Rose Hips and Blood Orange Super Cookies
In the mood for a cookie but don’t want to cheat on your diet? Well don’t pass up this incredibly healthy and delicious high fiber, antioxidant goodie. I drink rose hips and hibiscus tea all winter, usually mixing my own recipe with dried orange peels. And when I feel even an inkling of a cold, I drink this elixir every 2 hours as hot as I can stand it. For me it works every time. While winter begs for high vitamin C, please be cautious as it can interact with medications. Too much vitamin C can affect the kidneys, hormones and blood thinners. The benefits in fighting inflammation and boosting…
Persimmon Breakfast Parfait
It’s persimmon season. These delectable little fruits are among our favorites. I’m more partial to Fuyu (they are the shorter, firmer variety) but for cooking the Hachiya is better. No cooking here but I used both in this because, why not? When choosing persimmons you want the skin to be smooth and deep orange in color. The Fuyu will be firm, but it could be crunchy or softer inside. Either way, it is the sweeter variety and I love to add it to salads. The Hachiya are more of a heart shaped fruit, it should be softer to the touch and will be soft inside. They can be a bit…
