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When I bake at home, I choose to differ from what is available in the marketplace. One of the key ingredients that I don’t use in my baking/cooking is refined sugar. So I like to create recipes with other much healthier options like 100% Maple Syrup to sweeten my home baked food, especially dessert.
Maple syrup helps protect against cancer, protect skin health and supplies important vitamins and minerals. The Peach Gum dessert is an Asian style dessert with a hint of Maple Apple fragrance. The Apricot Upside Down Coconut Crossover is my creation when I set out to bake a healthier, nutritious and yummy upside down apricot cake. These 2 desserts are very low calories, Gluten free, Diary free and Keto. A cup of fragrant healthier tea matches well with these desserts.
Life is beautiful when we are given the opportunity to make a brave choice. A choice to surrender the things that have been great, in exchange for greater.
I always have bags/boxes of pasta in my pantry due to my limited time during the weekends, despite that I like to make pasta from scratch. Wholesome pasta sauce with authentic Italian taste is always one of my pantry’s selections. Personally I prefer a vegetarian diet but my husband and children like meat so I included both options in my recipes. Fresh varieties of multi color vegetables and fruits should be in our grocery staples daily too. Pairing the food well will make our meals healthy and pleasurable. It is important to serve bitter herbs and acidic food with lamb. For adults, a glass of red wine will go well with the lamb’s meal. I have chosen the Pomegranate and Elderflower drink for my children as pairing for the Grilled Anchovies lamb Arrabbiata pasta.
Homemade Vegan burgers are very easy to make and much more economical. Black beans, lentils and chickpeas are a few legumes that should be in our diet because they are high in protein and fiber which also lowers high blood pressure, managing diabetes, healthy digestion and preventing cancer. This recipe combination yields a darker color that better replicates the “traditional” burgers. The chickpea flour is the key ingredient to create a firm plant-based burger texture. It absorbs liquid from other ingredients and makes for a burger that holds together when eating. Smoky Chipotle mix gives the burgers a sense of meat with this meatless burger. Natural herbs and spices are important to make our food healthy and tasty.