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Easy Fig Jam

Skip to content Most Popular Apple, Fig & Brussels Sprouts Salad Salad dressing made from sweet and mellow white balsamic vinegar balances out the assertive greens and Brussels sprouts in this healthy winter salad. If you have one handy, a small mandoline makes it easy to slice the Brussels and apple. To make it a…

Nuttier Nut Butter

Ingredients ¾ cup pecans ¾ cup cashews ¾ cup blanched almonds ¾ cup raw peanuts ⅛ teaspoon sea salt ½ teaspoon peanut oil Directions Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment. Distribute pecans, cashews, almonds, and peanuts over prepared baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for…

Keto-Friendly Bread

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 4×8-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until foamy. Gradually add cream of tartar, continuing to beat until soft peaks form. Set aside. Combine coconut flour, almond flour, arrowroot powder, baking powder, and salt…

Quick and Easy Raspberry Tart

Nigel Slater, food writer and author of Ripe, uses fresh summer raspberries in his easy tart recipe.Advertisement – Continue Reading BelowIngredients1 frozen puff pastry sheet1 c. heavy cream2 tbsp. sugar1 c. raspberriesDirectionsStep 1Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Unfold puff pastry on a parchment-lined baking pan. With a knife, score a 3/4-inch border around pastry. Transfer…

Sake-steamed chicken salad recipe

Time: 30 mins – 1 hour Serves: 4 Sake-steamed chicken with spring onions.  Difficulty Easy Dietary Nut-free Cooking sake is less expensive than regular sake and is available from Asian food stores or the Asian section of larger supermarkets. Ingredients 250ml (1 cup) cooking sake 100ml chicken or vegetable stock 5cm piece ginger, grated 2…

Vidalia Onion Marmalade

Vidalia Onion Marmalade If you’re grilling this summer and looking for homemade toppings for your steaks, burgers, and hot dogs, you’ll love this recipe for chef David Gaus’ Vidalia Onion Marmalade; it’s sweet, tangy, and delicious. Click here for more onion jam recipes or here for more grilling tips from the pros. Click here to…

Anything Goes Granola

Adapted from Mark Bittman’s Food Matters. Versatile and so simple to make that there’s no excuse for having the expensive, sweet and fattening commercial varieties ever again!Ingredients:6 c. rolled oats (I used Bob's Red Mill Extra Thick Whole Grain)2 1/2 c. mixed nuts and seeds: walnuts, almonds (whole and slivered), cashews, sesame seeds, flax seeds,…

Chinese Peanut Cookies

Photo by Linda Xiao Prep time 10 minutes Cook time 20 minutes Makes 48 to 60 cookies Author Notes You may be familiar with these Chinese peanut cookies as a Lunar New Year sweet. Hua sheng bing are often sold in tall plastic containers at the markets. But I can assure you that homemade ones…

Apple-Walnut-Ginger Galette

One slice of this classic dessert can pack 480 calories, 22 grams fat and 35 g sugar. (No, that’s not á la mode.) Crust in time for the holidays.IngredientsMakes 8 servings3 large apples (Pink Lady or Gala), peeled, cored and thinly sliced1/4 cup chopped walnuts1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons brown sugar,…

Vanilla cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cupcake cases.Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale. Beat in the eggs a little at a time and stir in the vanilla extract.Fold in the flour using a large metal spoon, adding a little milk until the…