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Super Healthy, Super Exotic Fruits

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Ready for a taste adventure that’s good for you? Apples, bananas, and oranges are tasty and healthy, but you can get many of the same health benefits from more exotic fruits. Fresh figs are chock full of potassium — six figs have nearly 900 milligrams of potassium, which can help lower blood pressure. In fact, six figs have almost twice as much potassium as the average banana does. Figs are also a good source of calcium — a six fig serving has as much calcium as a half a cup of milk. Lychee nuts are an antioxidant bonanza — one … Continue reading →

Appetizers For Your Next Get Together Part 2

Here are some more great ideas if you’re having friends over for New Year’s Eve or for any occasion. Potato Skins: Ingredients: 12 medium baking potatoes ½ cup melted butter 2 cups shredded Cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese Seasoned salt 1 cup crumbled bacon (or bacon bits) Sliced green onion or chives Salsa Sour cream Prick the potatoes with a fork. Bake them in a preheated 425-degree oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until they are tender. (You may also cook them in the microwave instead) Cut the potatoes into quarters. Coop out the insides leaving ½ inch. thick … Continue reading →

Mini Potato Cheese Quiche With Saltine Crust—YUM!

I was playing around in the kitchen this morning and I came up with this recipe. It’s simple and delicious. Change it up any way you’d like by substituting filling ingredients. For example, next time you can try spinach and swiss cheese or sausage and cheddar or red pepper and Monterey jack…the possibilities are endless! The secret in this recipe is the Saltine cracker crust. Who knew?? For this recipe you’ll need: (makes 12 mini quiches) ½ of a white or yellow potato (no need to peel it) cut into very small pieces 2 tsp. butter or olive oil ½ … Continue reading →

Ultimate 7-Layer Dip—A delicious treat any time of day

If you live anywhere near the southwest, it’s highly unlikely that you haven’t tried this popular pot luck, get together food. But if you don’t live in the southwest and aren’t as familiar with Mexican flavors and dishes, it may be new to you. Ultimate 7-Layer Dip is a delicious recipe that is perfect for a get together of any size. The recipe can be halved, doubled, or tripled (just change the size of dish you put it in) to fit a party for two or a party for 100. And the best part about this dish is that you … Continue reading →

Baked Goat Cheese With Caramelized Onions and Figs

There are a few recipes, that, when I see them, I must immediately run to the grocery store and buy the ingredients to make them—this is one of those recipes. If you’ve never had goat cheese, it is comparable to Feta cheese, but creamier and milder. I recently had a goat cheese appetizer at a restaurant. It was slightly toasted goat cheese rounds paired with crostini and a red and yellow cherry tomato tapenade. It was out of this world delicious. In fact, I was certain no goat cheese appetizer could be better—that is, until I saw this recipe. Goat … Continue reading →