Almond cookies: 3 ingredients, gluten free
Posted: 28 August 2018 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: gluten free, Healthy_foods Leave a commentThis super easy and super fast cookie is …well, super Yummy! No butter or oil is required not even to grease the baking sheet. Yet the cookies are crisp chewy, a bit heavy yet tender – and with my recipe not too sweet either. I love them with my evening tea and sometimes with my morning coffee.
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Peach-Yogurt ice cream
Posted: 5 September 2015 Filed under: Peach-Yogurt ice cream, Uncategorized | Tags: Healthy_foods, peach, saffron, Yogurt Leave a commentBefore peach season is over, try this hearty and delicious dessert with fresh peach. I modified the original recipe a bit, and inspired by Iranian ice creams, also added dissolved saffron and silvered pistachio for topping. It turned tasty, pretty and fruity fresh!
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Good nuts, pretty nuts
Posted: 3 September 2015 Filed under: Good nuts, pretty nuts, Uncategorized | Tags: almonds, Healthy_foods, Iranian_chaser, mazeh, walnuts Leave a commentWalnuts and almonds are so good for your health: they are said to prevent heart disease and lung and prostate cancer and nourish brain cells. Walnuts and almonds also contain healthy calories and healthy fats. In fact, those who incorporate these two nuts into their regular diet are said to be less likely to gain weight.
I love walnuts with my tea and feta for breakfast; and I usually use almonds on my salad. My favorite nut dish however, is the one on the picture. Just on its own, as a side dish, appetizer, filler, snack, and with bear as a chaser or “mazeh”. Read the rest of this entry »
Okra Stew and a whole lot about it
Posted: 16 October 2013 Filed under: Okra Stew (Baamieh), Uncategorized | Tags: baamieh, Healthy_foods, lady finger, okra Leave a commentWhat do you know about Okra, also known as lady finger? Well, before doing some search for this post, I only knew that in Iran, especially in Khoozestan, it is used to make “khoresh-e Baamieh” or Okra stew with. Let’s get into some of the things I learned about Okra, before sharing the recipe I already knew for it:
Okra is a flowering plant in the mallow family; an annual herb that is widely cultivated for its edible green seed pods in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate climates, and a hardy plant that can grow even with less water and in hot conditions. For full Botanical description check out wiki .
Pomegranate, the heavenly fruit of Persia
Posted: 28 November 2012 Filed under: Pomegranate, the heavenly fruit of Persia, Uncategorized | Tags: food_photography, Healthy_foods, pomegranate Leave a commentHave you ever tasted this crunchy, refreshing and colorful berry-like fruit?
Did you know that Pomegranate is native to the area of modern Iraq and Iran, spread to Northern India, and is one of the most ancient fruits? Read the rest of this entry »
Pear-peach, oven baked
Posted: 21 August 2012 Filed under: Pear-peach, oven baked, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, food_photography, Healthy_foods Leave a commentA few days ago I had an irresistible urge for some kind of refreshing, low-sugar, fruit-based dessert, which obviously had to be homemade!
I could not quite pinpoint what I needed to make or to bake, but ideas from various food blogs and books kept bubbling in my head while I went to the market. This is what I came up with – partly-improvised, cooked pears & peach, with honey and cinnamon. The result was absolutely satisfying to my nagging urge for a healthy dessert!
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Blueberries are good for you
Posted: 16 June 2012 Filed under: Blueberries, Uncategorized | Tags: blueberry, food_photography, Healthy_foods Leave a commentWhile blueberries are still in season, I thought I would make a post to remind us of its health benefits. They are said to:
Improve short term memory loss; Ameliorate age-related declines in neural and cognitive function; Protect against degeneration of the retina; Promote urinary tract health; Act as a potent anti-inflammatory agent and COX-2 inhibitor; Improve glucose metabolism through the activity of chologenic acid; Reduce the risk of some cancers (source and here). Read the rest of this entry »
Soybeans: wholesome, whole green delights
Posted: 4 June 2012 Filed under: Soybeans: wholesome, whole greens, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, food_photography, Healthy_foods, Soybeans Leave a commentI am sure everybody has heard a lot about health benefits of Soya – reduction in LDL cholesterol, preventing cancer, even reduction in risk of coronary artery disease.
The good news is that Soya products are so diverse, from flour, to candy & biscuits, to soy milk, to Tofu, to my favorite: Whole green soybeans. Boiled or steamed soybean in pods make wonderful snack, especially if you’re with friends talking, watching something while sucking the beans into your mouth. Here is how I prepare it in 5 minutes– by boiling, or in my case steam-cooking, also known as Edamame.
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 »
Mixed quinoa with zucchini
Posted: 15 January 2012 Filed under: Mixed quinoa with zucchini, Uncategorized | Tags: booteh_recipes, food_photography, gluten free, Healthy_foods, quinoa, salad, side_dish, Zucchini, Summer dip Leave a commentI recently saw a cook book with some 200 hundred recipes for quinoa! I am going to buy it soon, but from what I figured out by skimmed through, it looked like a combination of white red and black quinoa would go with absolutely anything you could imagine: be it salads, side dishes or main dishes , with fried and grilled meat, chicken and fish.
All I want to say is that quinoa is good for your health. It is pretty and it knows no limit! I already posted the most basic type here. And what I am about to share is something I learned from my sister, tried successfully and served as a side dish with grilled salmon. The combination was just wonderful. Read the rest of this entry »
My Caldron 