Cake with almond and poppy seeds

Grounded poppy seeds give a pleasant oily taste to the cake. It can be used for celebration. I have baked it in a heart shape baking tin, covered with melted chocolate and decorated it with almonds.

Poppy seeds contain anti-oxidant, dietary fibre. They are good source of B complex vitamins and high level of minerals. These are beneficial for the whole human body. Almonds contain omega 3 fatty acids. It is an appetising gluten-free cake.

Ingredients

1 mug is approximately 250 ml

½ mug 3 30g 1 mug ½  mug 1 mug 1 tsp

Custard sugar Eggs 150 Unsalted butter  Almond flour Milk Grounded poppy seeds Baking powder

 For the top

150g	Melted dark chocolate
18	Almonds

Method

Preheat the oven 180^oC

Oil and flour a (20-25cm diameter) baking tin.

Place the ingredients into a medium mixing bowl beat with the electric hand whisk until it gets fluffy and smooth.

Transfer the cake mixture into the prepared tin.

Bake it 30-35 minute.

Advise:

Do not add the whole amount of milk at the same time because if the cake mixture is soft stop adding more milk.

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Gluten-Free Polenta Cheese Pie

This pie is suitable for party, lunch or family celebration.   a slice is around  80- 100 kcal 

Ingredients for 6 persons

Medium size eggs	4
Butter	100g
Polenta	1 cup
Cottage cheese	450g
Milk	200ml
Baking soda	1 tsp
Sugar	100g
Honey	1 tbsp
Cinnamon	1tsp
Sliced apples	2 medium

Method:

·      Preheat the oven at 180⁰C

·      Butter an about 25 cm diameter pie dish

·      Cook the polenta in the milk about 6-7 minutes stirring it continuously

·      Mix the butter and the cooked polenta

·      Add the egg yolks, sugar and honey

·      Add the cottage cheese and the cinnamon, mix them well

·      Beat the egg whites and fold it to the cheese mixture

·      Transfer into the pie dish

·      Decorate the top with sliced apples

·      Place the pie into the preheated oven for another 40 minutes until it gets light brown.

Cleaning fruits and vegetables

The fruits and vegetables you buy may look clean when you pick them at the grocery store but it is not the case. Have you ever wondered where these fruits and vegetables were before your bought them? They were handled by so many different hands all the way from the farm to the supermarket store. Some products are covered with wax like lemon and apple or treated with ethene like banana. To extend the self-life of cucumber it is covered with chemicals and packed in PVC foil. The not organic vegetables and fruits were treated with pesticides and herbicides during their life on the farm, which are recorded and safe by the time when a costumer picks them up. The organic grocery has lot of bacteria and unregistered chemicals on them, which are potential risk to your health. Cleaning your fruits and vegetables is very important especially when you plan to eat them raw. Using water to clean to remove the surface bacteria and chemicals may not be of great help.

·      Wash your hands with soap before preparing food

·      Do not wash fruit and vegetable with detergents

·      Wash thick skin vegetables using brush to remove microbes before peeling and wash them after with cold water.

·      Cauliflowers, broccoli, green leafy vegetables should be soaked for 2-3 minutes in cold water with cider vinegar.

·      Fruits with wax and cucumber should be washed with warm water and cider vinegar.