Here's a fun fact: it takes about 60,000 bees visiting over 2 million flowers to gather enough nectar to make one pound of honey. A bit of a natural wonder, raw honey makes excellent cough medicine, can treat wounds, boost energy, reduce allergy symptoms, stabilize blood pressure, calm nerves and help digestion. Even sweeter? Honey is a 'healthy sugar'. Not an oxymoron, raw honey contains simple sugars - unlike white sugar or sweeteners - whose exact combination of fructose and glucose actually help regulate the body's blood sugar levels.

• 1 baguette, sliced into ½ inch pieces

• Extra virgin olive oil

• 6 oz chevre

• 1-2 apples (Fuji or Granny Smith)

• Fleur de sell and coarse black pepper

• 1 clove garlic

• 1 tsp chili flakes

• ¼ cup walnuts, diced

• Arils from 1 pomegranate

• Honey

• Preheat oven to broiler setting.

• Drizzle baguette slices with olive oil, add salt and pepper. Cook until the broiler for about 1 minute per side until brown.

• While still hot, rub the garlic on the baguette slices.

• Spread with chèvre and a touch of red chilli flakes.

• Cut apple into thin slices with a knife or mandolin and place on baguette along with pomegranate seeds, walnuts and honey.

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