Star fruit jelly/17 recipes

Perfect for a crowd, this refreshing dessert can be made up to 2 days ahead.

Favourite Oatmeal Fig Muffins recipe

Ginger and pineapple are a great pair, ginger really enhances the flavor of pineapple, also gives a bit zing.

Try these fruit cake bars instead of fruit bread, they are very handy and delicious, also they are great gifts at Thanksgiving or Christmas!

This is an easy appetizer to make and can be frozen. From one of my best friends Barbara Smith

Green Tomato Mincemeat recipe

Here, beef brisket takes on an Asian flare. Slices of meat are braised in an aromatic stock seasoned with star anise, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, red pepper and dark molasses. As a final step, pureed eggplant is stirred in, for flavor and thickening.

A creamy dessert combining coconut, dragon fruit and cashew nuts. Dragon fruit is a rich source of antioxidants and fibre, cashews deliver heart-protective monosaturated fats, while the fat contained in coconut meat has been shown to exhibit anti-microbial, antibacterial and antifungal properties. Coconuts also contain lauric acid (found most abundantly in mothers’ milk) which is an important immune system booster. Despite its bad reputation, coconut oil is one of the healthiest oils available.