Health, Wellness and healthy recipes

 Armenian Tahini Bread - Tahinov Hatz We have it during lenten times, it's so delicious! Ingredients Bread: 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast 3/4 cup water 105-115˚F 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil Filling: 1 cup tahini sesame paste 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon optional Topping: Olive oil for brushing Remaining sugar with or without cinnamon Sesame seeds for sprinkling

Quick Brioche Bun Recipe Ingredients 1 cup warm water (105-115 degrees F) ¼ cup warm milk (105-115 degrees F, whole milk is best) 1 tablespoon instant (rapid-rise) yeast 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 ½ teaspoons salt 1 egg 2 cups all purpose flour 1 ½ cups white whole wheat flour 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature, cut into 4 pieces) For the egg wash: 1 egg 1 tablespoon milk   Sourdough Starter The truly ambitious (and house-bound) can spend the next five days developing their very own sourdough starter. All you need is milk, plain yogurt (full fat, with active cultures), white flour, water — and patience. The natural bacteria in the yogurt help get the starter going.   How to Make Self-Rising Flour If your quick bread recipe calls for self-rising flour, and all you have is all-purpose (or whatever was left on the shelf), you can easily DIY it. For each cup of flour, whis...

That's the traditional Armenian lavash bread recipe. Here is another one by Heghineh. I like this one, as I don't have a traditional tonir. So I can try making it on the stove top :

I love HEALTHY popsicles, without any artificial colors or additives. I got across a bunch of websites that have great recipes. If I try some of them, I will certainly share it with you and update this page. Do you have popsicle recipes, which you have tried and LOVE it? Feel free to share it with us. 10 ULTIMATE SUMMER POPSICLE RECIPES! This source includes the recipes for: 1. KEY LIME PIE POPSICLES 2. PEACH LAVENDER POPSICLES 3. BANANA COLADA POPSICLES 4. STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE POPSICLES 5. CUCUMBER MINT POPSICLES 6. LEMON MERINGUE POPSICLES => note: I'm not sure if I would use cream, got to find a substitute for that. 7. FUDGE POPSICLES => this recipe too used cream 8. ORANGE ROSEMARY POPSICLES this recipe is so simple! I might substitute mint for rosemary 9. BERRY CHEESECAKE POPSICLES yes to this one! I love using mixed berries! Not sure about the cream cheese, perhaps I'll try yogurt 10. ROOT BEER FLOAT POPSICLES ok, I know my son loves root beer, this w...

We are all aware of the food we ingest has ingredients which have terrible health effects. I just read about this additive that's allowed in the US breads. While Europe and China, besides other countries don't allow it. Please check this ingredient next time you buy bread and don't buy it. Please check out this article: Banned bread: why does the US allow additives that Europe says are unsafe? China, Brazil and members of the EU have weighed the potential risks and outlawed chemicals found in US loaves Here is a quote from the above article: "... Potassium bromate, a potent oxidizer that helps bread rise, has been linked to kidney and thyroid cancers in rodents. Azodicarbonamide (ACA), a chemical that forms bubbles in foams and plastics like vinyl, is used to bleach and leaven dough – but when baked, it, too, has been linked to cancer in lab animals...." What's your thoughts? Do you know of additional ingredients we consume, which have terrible hea...