Featured: Oral Allergy Syndrome

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 ... Continue reading...

How to select, cut and serve 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 ... Continue reading...

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 ... Continue reading...

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. ... Continue reading...

Berry Crunch coffee cake & a PIC!

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. ... Continue reading...