Cooking Videos!!!
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I made the bread this afternoon, the only word that can define it is divine. If only I can get the same moisture in my muffin! Well I will go back to the lab... eu the kitchen and try to adjust my recipe. I served a piece to my daughter a few minute ago as collation and I got 2 tums up. 
I couldn't find neither ghee or date paste so I use butter and use a grinder to make the date into paste and it did the job.
Thank again Laura.
I couldn't find neither ghee or date paste so I use butter and use a grinder to make the date into paste and it did the job.
Thank again Laura.
Thanks for the video and recipe for the date bread! I can attest first hand to the yummy-ness factor! Imagine a whole gluten free TV cooking series!
You’re going to need a bigger kitchen. More room for cooking, eating and, knowing the layout of the existing kitchen, room for the camera man so he won’t have to sit in the sink!
You’re going to need a bigger kitchen. More room for cooking, eating and, knowing the layout of the existing kitchen, room for the camera man so he won’t have to sit in the sink!
jubazo said:
I'm sorry jubazo, this is the kind of healthy desserts that is better to wait if you are on the anti-candida diet. :( Worry not, you will be able to have them. As for the timing of re-introduction, it depends on your progress and symptoms, and you can limit it to special occasions like celebrations.
sitta
Jedi Master
abstract said:
Quote about ghee from wikipedia:
Dates see picture:
About xylitol
[quote author=http://www.xylitol.org/]
What is Xylitol?
Pure xylitol is a white crystalline substance that looks and tastes like sugar. On food labels, xylitol is classified broadly as a carbohydrate and more narrowly as a polyol. Because xylitol is only slowly absorbed and partially utilized, a reduced calorie claim is allowed: 2.4 calories per gram or 40% less than other carbohydrates.
Xylitol has been used in foods since the 1960’s. It is a popular sweetener for the diabetic diet in some countries. In the U.S., xylitol is approved as a food additive in unlimited quantity for foods with special dietary purposes.
Over 25 years of testing in widely different conditions confirm that xylitol is the best sweetener for teeth. Xylitol use reduces tooth decay rates both in high-risk groups (high caries prevalence, poor nutrition, and poor oral hygiene) and in low risk groups (low caries incidence using all current prevention recommendations). Sugarfree chewing gums and candies made with xylitol as the principal sweetener have already received official endorsements from six national dental associations.
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►Effective
Studies using xylitol as either a sugar substitute or a small dietary addition have demonstrated a dramatic reduction in new tooth decay, along with arrest and even some reversal of existing dental caries. Xylitol provides additional protection that enhances all existing prevention methods. This xylitol effect is long-lasting and possibly permanent. Low decay rates persist even years after the trials have been completed.
►Natural
Xylitol is right here, inside, already. Our bodies produce up to 15 grams of xylitol from other food sources using established energy pathways. Xylitol is not a strange or artificial substance, but a normal part of everyday metabolism.
Xylitol is widely distributed throughout nature in small amounts. Some of the best sources are fruits, berries, mushrooms lettuce, hardwoods, and corn cobs. One cup of raspberries contains less than one gram of xylitol.
Chewing is a natural process and chewing gums provide some exercise lacking in a refined diet. If chewing is uncomfortable, xylitol mints or candies can also stimulate saliva, the natural tooth protector.
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One more thing about xylitol that EVERYONE needs to be aware of, xylitol is toxic to dogs!
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/02/03/gumdog.ART_ART_02-03-10_A1_DDGG0VP.html said:Sheepdog's scare shows dangers of sugar-free gum
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 3:05 AM
By Jane Hawes
FOR THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
A pack of sugar-free gum normally retails for $1.19, but Taunya Whipple's last pack cost about $700.
On Jan. 10, Whipple and her husband, Ian, headed outside to shovel snow. They left Lewis, their 2-year-old Polish lowland sheepdog, inside their Hilliard condominium, never suspecting he'd find a way into Mrs. Whipple's purse and the gum inside.
"He'd chewed on things before, but never something like this," said Mr. Whipple, a student at the Ohio State University College of Optometry.
