Food Recipes – Tips and Ideas for Cooking

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Iced Tea Benefits Everyone Should Know

Tea is one of the most consumed beverages in the world. From the savannahs of Africa to the deserts in Asia to the streets of the first world countries, you are bound to find a healthy and vibrant tea culture. More so in particular, the love for iced tea has grown over the years, making the beverage a must-have for any family household or restaurant. And what exactly is it about iced tea that has increased its reputation and clientele? Leading to a need to identify the best iced tea brand in the region if not the world? Served chilled or at a slightly warm temperature, iced tea is filled to the brim with a number of health benefits.  Of course, we are working that you are not too heavy-handed when it comes to the sweetener. Below are some of the ways iced tea benefits your body: The hydration factor Maintaining good levels of hydration is something that most people find hard to do.… Read more

Omelet roll with spinach

Preparation Heat the oven to 200 degrees. Put the eggs and milk with a pinch of pepper and salt in a bowl. Beat it up. Heat a butter or margarine in a medium-sized (ovenproof) frying pan and pour the egg mixture into it. Divide the spinach and the cherry tomatoes cut into quarters. When the top is almost completely solidified, you can fold two sides inwards with a spatula so that a kind of folded roll is created. Sprinkle with cheese and put the pan in the oven for another 5 minutes. Tip: do you not have an ovenproof frying pan? Then add the lid to the pan after adding the cheese and let it melt for a few minutes on low heat.… Read more

Mini wrap cones with salad

Preparation Cut the avocados in half and remove the kernel and skin. Finely chop the flesh of the avocado with the juice of the lime, pinch of chili pepper and salt and pepper. Spread the mini wraps with the avocado mixture, and keep 1 cm from the edge. Roll the wraps in the shape of a cone and secure them with a pin. Fill the cones with some lettuce, corn, pieces of cherry tomato and finish with a spoonful of sour cream.… Read more

Green asparagus with potatoes and egg

Preparation Heat the oven to 200 degrees. Wash the potatoes and cut large potatoes once so that they are all about the same size. Mix a dash of oil with Italian herbs and a pinch of pepper and salt. Spread the potatoes on a baking sheet with baking paper or in a large roasting tin and sprinkle with the herb oil. Bake the potatoes in the oven for 25 minutes or until done. Meanwhile, cook the eggs in a pan with water, about 7 to 8 minutes for a hard-boiled result. Heat a grill pan and brush the asparagus with a brush with a little olive oil. Grill the asparagus in the pan for 4 minutes and sprinkle with a pinch of pepper and salt. Rinse the eggs under the cold tap and peel them. Divide the lamb’s lettuce over 4 plates. Put some green asparagus on top and add some potatoes. Sprinkle with pine nuts, Parmesan cheese and some basil leaves and serve immediately.… Read more

Healthy lime avocado cake

Preparation Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Remove the peel from the avocado and remove the kernel and cut the avocado into pieces. Put the avocado together with the eggs and honey in the food processor and mix until smooth. Cut open the vanilla pod, scrape out the marrow and add it to the batter. Take a bowl and sift in the spelled flour. Then add the baking powder and add it to the avocado mixture in the food processor. Squeeze the limes above. Mix again until smooth. Cover a cake pan with baking paper and pour the batter into it. Bake the cake for 30 minutes. Always check with a skewer whether the cake is cooked. Sprinkle the cake, if it has cooled, with powdered sugar before serving. Also check the basic recipe for regular cake… Read more

Healthy banana bread

Preparation Heat the oven to 180 degrees. Place the dates in hot water for 5 minutes to soften them, remove the kernel and cut into pieces. Put 3 bananas with the eggs, cinnamon and dates in a food processor and mix until smooth. Put this in a bowl and fold in the spelled flour and baking powder. Pour the batter into a cake pan and place a halved banana on top. Bake the banana bread in the oven for about 50 minutes. Then check with a skewer if the healthy banana bread is cooked. Keep the banana bread covered with foil or freeze into slices. Tip: you can also add raisins, nuts and / or fruit to the batter.… Read more

Chocolate banana bread

Preparation Heat the oven to 180 degrees. Put 3 bananas in a food processor and add the eggs and cinnamon. Mix finely. Then add the spelled flour, baking powder, cocoa, vanilla and honey and mix again. Pour the batter into a cake pan with baking paper or one made of silicone. Cut the last banana in half lengthwise and place on top of the batter. Bake the banana bread in the oven for about 45 minutes until it is done. Tip: also delicious with nuts through it.… Read more

Banana bread with apple and raisins

Preparation Heat the oven to 180 degrees. Put the eggs, dates (without stones), apple sauce, honey, cinnamon and bananas in pieces in a food processor. Mix into a smooth paste. Add the spelled flour and baking powder and stir or mix briefly. Cut the apple into small pieces and mix in the batter together with the raisins. Grease a cake pan or covered with baking paper. Add the batter here. Bake the banana bread with apple in the oven for about 50 minutes until it is done.… Read more