healthy snacks by mail | get nature delivered Apple Lavender Muffins Apple Lavender Muffins We planted two apple trees on our property here in Umbria a couple of years ago, and last year one tree yielded a few apples while the other tree didn’t produce any. This year they switched places, and the tree that didn’t yield any apples last year produced so many this year that I worried the poor little tree wouldn’t be able to stand upright for too long. We also trimmed our 50 lavender bushes this past week so I decided to combine the two flavors in these rustic apple muffins I made for our farmhouse guests. Buon Appetito! Apple Lavender Muffins Yield: Makes 12 MuffinsPrep Time: 20 minsCook Time: 25 minss Moist apple muffins with just a hint of lavender.
Top 11 Biggest Lies of Mainstream Nutrition There is a lot of misinformation circling around in mainstream nutrition. I have listed the worst examples in this article, but unfortunately this is just the tip of the iceberg. Here are the top 11 biggest lies, myths and misconceptions of mainstream nutrition. 1. There's one thing that nutrition professionals have had remarkable success with... and that is demonizing incredibly healthy foods. The worst example of that is eggs, which happen to contain a large amount of cholesterol and were therefore considered to increase the risk of heart disease. But recently it has been proven that the cholesterol in the diet doesn't really raise the cholesterol in blood. What we're left with is one of the most nutritious foods on the planet. To top it all of, despite being a "high fat" food, eating eggs for breakfast is proven to cause significant weight loss compared to bagels for breakfast (4, 5). Bottom Line: Eggs do not cause heart disease and are among the most nutritious foods on the planet. 2.
Honeyed Pears in Puff Pastry Poaching fruit is one of my favorite things to do when cold weather arrives. It's so warming to stand over a boiling pot of fragrant spices and lose yourself in thought. When I made these, I couldn't help but daydream as I stirred; if I were a pear... I wouldn't want to spend my days on the shelf of a cold produce department. That sounds a little silly, but that's what I'd want... if I were a pear. The idea for these came from the Pepperidge Farm website. On a personal note, our Christmas tree is already up courtesy of Mr. Since poaching is a relatively easy task, I'll skip to some helpful tips for wrapping the pears in puff pastry. The poaching liquid has a high concentration of sugar, so your pears will be sticky. When you reach the top, tuck in the end piece of pastry behind the last spiral. 4 small pears 1 sheet of ready made puff pastry dough, thawed 4 cups water 2 cups sugar 1 cup honey 1/2 lemon 1 vanilla bean, seeded with hull reserved 3 sticks of cinnamon 6-8 whole cloves
The Ultimate Guide to Paleo Ice Cream Recipes I love ice cream I love being lean, fit & healthy Most people would say that these two passions are incompatible. Most people would say that it’s impossible to be lean, fit and healthy while indulging my sweet tooth with occasional bowls of sweet, creamy, awesome ice cream. Fortunately for me, most people would be wrong. Paleo Chocolate “Peanut Butter” Ice Cream with Chocolate Shell Combining coconut milk, natural cocoa powder, honey, cinnamon, nut butter, vanilla and a pinch of salt, this recipe (created by Juli at PaleOMG) if “off the hook” amazing. Paleo Banana Ice Cream Amber from Paleo Kitchen Sync has done the impossible… Employing just 4 ingredients…bananas, coconut milk, almond butter and chocolate chips (I use cocoa nibs instead), she has created one of the easiest (and tastiest) paleo ice cream recipes that you will ever find. How’s that for awesome? Paleo Pumpkin Ice Cream Believe it or not, Vegans and Paleo eaters have a lot in common. Paleo Banana Chai Ice Cream
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownie Bombs Oh mylanta. What have I done? If I’m not mistaken, that’s a ball of cookie dough surrounded by a fudgy brownie and then coated in chocolate and sprinkled with mini chips. Whoooa. Sometimes, I don’t even know WHERE half my ideas come from. Most days, you can find me scatterbrained and roaming the grocery store like a complete looney tune. Lucky for me, I usually shop at a store that may or may not rhyme with Schmalmart, and the fact that I’m aimlessly walking back and forth while talking to myself isn’t really that out of the ordinary. Anywhooooo, the idea for these truffles came from left field. And this zeppelin dropped a gigantic bomb of brilliance on me: wrap a brownie around a ball of cookie dough. Now pardon me, but I have some reading/judging to do and it’s VERY important. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownie Bombs Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel Recipe type: Bombs Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 15-18 My SIGNATURE recipe. Ingredients Instructions Let’s make some dough!
Primal Pacs ~Apple Pie Cookies! | Oh Bite It You know when you bake an Apple Pie, or any fruit pie for that matter, and you get those oozy baked sugar, chewy-ish bits of leaked fruit that gets all caramelized to the crust? They’re kind of hard to explain..I think they need a name, I’m open to suggestions! Watch them being made right >>HERE! Anyway, that’s my absolute favorite part of a fruit pie! Now I can maintain a pretense of manners, since I have my very own caramelly, fruity, chewy & sticky Apple Pie Cookie all to myself! These Apple Pie-like Cookies are made of real Pie Crust layered with sticky Caramel, and a slathering of Apple Pie Filling, topped with a flaky and adorable Cinnamon & Nutmeg lattice crust..HELLO Fall! Each and every bite offers the very best part of an actual Apple Pie, with all of the convenience of a Cookie! Seriously the best cookie I’ve ever had! To. What you’ll need for 6-8 good sized Pie Cookies: 1 Box of frozen Pillsbury Pie Crust (2 sheets per box) 1 Egg..for egg-wash 2 tbsp. 1 tbsp. Directions:
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