Category: dates

The Family Table: An Encore for Gramma Dietz

Submitted by Rona Simmons, Georgia Apparently, my grandmother Dietz’s recipe for Mollie’s Raw Apple Cake in the Dec. 14, 2022, issue of The Epoch Times struck a nerve, or maybe a sweet tooth. In response to several requests for her recipe for date bars (mentioned in the article), I’m delighted to share that recipe here….


Best Food for Late Pregnancy

Dates are put to the test in a randomized, controlled trial for cervical ripening. In the 19th chapter of the Koran, Mary is giving birth to Jesus. I didn’t even know Jesus was in the Koran. The things they don’t teach you in Hebrew school. It says, “And the pains of childbirth drove her to the…


Flashback Friday: Benefit of Dates for Colon Health

Dates are one of the healthiest sweeteners. That’s what we use in The How Not to Die Cookbook. You can blend them with water to make date syrup or use date sugar, which is a whole food—just dried dates ground into powder—and as such is packed with nutrition, ending up with as much antioxidant power as…


Actress Candace Cameron Bure Wants Her Kids’ Future Dates to ‘Love Jesus’ the Way She Loves Him

“Fuller House” actress Candace Cameron Bure, a mom of three, has spelled out her criteria for potential matches as her adult kids enter the dating world. The one thing at the top of the outspoken Christian star’s list is that potential dates should have faith. “When it comes down to it, I just want [their…