Blueberry Glazed Pork Chops

via: rockrecipes.blogspot.com

Yield: 4 Servings

Cook Time

Active Time: 25 minutes

Inactive time: 0 minutes

Ingredients:

8 boneless center loin pork chops
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves minced garlic
Salt and pepper to season
½ cup white wine or chicken stock
½ teaspoon thyme
¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 cup Sunset Valley Organics blueberries, fresh or frozen
1 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons butter

Directions:

1. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper.
2. Pan fry the pork chops in the olive oil and garlic until completely cooked about 4-5 minutes per side. Hold the pork chops in a warm oven.
3. Add the blueberries, balsamic vinegar, wine (or stock), thyme, nutmeg and brown sugar in a saucepan.
4. Simmer to reduce the volume of the sauce by half.
5. Add the lemon juice and butter and simmer for an additional minute or so until the sauce slightly thickens.
6. Season with salt and pepper to taste and spoon the sauce over the cooked pork chops.

Blueberry Coffee Cake

via: wholefoodsmarket.com

Cook Time

Active Time: 20 minutes

Inactive Time: 30 to 40 minutes

Yield: Serves 12

This coffee cake relies on a healthy portion of almonds for richness, yogurt for moistness, and the natural sweetness of Sunset Valley Organics blueberries to make a delicious cake that is healthy enough for breakfast!

Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray
2 tablespoons plus 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour, divided
1/4 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup nonfat plain yogurt or blueberry yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups fresh or frozen, thawed and drained blueberries, divided
1/3 cup sliced almonds

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray; set aside.
3. Put 2 tablespoons of the whole wheat pastry flour, sugar, butter, cinnamon and cardamom in a medium bowl and mix together with a fork or your fingers until well combined and mixture is in large clumps; set streusel aside.
4. Put remaining 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl and stir to combine; set aside.
5. In a medium bowl, whisk together yogurt, vanilla and eggs then pour into bowl with dry ingredients and stir until combined.
6. Gently fold in 1 cup of the blueberries.
7. Spoon batter into prepared pan and sprinkle reserved streusel over the top.
8. Scatter remaining 1 cup blueberries over the streusel then top with almonds and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center cake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.
9. Once cooled, loosen edges of cake and transfer to a plate.
10. Cut into slices and serve.

Blueberry Muffins with Oatmeal

Recipe via: Cooking Light

Extra Fiber and nutrition make this recipe a great way to use up the last of your 10 lb box of Fresh Blueberries (picked up at the farm stand last Friday) I'll have to go back tomorrow to restock.

* 1 2/3 cups quick-cooking oats
* 2/3 cup all-purpose flour (about 3 ounces)
* 1/2 cup whole wheat flour (about 2 1/3 ounces)
* 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 1/2 cups fat-free buttermilk
* 1/4 cup canola oil
* 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
* 2 large eggs
* 2 cups blueberries
* 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* Cooking spray
* 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Blueberries keep intestinal inflammations at bay

LONDON - Blueberries, rich in anti-oxidants and vitamins, can alleviate and protect against intestinal inflammations, a new study says.

The protective effect is even better if the blueberries are eaten along with probiotics or health promoting bacteria.

Sweden’s Lund University Faculty of Engineering (LUFE) project originated as an attempt to see if various types of dietary fibre and probiotic bacteria, lactobacillus and bifidobacteria, can help prevent risk of colorectal cancer and intestinal inflammations like ulcerative colitis.

“But new knowledge of this field is also of interest to those who don’t believe they run the risk of developing any intestinal diseases,” explains Camilla Brnning, nutritionist and sa Hkansson, doctoral candidate in applied nutrition and food chemistry at Lund.

Source: Health News

“In recent years the research world has been realising that our health is governed to a great extent by what happens in our large intestine,” explain Brnning and Hkansson, according to a Lund University release.

Researchers tested various types of diets of blueberry husks, rye bran and oat bran with or without a mixture of probiotic bacteria. The results showed that the protective effect of blueberries was reinforced if they were eaten together with probiotics.

“The probiotics proved to have a protective effect on the liver, an organ that is often negatively impacted by intestinal inflammations,” explains Hkansson.

Blueberries are rich in polyphenols, which have an antimicrobial and antioxidative effect.

Fruit Spread market in the US: Strong and growing

In the U.S. approximately 1 billion pounds of fruit spreads are produced annually. Per capita consumption is approximately 2.2 pounds annually. The market for preserve products has been stable for more than 20 years, following significant growth in the years following World War II.

Preserves currently represent 33.6% of the total sales of the overall fruit spread category (jams, jellies, preserves, fruit spreads, marmalades, fruit & honey butters). Jams make up 21.45% of sales with jelly sales close behind at 20% of sales. Fruit spreads are 16.45% of sales, marmalades comprise 5.2% of sales, and fruit and honey butters make up 1.2% of the overall category.

Source: Progressive Grocer, September 2004

Blueberry Buckle Recipe

Blueberry Buckle Recipe

via: simplyrecipes.com

What is a buckle you might ask? A buckle is an old-fashioned, single-layer cake with a streusel-type topping. The batter is quite dense. As the cake bakes, the batter sinks to the bottom of the pan, which makes the streusel buckle on top. In other words, a coffee cake or one giant blueberry muffin. Delicious, especially when you use flavor-packed Sunset Valley Organics blueberries!

Cook Time

Active Time: 20 minutes prep

Leave an additional 30 minutes (if you need to clean the blueberries - Sunset Valley Organics' berries are always precleaned for you).

Inactive Time: 1 hour (baking)

Ingredients

Cake ingredients:

2 cups and 1-2 Tbsp of sifted (to coat the blueberries) all purpose flour, separated
2 teaspoons baking poweder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup milk
2 cups Sunset Valley Organics blueberries

Topping ingredients:

1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup all purpose flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease an 8-inch springform pan. Set aside.
2. Sift together 2 cups of flour, the baking powder and the salt. Set aside.
3. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg.
4. Add the 1/3 of flour mixture and mix slightly. Add 1/3 of milk and combine slightly.
5. Repeat step 4, alternating between flour and milk, until the flour mixture and milk are all combined.
6. Toss the beries with the remaining 1 to 2 tablespoons of flour (to separate and scatter evenly throughout the batter) and fold in. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Set aside.
7. Combine ingredients for topping with a fork to make crumbly mixture. Sprinkle this over the batter.
8. Bake for one hour, then test for doneness by gently inserting a fork. If it does not come out clean, give the cake another 5 to 10 minutes in the oven.
9. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
10. When the cake has cooled, run a knife around the edges and lift the cake out of the pan. Serve with whipped cream.

Summer Berry Parfait with Yogurt and Granola

Summer Berry Parfait with Yogurt and Granola

Ingredients

* 3/4 cup sliced strawberries
* 3/4 cup blueberries
* 1 (6 ounce) container vanilla yogurt
* 1 tablespoon wheat germ
* 1/2 banana, sliced
* 1/3 cup granola

Directions

1. Layer 1/4 cup strawberries, 1/4 cup blueberries, 1/3 container yogurt, 1/3 tablespoon wheat germ, 1/3 of the sliced banana, and about 2 tablespoons of granola in a large bowl. Continue to build the parfait, repeating the layers until all of the ingredients are used completely.

Blueberries: A Triple Threat Against Triple-Negative Breast Cancers

Blueberries: A Triple Threat Against Triple-Negative Breast Cancers

City of Hope Cancer researchers show Blueberries are effective in fighting triple negative breast cancers