7 healthy foods (Told you these foods were good for you!)
Posted: 3 February 2012 Filed under: 7 healthy foods, Told you these foods were good for you!, Uncategorized | Tags: adas, anaar, antioxidants, booteh_recipes, doogh, food_photography, Healthy_foods, huffingtonpost, kale, Kefir, Lentil, poegranate, quinoa 3 CommentsI recently came across a very interesting health food article in Hoffington Post entitled “7 of the Healthiest Foods You Should Be Eating But Aren’t” The article made it to Digg’s first page for a complete day. It focuses on “seven of the healthiest foods — the power-packed foods filled with good-for-you vitamins, minerals and disease-fighting phytochemicals – that [most people] aren’t eating: Kale, Pomegranate, Quinoa, Kefir, lentil, Sardines, and Oatmeal.
What made this article particularly interesting to me was the fact that over the past few months I had highlighted the goodness of these food items (5 out of the 7 of them) and provided at least one recipe for each! Well, proud as I am for my health conscious weblog, I am going to review all those recipes, while quoting some their benefits. Please read the rest of the entry at the end of the Persian text! Read the rest of this entry »
Doogh
Posted: 30 January 2012 Filed under: Beverages, Doogh, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, doogh, food_photography, yogurt_drink 3 CommentsDoogh is a popular, yogurt-based drink in many parts of the Middle East. It is made at home simply by beating plain (ideally over 2% fat) yogurt until soft and then diluting it with flat or carbonated water.
We Iranians often add a pinch of salt, black pepper and powdered dried mint. Some say doogh has a rejuvenating effect especially when taken with ice – a popular summer hit, while others believe drinking too much doogh makes you drowsy – pleasantly so, I would add! In any case, doogh has great nutritious values and it best goes with rice and meat kebab- be it barg or koobideh type.
My Caldron 