If you have a cold or the flu, there's remedy that will bring some relief. Cold and flu remedy which works every time, known even to our grandmothers - lemon, ginger and honey. ...

Coconut palm is grown throughout tropics as decoration but more for its culinary use. Seed provides oil for frying, while meaty part of seed is used fresh or dried in cooking, mostly in desserts. Besides culinary, this tree has many other uses, in medicine, fragrance industry, beauty industry, for building small bridges, huts and much more....

Peaches, juicy and sweet fruit, favorite of many, refreshing and delicious no matter we eat them raw or in pies, jams or simply juiced. Not only tasty fruit but also very healthy and definitely one of those "must eat" if you want to boost immunity and prevent diseases....

 If you bought potato and after some time noticed it sprouted, don't throw away. It happens almost to everyone when spring gets closer. This potato can be used to grow some in your kitchen while temperature is still too low outside, or even later on your balcony using containers....

 Roasted red pepper salad is one of my favorite salads when temperature drops and starts snowing, because option for eating nice fresh vegetables reduces and those peppers we get on market don't have that nice sweet taste. That is why I use best red peppers during summer to prepare them for winter, either for freezer or to pickle and preserve that way. Winter is long, body needs vitamins and what can be healthier than red peppers with garlic and a few drops of olive oil. ...

 Growing tomato from seed is the best way to start your gardening venture. You can always start with seed taken out of tomatoes bought from your local farmer. Dry them and leave in a jar until spring and then simply use containers, either those black starters, or any plastic container you have available at home. That can be ice cream boxes, cheese boxes or anything similar where you can start sowing. When germination is over and tomato starts growing, make sure there's place with enough sun which will help get nice...

 Quick potato pie is easy to make and there is no need to spend much time in the kitchen. If you feel lazy to cook and you want a quick snack or a dinner, this pie is perfect. Potato pie can be served as an appetizer and it is equally tasty warm and cold. I’m sure this potato pie will become one of your favorite snacks. More skilled in the kitchen can use their own homemade phyllo dough which will make this potato pie even better....

 Almost every kitchen these days is loaded with all those high tech toys for grinding, mixing, cooking, baking. Many people still can't imagine living without microwave and heating up ready-made food. Life became nothing but rush and following this lifestyle we stopped preparing food ways it has been done for 1000s of years and simply moved to new technologies which eventually show as not so good for our health....

 Winter is flu season and this recipe can help you reduce cough and get rid of it in only a few days. To make this home remedy all you need is jar of honey and onion. Honey is antibacterial and therefore natural antibiotic, while onion reduces mucus thickness and helps to eliminate it....

Mushrooms have been used for a few thousands of years as medicine and food. There are many types of mushrooms but all have one thing in common and that is a very long list of health benefits. In ancient Egypt mushrooms were a favorite food of Pharaohs and in China this food was considered as a health food. In ancient Greece mushrooms were given warriors before battle and in Rome mushrooms were served on special occasions as a precious gift from God. Nowadays we find them in many dishes such are stews, pizza, pie, soup,...

Lettuce is very healthy and low in calories. That is first vegetable available in markets in the spring. Lettuce which you can buy on the market is usually treated with a number of chemicals. To avoid eating unhealthy food and to keep yourself and your family safe, you should think of growing your own vegetables. Of course, what you need is some space in your garden, but if you don’t have one, and all you have is a balcony, then flower pots will be just enough. ...

If you decide to grow cucumber, then I would definitely recommend vertical growing. Why? Cucumber gets more air this way, dries faster during cloudy days, diseases are rare and pests numbers reduced. It is easy to spot any problem or insects, and because cucumbers are hanging, they grow nicely shaped, straight and without that yellowish side which happens when you grow usual horizontal way....

Eating fish with many bones requires skill. Fish which has too many tiny bones is for some unknown reason always more tasteful than any other, but also reason why many give up eating it. This is the easiest way which will help you ‘melt away’ those bones and serve something interesting and tasty to your family and friends. Fish prepared this way, when kept in cold and dark place, can be preserved long time, which means that you always have ready made meal if you get sudden visitors....

Panzerotti are filled, soft and tasty pastries which come in different shapes from triangle, round to square. This pastry is very popular in Italy, but around the world as well. Basically you can fill them with anything you like, but this is my favorite combination. Let your imagination do the work and you maybe come up with better and more tasty filling. ...

If lasagna is your favorite food and you feel like eating, but you don’t have at home lasagna sheets, shop is too far or closed, plus you have no time to make that dough and spend more than an hour to prepare lasagna sheets yourself, or simply you don’t know how to make them, then this quick lasagna recipe is an easy way to make your favorite meal quickly and without much effort. Quick lasagna can be a quick dinner if you have friends around and all feel hungry, or you have sudden unexpected visitors coming for dinner....

 This creamy vegetable soup is very tasty, my favorite, and so far I have not met anyone who didn’t like it. It is creamy, rich in taste and prepared with plenty of vegetables, which makes it perfect for celebrations, family lunch, simply it's a soup for almost any occasion.  If you want to make this creamy vegetable soup, but to serve it the next day, don’t add eggs with sour cream and milk. That should be done the next day. Before serving boil soup and then prepare eggs, milk, sour cream mixture and add...

 Ljutenica is very spicy Serbian salad, served usually during winter to open  appetite. Ljutenica can be served cold right after cooking, or you can preserve for winter....

Roti is Indian flat bread usually prepared of whole-wheat flour also known as atta flour. Roti came from sanskrit word ”rotika” which means ”bread”. This bread is a very important part of Indian cuisine and prepared in almost every kitchen all over India but also in neighbor countries, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh....

Gibanica is a traditional pastry dish in Serbia, often made for festive occasions and served as an appetizer.  Very popular in Serbia and besides being an prepared, it can be served with yogurt for breakfast or dinner. Very easy to make and usually prepared during winter. In case you need to make something quickly, Gibanica is perfect and you will need less than one hour to make, bake and serve....

Stuffed roasted red peppers is quick and easy recipe and can be an appetizer, main or a side dish. I like to prepare this winter time, because then the offer of vegetables is not so nice as during the summer days and red peppers are too thin and have some bitter taste. One more reason for this is I realized that roasted red peppers will peel easier if you cover them until they are cold, pack in plastic bags and put in freezer. When you unfreeze them, skin will simply slip away...