Pears and Kale

For a unique side dish at your next dinner party, try this quick and healthy, but delicious dish. Simply sautee some pears and kale in olive oil and balsamic vinegar along with some pine nuts.

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Pear and Goat Cheese Galette

This galette could be served as either a dessert or a meal. It combines pears, goat cheese, nuts, and honey for a sweet, creamy, crusty slice of heaven. You can use whole wheat crust if you want to make it into a more substantial meal.

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Pear and Chocolate Pie

For a more indulgent treat, layer some pears and chocolate in a pie crust. Pear and chocolate is a delicious combination, but it’s one that doesn’t get used as often as it should. Use dark chocolate, as milkier chocolate doesn’t work as well with pears’ unique flavor. This is a great treat for people who don’t like super sweet desserts.

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Ingredients:

• 8 medium ripe but very firm pears
• 1 3-inch long knob fresh ginger, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 10 hibiscus tea bags
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 cups water
• 8 scoops vanilla ice cream
• 5 strips orange zest, about 3 inches long
• 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup brown or granulated sugar

Instructions:

1. Start by peeling and cutting the pears in half, lengthwise. Take out the blossom end and core of each one.
2. Get a pot and mix the tea bags, water, ginger, sugar, orange zest, cinnamon. Wait for the water to start simmering on high heat, then once it does take the pot away from the heat.
3. Drop the pears into the pot and add more water if needed. The pear halves should be almost completely covered.
4. Turn the heat to medium-high, then wait for the liquid to start boiling.
5. Once it does, reduce the heat and add a lid to the pot. Let the liquid simmer for 15 to 25 minutes.
6. Take them out of the pot and strain the liquid. Transfer the liquid back to the pot and wait for it to simmer.
7. When it reaches to around 1 cup it will look like syrup and you can serve the hibiscus poached pears together with it, the vanilla ice cream, and sesame seeds.

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Here are some December food holidays that we’ll be celebrating in the upcoming month!

National Cookie Day: December 4th

National Cookie Day will be celebrated on a Wednesday this month, and my suggestion is to make a batch to take to work for a mid-week pick-me-up! National Cookie Day is a day to celebrate one of the world’s most treasured desserts.

National Maple Syrup Day: December 17th

Maple syrup is one of my favorite sweet treats. This delicious liquid, which is obtained from a fascinating process in which the sap of maple trees is painstakingly collected and refined, can be used to top breakfast favorites such as pancakes and french toast. 

National Bacon Day: December 30th

If you thought that the last days of the month of December were only reserved for the excitement of the New Year, you thought wrong! National Bacon Day on December 30th is a celebration of this delicious meat that you’ll find on breakfast plates and on trendy hamburgers.

National Pear Month

Pear is a classic autumn and winter fruit, meaning that December has been designated as National Pear Month. These little beauties are delicious on their own, in desserts, or baked in the oven and topped with honey and cinnamon.

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The low-glycemic diet is based on eating foods that, despite containing sugars and carbohydrates, do not introduce these sugars into your bloodstream in a quick and drastic way.

This diet has particular benefits for people trying to lose weight, people with diabetes and people who are trying to lessen their risk of the disease.

Here are four suggestions for fruits that you can eat without experiencing immediate blood sugar spikes.

Apples

Apples don’t contain tons of fast-acting sugars, which makes them a good option for those looking to follow a low-glycemic diet. They’re portable and great as a mid-day snack.

Strawberries

Surprisingly, strawberries are another great option for low-glycemic diets. Although they’re a sweet treat, they have a surprisingly high fiber content, which slows down their action on blood sugar levels.

Kiwis

Kiwis are a good option too, but be careful and be sure to eat them with the skin on. Without skin, they creep into higher glycemic territory. The fiber content of the skin makes them slower-acting with sugars.

Pears

Finally, pears are one of the best low-glycemic fruits for people looking to follow an LG diet. They’re sweet, but their skin protects people from having a blood sugar spike when eating them.

