Food
Recipe – Butter Bean Mashed Potatoes
Velvety Buttery Butter Bean
The Lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus, is commonly known as the lima bean or butter bean. These beans have a buttery, sweet, starchy taste and a smooth texture. The term butter bean is widely used for a large, flat and white variety of lima bean (P. lunatus var. macrocarpus). Lima beans, named after its place of origin, Lima, ...Recipe – Strawberry Guava Smoothie
Fragrant Guava
Guavas are fragrant, delicious tropical fruits that many Americans know only because they are frequently used in jellies. But these red-fleshed (and sometimes white-fleshed) fruits pack an amazing nutritional wallop. New government research demonstrates that guava may indeed deserve a place among the antioxidant elite. On one widely used test of antioxidant power, the ...Recipe – Creamy Cantaloupe Ice Cream
Cantaloupe!
What a yummy summer fruit! “Cantaloupe is truly a high-volume food. An entire large melon has only 277 calories, way less than most desserts, and more than most people can eat at one sitting. About 90 percent of the melon is water. But that water in the melon goes a long way toward filling you ...Recipe – Apple Almond Flour Cookies
Organic Apples High in Bacteria
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology, a new study shows that organic apples harbor a more diverse and balanced bacterial community, which could make them healthier and tastier than conventional apples. “The bacteria, fungi and viruses in our food transiently colonize our gut,” says study senior author Professor Gabriele Berg, of Graz University ...Recipe – Basil Pesto
Healthy Basil
Recent research suggests that basil can help fight bacteria, viruses, and chronic diseases. Basil, an aromatic herb belonging to the mint family, is perhaps best known as the key ingredient in pesto – that savory Italian sauce made from olive oil, garlic, crushed pine nuts [or walnuts] and loads of fresh basil leaves. The type of ...Recipe – Berry Cobbler
Place in a large saucepan: 1 can crushed pineapple (20 oz.) 1 1/2 lb. sliced strawberries (unsweetened, fresh or frozen) 1/2 pkg. frozen peaches, diced 1/2 tsp. sea salt 1 1/2 cup date sugar 2 Tbsp. lemon juice 2-3 Tbsp. Agar Agar (or Cornstarch) Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until thick. Pour into a large baking dish, and top with Cashew and ...