Cinnamon Ginger Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

Set a bowl of these delectable spiced pumpkin seeds on your bar or hors d’oeuvres table and watch as they magically disappear.

2/3 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1 tsp olive, avocado or coconut oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground black pepper more or less to taste
2 tbsp maple syrup, agave or honey (if not vegan)

Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and toss well

Transfer the spiced pumpkin seeds to a medium nonstick pan and cook over medium-low heat for about 7-10 minutes or until golden. Watch carefully and stir often to prevent them from burning

Spread the spiced pumpkin seeds on a piece of parchment paper and let them cool (do not touch spiced pumpkin seeds with bare hands while hot, they can really burn!)

Our cinnamon-ginger spiced pumpkin seeds are also a great topping for:

• Soups
• Salads
• Roasted Vegetables
• Oatmeal
• Overnight Oats
• Ice Cream
• Smoothie Bowl
• Yogurt Parfaits

You may want to try experimenting with other spice combinations like:

• Cumin, Coriander, and Cinnamon
• Sweet Paprika, Turmeric, Cumin, and Coriander
• Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Thyme and Rosemary
• Cinnamon, Cloves, and Ginger
• Oregano, Garlic, and Hot Pepper Flakes
• Sumac and Zaatar

Recipe comes from May I have that recipe

Black Bean Brownies (Passover and non-Passover)

Black Bean Brownies (Passover and non-Passover)
1/2 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup honey, 1 cup cooked black bean puree, 2 bananas, 4 eggs, 1 cup all-purpose flour (for Passover use Passover Cake meal), 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder



Mix cocoa, butter, sugar, black bean puree, bananas and eggs together in a food processor until well blended.

Sift dry ingredients together and stir into wet mixture. Grease a 9 x13 inch pan with cooking spray and pour the batter into the pan. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees or until done.

Американские шоколадные пирожные с черной фасолью

1/2 чашки кокоа-порошка, 1/2 чашки растопленного сливочного масла или маргарина, 1 чашка сахара, 1/2 чашки меда, 1 чашка пюре черной фасоли, 2 банана, 4 яйца, 1 чашка муки (на Пасху использовать Passover Cake Meal), 1 чайная ложка соли, 1 чайная ложка разрыхлителя

Всыпать в кухонный комбайн кокоа-порошок, сахар, мед, масло, пюре черной фасоли, 2 банана, 4 яйца. Все прокрутить до однородной консистенции. Добавить муку, соль и разрыхлитель, предварительно смешанные. Все хорошо перемешать. Вылить жидкое тесто в дечку размером 9 х 13 инчей. Поставить в духовку, предварительно нагретую до 350Ф и печь 40 минут до полной готовности.

BEANS AGAINST CANCER?

Research has found genetic mutations leading to colorectal cancer in Jewish people of Ashkenazi descent. In fact, Ashkenazi Jews are two-to-three times more likely to develop colorectal cancer than are members of the general population. This is part of the reason why colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Israel.

According to Ralph W. Moss, Ph.D, Mexican dry bean consumption (much of which is of antioxidant-rich black beans) is 33 pounds per year, more than five times the US total. Perhaps not coincidentally, Mexico has just 30 percent of the US colon cancer mortality rate. This fact brought me to the idea to create my own "black-bean" brownie recipe. Initially I found similar recipe on "A Dietician's Cancer Story". Later I reworked the recipe and used for Passover.

Celebrating Holidays, we have to think about QUALITY of OUR LIFE!

Bean, appetit!