Category: blueberries

Saving Summer: 3 Ways to Preserve Blueberries

Blueberry season is in full force across the country. These sweet—yet not too sweet—and tart—yet not too tart—berries are one of our household favorites. We love them so dearly that we finally added blueberry bushes to our front yard gardens this year, so that we can have them at our fingertips just as soon as…


Blueberry Crostata

There are many ways to use blueberries in different dishes. You can bake them in muffins, banana bread or pies. You toss them in a healthy smoothie. You can even make a delicious sauce to pair with waffles and pancakes. But if you’re looking for something new to bake with this summertime superfood, consider this blueberry…


Fiery Celebration Salad Perfect for the Fourth of July

By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service   I like to keep bought, cooked shrimp in my freezer. It is readily available in the freezer case at the market. They can easily be turned into a great meal with very little effort. Here I added them to a spicy sauce made with mayonnaise and horseradish….


Research: Radiotherapy Causes Cancer, Blueberry Kills It

Research confirms radiotherapy drives invasiveness within cancer, as well as the power of natural substances to strike to the heart of cancer malignancy.  An important study reveals both the abject failure of conventional radiation treatment for cancer, and the very real possibility that blueberries contain a curative compound far more effective than anything modern cancer…


Alsatian Blueberry Tart Is a Glorious Celebration of Summer in France

Come summertime in France, the eastern region of Alsace and its Vosges mountains burst with “blue gold.” Such is the nickname given to the local wild blueberries—myrtilles and brimbelles—which are beloved in the region and feature heavily in its cuisine. Visit Alsace this time of year, and you’re sure to find an Alsatian blueberry tart…


Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins

Blueberries are my favorite fruit. All-time favorite. I can eat a pint in one sitting and often do in the summer. If I’m eating a blueberry muffin, it had better be loaded, and this muffin definitely is! My secret to the softest muffin ever is the cake flour. It’s actually a bit of a mystery…


Benefits of Blueberries for Heart Disease

In this new review on the intake of berries and their brightly colored pigments, called anthocyanins, they note four out of five studies “suggest that increased…intake is significantly associated with a reduction in risk of” coronary heart disease, the number one killer of men and women, by between 12 and 32 percent. That lower range…


Blueberries Protect Blood Vessels, May Slow Age-Related Mental Decline

Native to North America, blueberries have been part of the human diet for more than 13,000 years, long before they were formally recognized for their healthy and anti-cancer effects. Blueberries are among the best foods you can eat, and I recommend eating them every day. I have created easy, healthy recipes using blueberries, plus non-dairy…


Blueberries for a Diabetic Diet and DNA Repair

A famous pair of Harvard studies, which involve so many people over so long a time they’ve by now chalked up millions of “person-years” of data, found that the consumption of “anthocyanin-rich foods”—foods containing those bright-colored plant pigments—was associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes over time, “particularly blueberries.” Just two or…


7 Proven Reasons to Eat More Blueberries

Eating even less than a cup of blueberries a day helps fend off heart disease, cancer, brain aging, and much more. Here are seven great reasons to eat more blueberries every day Spring and summer are prime seasons for fresh blueberries. But there are good reasons to eat them all year round. Blueberries pack huge health…