The post These Low-Glycemic Fruits are Sweet and Delicious appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Pears and Kale

For a unique side dish at your next dinner party, try this quick and healthy, but delicious dish. Simply sautee some pears and kale in olive oil and balsamic vinegar along with some pine nuts.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by K Y O N A (@kyonalrobinson)

Pear and Goat Cheese Galette

This galette could be served as either a dessert or a meal. It combines pears, goat cheese, nuts, and honey for a sweet, creamy, crusty slice of heaven. You can use whole wheat crust if you want to make it into a more substantial meal.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Receptai (@odeta_samciouzrasai_)

Pear and Chocolate Pie

For a more indulgent treat, layer some pears and chocolate in a pie crust. Pear and chocolate is a delicious combination, but it’s one that doesn’t get used as often as it should. Use dark chocolate, as milkier chocolate doesn’t work as well with pears’ unique flavor. This is a great treat for people who don’t like super sweet desserts.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Anouck Grau (@alafrenchfood)

The post Great Things to Make With Pears appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Ingredients:

• 8 medium ripe but very firm pears
• 1 3-inch long knob fresh ginger, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 10 hibiscus tea bags
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 cups water
• 8 scoops vanilla ice cream
• 5 strips orange zest, about 3 inches long
• 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds
• 1/2 cup brown or granulated sugar

Instructions:

1. Start by peeling and cutting the pears in half, lengthwise. Take out the blossom end and core of each one.
2. Get a pot and mix the tea bags, water, ginger, sugar, orange zest, cinnamon. Wait for the water to start simmering on high heat, then once it does take the pot away from the heat.
3. Drop the pears into the pot and add more water if needed. The pear halves should be almost completely covered.
4. Turn the heat to medium-high, then wait for the liquid to start boiling.
5. Once it does, reduce the heat and add a lid to the pot. Let the liquid simmer for 15 to 25 minutes.
6. Take them out of the pot and strain the liquid. Transfer the liquid back to the pot and wait for it to simmer.
7. When it reaches to around 1 cup it will look like syrup and you can serve the hibiscus poached pears together with it, the vanilla ice cream, and sesame seeds.

The post Hibiscus Poached Pears are a Great Dessert appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Here are some December food holidays that we’ll be celebrating in the upcoming month!

National Cookie Day: December 4th

National Cookie Day will be celebrated on a Wednesday this month, and my suggestion is to make a batch to take to work for a mid-week pick-me-up! National Cookie Day is a day to celebrate one of the world’s most treasured desserts.

National Maple Syrup Day: December 17th

Maple syrup is one of my favorite sweet treats. This delicious liquid, which is obtained from a fascinating process in which the sap of maple trees is painstakingly collected and refined, can be used to top breakfast favorites such as pancakes and french toast. 

National Bacon Day: December 30th

If you thought that the last days of the month of December were only reserved for the excitement of the New Year, you thought wrong! National Bacon Day on December 30th is a celebration of this delicious meat that you’ll find on breakfast plates and on trendy hamburgers.

National Pear Month

Pear is a classic autumn and winter fruit, meaning that December has been designated as National Pear Month. These little beauties are delicious on their own, in desserts, or baked in the oven and topped with honey and cinnamon.

The post Get Prepared for These December Food Holidays! appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

The low-glycemic diet is based on eating foods that, despite containing sugars and carbohydrates, do not introduce these sugars into your bloodstream in a quick and drastic way.

This diet has particular benefits for people trying to lose weight, people with diabetes and people who are trying to lessen their risk of the disease.

Here are four suggestions for fruits that you can eat without experiencing immediate blood sugar spikes.

Apples

Apples don’t contain tons of fast-acting sugars, which makes them a good option for those looking to follow a low-glycemic diet. They’re portable and great as a mid-day snack.

Strawberries

Surprisingly, strawberries are another great option for low-glycemic diets. Although they’re a sweet treat, they have a surprisingly high fiber content, which slows down their action on blood sugar levels.

Kiwis

Kiwis are a good option too, but be careful and be sure to eat them with the skin on. Without skin, they creep into higher glycemic territory. The fiber content of the skin makes them slower-acting with sugars.

Pears

Finally, pears are one of the best low-glycemic fruits for people looking to follow an LG diet. They’re sweet, but their skin protects people from having a blood sugar spike when eating them.

The post These Low-Glycemic Fruits are Sweet and Delicious appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.