Otherwise known as the “back-to-school” smoothie, this wild blueberry wonder is packed with antioxidants. Organic wild blueberries are one of those foods best bought in the frozen food section (unless you live in Maine, Michigan or Canada). Flash frozen in season at their peak, there’s nothing wrong with buying produce from the freezer aisle. Yesterday,…
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Savory Breakfast Bread Pudding
Christmas Eve tends to be a late night: Candlelight services, dinner with family, elfing into the wee hours. When you wake up Christmas morning, the last thing on your mind should be what to feed a house full of ravenous family. Keep your people satiated, and keep your sanity, with a little advance planning. Make…
Holiday Granola to Feed a Crowd
Print Cranberry, Pecan and Pumpkin Seed Granola Author Marcia W. Smart If you don’t have a large sheetpan, use two cookie sheets when baking the granola and rotate them halfway through. The granola needs to cook in a single layer so it toasts evenly. If you use dark baking pans, decrease the time by 10…
Chocolate, Almond and Date Smoothie
Craving something sweet for breakfast that has fuel to get you going, but tastes like a chocolate shake? Whirl up this chocolate, almond and date smoothie full of nutrient dense supplements and whole foods. It all started one day after I played tennis in the Texas heat and I came home feeling like my face…
Gluten-Free and Nut-Free Granola
This tasty gluten-free and nut-free granola (and egg-free and dairy-free) is super simple to put together. It’s full of flavor and sweetness from vanilla, maple syrup, raw honey and cinnamon. Hemp hearts add protein, and gluten-free oats, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds add fiber and crunch. It’s adaptable — if you can eat nuts, add slivered almonds, walnuts or…