Recipes

December Healthy Highlights #3: Peppermint Marshmallows

December Healthy Highlights #3: Peppermint Marshmallows

These homemade peppermint marshmallows are made primarily with date paste. Dates are a naturally sweet fruit that provide a wonderful source of fiber, manganese, B vitamins, potassium, and probiotics making this recipe variation of marshmallows a healthier alternative to their store-bought counterpart. 

So, what are you waiting for? Turn up the holiday music while preparing a batch of peppermint marshmallows. These festive treats can be enjoyed on their own or used as a delicious hot cocoa topping.  

December Healthy Highlights #2: Peppermint Hot Chocolate

December Healthy Highlights #2: Peppermint Hot Chocolate

This fun and festive peppermint hot cocoa recipe combines sweet and minty flavors, perfect for the cold weather season. Whether you’re enjoying a snow day outside or staying comfy and cozy indoors, a steaming mug of peppermint cocoa will warm you from the inside out. It is the perfect accompaniment when curled up watching a holiday movie, playing board games, or trimming the tree. 

December Healthy Highlights #1: Peppermint Tea

December Healthy Highlights #1: Peppermint Tea

Peppermint tea is a delicious beverage made from fresh or dried leaves infused into a cup of hot or boiling water. Peppermint oil is the essential oil extracted from the peppermint plant that is often used in aromatherapy, while peppermint extract is peppermint oil diluted with alcohol. Both peppermint oil (food-grade) and extract can be used to add flavor to foods and beverages. 

November Healthy Highlights #3: For Beets Sake!

November Healthy Highlights #3: For Beets Sake!

It seems that most people either love them or never want to eat them again. As with many foods, our preferences expand with time thus, an appreciation for the unique flavor of beets is cultivated over time.

To increase beet acceptance in the diet, try incorporating them in unexpected ways, like with these strawberry banana beet cupcakes. These cupcakes, with their natural pink color, are almost too pretty to eat!

August Healthy Highlights #2: Preparing Corn on the Cob

August Healthy Highlights #2: Preparing Corn on the Cob

Corn on the cob is a universally accepted side dish. It is so easy to toss a few ears of corn on the grill alongside the protein during a backyard barbeque for an instant meal. But, when your kids want corn on the cob to go with their chicken nuggets, it isn’t always convenient to fire up the grill. Here are some alternative preparation methods that offer the same delicious taste.

June Healthy Highlights #2: Strawberry-Lemon Refrigerator Jam

June Healthy Highlights #2: Strawberry-Lemon Refrigerator Jam

Sweet and juicy strawberries are a quintessential summer fruit. These berries are extremely perishable, lasting only a few days unless refrigerated. Following proper storage techniques can help strawberries retain their freshness and quality. Here are some berry-savvy tips for handling and storing strawberries, including a recipe for lemon strawberry jam.