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Moroccan Eggplant with Garbanzo Beans Recipe - Healthy Food Tip and Recipe

Today's Recipe
If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...
This recipe is a great example of how to add a tasty and nutritious vegetarian dish to your Healthiest Way of Eating. It provides a rich concentration of health-promoting molybdenum, vitamin C, manganese and fiber. Enjoy!
Moroccan Eggplant with Garbanzo Beans

Prep and Cook Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:

1 large onion, cut in half and sliced thin
5 medium cloves garlic, pressed
1 medium red bell pepper, cut in 1-inch squares
1 medium eggplant, cut into 1-inch pieces
pinch of red pepper flakes
2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp garam masala
2 cups or 1 15 oz can garbanzo beans (without BPA)
1 15 oz can lentils, drained
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1-1/4 cups + 1 TBS vegetable broth
1/2 cup raisins
1 TBS chopped fresh cilantro
salt and black pepper to taste

Directions:

Slice onion and press garlic and let sit for at least 5 minutes to bring out their health-promoting properties:foodtip,22].
Heat 1 TBS broth in a 10-12 inch skillet. Healthy Sauté onion in broth over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic, red bell pepper, eggplant, garam masala, and turmeric. Stir to mix well for a minute, and add broth and tomato sauce. Stir again to mix, cover, and cook over medium low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until peppers and eggplant are tender. This is our Stovetop Braising cooking method.
Add garbanzo beans, lentils, red chili flakes, and raisins. Simmer for another 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Top with chopped cilantro.

Serves 4 Serving Suggestions
Serve with

5-Minute Kale

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Quick Broiled Chicken Breast with Honey-Mustard Sauce Recipe - Healthy Food Tip and Recipe

Today's Recipe
If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...
Enhance the flavor of chicken with this special honey-mustard sauce and serve with spinach for a great tasting addition to your Healthiest Way of Eating. This nutrient-rich meal will provide you with an excellent source of over 10 health-promoting nutrients. Enjoy!
Quick Broiled Chicken Breast with Honey-Mustard Sauce

Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:

4 boneless chicken breasts with skin
2+1 TBS fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
2 1/2 TBS honey
2 TBS Dijon mustard
1/4 cup sliced dried apricots
2 TBS coarsely chopped walnuts
1 TBS chopped parsley
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Quick Broiled Chicken

Preheat the broiler on high and place an all stainless steel skillet (be sure the handle is also stainless steel) or cast iron pan about 6 inches from the heat for about 10 minutes to get it very hot.
While the pan is heating, rinse and pat the chicken dry and season with 2 TBS lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
Leaving the skin on, place the breast skin side up on the hot pan. It is not necessary to turn the breast because it is cooking on both sides at once. Depending on the size, it should be cooked in about 7 minutes. Begin preparing the sauce while the chicken is cooking.
The breast is done when it is moist, yet its liquid runs clear when pierced. The inside temperature needs to reach 165°F (74°C). Remove the skin before serving; it is left on to keep it moist while broiling.

Honey-Mustard Sauce

For honey-mustard sauce, combine broth, 1TBS lemon juice, honey, and mustard in a small saucepan. Whisk together and bring to a boil on high heat. Once it comes to a boil, simmer for about 20 minutes. You want it to be reduced to a little less than half the volume you start with. This will thicken and intensify the flavor.
Add apricots and cook on high for another 5 minutes. When sauce is done, add chopped walnuts, parsley, salt ,and pepper. Serve over cooked spinach or other cooked greens.

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Turn your trash into treasure Article by Chadwick Burks Ph.D.

Is your house feeling cluttered? Do you have items you no longer use, or wear, or need stashed in closets and storage? A yard sale could be just the thing to help you declutter and get organized. If you're ready for a good sort-out, here are some tips for before, during, and after your garage sale to make it go smoothly and help you have a good time in the process.

Sort and price.

Organize all your items into groups: books, clothing, furniture, kitchen supplies. Then, put prices on everything. Will you have a $1 box? A 50-cent box? Get those labelled and fill them up.

PRO TIP: Hang your nicest clothes on a clothing rack to make them easier for customers to go through.

Date, time, and location.

The best time to have your yard sale is on Saturdays, usually starting at 8 a.m. Expect the most traffic between then and about 11 a.m. Sundays are not the best day for sales, so use it as a second day, but not your main selling day. If you live in a rural area, consider teaming up with a friend who lives in town to ensure you get more traffic and sell more items.

Get a group together.

Another way to bump up your chances of heavy traffic is to join a planned neighborhood sale or to invite neighbors to join you and have their own sales. Yard sale shoppers like to have multiple sellers in one area as they don't have to travel as far and are more likely to find things they want.

Advertise.

Put up signs to guide people to your sale. Brightly colored poster board with thick, dark lettering displaying the date, time, and address is crucial to your success. Plus, NextDoor, Facebook, and Craigslist all have places to advertise to people in the area as well as those who aren't in your immediate vicinity.

Arrange your items.

Use tables so people don't have to bend down, and hang clothes so they are easy to sort through. Bigger items can line your driveway or walkway, encouraging people to approach. Be sure your items are organized and clean — and the front of your home, too. People will judge whether they want to buy from you based on their first look at you and your items. As items sell and holes appear in your arrangements, continue moving your belongings around to keep the area looking tidy.

Bundle up.

If someone's taking a large amount of stuff off your hands, give them a deal and round down when you're adding up. After all, you want to get rid of it! Be prepared for hagglers, too, and know how low you're willing to go on your items.

Bag it.

Keep a stash of shopping bags and small boxes on hand so it's easier for buyers to purchase more than just what they can hold in their hands.

PRO TIP: If you're selling large items like furniture and you have the bodies and the vehicle to move them, offer to deliver for a small additional fee, or for free if you see your buyer wavering.

Keep the change.
You'll want lots of small bills (and possibly coins) on hand. Don't be surprised if the first couple of buyers hand you a $20. If you can take a credit card through Square, do it, and accepting PayPal or Venmo for larger purchases will be helpful. If you do decide to accept these alternative payments, be sure you put up a sign that advertises your flexibility — you could draw in shoppers who might not have stopped otherwise.

Go online.

If you have room to haul everything back inside, try posting items on Craigslist, NextDoor, or in a curb alert or Marketplace post on Facebook to see if you can get rid of them that way.

Get it outta here.

You're tired of even looking at the leftovers and want them gone? Load 'em up and head to the nearest thrift store to donate them and be done with it!

Get it outta here.

You're tired of even looking at the leftovers and want them gone? Load 'em up and head to the nearest thrift store to donate them and be done with it!

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