Tag: Food

Calm Your Nerves and Boost Cognitive Health With Jujube Dates (+ Recipes)

Editor’s Note: Next time you’re out shopping, pick up some jujube fruit. These little red dates are believed to have originated in China where they’ve been cultivated for more than 4,000 years. Packed with nutrients and antioxidants, this ancient superfruit boasts impressive health benefits. Jujube can be eaten dried or fresh and taste like Granny…


5 Simple, Healthy Keto Sheet Pan Recipes

Editor’s Note: Bursting with flavor and color, these 5 keto recipes are perfect for summer get-togethers, romantic dinner nights, or when you’re craving something delicious and healthy! If these aren’t enough, make sure to grab a copy of “The Keto Sheet Pan Cookbook” by Sarah Anne Jones which contains over 70 easy breakfasts, dinners, and…


Vitamin K Protects Against Diabetes, New Study Finds

A recently published Canadian study has discovered the cellular process that allows vitamin K to protect against diabetes. The discovery opens up new ways to treat and prevent this growing epidemic that affects 415 million people worldwide. Vitamin K helps with gamma-carboxylation, one of the countless biochemical processes that our cells carry out, turning one substance…


The Family Table: A Labor of Love From a Farm Wife With ‘a Heart of Gold’

Submitted by Susan Schmid-Burton, Texas My siblings and I collaborated on a family cookbook in 2010 and self-published it in 2011. It is our family history told in the language of food—our family recipes. I am submitting one of my entries to share with my fellow Epoch Times readers across this nation and the world. My…


Breakfast Quesadillas

View the print-ready version of this recipe. If you love breakfast food, and breakfast for dinner, as much as we do, don’y miss my Huevos Rancheros, Quiche, or my favorite 5-minute Blender Whole Wheat Pancakes. Breakfast for dinner (Brinner) is my go-to when I’m struggling to think of something to make for dinner. You can…


Tomato Mozzarella Flatbread Is an Easy-to-Make Vegetarian Dinner

By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service Looking for an easy dinner, I remembered some flatbreads I saw on several restaurant menus. The flatbread crust was traditionally made without yeast, but now several types of crusts are used, including pizza dough. For a quick vegetarian dinner, I decided to use a thin crust ready-made pizza…


Grilled Chicken Breast, Juicy and Tender

The Grilling Hero Among the many grill selections of the summer, one humble hero emerges, sizzling and succulent: the grilled chicken breast. This lean poultry machine is both healthy and tasty, as it doesn’t compromise flavor for fitness (our favorite kind of meal). With its smoky char and tender juiciness, grilled chicken breast is a staple of backyard barbecues. Get ready…


Nearly 27 Million Americans Often Don’t Have Enough to Eat: Government Survey

Hunger rates in the United States have risen over the past year following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic and a period of high inflation. More than 26.5 million Americans reported they had “sometimes not enough to eat” or “often not enough to eat” in the past seven days, according to a June 28 Household…


Celebrate Fourth of July in Style With This Gorgeous Dessert

We used a combination of raw and cooked blueberries in the filling of this pie to showcase the deliciousness of this ripe summer fruit. Raw blueberries added juicy pops of tartness, while the cooked puree provided a jammy sweetness. Once you have all the components made, it’s as easy as piling the filling into a…


Summer Is a Perfect Time for Tapas

With summer in full swing, we plan to spend as much of it as possible outdoors. Preferably in a comfy chair or on a blanket with plenty of food and drink. Bread, cheese, and wine will do, of course. When we want to go all out, we turn to the delicious memories of a recent…