31 Surprisingly Delicious High-Fiber Snacks Photo by Perry Santanachote It helps keep things moving smoothly (you know what we mean), it can lower our risk for diabetes and heart disease, and it keeps us fuller, longer. What is this magic stuff? Dietary fiber! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Photo: Deb Perelman / SmittenKitchen.com 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Photo by Caitlin Covington 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Photo by Lisa Cain 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. What are your favorite high-fiber snacks?
Seven Professional Secrets to Baking a Great Cake I spent 13 years running an online magazine for BUSY parents while living my dream of being the quintessential housewife/stay-at-home mom. And before that, I ran a few homebased businesses: childcare, notary, direct sales, and even a little virtual assistance. So you could say I know a thing or two about living your dreams—and moving on when they change. Get Free eBooks Sign up for your chance to receive my next Kindle e-book FREE! When a new Kindle e-book is listed on Amazon, it will be made available as a free download for 48 hours.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Streusel Pancake Recipe | Pumpkin Pancakes Pumpkin Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes Last week Josh woke up early and asked me what I wanted for breakfast-his treat. I voted for pancakes, but told him I didn’t care what variety. He came back in the room and asked if he could make our sinful Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes. Josh went to work in the kitchen and came up with the most amazing pancakes I have ever tasted. So get into the kitchen and whip up a batch of Pumpkin Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes. Baby update-my due date was Saturday and I am still pregnant:) I guess our little pea has his own time schedule and will come when he is ready. If you like these Pumpkin Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes, you might also like: Pumpkin Pancakes with Cream Cheese Syrup from 6 BittersweetsPumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes from Lauren’s LatestPumpkin Pancakes with Cinnamon Syrup from Two Peas and Their Pod
Mangosteen Index | Search | Home | Morton Morton, J. 1987. Mangosteen. p. 301–304. In: Fruits of warm climates. Julia F. One of the most praised of tropical fruits, and certainly the most esteemed fruit in the family Guttiferae, the mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana L., is almost universally known or heard of by this name. Description The mangosteen tree is very slow-growing, erect, with a pyramidal crown; attains 20 to 82 ft (6-25 m) in height, has dark-brown or nearly black, flaking bark, the inner bark containing much yellow, gummy, bitter latex. The fruit, capped by the prominent calyx at the stem end and with 4 to 8 triangular, flat remnants of the stigma in a rosette at the apex, is round, dark-purple to red-purple and smooth externally; 1 1/3 to 3 in (3.4-7.5 cm) in diameter. Origin and Distribution The place of origin of the mangosteen is unknown but is believed to be the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas; still, there are wild trees in the forests of Kemaman, Malaya. Varieties Climate Soil Culture
10 Mouthwatering Summer Burger Recipes Today is National Hamburger Day! Ready to celebrate? Hamburgers are a staple of the American diet and what we love most about them is that the summer menu must-have is extremely customizable. By changing the toppings or spices you can have a completely different meal each time. Say hello to summer with 10 mouthwatering burger recipes that are sure to please: 1. It’s what’s inside that counts. 2. Capture the flavors of the classic Italian salad but in burger style. 3. If you can’t hop on a plane to Hawaii, at least you can rev up and taste the flavors of the island. 4. Spike your burger with some spice and then dig in. 5. BBQ season has arrived with this one! 6. If you have a love for mushrooms and wine, then you have met your match in burger form. 7. This paleo recipe is nothing but nutritious and delicious. 8. Apples on a burger? 9. Slather the healthy and refreshing flavors of Greece on your patty. 10. This burger gives a burst of freshness that is perfect for a hot summer day.
Depleted Soils Dept of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin - Madison With sufficient quantities of food in an affluent society and raised public awareness of environmental quality, there is growing concern about the quality of food and demand for more accountability of how food is grown. Several studies of historical food composition tables show an apparent decline in food nutrient content over the past 70 years. This decline has been attributed to soil degradation and the “mining” of soil fertility by industrial agriculture. At the end of the Twentieth Century, food security is no longer an issue for an affluent society. Is Chemical Farming Making Our Food Less Nutritious? The USDA has been compiling nutritive data of foods since the late 1800’s and published the first data tables in 1896 (Atwater, 1896). To further investigate this link between nutritional decline and soil quality, ten common fruits and vegetables were examined for their calcium, magnesium and potassium content. Atwater, W. U.S.
