Sweet Potato Recipes For National Sweet Potato Month

[1] The beautiful sweet potato, bursting with flavor—and beta carotene (photo © Umami Information Center | Facebook). [2] Chili Butter Sweet Potatoes are just one of the delicious sweet potato recipes below (photo © Gelson’s). [3] Black beans become crispy and crunchy in this recipe (photo © Bush’s Beans). [6] Until they are ground,cumin seeds…
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ChocolaTea: A 20-Calorie High Antioxidant Brewed Chocolate Beverage

ChocolaTea™, our Top Pick Of The Week, is a special drink: a naturally sugar-free, dairy-free, vegan, dark chocolate beverage. It’s made from fermented, dried, and roasted organic cacao beans*. It isn’t tea. It isn’t a creamy drink like hot chocolate or cocoa (unless you want it to be). Nor is it a product called drinking…
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Cherry Meringue Slab Pie Recipe For Washington’s Birthday

Here’s our weekend baking project, a cherry dessert for George Washington’s birthday, February 22nd. This dessert has a tender crust and tart cherry filling, topped with melt-in-your-mouth meringue. Created by Kathryn Dawley of Gray, Maine, we present it here courtesy of Taste Of Home. What’s a slab pie? It’s a pie that has been sized…
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Crustless Eggplant Pizza Recipe For National Pizza Day

[1] Crustless eggplant pizza: all of the flavor without the carbs (photos #1 and #2 © Olivers & Co.). [2] Flower of Salt of the Ebro Delta is harvested by hand following traditional methods in the heart of the Ebro Delta Natural Park located opposite the Balearic Islands. This delicate flower of salt is taking…
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Pairing Wine With Chocolate For Valentine’s Day & Beyond

If you’re planning to have chocolate with your dinner on Valentine’s Day, here are pairing ideas for red wine lovers. The California Institute Of Wine advises: “California wines bring a whole crew of aromas, tastes and textures to the table. And when they meet chocolate? It’s love at first sight. The sweet, bitter and rich…
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