The couple didn't panic at first. Mrs. Whipple recalled that her childhood pet, a Yorkshire terrier, had occasionally eaten gum.
Just to be safe, Mrs. Whipple called her
father, a veterinarian in Utah. While her husband searched the Internet for a list of the gum's ingredients, she asked whether they needed to take Lewis to a vet.
"At first he said Lewis would be fine," Mrs. Whipple said, "but then Ian told me to tell him that the gum was sugar-free and had xylitol in it. That's when he told us we had to get him to emergency (treatment) right away."
Xylitol is a highly concentrated and purified form of xylose, a naturally occurring sugar alcohol. Though used since the 1960s as a sugar substitute in Europe, its use in the United States has been on the rise only during the past decade. It's found in gum, chewable vitamins, baked goods and other foods.
And, as the Whipples learned, xylitol is toxic to dogs.
According to a study published in 2006 by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, xylitol triggers an insulin response in dogs that can bring on hypoglycemia, liver failure and death.
The study estimated that 10 pieces of sugar-free gum can kill a 65-pound dog. Lewis, at about 35 pounds, had eaten nine, Mrs. Whipple said.
Dr. Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, medical director of the ASPCA's Animal Poison Control Center in Urbana, Ill., said only dogs so far have been known to have problems with xylitol.
Xylitol poisoning was among the 17,453 calls received for "people food" poisonings in 2009, which included cases involving grapes and chocolate, the ASPCA reported.
In its natural form in foods such as strawberries, plums, endive and mushrooms, the level of xylose is small and should not cause problems in dogs, Gwaltney-Brant said.
Lewis, however, had eaten gum. For 24 hours, he was subjected to an array of treatments, first at the Capital Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center in Columbus, then at the Whipples' veterinarian's office in Hilliard. Though his blood-sugar levels dropped significantly, Lewis pulled through and is now back to his perky self. The bills for his treatment totaled nearly $700.
Now, the Whipples are hoping to educate other dog owners about the dangers of xylitol poisoning.
They also have contacted the gum's manufacturer to consider placing a warning label on the gum's packaging. "We had no idea it was that bad," Mr. Whipple said. "He's back to normal now, and we feel blessed, but if we can help avoid this happening to someone else, we'd like to try."
Adaryn
The Living Force
I tried it this afternoon, and yes, it's divine 
As I ran out of xylitol, I used rapadura - as well as butter (will investigage this ghee thing soon).
Thank you, and keep them coming I love the video format, it's so much more lively and concrete than just reading a recipe.
As I ran out of xylitol, I used rapadura - as well as butter (will investigage this ghee thing soon).
Thank you, and keep them coming
I love the video format, it's so much more lively and concrete than just reading a recipe.
sitta
Jedi Master
Lúthien said:
I used butter too. I don't have immediate access to the ghee. The healthy food shop i frequent didn't have this on hand (you have to order it first as it's quite expensive). In this situation i bought butter, cooked and clarified it (well mostly
), then added according to the recipe. After backing and cooling this yummy bread i put half of it in the freezer. I thought it was too much for me and my mother to eat, and i didn't want it to get spoiled. I disabused myself of this notion two days later and defroze it
. It still tasted wonderful, texture was the same. The longer it stayed the better it tasted ;D.
I just put the leftovers from the batch I made earlier. It was more tasty than I had imagined. I should have known because the batter was quite good. It also made more than I thought it would. Thanks for the delicious and healthy recipe. My mom and sister tried a little and said they liked it too. Maybe they'll start having more interest in my diet; they're both on diets and my sister showed a little interest in xylitol.
I'll have to perfect my cooking because the end product was a little gooey, I might have put too many dates in. However, it was really good dipped in ghee. :P
I'll have to perfect my cooking because the end product was a little gooey, I might have put too many dates in. However, it was really good dipped in ghee. :P
Notice that the recipe called for EITHER melted ghee or butter. If you tolerate butter well, use it. No big deal. Most of the people in this house use butter. A couple of us have to use ghee because we are so totally dairy intolerant that the least little bit of the milk solids that are left in butter will set off an inflammation reaction.
