fun and healthy! kids can help too! surprise them with a cute afterschool snack!

When my children were small, I saw a TV show that was talking about Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a parasitic nematode. They usually die after 40 days in adults, but if they infect children, it can often be fatal. Snails and slugs carry this parasite. So before you eat fresh leaves, it's necessary to sterilize them with salt. Since insects breathe through the skin, the salt will kill them.These parasites start out in dead mice, and then the 1st stage of larvae gets absorbed into slugs and other insects. They remain there and develop further to the 3rd stage. When tested on mice, if the snails or slugs absorb the larvae while already in the 3rd stage, they move to the central nerves and stay there until the 5th stage. The 5th stage larvae move to the pulmonary arteries where they hatch and grow. Recipe by toshiebaba

I grew up on these! They're very delicious & won't cause you to cheat on your diet. You can honestly use any bread and any type of egg you want!

I've been experimenting with lots of fermented foods, so I decided to try my hand at a natural soda!

It's a croquembouche tree that has Christmas colors (white, red and green)There was a party with 20 people so I made this. How about making this masterpiece once a year?The ganache hardens easily, so it would be good to make it with a double boiler. Because you'll have one egg white left over, you can make an icing instead of chocolate ganache. But, while it will harden, it will take a while. You can make the icing with half an egg white and 100 g. of powdered sugar. Recipe by Masacchi

I don't like beetroot so what better way to consume it than in cake form! I think the recipe can be adapted to carrot as well.

A famous recipe in Syria. Very tasty and crispy. The pomegrant adds a special flavour to the meat mixture. I added some pine kernels on top and it was fabulous .. A weekend must have !!

This beet salad is a very different (read: healthier ;) ) version of the beet salad I knew growing up in Newfoundland. It takes a bit of time in terms of prepping your ingredients (mainly the beets and carrots), but it's worth it.This is a great summer salad to serve with a BBQ, or on its own as a lunch. You can adjust the ingredient amounts for lesser portions- this salad serves approximately 6-10 servings if used as a side dish.

I thought of a side dish with a touch of autumn.When filling the chikuwa with the third or fourth mushroom, it's easier to insert if you slide the chopstick in the hole along with the stem.One chikuwa can hold 4 mushrooms; think of the length and size when you arrange them and they can turn out really cute. Recipe by good_fortune

#colourred#11thJulyAs we know that beetroots are very healthy & one can put it in super food category. But to make kids eat beetroot is hard task. Beetroots do not come in favourite food list of almosteverbody. So I tried making chips which are favourite of all and can be enjoyed with dip, tea or as you like.

I made this super cute spider last year for Halloween. My family LOVES Halloween and I love to cook, so every holiday I try to do something special. This one is a keeper. #heirloom

Hold on!!! You may say well, I don't like beets. This isn't canned beets, pickled beets, or beet mush. This is fresh, with Parmesan cheese, sour cream, and bacon. Yes a bunch of bacon.