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From breakfast to dessert, there’s a delicious way to incorporate this superfood into your menu. Goji berries, also known as wolfberries, are like nutrition superheroes. If you regularly eat goji, you’ll energize your body with tons of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. Plus, your skin will glow like you’re a celebrity on the red carpet. Goji berries are tart and herbal, like sour cherries. Goji is great alone, but it also adds a flavor zing to every dish!...

Peanut butter is thick, creamy, and perfectly sweet and salty. There’s just one problem: it’s loaded with fat and calories. On average, one tablespoon of peanut butter is around 94 calories! And let’s be honest, who only eats one tablespoon of peanut butter? Luckily, these PB2 recipes are here to satisfy your hunger – without the guilt. PB2 is just as tasty as regular peanut butter, but with only 20 calories per tablespoon!...

Sticking to any diet is hard as it is. Add in the search to find recipes that are compatible and you may feel like giving up before you even begin. That’s where these diet-approved soups come in handy. I find having a long list of soups to mix things up makes it much easier to stay on track. It also doesn’t hurt that they are seriously delicious. Satisfying and satiating, these 25 Whole30 soups will leave your belly feeling full and happy....

Sure, the magic of Halloween mostly lies in the candy and costumes, but if you’re not starting your day with a fright, you’re really missing out! I mean, why would you make old-fashioned pancakes when you can make ghost-shaped ones instead? So, don’t wait for the sun to go down on this All Hallows’ Eve. Start the celebrations early with some creative and easy Halloween breakfast recipes. 1. Spooky Jack-O-Lantern Smoothie So, how exactly do you turn a healthy smoothie full of bananas, mangoes, apple pie spice, orange juice, plant milk, and carrots into a jack-o-lantern smoothie?...

I’m sure you’ve had something light and lemony in the past, but things have really moved on since then. The idea behind the shape of a bundt cake came from Germany, where they designed the tin to allow for a more even bake. Initially, it was used to make a Gugelhupf, a yeast-based cake, sometimes flavored with citrus and raisins. Today, bakers love to use the shape to create all kinds of amazing recipes, from cakes to meatloaf....

Preparation The mother of the groom is the matriarch of her family, but when it comes to communicating with the bride and her loved ones when the wedding date nears, her job get can lost in translation at times. “The mother of the groom’s role is to be a liaison or spokesperson—a representative of the groom’s family,” Elaine Swann, a lifestyle and etiquette expert and the founder of the Swann School of Protocol, explains....

This is an updated recipe from many years ago. The photographs I took for this recipe so many years ago were atrocious, so I chose to update it and share it again. Thank you to Miranda from the CookieDoughAndOvenMitt.com blog for shooting beautiful photos of these Apricot Bars for me. I think Miranda certainly captured how delicious these bars truly are! I first made this recipe in the middle of a week-long family reunion....

Before you hit the road and head to a grocery store or market, know that you can experiment with alternatives to get the flavor of this herb. The great news is you have options to choose from; in fact, your perfect cardamom substitute is most likely available right in your spice cabinet. Read on and discover the best substitutes for cardamom spice and the perfect recipes to try them in....

Chinese food for breakfast? Definitely! I can tell you for a fact that breakfast in Asian countries are so much more interesting than toast and cereal! And so much more delicious!! Though I was raised in Australia, all my relatives are in Tokyo. Every time I visit them, even though I am on holidays, I find myself bounding out of bed when the sun rises in anticipation of the mini-dinner buffet that is considered breakfast in Japan....

Escarole is a leafy, green vegetable from the chicory family. It has a lettuce-like appearance and is used in many recipes as a healthy and delicious ingredient. But, it’s difficult to access sometimes. 9 Best Escarole Substitutes 1. Arugula This peppery Italian vegetable has a lemony citrus fragrance and appears in many cuisines around the globe. Arugula is a perfect substitute for escarole in pasta, salads, and tomato sauces. You can buy arugula in most grocery stores....

