This recipe is a replica to the traditional Indonesian Peanut Sauce Maisie was introduced to while visiting beautiful Bali many years ago. She simply replaced the peanut ingredients with Maisie Jane’s tasty and healthier Almond Butter choice. The sauce can also be enjoyed as a dipping sauce to BBQ chicken skewers or drizzled inside rice […]
Bunnies, bonnets, egg hunts, chocolate, jelly beans and…almonds? When you think of Easter, almonds and nut butter probably aren’t the first things that come to mind, but they are fun, delicious, healthy alternatives to incorporate into the traditional Easter basket. Why not try something new and healthier this year and fill your Easter eggs with […]
Deciding to eat healthier is always a good thing for your body. The sad part is that it isn’t always good news to your taste buds because sweets are usually the first part of your diet to go out the window. This doesn’t mean that you can never eat sweets again, it just means that you […]
When you think of almonds, the first thing to come to mind probably isn’t bees, but bees are an essential part of the almond-growing process. Almond trees need bees for cross-pollination. Actually, approximately 70% of our food and plants depend on bees, as well as help avoid the need to spray harmful pesticides in the […]
Almonds are a versatile nut that can be used as a healthy alternative in just about any form you can imagine. They’re great for eating, crunching, flavoring, topping, drinking, spreading, cooking or baking. It’s up to you to choose which form to use. Whole Almonds These are the types of almonds that many people use […]
Spring is here, but there are still some cold rains left to be had in our section of Northern California. If you’re like most people then that means cold rainy days are in need of a warm and tasty bowl of soup. Chicken soup isn’t just good for your health, it’s also good for the […]
As a kid, you learned the foods that were healthy for you and the foods that weren’t. To learn about them our teachers had us creating our own food pyramids by cutting out and gluing the foods in the correct section of the pyramid. Besides being just a fun activity (and a big break from […]
Have you ever reached into your cupboard to grab a handful of almonds for a snack, only to pop them in your mouth and realize they’re stale and chewy instead of fresh and crunchy? Or how about using those almonds stored in the pantry to make cookies, only to find that those warm, freshly baked cookies […]
At Maisie Jane’s, we talk a lot about almonds, but we go nuts for our cashew products too. Here’s a fun fact: did you know that what we think of as a cashew nut is actually a seed from the cashew fruit known as a cashew apple? Cashews are soft and sweet nuts that are […]
Did you know that bees need almonds and almonds need bees? Between late February and early March, the orchards that produce Maisie Jane’s almonds burst into bloom with light pink and white flowers in preparation for pollination. This is a crucial time in the almond lifecycle. The Blooms and the Bees Almond trees need the […]