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Never thought of adding pineapple to your oatmeal? Try this recipe and you’ll wonder why you didn’t sooner. Juicy chunks of the fruit are a perfect contrast to the creamier, richer sunflower seed butter.

Denver You might say Melissa Megliola has Etsy, YouTube, and Google to thank for her thriving cookie business, Sweet Treats by Melissa, which she runs from her south Denver home. “I was trying to figure out a way to market the Italian cookies I learned to make from my mom and grandma, so I went online,” Megliola says. “When I saw all the custom-decorated sugar cookies out there, I decided to teach myself to make them.” With the help of video tutorials and more than a spoonful of natural talent, Megliola now creates beautifully designed cookies that actually taste as good as they look. She also sells her beloved Italian treats (lemon balls, butter cookies, and Neapolitans, to name just a few) to anyone in Colorado with a sweet tooth and the patience to wait three weeks for pickup.How To Buy: See more of Megliola’s gorgeous treats, request a quote ($14 per pound for Italian cookies; $39 and up per dozen for custom-decorated cookies), and place orders through her website.

Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid that is found in watermelon seeds. The body synthesizes its own arginine from citrulline. Unfortunately for people who are stressed, the sick, athletes and the aged they cannot make sufficient arginine for their bodies needs. Erectile dysfunction can have a number of causes. One of them can be the poor circulation associated with Type 2 diabetes. Arginine found in watermelon seeds can be used by the body to create Nitric Oxide (NO). Nitric Oxide dilates blood vessels and ensures better blood circulation. It is also crucial for sperm motility.

Do away with the fried exterior (who needs that grease, anyway?) and make it all about the spring roll filling in these hearty grain bowls. Unlike with regular rolls, you don’t need to worry about double-dipping on the sauce here, either—it’s mixed right into the rice, shrimp, and veggies, so you get plenty of sunbuttery goodness in each bite.

You can eat sunflower seeds raw or buy dry roasted seeds with or without the shell. They also come in flavored varieties. Unsalted, raw kernels are the least processed versions of the seeds, says Yeung, but pick a seed that you’ll enjoy so that you’ll actually eat them. Eat them on their own or sprinkle them on oatmeal, yogurt, soups and salads, says Yeung.

This is absolutely wonderful, Alisa! Congratulations to you on your second edition and I can’t wait to give your recipes a try. I love your list of ingredients, too

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And so I hold on, for a while, and when it comes, it’s heaven in a raw, misshapen ceramic bowl (by local potter Judith Lasry, who is known for that deliberately unfinished style). The homemade yogurt is not too sour and not too sweet, and it’s topped with handfuls of Moko’s so-called freestyle granola that “changes based on ingredient availability and mood,” she says. The crunch I get today comes from toasted oats, glossy hazelnuts, and sunflower seeds, held together by rice syrup and melted brown sugar. She has topped it with chopped segments of tart, refreshing grapefruit, and torn pieces of fresh mint.

Muller and his wife, Eda, said they need this revenue to save their property, Daylight Farms. If voters don’t approve Measure GG, the Mullers could be forced to sell everything before next year’s harvest.

If you take a close look at this knobby nut (as in the above photo), you’ll see that it closely resembles the cerebral cortex of the brain! Mother Nature works in mysterious ways, given that this nut is well-known for contributing to brain health. Walnuts date to as far back as 7000 B.C., and were called Juglans regia (“Jupiter’s royal acorn”) by the Ancient Romans. There are two main varieties of walnuts: The Persian (or English) walnut, which originated in Persia, and the black walnut, which is native to United States. However, the black walnut is not commercially produced, which means that most walnuts you buy in the store will be Persian walnuts. Walnuts are an excellent source of antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids, which assist in the creation of new neurons in the brain, and also may work as a mood booster. They also improve cardiovascular health and help cleanse the digestive system due to their high fiber content.

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