Featured: Oral Allergy Syndrome

fruit

I think I may have referred to (whined) about my tendency to break out in an itchy mouth and throat when I eat raw vegetables and fruit. On occasion I've even talked to my doctor about it. Usually I love my doctor but on this subject, I get “If it makes your mouth itchy, don't eat it.” Um... Yeah... Helpful. When I'm trying to … [Read more...]

How to select, cut and serve papaya

papaya

papaya milk fruit juice hot cereal main course including protein (egg or meat) And that, my friends, is a daily breakfast at Rethy Academy in Rethy, Zaire, West Africa.   And happens to be what I ate 5 days a week for 2 years.  I just so happened to stumble across some nice looking papaya at the market last week. I would tell you … [Read more...]

Pomegranate Juice- What IS the hype anyway?

Here's the thing - I've seen these adorable bottles everywhere.  But the only experience I have with pomegranates is chewing the seeds as a kid from the fresh fruit.  It was a regular past time!  I was contacted (way too long ago)by Janny, the pomblogger for Pom Wonderful.  They are the ones with those cute bottles that you see … [Read more...]

Pork Tenderloin with Hot Apple Relish

A little explanation: I was going for the Sweet and Tangy recipe that I haven't posted yet, but I'd ran out of cranberries so we used tart Granny Smith apples instead.... the girls couldn't get enough and were licking the plates.  (And then I yelled, and then they quit that.) Ingredients: 2 granny smith apples, finely chopped 1/3 c. … [Read more...]

Berry Crunch coffee cake & a PIC!

Berry Crunch cake

haha, i got a picture in here.  See, i'm not making it up!  i told you.  This cake was fluffy, not sandy, was light and fluffy.  Doesn't require any icing, and was less than 1/2 hour in the oven!  And this was the first try on a new conversion!  It's starting to go to my head. lol Here's how to: Mix together and set aside: 1/2 c b. … [Read more...]