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Affordable Autumn-Inspired Quick Bread Recipes

  Now is the time to take advantage of the low prices for pumpkins & apples and stock up on these healthy ingredients. You can use them in my favorite quick bread recipes. (My family loves to eat quick bread at breakfast and for afternoon snacks.) To save even more time and money consider doubling the recipes and freezing the extras. Then, when it’s time to feed overnight guests during the holidays all you need to do is remove the quick breads from the freezer, allow them to thaw, and you’re good to go. PUMPKIN APPLESAUCE QUICK BREAD Ingredients: 3-1/2 … Continue reading →

Autumn Recipes: O is for Orange

Decorating with fresh pumpkins isn’t the only way you can infuse your home with the color of the season. Plump fresh oranges piled high in a vase with vibrant yellow lemons can sweeten up any dining room or kitchen table. Incidentally, oranges can also brighten up several dishes that begin with the letter “O” including oatmeal, orzo and okra (sautéed with a squeeze of fresh orange juice). If your family loves oranges consider making the following recipes that spotlight the healthy and versatile fruit: ORANGE AND LEMON INFUSED MASHED POTATOES Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fresh orange zest, chopped 1 tablespoon fresh … Continue reading →

More Simple Back-to-School Breakfast Treats

When you have one child screaming about a lost backpack and another crying about a wet diaper just as the school bus is rolling down your street I can guarantee the last thing you’re worried about is whether your family’s breakfast is nutritionally sound. Of course, given the time to prepare, what parent isn’t going to opt for breakfast items that are healthy and delicious? The following recipes fit the bill. Both are nutritious and can be made in advance. The first is a kicked up a bran muffin that is loaded with flavor. The apples, pineapples, brown sugar and … Continue reading →

Essential Oil: Orange

Orange essential oil is relatively common — which means it is easy to find and very affordable. That’s a good thing, because orange essential oil is also very useful for a lot of different things! The orange tree is native to Asia, and was brought to the rest of the world by travelers and explorers. Orange trees can be found in groves around the world, including Israel, Spain, and the United States. Most of the world’s orange essential oil is produced in France, Italy, Israel, Cyprus, and the United States. The essential oil is cold pressed from the peel of … Continue reading →

Tip of the Day- Go Orange Today

How many things can you think of that are orange? Naturally oranges come to mind, but what else? Where else can you find orange your life? Let’s make it an orange day today. Find an orange piece of clothing to wear, pull out your orange essential oils, and eat your orange foods. Having an orange day is all about fun. It’s about lifting your mood and boosting your health. Here are some interesting things that orange can do for you. Think of the color orange, what kinds of emotions do you associate with it? We can all have good and … Continue reading →

Raspberry Water – A Cool and Refreshing Alternative

Do you drink the recommended 6 to 8 glasses of water a day? Do you drink a half-ounce of water per pound of body weight? Do you look at water and wrinkle your nose because water treatment has long since removed the refreshing taste of water for you? Would you rather drink a soda than a glass a water because frankly, soda tastes better despite the fact that you know it’s not as good for you as water is? Flavored water may be just the alternative you have been waiting for. I’ve found flavored water more and more often at … Continue reading →

Braised Duck with Orange and Lime Sauce

For this recipe, you will need a duck (5 to 5 1/2 pounds in weight), vegetable oil, chicken stock, whole cloves, one fresh hot chili, one or two oranges, one lime, one red bell pepper, and salt. To prep for this recipe, you will need to squeeze juice from the orange(s). You will need 1/2 cup of fresh, strained orange juice for the recipe. Also squeeze the lime – you will need 2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice. Finely chop the red bell pepper. Seed the hot chili. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Use paper towels to pat the … Continue reading →

Two Fruit Biscotti Recipes

Here are two great biscotti recipes for you to try. One is Orange Biscotti and one is Apple. Doesn’t matter which one you make – they are both delicious! Orange Biscotti For this recipe, you will need butter, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, eggs, flour, candied orange peel, two oranges (for fresh orange peel), and Grand Marnier. To prep for this recipe, you will need to shred the orange peel from your two fresh oranges. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Beat together 1/3 cup of butter, 2/3 cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon of … Continue reading →

Decadent Blueberry Orange Cake

Put your diet aside for a piece of this cake, because some things are most definitely worth the calories. You can jog a little longer tomorrow. This cake is that good. I’ve made a few modifications, but the original recipe is from my dog-eared June 2001 Bon Appetit magazine. This would be a great finish to your Easter meal. Blueberry Orange Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Cake: 2 1/2 cups cake flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 cup plus 2 Tbls. unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 Tbls. thawed orange juice concentrate 1 1/2 tsp. … Continue reading →