Whether you’re in need of a side dish for your next family meal or an appetizer for a dinner party, you should check out this garlic, honey-baked cauliflower as soon as possible! Ingredients for Garlic, Honey-Baked Cauliflower 1 head of cauliflower, sliced into small florets Cooking spray 2 cups of panko breadcrumbs 2 scallions, sliced…
It’s not unusual for people to take used items from around their home and turn it into something else—whether it’s turning scrap wood into a bird house or last night’s dinner into a different dish altogether. Others have even tried reusing coffee grounds for alternative beauty regimens. However, one underutilized resource within a person’s home…
We’ve all been there—you’re going through your recipe step-by-step until you realize you either skipped a step, you misread something, or you did things out of order. Either way, you’re far enough along into a recipe, and now you’re scared you have to start all over, wasting your ingredients and your time. However, there are…
Since the wider public became aware of colony collapse disorder (CCD) in 2006, various endeavors have taken place to not only discover the source of CCD and other bee-related issues, but to further educate others regarding how honeybee populations can be preserved and protected. This is crucial given the bees’ vital role in pollinating three…
As many have learned already, honeybees all over the world and here in the United States have had a rough go of it in terms of pollination and population losses, which is believed to have been caused in large part by pesticides, pathogens, varroa mites, colony collapse disorder (CCD), habitat loss, and an assortment of…
For those who have never heard of it, skin hyperpigmentation is a condition that leads to the skin becoming discolored or dark in patches, caused by excess melanin within the skin. This can happen to any area of the body—face, neck, torso, hands, arms, or legs—and many factors can cause hyperpigmentation, such as conditions involving…
It’s important for dog owners to know they’re taking good care of their dogs, and this ultimately involves learning fundamental dog care as well as meeting the animal’s basic needs, thus ensuring happiness and health. As with people, dogs require water, food, and shelter in order to survive as well as nurturing and physical care.…
For those who consider themselves serious fans of peanut butter, you need a recipe that not only challenges your idea of your favorite food but also provides you with some variety you did not even know existed. What you need is this recipe right here for maple and honey roasted peanut butter! While the…
Out amid the rainforests of Malaysia, “honey hunters” are currently braving the significantly high heights of tualang trees and using smoking torches to draw out thousands of honeybees from their treetop hives, allowing the hunters the chance to gather very rare honey. These hunters, who come from nearby villages, head into the jungle’s most remote…
Spring is here… and summer is soon to follow! That means lots of farmer’s markets and fresh fruit all the time! Now, I don’t know about you, but there is nothing I love better during the summer than fresh fruit served a million different ways for dessert. One of the best aspects of using fruit…
Up until very recently, when Manhattan Beach in California had a bee problem, they called Susan Rudnicki. She is an urban beekeeper who NEVER sees a reason to hurt the honeybees. Even during massive infestations. She always found a way to get the bees out safely. That is all about to change, as the city…
A local chef is using all-natural ingredients to make her body and those of her clients “naturally heal.” Chef Deborah Frankel became a “natural” chef about 30 years ago and has come up with some pretty creative concoctions she says can fight off the flu and help prevent other illnesses as well. Chef Frankel gets…
Alcohol promotes dehydration, and we don’t want all that work you have been doing over the fall and winter to go to waste. But, we also don’t want you to miss out on those great evenings out on the deck when everyone else is tossing back a cold one. Rather than undo the progress, we…
When you look at the cost of cosmetics today, women can go broke paying not only for their makeup, but for the products needed to remove the makeup before they go to bed! Rather than paying the cosmetic companies even more money, we found a few items that are more than likely already in your…
As you have heard us say more than a few times in recent months, honeybees are in the fight of their lives right now. They will take any help they can get, especially when it comes to pesticides that are harming the honeybee population. Quebec is the latest to jump in to help the pollinator,…
Spring is in the air, and so are honeybees, as nature starts to come back to life with trees starting to turn green and flowers beginning to bloom. It is only a matter of time until the honeybee starts to get to work making that liquid gold we all love so much. With so many…
This is a very exciting time for the honey industry as more and more money seems to be pouring into the industry for research and promotion. Only yesterday we found out about a grant in Australia to promote Manuka honey awareness, and today there is news of an even larger grant. A group of twelve…
Everyone wants to know what is really going on with Manuka honey. We see various claims countered by government regulations, but the Australian Manuka Honey Association hopes to help clarify things with the help of a grant they have just been awarded. While United States organizations are a bit skeptical, the Australian government is kicking…
I know what you are asking… why are they writing about a juice shop opening when this is a honey blog? To answer that question right off the bat, it is because they use Manuka honey in some of their recipes, of course! Southern Pressed Juicery is currently operating out of Greenville, South Carolina. That…
This is a dish that is worthy of any fine-dining restaurant and one that is going to wow your dinner guests. The honey in this recipe is used in three distinct ways to add the rich flavor of the honey to the shrimp. In most cases, we only want the honey as an accent, but…
You can have sugar, you can’t have sugar. Processed sugar is bad for you. Raw honey is better than processed honey. The amount of information that is sent our ways pertaining to our “sweets” is pretty easy to overload on, so our goal today is to make all of this just a little easier to…
We are constantly telling you to substitute honey for sugar in your recipes, but some of you may not be familiar with how to substitute out sugar and substitute in honey. We put together some simple rules that should make it much easier for you to use either our Manuka or Blue Borage honey in…
When consumers see crystallized raw honey, they understandably become concerned with the edibleness of the honey in the jar. Is it bad or is it okay? Can it still be used or does it need to be thrown away? Even though it may appear as though there is a problem with the honey, crystallization is…
We are starting to see more and more local honeymakers rebrand their companies specifically to cash in on the claim that local honey helps fight allergies, but is that really fact or myth? If you do a quick Google search, you will undoubtedly see one or two companies every week that are making this changeover.…
Rabbits are becoming a more popular pet, especially this time of year. Kids become fascinated with the Easter Bunny, so it is only natural for parents to make their day on Easter Sunday by giving them an actual pet rabbit as a gift. Is a Rabbit a Good Pet for Your Family? Before you give…
The honeybee population is under attack around the country and we are finally starting to see the emergence of advocacy groups coming to their defense. The latest is the U.S. Public Interest Research Group that is jumping into action to have pesticides banned. A new report on KTAR News stated the group is now lobbying…
Oddly enough, many “ancient” products are being touted as breakthrough ingredients in today’s health and skincare niches. One such item is pearl powder, something that has been around for thousands of years, yet is suddenly one of the hottest ingredients for skin care treatments and products. Traditional Chinese culture has made use of this magical…
