Brief history of Russian honey gingerbread One of the oldest Russian pastry delicacies is what Russians call pryanik, a big cookie (you may call it small honey cake) baked with honey. The closest American word describing pryanik is gingerbread. But please make no mistake: Russian pryaniks are quite different from gingerbread in recipes, texture and […]
Milk tea is a beverage obtained by mixing green or black tea with milk. Therefore milk tea offers a combination of beneficial health effects that come with catechin antioxidants and L-theanine of tea and protein and calcium of milk if you are not lactose intolerant. The addition of milk reduces astringent and bitter flavor of […]
Sour cabbage is one of the undervalued types of food in modern American culture. It is known mostly under its German name: sauerkraut. Technically, sauerkraut is shredded cabbage that has been fermented by lactic acid bacteria, for instance, Lactobacillus. In the past sauerkraut was used by sailors to provide the proper nutrients during months long […]
This is very easy, takes about 10 minutes. Go to whole foods, natural foods or any Asian store. Get there 6 oz rice noodles, tamari sauce, tamarind paste (still good without the paste but that is what makes it authentic); get some cilantro, 2 garlic cloves (chopped), broccoli, and 2 tbsp vegetable oil. Drop the […]
Canned food is not what comes in mind when one thinks of a healthy meal. I agree. But every rule has its exceptions. Here is one: Libby’s Bavarian Style Sauerkraut with caraway seeds for $0.75 a can of almost half a kilo. Indeed, not only this canned food is relatively healthy, it is also: Delicious […]
I have reviewed Lofthouse Frosted Sugar Cookies a number of times. They are produced in the USA in slightly different manner (mostly by color) by any occasion like Valentine’s Day (rose), St. Patrick’ Day (green), Back to School (red) event or Christmas but they all are essentially the same: some 40 (!) ingredients including 14 […]
See nice pictures of the Russian (Ukrainian) Borsch which may entice you to make it real! Please note that by taking beans or peas instead of meat you will cook a vegetarian borsch which is also as nutritious and delicious as the meaty one. INGREDIENTS Beef with a bone – 600 g (1-2 pounds); Potato […]
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The connection between pesticides use and cancer rates in Argentina REPORT: Eating raw garlic twice a week HALVES the risk of developing lung cancer By Pat Hagan , August 6,
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