Earthly Eating

1. Açai
:

• Boosts energy levels
• Provides vital vitamins, minerals and fiber.
• Free radical fighter
• Strengthens the immune system and helps slow the signs of aging.
• Helps with lowering cholesterol levels.
• Improves circulation and reduces inflammation.

2. Blueberry:

• Rich in vitamins and nutrients.
• Has strong antioxidants and helps with free radical damage.
• Has anti-aging benefits.
• Helps with many skin conditions.
• Reducing the appearance of scars.

3. Cranberry:

• Contains potent antioxidant properties.
• Helps against dental plaque.
• Has anti-carcinogenic and anti-cancer properties.
• Helps prevent heart disease.
• Helps prevent the development of kidney stones.

4. Goji:

• Has antioxidant properties and helps slow the aging process.
• contains health vitamins and nutrients.
• Helps to increase energy.
• Provides cardiovascular strength and health.
• Has immunes system support.

5. Strawberry:

• Has a huge range a nutrients and vitamins like vitamin C.
• Has great levels of phytonutrients and antioxidants.
• Helps fight free radical damage.

6. Raspberry:

• Has a great source of allergic acid and anti-carcinogenic properties.
• Contains powerful antioxidants and helps fight the signs of aging.
• Reduces the release of histamines and allergic reactions.
• Has anti-carcinogenic properties.
________________________________________________________
Earthly Eating Recipes

Potato Salad
Makes 6 servings

Combine the first 7 ingredients well with care. Try not to mash up the potatoes too much. Fold in the mayo and the eggs. Chill at least 2 hours and sprinkle with paprika and serve.

Happy Eating!

1. Blueberry Almond Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze
Makes: 1 cake that serve 8 to 10

For the cake:
3/4 cup butter, softened
6 ounces cream cheese
2 ounces almond paste
2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 3/4 cups frozen blueberries, thawed
1/2 cup slivered almonds, lightly toasted

For the Lemon Glaze:
2 cups Confectioners Sugar
2 tbs. lemon juice
2 tbs. milk

Preheat the over to 350 degrees. Combine butter, cream cheese, almond paste and sugar; cream until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. In a smaller bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix on low-speed. Stir on blueberries. Spoon into well-greased bundt pan. Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.

For Lemon Glaze: Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Stir until smooth. Drizzle over the pound cake them sprinkle with slivered almonds.

2. Crème Carmel in a Bundt Pan
Makes a cake to serve 12

3 cups granulated sugar, divided
3 cups whipping cream
1 tbs. vanilla extract
6 large eggs
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 (3 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
Garnishment: Fresh blackberries, raspberries, and mint leaves

Sprinkle 1 cup sugar into a medium skillet. Place over medium heat, and cool, shaking the pan often, until the sugar melts and turn a light golden brown. Quickly pour syrup into a 12-cup Bundt pan, tilting to coat the bottom and 1 1/2 inches up the sides; set aside. The mixture may crack as it cools down and that’s ok.

Stir together the whipping cream and vanilla in a large bowl. Process 6 large eggs and the next 3 ingredients and remaining 2 cups of sugar in a blender just until they are smooth, stopping to scraped the sides. Don’t over process though. Stir egg mixture into the creamy mixture.

Pour custard over caramelized sugar in a pan, and place in a large roasting pan on oven rack. Pour hot water into the roasting pan to a depth of 1 inch. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove pan from water. Cool 1 hour on a wire rack. Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Loosen the edges from the pan with a thin knife and invert onto a serving platter. Garnish with berries if desired.

3. Key Lime Cheesecake
Makes 1 cake that serves 10 to 12

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 tbs. granulated sugar
3 packages cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 container of light sour cream
1 1/2 tsp. grated lime rind
1/2 cup Key Lime juice
Strawberry sauce
Lime rind strips

Stir together the first 3 ingredients, and firmly press on the bottom and 1-inch up the sides of a lightly greased 9-inch spring form pan.

Bake the crust at 325 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Beat the cream cheese and 1 1/4 cups sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the eggs, 1 at a time beating at low speed just until blended after each addition of the eggs. Stir in sour cream, lime rind and the lime juice. Pour the batter into prepared crust.

Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until the edges of cheesecake are set. Turn off the oven and let the cheesecake stand in the oven for 15 minutes, don’t open the door. Remove the cake from the oven and gently run a knife around the edge of the cake to loosen it. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cover and chill for about 8 hours before removing sides of the pan. Serve the cake with the strawberry sauce if desired.
________________________________________________________
Earthly Eating Recipe

Sweet and Tangy Green Beans
Serves: 6

3. Sauté onion and garlic in hot bacon drippings over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in green beans, pimientos and next 4 ingredients; reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Sprinkle evenly with the reserved cooked bacon.

Happy Eating!

The blueberry is one of the furthest things from a sugary treat, but most kids love them and eat them like candy. It is in fact one of the elite members of a n exclusive club known as the super fruits.

This category of functional fruits provides a combination of nutrient richness, antioxidant strength, health benefits and manufacturing versatility. Not only is the blueberry good for internal functions, it also provides incredible anti-aging benefits and can even help relieve skin conditions.

Several varieties of this native North American berry exist, and all are heralded for their antioxidant content, including high bush and wild blueberries. Maine is the largest producer in the world, supplying North America with 25% of all its blueberries.

The blueberry’s healthiness is matched only by its delicious , sweet taste, and it is often included in a variety of dishes and toppings, such as jellies, jams, pies, muffins, snack foods and cereals. It is also a favorite of cuisine chefs due to its incredible taste and free-radical fighting notoriety.

Some fast about the blueberry are:

• Blueberries are one of only a few foods consumed by humans that are naturally colored blue.

• The blossom end of each berry forms the shape of a perfect, five-pointed star.

• The elders of Northeast Native American tribes would say the Great Spirit sent “star berries” to relieve children’s hunger during a famine.

• The first colonists learned how to gather and dry blueberries from the Wampanoag Indians.

• A beverage made with blueberries was an important staple for Civil War soldiers.

• July is National Blueberry Month.

• The wild blueberry is the official fruit of Maine.
______________________________________________________________
Earthly Eating Recipe

Blueberry and Mango Chutney
Serves: 4

7. Serve with pork, chicken or white fish. (Source: Skin 2008)

Happy Eating!