-
Blueberry Ice Cream and Sorbet
There she is! My beautiful red Cuisinart ice cream maker. My mouth is watering just looking at it. I made two desserts this weekend: Blueberry Ice Cream and Blueberry Sorbet. Ingredients Blueberry Sorbet 1 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 quart blueberries 4 tbsp fresh lemon juice Blueberry Ice Cream 1 pint blueberries 3…
-
Thanksgiving Turkey
I finally got me a Mary’s Free Range Heritage Turkey, fed no animal by-products, no preservatives. A true Thanksgiving turkey that’s lived its life healthily with lots of room to run around in. You can really taste the difference between one of these free-range birds and one that’s been farmed pumped with hormones, antibiotics and…
-
Avocado Applications
The avocado is one of my favorite fruits. Avocado is packed with nutrients such as folate, potassium, vitamin E and lutein. When in season during the summer months, avocados are always on my weekly grocery list. Guacamole People seem to think of guacamole everytime an avocado is mentioned. It’s an easy recipe: mash a whole…
-
Breastfeeding: The Art of Being a Woman
Breastfeeding is what I’ve found to be the most profound expression of motherhood. Not labor and delivery of the baby, not pregnancy, not conception, all important and indispensable stages of becoming a mother. When I say breastfeeding is the most profound expression of motherhood, it is because I see it as a choice a mother…
-
Busting Breastfeeding Myths
Ever since my baby was born, I’ve heard a number of breastfeeding myths from my mother and some aunts, women whose parenting skills were shaped during the ’70’s, when milk companies took advantage of the women’s liberation movement to sell mothers formula. Here are some of the myths I’ve heard, and the truths that bust…
-
Maple Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients: 8 oz. cranberries 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup maple syrup Combine all ingredients into a saucepan and bring to a boil under high heat. Turn heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
-
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie is probably the best thing to do with the pumpkin discarded from making a Jack O’ Lantern. The taste of a pumpkin pie made from fresh pumkin cannot compare to one made from canned pumpkin. Here’s the classic Pumpkin Pie recipe: Pie Crust Ingredients: 3 cups pastry flour 1 cup (2 sticks) butter,…
-
Pumpkin Cookies
This recipe was passed on to us from my husband’s grandmother, who sent us care packages of her special Pumpkin Cookies every Halloween. Mammie used Crisco Oil and it made her cookies very moist and last for weeks. I used organic canola oil as a healthier alternative, and this makes the pumpkin cookies moist, light…
-
Tabouli
Ingredients: 1 cup dry bulgur wheat 1 bunch flat leaf parsley 1/2 cup fresh mint, chopped 5 green onions 5 plum or Roma tomatoes 1 cucumber 1 lemon’s juice 1/2 teaspoon allspice salt and pepper extra virgin olive oil Directions: Soak bulgur wheat in water for 20 minutes, or until bulgur expands and softens. While…
-
Low-Fat Baked Falafel Recipe
Falafel is conventionally deep fried in oil. I prefer baking it for a lighter, low fat version of this Mediterranean classic. Ingredients: 2 cans garbanzos 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons peanut butter 1 green onion, chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon cilantro, chopped 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper…