Exotic Tropical Fruit Of The Week: Carambola AKA Starfruit

IDEAS HOW TO EAT THIS FANTASTIC FRUIT!

This is how Carambola Tree grows the fruit

MY STARFRUIT JUICE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 Starfruit cut into pieces
• 1 lemon worth of lemon juice
• 1 tbsp stevia
• 1 scoop creatine monohydrate
• 1 cup ice
• 1 cup water

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.   Add the starfruit, lemon juice, stevia, and creatine to the blender
2.   Blend
3.   Strain into a glass
4.  Serve garnished with a lemon or starfruit star

CINNAMON STARFRUIT TART

GRILLED SALMON WITH CARAMBOLA/STARFRUIT SALAD

3 Most Delicious Hot Dogs in the World … Oh Yeah!

Originally called frankfurters, their origin can be traced back to 1852 in Frankfurt, Germany. From the start, frankfurters were basically small sausages.

GERMAN STYLE

Today, some are made entirely of one type of meat, such as beef, pork, chicken, or turkey. There are even vegetarian hot dogs that contain no meat at all. Many hot dogs, however, are more like traditional sausages, because they are made from a secret recipe containing a mixture of a variety of ingredients.

NEW YORK STYLE

Although there are as many special recipes out there, most of them consist of a similar set of ingredients. These include meat, meat fat, filler (such as flour or bread crumbs), egg whites, and spices. Some popular spices include salt, pepper, onion, and garlic.

TEXAN!

FryDay Delicious Messy Fun Food: Waffles With Chicken And Cheese – Have A Great Weekend!

Okay, nobody said that this was going to be a food healthy post. If you exercise during the week, burn a ton of calories, and you have your cholesterol and triglycerides within perfect normal limits, once a week you can treat yourself with something like this. I know I do. Otherwise, I would get bored of eating healthy food 365 days a year. But that is me. I have a friend that no way Jose would eat this food, ever, ever never, hahaha. I will eat my waffles and she will be eating carrots and celery. She doesn’t exercise though, not at all. She is vegan and lacking some vitamins and minerals in her last full check-up.

CHEESY CHICKEN WAFFLES

FRIED CHICKEN IN WAFFLE CONES

POPCORN CHICKEN WITH MAC & CHEESE

BUFFALO CHICKEN AND CHEESE

SIRACHA FRIED CHICKEN IN WAFFLE CONES

Exotic Tropical Fruit Of The Week: Tamarillo Or Tree Tomato

You can eat this healthy, exotic and tropical South African native fruit in salads, juices, stews, roasted, in bread, or simply, cut them in half and eat them fresh. Your choice. But I guarantee you that you will love this fruit any way you decide to eat it.

Red Tamarillo Salad With Basil

It is South American native but you can grow it in your back yard from seed or a small plant bought in a nursery in your area.

Tamarillo Juice…Yummy!

It is a small-growing shrub or semi-woody tree reaching heights between 10-18 feet (3-5.5 mts.).

Tamarillo trees bloom in early spring, producing fragrant pink flowers. These blooms will eventually give way to small, oval or egg-shaped fruit, reminiscent of plum tomatoes—hence the tomato tree’s name.

Tamarillo Sesame Pork With Ginger

Tamarillo Loaf Cake

Baked Tamarillo With Maple Syrup And Crème Fraiche

Exotic Tropical Food Recipe For You To Enjoy: Thai Curry Vegetable Soup

Healthy Exotic Food to satisfy the most demanding palate!

INGREDIENTS

1. 1 bunch Baby bok choy
2. 1 Handful Cilantro, fresh
3. 2 cloves Garlic
4. 1 tbsp Ginger, fresh
5. 1 Lime
6. 1/2 Red onion
7. 1 Sweet potato (about 1 lb.), small 

CANNED GOODS

Vermicelli

• 1 13 oz can Coconut milk
• 2 tbsp Thai red curry paste
• 4 cups Vegetable or chicken broth 
• 1/2 tbsp Fish sauce
• 1 Sriracha
• 3 1/2 oz Rice vermicelli noodles
• 1/2 tbsp Brown sugar
• 2 tbsp Neutral cooking oil 

INSTRUCTIONS

• Prepare the vegetables for the soup and garnishes first, so they’re ready to go when needed. Mince the garlic and grate the ginger using a small-holed cheese grater. Peel and dice the sweet potato into one-inch cubes. Wash the bok choy well, then chop into one-inch strips, separating the fibrous stalks from the delicate green ends. Thinly slice the red onion and roughly chop the cilantro.

• Add the cooking oil to a large soup pot along with the minced garlic, grated ginger, and Thai red curry paste. Sauté the garlic, ginger, and curry paste over medium heat for 1-2 minutes.

• Add the diced sweet potato and chopped bok choy stalks to the pot (save the leafy green ends for later) along with the chicken or vegetable broth. Bring the pot to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to low and let simmer for 5-7 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender.

• While the soup is simmering, bring a small pot of water to a boil for the vermicelli. Once boiling, add the vermicelli and boil for 2-3 minutes, or just until tender. Drain the rice noodles in a colander and set aside.

• Once the sweet potatoes are tender, add the coconut milk, fish sauce, and brown sugar to the soup. Stir, taste, and adjust the fish sauce or brown sugar if needed. Finally, add the bok choy greens and let them wilt in the hot soup.

• To serve, divide the rice vermicelli among four bowls. Ladle the soup and vegetables over the noodles, then top with red onion, cilantro, a wedge or two of lime, and a drizzle of sriracha.

Friday Food: 6 Great Dessert Ideas to Sweeten Your Fabulous Weekend

When health is a top concern — whether it is because you’re dieting or simply living a healthy lifestyle — a dessert can seem off-limits. But they don’t have to be! There are several ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without jeopardizing your health goals.

Cantaloupe and Greek Yogurt Tart with Mint

Greek Yogurt Raspberry Chocolate Mousse For Two

Funfetti Mug Cake 

Tart Cherry Frozen Yogurt

Greek Yogurt Cupcakes with Blackberry Frosting

Crepes with Greek Yogurt Cream

Exotic Tropical Fruit Of The Week: Zapote

The flavor is unique to it and once you try it, you will never forget that especial flavor. The texture, taste and color of the fruit have all been associated with chocolate pudding, which makes the fruit both appealing and highly unusual.

BLACK ZAPOTE ICED-POPSICLES…VERY DELICIOUS!

Zapote is a delicious fruit with black pulp that is sweet and tender.

GELATINE MADE WITH ZAPOTE AND A ORANGE

ZAPOTE ICE CREAM

The black sapote is native along both coasts of Mexico from Jalisco to Chiapas, Veracruz and Yucatan.

Exotic Tropical Messy Fun Food Of The Day: Dungeness Crab!

Oh, you can have Dungeness Crab in so many different ways. It -crab- is a feast of the heavens for my palate, and here are my picks of the day:

Food Dungeness Crab pan roasted in Chermoula Butter

Garlic and Chile Roasted Dungeness Crabs

Shell Lickin’ Spicy Garlic Dungeness Crab

Roasted Dungeness Crab with Garlic Butter