With a newborn in the house I am constantly looking for quick sources of nutrition. Throw in a pre-schooler that is bringing home germs and I’m looking for something that can also do double duty and keep us healthy! I was asked to do a review of Mohawk Valley Trading Co.’s Raw Honey and had the products on hand when my daughter became sick this weekend. After doing some research on the health benefits of raw honey, I knew that this shake would be the perfect thing to help my daughter rid this nasty cold and would also pacify her sweet tooth to  make sure she actually finished it all!

Honey has been used by humans since ancient times for its health benefits and a study published by the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, researchers found that buckwheat honey (actually any raw honey) works far better than dextromethorphan (the active ingredient in store-bought cough syrup) at reducing the frequency and severity of coughing episodes for children.  Remember, never give honey to a child under the age of one! Dr. Tasneem Bhatia from the Atlanta Center for Holistic and Integrative Medicine. One of the natural remedy solutions she recommended is taking 1 to 2 teaspoons of buckwheat honey every day.

While I love to cook with honey and do so often, remember, if you are planning to use honey for its health-benefits, it must be raw honey. Heating honey (pasteurization) destroys all of the pollen, enzymes, propolis, vitamins, amino acids, antioxidants, and aromatics.

We have really enjoyed using raw honey and learning about and trying the different flavors. We love honey in this household, but were novices and used store-bought, pasteurized honey. Never again! Mohawk Valley Trading Co.’s Buckwheat Honey has a nice, strong flavor that I am now using with all of my marinades. I enjoy using the sweet Summer Wildflower Honey on toast, while my daughter and husband eat the Tulip Poplar-Black Locust Honey on a spoon! Mohawk Valley Trading Co. is offering these three varieties of honey to one lucky reader!

Banana & Raw Honey Shake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 banana
• 2 tsp wheat germ
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp raw honey
• 1 tsp vanilla

Blend all of the ingredients until smooth.

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I love a good snack. Given the choice, I will choose an appetizer any day of the week. I love these potato crisps for so many reasons. First, you can use those potato peels that you would have normally thrown away. Way to use up those kitchen scraps! Mostly though, I love the salty crunch of the potato and dipping it into the cool, chive-sour cream dip. It’s the perfection combination and makes for a great snack. I usually have left over chive-sour cream dip leftover which goes nicely with a baked potato another day!

Since I prefer these to the main dish, I make these for my snack on a night when I know I can make potatoes for dinner as well. Priorities!

The chive-sour cream dip can be made and kept in the refrigerator overnight.

Potato Crisps with Chive-Sour Cream Dip

Ingredients

• Thick peelings from 3 pounds of Yukon Gold or russet potatoes, about 3 large potatoes (roughly 1-by-3-inch strips)
• 3 cups canola oil
• kosher salt
• 2 Tbsp freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream
• freshly ground pepper
• 2 Tbsp snipped chives

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Pre-heat oven to 350 F.

In a large saucepan over moderately high heat, heat the oil to 360 F. Fry the potato skins in batches, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Using a slotted spoon, transfer each batch to paper towels to drain, then sprinkle with salt immediately.

Transfer the potato strips to a baking sheet and sprinkle them with the grated cheese. Bake for 3 to 4 minutes, just until the cheese has melted. Let the crisps cool, then transfer to a bowl.

In a blender or processor, puree the sour cream with the chives and a pinch of salt and pepper until the chives are finely chopped. Transfer the dip to a bowl and serve alongside the potato crisps.

Yields about 4 servings.

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I’m a lover of dips, I wont deny it. You can have the most fabulous appetizers at a party, but if there isn’t something to dip a chip, bread, or vegetable in I’m not completely happy. I’ve been known to make a meal out of dips when I’m home and don’t have to feed anyone else. There, I’ve said it. The good thing is, if I make a warm, cheesy dip on a weekend afternoon my husband will help me eat it and I wont feel as bad. Eh, I only feel bad when I publicly admit it, I don’t feel bad while eating it, that’s for sure!

So, here is a perfect dip to keep you warm this winter. How can you go wrong with cheesy goodness? It’s so easy to whip up and while I love a good queso, it’s a nice change of pace!

Baked Ricotta Dip with Garlic & Herbs

Ingredients

• 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp fresh basil
• 1 Tbsp fresh thyme
• 1 Tbsp fresh oregano
• 3 Tbsp heavy cream
• French bread

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Pre-heat oven to 300 F. Coat a 1 pint casserole dish with olive oil

Slice French bread into thin slices, you’ll want about 30 small slices. Place on a baking sheet and place in the oven when you put the dip in the oven. Watch these, as they make take a shorter time, but they usually toast up nicely in the same amount of time it takes the dip to bake.

In a large bowl, stir the ricotta cheese and the next 8 ingredients together. Pour the cheese mixture into the prepared dish and bake for about 15 minutes, or until a golden brown has developed on top of the cheese.

Serve warm

Serves 4 to 6

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If you walk into my house on any given night there is a good chance you will smell popcorn. We’ve been known to wake a sleeping child by the aroma. Getting drilled from upstairs with, “What’s that smell?” Santa even bought us one of those nice stove-top poppers for Christmas this year. We are always tweaking and playing around with recipes, new cooking methods or flavors. I’ve even been known to have popcorn for dinner if left to my own devices.

So, when Brooklyn Popcorn contacted me and asked me to review their gourmet popcorn I felt it was my duty and my luck. As soon as I opened the giant tin my family came out of the woodwork. I think I even saw my 7 week old sniffing around when he was nearby. Speaking of the tin, this isn’t one of those gaudy tins that popcorn comes in. It’s like this giant, commercial tub that is just dying to get re-proposed. Yeah, I’m one of those people who keeps vessels to put more stuff in.

Moving on to the most important thing, the popcorn! I sampled the Plain Butter, because you need a good neutral to really judge, their Classic Cheddar Popcorn, and their Dill Pickle Popcorn. Being a lover of classics, I hit the Plain first and devoured it. The popcorn was still very fresh and had the perfect balance of being nice and airy to having a great crunch. It was perfectly seasoned. I’m not typically a fan of Cheddar Popcorn, but if I can eat Brooklyn Popcorn’s Classic Cheddar Popcorn all of the time, I would be! This flavor was mouthwatering. I’ve never had anything like it. It was the family favorite and my daughter was not happy to find out that the “orange” popcorn was gone. We all tried to the Dill Pickle, but kept going back to the other flavors. We weren’t sure about the flavor, but once the other two flavors were gone it didn’t take long to demolish the Dill Pickle Popcorn either! It grew on us fast and we couldn’t stop eating it. Everyone familiar with the blog knows I love taking pictures of food, whether it is mine or a product for review, but this stuff just went too fast, we kept migrating towards the counter to eat more!

Interested in trying Brooklyn Popcorn’s Gourmet Popcorn and aren’t in NYC to locate their food truck? Well, they’ve been generous enough to allow me to give away a $20 gift certificate to order from their online site. You can mix it up with whatever sweet or savory flavor you’d like.

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