This is a cookbook exclusive recipe! This recipe is exclusive to my debut cookbook Dinner which includes a how-to video for every recipe. Just scan the QR code! Just to explain…. I know, it’s confusing! You’re so used to getting recipes on my website – there’s over 1,200 of them, after all. And here you are looking at a tasty recipe video and I haven’t provided the recipe. 🙀 I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise....

I’ve made cauliflower soup plenty of times, but this is the first time I attempted broccoli soup. It really is just like the consistency of cauliflower soup, really creamy (but not a drop of cream in site!) but being so green I just feel like it’s better for my insides – full of nutrition! With a hand held blender stick, this is so quick to make – on the table in 15 minutes....

Preparation We’ve all been there: You’re ready to go to sleep for the night, but are unable to drift off because—seemingly out of nowhere—your once comfortable pillow feels all wrong. You scrunch it, bunch it, and even fold it in half to work it back into its supportive shape. Trying to re-fluff a pillow that has lost its form over time is a common way to try and fix these troubles, but according to these two experts, it might not work....

This butternut squash / pumpkin soup is made without chopping a single thing. And it’s also made without using the stove or a pot. It’s creamy and the sweetness and flavour of pumpkin is more intense than classic pumpkin soup. And it takes all of FIVE MINUTES of hands on effort. 🙂 As soon as you see the preparation photos, you are going to “get” how I make this, so let me cut to the chase and show you!...

Not only is it insanely moist and fluffy, but it’s a cinch to make as well. Because all you’ll need is one bowl, clean-up has never been a breeze. It’s the easiest way to impress your family and friends. Make your loved one’s birthday extra special with this homemade chocolate cake. It’s the perfect way to show them how much you care. One-Bowl Chocolate Cake Yes, this chocolate cake only calls for one bowl....

Serve this with chips, crackers, and crudites for an addictive appetizer that’ll disappear in no time. And in case you didn’t know, homemade pimento cheese tastes 10 times better than the jarred kind and is incredibly easy to make! It only takes 5 minutes to prepare. Paula Deen Pimento Cheese Pimento cheese is a scrumptious southern dip made of mayonnaise, cream cheese, grated cheeses, seasonings, and the star of it all: pimentos....

A fresh salad like this goes so well with almost anything, from crispy Pan Fried Fish to Schnitzel, Steak to Baked Chicken Breasts. But it’s so good, I can even have it as a light meal with some warm buttered bread rolls on the side! Quite often after going to a restaurant I enjoyed I will look for a recipe to make the dishes at home. This Pea, Cabbage, Parmesan and Mint Salad is from a restaurant called Mr Wolf in Melbourne, Australia, owned by Karen Martini, a talented Australian chef....

This is a shortcrust pastry recipe that is perfect to use for sweet and savoury pies and tarts. Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie to the great Aussie Meat Pie! Pie Crust There’s no magic ingredient in this pie crust recipe, it has the same ingredients as 99% of other recipes out there. But it’s presented neatly, easy to follow, and it’s simple if you just follow the recipe steps incorporating all my little small-but-important tips!...

Preparation Make no mistake about it: Cats know their names. “While cats recognize fewer words than dogs, cats can recognize several words,” says Catherine Lenox, DVM and regulatory veterinary manager at Royal Canin. “Studies looking at name recognition in cats have found that because their name is used so frequently, they are able to recognize it.” That’s why it’s important to pick a name for your cat that’s easy to pronounce and easy for them to remember....

Preparation These days, we’re thinking about cleaning in an entirely new way. It’s no longer a weekly chore to tick off the to-do list—properly cleaning and sanitizing our surfaces and floors is now a daily task to keep our homes free from COVID-19. Virus or not, according to a study from the American Cleaning Institute, 20-percent of Americans dread mopping above all household chores. That’s why we’d advise upgrading your cleaning equipment to make this annoying—but critical, in the context of the pandemic—task more convenient....