Recipe: Fabulous Fig Bars

Fabulous Fig Bars Prep time: 45 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Total time: 75 minutes Number of Servings: 24 Ingredients 16 ounces stemmed, chopped dried figs 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup orange juice (juice from 1/2 orange) 2 Tablespoons hot water 1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened 1 cup packed brown […] Read More

Important Food Safety Tips

Safe steps in food handling, cooking, and storage can prevent foodborne illness. There are four basic steps to food safety at home: Clean – always wash your fruits and vegetables, hands, counters, and cooking utensils. Separate – keep raw foods to themselves. Germs can spread from one food to another. Cook – foods need to […] Read More

The Surprising Power of Sesame Seeds!

One of the oldest cultivated plants in the world, sesame is beginning to gain more recognition for its high calcium and magnesium content. However, few people realize the potent medicinal power of sesame seeds and their amazing health benefits! Chia seeds, flax seeds and other “super seeds” have received much of the spotlight recently. Thousands […] Read More

5 Healthy Breakfast Smoothies You Must Try!

Skip the coffee and energize with these healthy breakfast smoothies instead! A smoothie will help kick charge your day in a healthy way – they’re easy to make, conveniently fast, and delicious too. Give these healthy morning drinks a try.  Cold-Fighting Strawberry Kiwi Smoothie Tis the season… cold and flu season! If you’ve contracted the […] Read More

Dark Roast Coffee Might Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Study Suggests

Source: USAtoday.com Another day, another coffee study. New research suggests that coffee can protect your brain — and the roast matters. Canadian researchers from the Krembil Brain Institute in Toronto tested Starbucks VIA Instant light roast, dark roast and decaffeinated dark roast for compounds known as phenylindanes. That’s because they think the compounds, which are the result of the […] Read More