Recipes

How to roast garlic whole in the oven. Roasting a whole head of garlic is easy and delicious. It’s a wonderful addition to so many dishes or to simply eat on its own. There are few things I love more than the savory smell and rich taste of roasted garlic. I like to roast my garlic whole, with this simple recipe that results in big flavor. Roasting the garlic mellows out the flavor of the fresh garlic, takes away the bitter taste and turns it into a caramelized, sweet and buttery treat. Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. Roasted garlic...

One of the key, yet often overlooked factors in optimal energy levels, is a properly functioning thyroid. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck, just below the Adam’s apple. The thyroid creates and secretes hormones to help control many functions of the body, such as influencing metabolism, growth and development, and temperature. When the thyroid isn’t producing and secreting enough thyroid hormones, hypothyroidism is the result. Hypothyroidism is simply a thyroid that is under-active. Meaning, the thyroid can’t meet the demands of the body.       There are thyroid receptors in virtually every...

Idris Elba at the Baftas in 2016 Idris Elba has been linked with the role of James Bond since before Daniel Craig even announced he was stepping down from the franchise. With Daniel now having hung up his golden gun for good, speculation has been rife about his successor, with many pondering whether the Luther star will be taking up the mantle when 007 returns to our screens. However, during a conversation with the World Government Summit in Dubai on Tuesday, Idris appeared to take himself out of the running once and for all after years of rumours. Speaking about...

Amazon has cooked up quite a deal! Today, February 13th only, hurry on over to Amazon or BestBuy.com where they are offering this Ninja Foodi 10 Quart 6-in-1 DualZone Smart XL Air Fryer for just $179.99 shipped (regularly $229.99)! If you love your single basket air fryer, yet really wish you could prepare tots AND chicken tenders at the same time, this Ninja Foodi 10 Quart 6-in-1 DualZone Smart XL Air Fryer might just be your answer, especially considering the price and features! With two 5-quart air frying baskets, you can cook two different foods using different cooking functions, simultaneously! Roast...

Whether it’s the puffy white seed balls of the dandelion or the creeping succulent stems of purslane, weeds are a constant challenge to gardeners everywhere.  But it turns out, one person’s weed can be another’s prized greenery.  A great number of the plants we consider weeds are not only edible, but many are considered superfoods, according to Douglas G. Kent, a professor at the Center for Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly Pomona and author of the book “Foraging Southern California: 118 Nutritious, Tasty, and Abundant Foods.”  Cal Poly Pomona professor Doug Kent poses for a photograph following a foraging tutorial...