Benefits of garlic are numerous. Garlic, like the onion, has a powerful effect on healing wounds and is also very good as a disinfectant. The old Greeks placed garlic on stones at cross roads as a dinner for their triple goddess Hecate who was Diana on earth, Phoebe in heaven and Proserpine in hell…
Need a New Recipe?
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Food and Drink · 0 CommentsAre you tired of cooking the same old food day after day? Is your freezer stocked with the usual items of hamburger, chicken, and roast? Do the kids clamor to eat out rather than enjoy one of your home-cooked meals?..
Give a Gift Basket
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Food and Drink · 0 CommentsMost of us struggle on occasion to find just the right gift for someone. It may be a new family member, like an in-law, at Christmas, whose tastes you’re not yet familiar with. Perhaps you would like to get a new coworker a welcome present…
Cocoa Trees
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Food and Drink · 0 CommentsCocoa trees can grow as tall as fifty feet although they are usually kept pruned and kept much shorter to make it easier to harvest the cocoa bean pods.
The trees reach their maximum productivity when they are thirty to forty years old. A cocoa tree will live approximately sixty years…
History of Chocolate
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Food and Drink · 0 CommentsCocoa trees are native to Central America. They have been growing for over 4,000 years. There were grown wild at first, but in about 600 A.D. the first cocoa plantations were established by the people of Yucatan.
For a long time chocolate was only thought of as a beverage…
Understanding Coral Calcium
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Food and Drink · 0 CommentsCalcium is an essential mineral and is required for human life…
Buying a Barbeque Grill
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Food and Drink · 0 CommentsDo you enjoy eating outdoors? Many people appreciate the fresh air and attractive views available at many camping spots or sometimes from their own backyard. One way to get the most from having a meal outside is by cooking it yourself over a barbeque grill, which is not difficult if you become familiar with a few safety tips and helpful hints…
Enjoy Teaching Your Children To Cook
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Food and Drink · 0 CommentsIf you’re ready to teach your children how to cook, here are some simple tips for teaching them the basics, and giving them skills that will last them a lifetime!
First of all, think safety. Any child that has to stand on a stool or chair in order to reach the stove is too young to cook…
Choosing Fruits and Vegetables For A Healthy Diet
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Food and Drink · 0 CommentsThe new food guidelines issued by the United States government recommend that all Americans eat about nine servings of fresh, raw fruits and vegetables each and every day. This is important to provide your body with the minimal levels of essential nutrients and antioxidants needed by each and every cell in your body to support optimal health…
Variety Is The Key To A Healthy Diet
Posted by on April 28th, 2007 in Food and Drink · 0 CommentsWhen examining the diets of my clients, I commonly find that even of those who tell me they eat from a healthy diet actually eat from a very narrow selection of foods. Most of their food choices are also processed or heavily prepared before eating…