013 9 Comments
in Drinks, food, health, recipes, Salads Tags: beets, feta, fruit, kale, leafy vegetables, liquor, nuts, pears, pomegranates, vinaigrette
Last time, I told you about the powerful benefits offered by the lovely Pomegranate.
Here I focus on how to use this wonderful fruit. First and foremost, let’s see how to get past the blushing hard skin to the juicy seeds, or arils, inside. More
07 May 2013 6 Comments
in food, health, Holiday foods, recipes, Soups Tags: carrots, family, gourmet, liquor, Mothers Day, mushrooms, nutrition, presentation, sherry, shiitake, spinach, stock
Mom’s shitake mushroom and spinach soup
Boost your soup’s healing power, flavor, and presentation
Turn your Cinderella leftovers into a healing soup stock fit for a princess. Here are a few magical ways to take my basic recipe for garbage soup and boost the healing power of your bone broths.