Those are the last days of fall. To celebrate the end of a beautiful season I prepared pumpkin. I found it at sales at the store and a recipe came in my mind. This pumpkin is named Queensland Blue and is the first time I am using it in a recipe and first time to… Continue reading Baked pumpkin with spinach and mushrooms
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Homemade Vanilla Extract
I always wanted to have a homemade vanilla extract. It has only 2 ingredients and is all natural, no chemicals at all. I found so many recipes on the net about the process and all of them had lots of vanilla beans. In my country vanilla beans are very expensive so buying 8 or 10… Continue reading Homemade Vanilla Extract
Onion
Onion like garlic is a member of the lily family. Onions were historically as a preventative medicine during epidemics of cholera and the plague. Lower lung cancer risk, especially among smokers Reduce the risk of atherosclerosis Help prevent death from heart disease Reduce blood pressure Relieve symptoms of interstitial cystitis Reduce symptoms of prostatitis Inhibit… Continue reading Onion
Raw cheese cake
Raw vegan cheesecake was one of the first raw food desserts I made when I stopped eating refined sugar. In the past, cheesecake was not one of the desserts I will eat every day. Now, I enjoy more than I did, and I will eat everyday with different toppings. Ingredients for crust: 1/2 cup oats… Continue reading Raw cheese cake
Plums
Plums belong to the Rosaceae family, including peaches, nectarine, almonds and damson. They are grown all over the world with different size, color and growth characteristic. A plum tree bears berries between May and September. Health benefits of plums They are low in calories (46 calories per 100g) They relieve constipation problems One medium-sized fresh… Continue reading Plums
Red chili peppers
Spicy Pickled Broccoli
My first encounter with broccoli was around 25 years old and I wasn’t very happy about it. I am still not in love with this vegetable, but I tolerate it because is so good for us. Over the years I tried to cook it in many ways so I could start like it. A few… Continue reading Spicy Pickled Broccoli
Cooking fails
We all enter in the kitchen with high hopes, but sometimes our hopes are crushed at the end of the cooking session. Last evening fail in the kitchen inspired me to write this post for all us. Maybe this happens often, maybe only once in a while. Still, when it happens I feel so nervous… Continue reading Cooking fails
Lactarius deliciosus – simply divine
They are definitely delicious, like the name. They are one of my favorite wild mushrooms. Is an autumn species best sought in pine forests, where it sometimes occurs in large groups, especially where is very humid. They need lots of rain. They have a bright orange color and when you cut them have an orange… Continue reading Lactarius deliciosus – simply divine
Wonders of the forest
I love spending time with my family in the nature. You have clean air, organic food just in front of you and you do sports. I am teaching my 4 years old son about forest, hills, wild berries and wild mushrooms. With wild mushrooms will be a long teaching process. He needs to learn to… Continue reading Wonders of the forest
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