Sending you the blessings of the season

Recipe of a gluten- free gingerbread man 

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Gluten, Egg and Dairy Free Gingerbread

Ingredients

Gluten-free self- rising flour	100g
Almond flour	80g
Honey	4 tbsp
Coconut oil	70g
Bicarbonate of soda	1 tsp
Ground ginger	1tsp
Cinnamon	1tsp

Method

Mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and cinnamon in a bowl.  

Add the coconut oil and blend until the mix looks like breadcrumbs.

Stir in the honey.

Preheat the oven to 180C.

Roll the dough out to a 0.5cm thickness on a lightly floured surface.

Using cutters cut out the shapes

Place them on the greased baking tray, leaving a gap between them.

Bake for 12 minutes, until lightly golden-brown.

Gluten-, Dairy- and Egg-Free Chocolate Cookies

They are suitable for vegan diet.

Ingredients

cooked and grated big potatoes icing sugar cocoa powder raspberry jam unsweetened desiccated coconut

2 3 tbsp 5 tbsp 1 tbsp  small pack

Method

In a medium size ball mix the potatoes, sugar and the jam together with your hand.

Pour the coconut into a plate

Make balls using your moist hand (the ball should be a little bit smaller than a pin-pong ball) and roll them in the coconut (the coconut will stick on the ball)

You can serve them on little cup cake paper cups.

Keep them in refrigerator.

Health Benefits of Apricots

Here in centre of Europe the most popular midsummer fruits are the apricots. Those orange coloured fruits are full of beta-carotene and fibre. They are plentiful supply of vitamin C (antioxidant), vitamin E, vitamin A (beta-carotene) and potassium. Apricots are rich in other antioxidants including flavonoids and polyphenols have been linked to reduction in heart disease. They are wealthy in the carotenoids and xanthophylls nutrients that may help protect eyesight from aging- related damage.  Apricots are dietary well of catechins, a flavonoid phytonutrient potent anti-inflammatory substance.  Apricots may boost skin health as well.

Health Benefits of Watermelon

Watermelon, Citrullus lanatus is a plant specie in the family Cucurbitaceae.

This delicious, appetising fruit is good for you especially during hot summer days.

Nutritional values	Health benefits
93% of watermelon is water	Prevents dehydration
Low calorie and	good for weight watchers. So you are consuming a good volume of food with low calorie content
high fibre content
Minerals : potassium	Lowers blood pressure prevents heart attack and stroke.
magnesium	is  essential for calcium absorption maintaining healthy bones ,prevents osteoporosis
Vitamin C	is an antioxidant that helps prevent cell damage from free radicals
Vitamin A	Alfa –carotene and beta –carotene are turned into vitamin A in your body. Vitamin A and C are important for skin and hair health.
Carotenoids; lycopene	maintains healthy eyes and protects against age-related macular degeneration. Lycopene with vitamin C are  anti-inflammatory  antioxidants
Vitamin B1   thiamine
B5   pantothenic acid
B6

Watermelon cake:

 Cut a circular thick slice of watermelon and top it up with different cubed fruits and berries and serve it sliced as a cake.