Foods Long Life

This gluten and dairy free dessert is the perfect ending to your Easter Brunch. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . My Favorite Mango Our favorite little mangoes are in season. They come with many names like Manilla, Ataulfo, Champagne, and Honey,  with slight variations and places of origin. But they are all small (around 9 to 11 ounces) and as sweet as sugar. Doug and I have been under the weather so to cheer ourselves up, and with the excuse of having to create an Easter dessert for the blog, we created a cake on Sunday with our very favorite fruit. These are smaller, less stringy, and much sweeter than the large, more commonly found mangoes. Easter Sunday is a great time to have family and friends over for brunch and this dessert is a good choice. It's vegan and gluten free so besides delighting everyone's taste buds, it will accommodate most everyones dietary issues. (See "Variation" below for a whole wheat version of the recipe.)   ...

Olive oil is a healthy substitute for butter in holiday baking - Here's why! Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . Check out my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Holiday Baking Before you start baking holiday goodies for your family, friends, and neighbors, consider substituting some or all of that butter with extra virgin olive oil. Here's why! First of all, it takes less olive oil than butter.  Here's how it converts: Butter              Oil 1 tsp       =      3/4 tsp 1 TB               2 1/4 tsp 2 TB               1 1/2 TB 1/4 C              3  TB 1/3 C             1/4 C 1/2 C              1/4 C + 2 TB 2/3 C              1/2 C 3/4 C              1/...