I love making the Baby Beet and Quinoa salad recipe featured below. It's not only beautiful to look at but amazingly nutritious as well. The Ancient Romans used beets as an aphrodisiac. They contain the mineral Boron, which is related to the production of human sex hormones. Beets also purify your blood, and will naturally cleanse and detoxify your body. Enjoy this … [Read more...]
Homemade Bone Broth with Chicken and Vegetables
The reason chicken soup is considered to be Jewish penicillin is partly that it's made with bone broth. There are so many health benefits from cooking down bones for hours to extract all their goodness. I added protein and vegetables to this homemade bone broth recipe and turned it into a rich and nutritious soup. Enjoy this recipe! The benefits of drinking bone … [Read more...]
Welsh Rarebit Sandwich
Give me cheese, preferably grilled on toast, and I’m a happy camper. There are many ways to make a grilled cheese sandwich, but the Welsh have turned it into an art. The Welsh Rarebit sandwich, grilled with tasty Welsh cheese mixed with beer, English mustard, and Worcestershire sauce gives it an extra punch. It’s sometimes called Welsh Rabbit, but don’t worry, no bunnies are … [Read more...]
Brigadeiros Brazilian Candies: Small Treat, Big Heart – Recipe
This marvelous candy craze began in Brazil during the 1940s. It was wartime. Picture how hard it must have been, to get your hands on fresh fruits or decadent sweets. Near impossible. Enter The Brigadeiros and a few creative women from Rio de Janeiro who helped dream them up. (recipe at the bottom of this post) They knew they'd have to make something great, using the … [Read more...]
Garbanzo Beans Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
One of my go-to potluck dishes that everyone raves about is the tangy Garbanzo Beans Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes featured below. It's super easy to make and wonderfully tangy. Enjoy this Recipe! If you love chickpeas, as I do, you may also want to try my Tuscan Garbanzo Bell Pepper Soup. The health benefits of garbanzo beans Garbanzo beans are always a healthy … [Read more...]