The royal jelly itself looks alike condensed milk but by contrast, it’s wholesome, helps metabolism and reduce the cholesterol in the blood. Furthermore it’s not good just only for our health but also our skin as it contains collagen.
Česnica (Чесница) – Serbian Christmas Bread
This is an old Celtic recipe.
Česnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Чесница) is a kind of soda bread made on Christmas morning, in Serbian tradition. A solid silver coin for health and good luck is placed into the bread. During the Christmas breakfast (being the most important meal of Christmas in Serbian tradition) family members break the česnica [...]
Apricot Kernels Cooking Tips
Apricot Kernels Taste
Apricot kernels that are fresh, high quality, naturally-dried, retain their full compliment of natural nutrients. This is reflected in their unusual flavor, which is why most people consider them to be a spice. As with most spices, however, the flavor may not be pleasing when consumed alone or in large quantities. One would [...]
Honey Cooking Tips
Storing Honey
Honey should also be stored out of direct sunlight and close to room temperature. Avoid storing honey in the refrigerator, because honey absorbs and retains moisture. It will also crystallize in the refrigerator.
Liquefying Crystallized Honey
Honey sometimes turns granulated, but it’s not spoiled if it does. You can use it granulated or you can turn [...]
Chocolate B-17 Bliss
This raw food recipe is approved by most children.
Recommended equipment – a Vita Mix blender
1 c medjool dates
1/3 c cacoa powder 1 cup pure water
2 tsp vanilla extract
7 apricot seeds (soaked overnight)
Instructions:
Soak dates in 1 cup of very warm water until soft.
Drain the water but reserve it for later.
Remove the pits from the dates.
In [...]
Muesli Bar Fruit Slice
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Ingredients:
1 cup dried apricots, diced,(or any mixed dried fruit)
1 cup sultanas
1 cup Craisins (dried cranberries, (optional)
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup sunflower kernels
1/4 cup apricot kernels
1/4 cup sesame seeds (optional)
1/4 cup plain flour
1/4 cup (60g) butter
1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
Instructions:
Mix together oats, sunflower kernels, flour, apricots, sultanas (or dried fruit of your [...]
Honey Cardamom Mousse with Mango Gelée and Pistachio Apricot Kernel Toasts
For the mango gelée:
1 cup fresh mango puree
2 tbsp fine granulated sugar
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 gelatin leaves
For the honey mousse:
1 cup whipping cream
4 cardamom pods, bruised
Zest of ½ orange, removed in wide strip, using a vegetable peeler
Zest of ½ lemon, removed in wide strip, using a vegetable peeler
2 gelatin leaves
4 large egg yolks
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Lemon, Apricot Kernel & White Chocolate Biscotti
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This recipe has been adapted from “Breakfast Biscotti,” found in Nigella Lawson’s cookbook, Feast: Food to Celebrate Life.
Ingredients:
The juice and zest of 2 lemons (reserve remains for lemon water or iced tea)
1 egg
1/2 cup Caster Sugar plus 3 tablespoons
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup [...]
Fig Cake With Apricot Kernels
Ingredients:
25 good quality, dried figs
25 apricot kernels or almonds
¼ cup honey
2 tablespoons – melted, hot ghee
2 tablespoons – rose water
Instructions:
Finely chop figs.
Place them in a food processor, add honey and process until figs are smooth.
Add the ghee and rose water (acts as lubricants) in-between for easy grinding. A powerful food processor is essential for smooth [...]
Apricot Jam
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This is an old Celtic recipe that doesn’t contain any artificial preservatives, but just the same it is so delicious that it won’t last long in your fridge! Ingredients:
1.5 kg apricots
juice of one lemon
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