Cinnamon, ginger, turmeric and cardamom are just a few spices that instantly conjure up Christmas. I am using them in mulled wine, cakes, cookies, hot chocolate and coffee. I know turmeric and cardamom are not really spices for Christmas, but I think they deserve to be on my spices list for Christmas. Cinnamon is obtained… Continue reading Spices for Christmas
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Baked apples for Christmas
Apples, cinnamon, honey and walnuts. This is the smell of Christmas in the kitchen. Pure heaven. This is my favorite Christmas dessert or lunch or breakfast or dinner. The beautiful part is that you can make this recipe with your kids. It’s easy, simple and absolutely delicious. Your little ones will love to mix everything… Continue reading Baked apples for Christmas
Baked pumpkin with spinach and mushrooms
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
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
Vegetable noodles
A few days ago I went to the kitchen to cook something with squash and eggplant. I had an idea in my head and I start cooking when I realize it won’t work, I was missing some ingredients. In the middle of the cooking process I changed the recipe and decided to do vegetable noodles.… Continue reading Vegetable noodles
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
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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
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