Beetles on a Branch

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.

right before entering the oven.

I got this recipe a while ago and is delicious

I love love crunchy pepper and I can just eat them on its own as snack l. This is another one of my easy vegetable craving to decorate your salad dish. So easy to make but make such a good effect. A great method to impress your family and friends. It will make your salad so pretty 🥗 💐

A Halloween treat that's like a cross between a candy apply and a rice krispie treat. I originally posted this on recipezaar/food.com. 2nd Place winner in the easy-kids-recipes.com Halloween Recipe Contest 2009.

Loved this when I was a kid and just made it for my wife. Happy Halloween.. just play around with how much you need ingredients wise because it depends on what glass you are using

Try a new Salad,because Salad is life🥗🥗🥗

#好料日記甜菜根的土味加了薄荷葉，就不見了，營養好吃的夏季常備菜。

my sis really love this always taking a nip of it when she has a chance :-D

#12plates it is a very delicious starter and full of flavors, especially presentable and ideal for Christmas aperitif.

Saw a pic of these cuties on facebook and had to share as they're so simple but clever! My deformed chocolate chips make them look a bit wicked lol

If your beets or/and carrots come with tops you just paid for both so cut and set aside the top use them for another recipe. Some people were brought up with beet dishes. Beets are sometimes rejected because of the popular canned pickled beets. Fresh beets according to the way they are prepared are a bit different. This is a great pairing.

Try to find different kinds of beets, like red, golden, candy cane to add more color to your salad.

Can you believe it? I actually made this 4 years ago on 8th Feb 2015. I am still not sure if I am the first to start this mason jarred cake trend way back in 2015. I am not gonna claim any credit tho or maybe I should patent it? Lol! Anyway, while experimenting on crafting the best kek lapis recipe, I noticed that I am lost in time; I didn't post any recipe for the last couple of days. I was browsing thru' my recipes repertoire and found this lovely mason jarred cake recipe.This idea actually happened by accident. I was gonna do a Valentine's Day special with a 2 layered black forest cake. Being an amateur baker at that time, I literally messed up. I knew I should have measured out 2 equal portions and bake them in separate individual baking pans, but I didn't. And so, I tried slicing the cake into half. You could've imagine a claustrophobic kitchen fail; the cake was sliced so uneven that it looked like slopes. Yes, slopes! Instead of throwing the failed cake away, I tot to myself, why not break the cakes into crumbs and stack them up in a mason jar.And that's how this cake is born. I love how rustically beautiful it looks (I am definitely not blowing my own horn). Lol! The most important lesson I learnt from this experience is to never give up and always find a way to salvage the mistake. Because you will never know what you will end up. You can of cos make a gorgeous layered black forest cake with this recipe instead of putting everything in a mason jar.

if you like things rich , go the dark chocolate mmmm , and milk chocolate for the milder taste yum :cookie ;-)

I confess I am one of those people who likes brussels sprouts! This is a Rachael Ray recipe.

I wanted to make a friend of mine happy at a party. She loves Alice In Wonderland.You may think that forming the carrot is difficult, but just do what you can! As long as you add the polka dots, it will still look like a toadstool cap. Recipe by MOMONGAYA

This spread is so creamy and delicious. Add those wonderful Sauteed in butter mushrooms and this is happiness!!! Cooking the mushrooms in butter covered is almost like steaming the butter right into the mushrooms.

A store that I used to work for was always having little competitions for the employees to pit their talents against each other. This is one of my contributions. I was later asked to make several by a fellow employee for a family party. #ChristmasGift