Category Issue 07

Tender Matcha Cream Cake

Ingredients: • Phyllo pastry • 2 cups tvarog (quark) • 3.5 oz / 100 g sugar • 4 eggs • 2 vanilla pudding cups • 1 cup milk • 1.5 teaspoon matcha Directions: Mix quark, sugar, egg yolks, milk, and matcha…

Cherimoya (Annona cherimola)

With its velvety, caramel-like flavor, cherimoya is related to some of the sweetest fruits in the world. Unlike common sweets, however, this fruit is packed with precious, healthy substances. Cherimoya is native to South America, where it grows mainly in the Andean valleys of…

The Tribesmen’s Cough Remedy

With no access to aspirin or acetaminophen, the tribes of South Africa had to rely on nature for help in curing their respiratory diseases. The beautiful, immunity-boosting South African geranium (Pelargonium sidoides) kept them healthy for centuries. Today, it offers the same relief. This…

Fish Oil – an Alternative for Antidepressants?

Research studies imply that a diet rich in fish and seafood may have a positive effect on mental health and even mitigate the symptoms of depression. Nutrition experts recommend eating fish at least twice a week. Fish oil contains unsaturated omega-3 fatty acids which…

Matcha Sweet Balls

Ingredients: • 4.4 oz / 125 g butter • 2.8 oz / 80 g caster sugar • 3.5 oz / 100 g powdered milk • 0.07 oz / 2 g matcha • Grated walnuts (or coconut) Directions: Mix together caster…

Matcha Cream Swiss Roll

Ingredients: Sponge: • 4 eggs • 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil • 4.2 oz / 120 g caster sugar • 3.5 oz / 100 g plain flour • ¼ teaspoon of baking powder • 1 teaspoon of matcha Cream •…

The Wonders of Matcha Tea

Matcha, meaning powder tea in Japanese, is a powder made from shaded green tea leaves. It has been used for more than 800 years by Japanese Zen Buddhist monks. It is traditionally consumed in the Japanese tea ceremony called Chadou, meaning the way of the…

CHAMOMILE OIL

Ingredients: • A handful of chamomile flowers • 1 cup cold-pressed sunflower oil Directions: Take a small bottle made of dark glass and fill it to the brim with fresh chamomile flowers. Pour the oil over them so that the flowers are completely submerged in…

GINSENG TINCTURE

Ingredients: • A handful of ginseng roots • Strong alcohol (vodka, spirit) Directions: Rinse the roots, chop them to small pieces, and put them in a clean jar. Pour alcohol over the roots, place the jar on a window parapet, and leave it…