Feb 8, 2016
Food For Life Ezekiel 4:9 organically grown bread is an astounding example of a multi-grain product whose best qualities have been nurtured to the Nth degree.
As seen in the book of Ezekiel: Chapter 4, verse 9, in the Holy Bible, super-nutritious bread can be baked, using a rich mixture of grains.
Food For Life Ezekiel 4:9 breads contain sprouted grains, accessing all the nutrient potential of the food, not to mention the flavour!
We’re featuring Food for Life OrganicSprouted Grain breads and English Muffins.
Available at both stores.
Feb 8, 2016
It seems everyone knows someone who’s lactose-intolerant or simply avoiding dairy products and, fortunately, there’s a growing array of delicious and nutritious alternatives to brighten up our culinary lives.
Califia Farms have been dedicated to doing things their own way, using simple ingredients and farming sustainably, since 2010. Since then, Califia Farms has been one of the fastest-growing natural beverage companies in the U.S.
This month, we’re featuring Califia Farms Almond Milk with Vanilla, Creamy Original Almond Milk and Horchata with Almond Milk & Cinnamon.
NON-GMO • CARRAGEENAN FREE • GLUTEN FREE
Available at Lindo’s Family Foods. Warwick.
Feb 8, 2016
Bake up a batch of chewy fudge brownie cookies filled with an oreo creme filling drizzled with fruity raspberry coulis for your Valentine, and watch them swoon with love at first bite!
Prep Time: 30 Minutes • Total Time: 1 Hour 20 min • Servings: 12 sandwich cookies
INGREDIENTS
For the raspberry coulis
2 cups fresh raspberries
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
For the brownie cookies
1 package Duncan Hines® Chewy Fudge Brownie Mix
⅓ cup vegetable oil
2 Tbsp. water
1 large egg
For the filling
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1/4 cup vegetable shortening, room temperature
1 and 3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Coulis is a versatile sauce that is simple to make, and it dresses up any recipe!
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease baking sheets.
2. Combine brownie mix, oil, water, egg in large bowl with wooden spoon until blended.
3. Drop by rounded tablespoons 2-inches apart on prepared pans (24 cookies).
4. Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until just set in center. Cool cookies 1 minute on pan. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
5. While the cookies are cooling make the coulis. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, bring raspberries and sugar to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until mixture starts to thicken, about 15 minutes.
6. Press mixture through a fine-mesh sieve. Use a spatula to extract as much liquid as possible; discard seeds and skins. Stir in lemon juice. Let cool completely.
7. Using a mixer, cream the butter and shortening until fluffy. Beat in the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla until creamy and combined.
8. Spread filling on flat side of half of the cookies. Drizzle with raspberry coulis. Top each half with remaining cookies and gently press together.
NOTE: Leftover coulis can be kept up to 3 days, covered and chilled.
Feb 8, 2016
Clouds of billowy meringue floating on a sea of strawberry – a simple, but elegant, dessert sure to win their heart this Valentine’s Day.
INGREDIENTS
For the strawberry coulis
16 oz strawberries, hulled and quartered
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
For the islands
2 large egg whites
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 225°F
2. Follow these simple steps for successful meringues. Scoop the meringue into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip (or into a plastic bag with a corner cut off). Drop 1-inch stars onto a baking sheet, and bake meringues for about 40 minutes. Turn off the heat, but let the cookies remain in the oven for another 30 minutes to cool slowly and prevent cracking.
3. Cook strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a medium saucepan over low heat. Bring to a simmer and cook an additional 3 minutes. Cool to room temperature and then puree the mixture in a blender until smooth.
4. Pour mixture evenly into four glasses. Place a meringue cookie into each glass. Garnish with crumbled meringue, half a strawberry, and a mint leaf. Serve with additional meringue cookies.
Store leftover cookies in an airtight container for a week or freeze for up to a month.
Feb 8, 2016
By Stephanie Simons,
Head Pharmacist,
Lindo’s Pharmacy in Devonshire
February is Oral Health month, a month set aside to spread awareness of chronic mouth pain, throat cancer, oral sores, birth defects of the lip and palate, gum disease, tooth decay and all other diseases relating to the oral cavity. Clearly, oral health includes a variety of ailments. In this article, I will focus on the things we all can do to improve our oral health, in an effort to stave off disease.
Cavities
Perhaps the most well-known and most prevalent oral ailment is a cavity. Cavity is a term for tooth decay, which results from bacteria. The mouth is commonly filled with bacteria that mix with saliva to form plaque on the teeth. Plaque is removed by brushing your teeth, but in the event that it is not removed, the acids in plaque damage the enamel protecting the teeth. This can create holes in the teeth, known as cavities, which lead to tooth decay.
Symptoms
Cavities are visible to the eye and range from yellow to black. Small cavities may not hurt, but large ones, especially those affecting nerves, are painful. Cavities are diagnosed by a dentist, which is why regular visits to a dental hygienist is important.
Prevention
Diet plays a role in oral health. Having a well-balanced diet helps prevent tooth decay. As importantly, decreasing your sugar intake will help avoid the formation of cavities. Likewise, sticky foods are more harmful as they remain on the teeth longer. However, dental cavities can be prevented by regularly brushing and flossing, and using toothpaste with fluoride.
Treatment
Treatment for cavities require a visit to the dentist and include fillings, crowns and/or root canals. Fillings, as the name implies, involves removing all decay from the tooth with a drill and filling the space, for example with gold, silver alloy or porcelain. Crowns, also known as caps, are used in more serious cases where the majority of the tooth is weak. Here, a fitted crown or cap, usually made of gold or porcelain, is placed over the teeth. For cavities that result in nerve injury or decay, a root canal is required. This involves removing the centre of the tooth, including the nerve and filling the root with a sealing material. Root canals often are accompanied by crowns. (more…)