50 Tips for Baking Better Cakes Happy American Thanksgiving! I was sitting here planning a bunch of upcoming baking posts, when I realized that we’ve never really chatted about some of the basic steps that make for consistent baking and caking. I thought that it may be helpful to post these tips now, before we get too hot and heavy into more cake recipes. This collection of tips and tricks is made up of suggestions that happen to work for me, that I have either learned from the pros, read in books, or figured out along the way (and am still learning). I hope that even one of these tips will help you along too. {print} Recipe Ingredients: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 1 large egg white = 37 grams, 1 large egg yolk = 20 grams. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Mixing: 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Baking Cakes: 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. Cooling & Frosting: 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Related posts:
Study suggests nutrient decline in garden crops over past 50 years Public release date: 1-Dec-2004 [ Print | E-mail Share ] [ Close Window ] Contact: Barbra Rodriguezbrodriguez@mail.utexas.edu 512-232-0675University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas – A recent study of 43 garden crops led by a University of Texas at Austin biochemist suggests that their nutrient value has declined in recent decades while farmers have been planting crops designed to improve other traits. The study was designed to investigate the effects of modern agricultural methods on the nutrient content of foods. The researchers chose garden crops, mostly vegetables, but also melons and strawberries, for which nutritional data were available from both 1950 and 1999 and compared them both individually and as a group. The study, based on U.S. According to Davis, establishing meaningful changes in nutrient content over a 50-year time interval was a significant challenge. These nutrients included protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin and ascorbic acid. [ Print | E-mail
How To Make Butterflake Rolls if You’re Not Martha Stewart Try as I might, I can’t make things perfect. I can make one cupcake in a batch look pretty dang awesome. From time to time my junk drawer has all of the pens in the same slot. Apparently, I don’t have what it takes to make photo-worthy Butterflake Rolls, either. No worries. The floor will get messy. Toss a bit of butter into your muffin tins. Mix together your basic ingredients until a soft, luscious dough forms. The real trick to making Butterflake Rolls is layer after layer after layer of butter kneaded into layer after layer after layer of dough. Bound to get ugly before it gets beautiful. Oh, who am I kidding. Flaky, buttery, and ridiculously delicious (if ever so slightly messy and kind of ugly-ish), these butterflake rolls are simple to make and tremendously tasty.
Five Ingredient Recipes - Recipes with Less than Five Ingredients These recipes all use five ingredients or less, not counting salt, pepper and water. You'll be amazed at how many delicious recipes use just a few ingredients! Five Ingredient Crockpot Recipes These marvelous recipes all use five ingredients or less, not counting flour, water, sugar, oil, and dried spices. Appetizer RecipesEasy appetizers can make the meal and can even substitute for the entree in some cases. Bread RecipesQuick bread, muffins, and yeast breads are are all fun to make, and simple recipes using frozen and refrigerated doughs will expand your repertoire. Cake RecipesEasy cake recipes are the perfect finishing touch to any meal. Cookie and Candy RecipesWho doesn't love cookies and candies! Dessert RecipesFive ingredient desserts are perfect for feeding unexpected company, or just when you want something sweet. Five Ingredient Entree RecipesWhether you're making beef, chicken, pork, seafood, or a vegetarian feast, these simple and quick recipes are wonderful.
Homemade Twix Bars Intro If you don’t want gaggles of children beating down your door on Halloween night then look no further. If you’d rather not be the most popular house on the block then continue on your Internet search. If you aren’t a fan of a cookie crust so tender it shatters in your mouth, or a creamy caramel – dark, intense and scattered with salt, or bittersweet chocolate blended with butter to create the perfect cap to this cookie, then you might need to get checked because I think something is very wrong. If you like the idea of all these things then you are in the right spot and you are here just in time as this is the perfect cookie for this candy-laden season. If you’ve been to Spago for lunch then perhaps you’ve had this dessert fancied up with a fleck of edible gold on the chocolate layer. I recommend serving them while they still have a slight chill from the fridge. Homemade Twix Bars adapted from Sherry Yard’s, “Desserts By The Yard” Shortbread 1/4 cup sugar 2 cups cake flour Caramel
Baked Spinach Dip Mini Bread Bowls Baked Spinach Dip Mini Bread Bowls anyone? These are cute aren’t they. I thought it would be fun to share some fun Superbowl/party food this week to get ready for game day. It’s no secret that I am only interested in the commercials and half time performances of Superbowl but I do LOVE to make party food, so let’s celebrate with fun food Stay tuned for some great NYC pictures coming this week, I had so much fun in the big apple last week. Here are your ingredients, nice and simple. I LOVE that Pillsbury put out a “Simply” line of products. Unroll your french bread loaf and cut into 10 equal slices, about 1 inch thick. Flatten each slice with the palms of your hands about a 3 inch round. Press in the bottom and up the sides of your muffin tin. Time to cook the spinach, watch it wilt in seconds Now add your garlic and stir it all up for a good minute or so. Place your cream cheese, sour cream, spinach and parmesan cheese into a mixing bowl. Here’s the yummy part. Don’t forget the garlic salt.