FALL RECIPE: BRAZILIAN CARROT CAKE TSUS 2

The other day it was dark and rainy and weird and very fall like and I got up from bed to make Bret one of my favorite Brazilian recipes: Brazilian Carrot Cake. It’s very different than the American version and also it includes the best part: a chocolate covering that’s light and runny and wonderful! Here is the recipe if you are interested:
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In a blender, blend the carrots, eggs and oil for 5 minutes. Add all the other ingredients and blend until very smooth. Bake on a pre-heated 350 degrees oven. Take it out, let it cool for about 20minutes, make little holes on the top with a toothpick and reserve. Cook the chocolate covering in a small pan and pour over the cake. The chocolate will fill the holes, penetrate the cake and make it for a nice surprise when you cut it into pieces.

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FALL RECIPE: BRAZILIAN CARROT CAKE TSUS 1

The other day it was dark and rainy and weird and very fall like and I got up from bed to make Bret one of my favorite Brazilian recipes: Brazilian Carrot Cake. It’s very different than the American version and also it includes the best part: a chocolate covering that’s light and runny and wonderful! Here is the recipe if you are interested:
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In a blender, blend the carrots, eggs and oil for 5 minutes. Add all the other ingredients and blend until very smooth. Bake on a pre-heated 350 degrees oven. Take it out, let it cool for about 20minutes, make little holes on the top with a toothpick and reserve. Cook the chocolate covering in a small pan and pour over the cake. The chocolate will fill the holes, penetrate the cake and make it for a nice surprise when you cut it into pieces.

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Spiced apple crisps GOLD

Ingredients 2 Granny Smiths cinnamon, for sprinkling
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Method Heat the oven to 160C/ 140C fan/ gas mark 3. Core the apple and slice through the equator into very thin slices 1 - 2mm thick. Dust with cinnamon and lay flat on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cook for 45 mins – 1 hour, turning halfway through and removing any crisps that have turned brown. Continue cooking until the apples have dried out and are light golden. Cool, store in an airtight container and enjoy as a snack.

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Dried fruit energy nuggets ORD

Ingredients 50g soft dried apricots 100g soft dried dates 50g dried cherries 2 tsp coconut oil 1 tbsp toasted sesame seed
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Method Whizz apricots with dates and cherries in a food processor until very finely chopped. Tip into a bowl and use your hands to work in coconut oil. Shape the mix into walnut-sized balls, then roll in sesame seeds. Store in an airtight container until you need a quick energy fix.

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Chilli chocolate cookies ISAN 3

Ingredients 225g unsalted butter, softened 100g caster sugar 175g dark muscovado sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 eggs, beaten 300g plain flour 50g cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder 1½ tsp cayenne pepper (less or more to taste) 100g bar dark chilli chocolate, roughly chopped 100g bar white chocolate, roughly chopped 100g bar dark chocolate, roughly chopped vanilla ice cream
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Method Beat the butter and sugars together, then gradually mix in the vanilla and eggs. In another bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, a pinch of salt, baking powder and cayenne pepper, then mix these into the butter and fold in all the chocolate. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Place walnut-sized spoonfuls of the mixture on baking sheets lined with baking parchment, leaving enough space between so they don’t melt together. Bake in batches, for 10-12 mins, depending on how gooey you like your cookies. Allow to cool on the baking sheets for 1 min before removing to a plate to cool completely. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

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Gunpowder chicken with dried red chillies & peanuts UG

Ingredients 12 boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 900g), cut into pieces 1 tbsp dark soy sauce 2 tbsp vegetable oil 15 whole dried bird's-eye chillies 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorn, ground bunch spring onions, cut into 2½ cm pieces 50g whole roasted peanuts For the sauce 5 tbsp dark soy sauce 2 tbsp Shaohsing rice wine 4 tbsp Chinese black vinegar 4 tbsp chicken stock 1 tbsp caster sugar 1 tbsp cornflour, mixed into 1 tbsp water
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Method Marinate the chicken with the soy and leave to sit for 1 hr. If you don’t have time to marinate, don’t worry – but it does add extra flavour. Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. Using a wok and a small amount of the oil, sear the chicken in batches. When it’s all browned, remove from the pan and set aside. Snip the stems from the chillies and shake out the seeds. Add the remaining oil and cook the chillies for 1 min, shaking the pan constantly to prevent them burning. Add the chicken back in with the peppercorns, spring onions and peanuts, then stir-fry for 1 min more. Add the sauce and stir for a few mins more unt

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The Healthiest Foods tewchqu

Grapefruit juice, and grapefruit in general, is a potent inhibitor of the cytochrome P450 CYP3A4 enzyme, which can affect the metabolism of a variety of drugs, increasing their bioavailability.In some cases, this can lead to a fatal interaction with drugs like astemizole or terfenadine. The effect of grapefruit juice with regard to drug absorption was originally discovered in 1989. The first published report on grapefruit drug interactions was in 1991 in the Lancet entitled "Interactions of Citrus Juices with Felodipine and Nifedipine," and was the first reported food-drug interaction clinically. However, the effect only became well-publicized after being responsible for a number of bad interactions with medication.
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Recently some researchers have shown that furanocoumarins rather than flavonoids are the ingredients causing the various drug interactions.Grapefruit juice has also been reported to increase both the bioavailability of some benzodiazepines, (such as diazepam) and greatly slow the rate of metabolization. An easy way to tell if a medication may be affected by grapefruit juice is by researching whether another known CYP3A4 inhibitor drug is already contraindicated with the active drug of the medication in question. Examples of such known CYP3A4 inhibitors include cisapride (Propulsid),[citation needed] erythromycin, itraconazole (Sporanox), ketoconazole (Nizoral),and mibefradil (Posicor). The flavonoid existing in highest concentration in grapefruit juice is naringin, which in humans is metabolised to naringenin. Other flavonoids exist in grapefruit juice in lower concentrations as well. Orange juice does not contain naringin in as high a concentration, instead containing hesperetin. It is sometimes recommended as a substitute. Juice of limes and Seville oranges can also inhibit drug metabolism, however, as can apple juice with some drugs.

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