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    The easiest dessert in the kitchen: 3-ingredient cold cake recipe

    April 26, 2025 - By 

    How about a dessert that is a candidate to be a summer favorite and takes only minutes to make? No oven, no mixer… This cold cake , prepared with only 3 ingredients, is perfect for meeting your sweet needs in a practical way!   MATERIALS 1 pack of biscuits 2 cups of milk 1 pack of chocolate pudding PREPARATION Pour the milk into a deep saucepan, add the pudding and cook while stirring.   When the pudding thickens and starts to boil, remove it from the stove.   Place a layer of biscuits in the baking dish and pour the…

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    Greek Summer Salad with Orzo, to Share

    September 10, 2024 - By 

    You check your phone and see this message: “Hello, we’re having a potluck next Thursday and we’d love for you to come.” You reply, “Great, I’ll be there.” Then you wonder what on earth you’re going to bring… We asked Caitlin Boudreau, Lead Dietitian Nutritionist at My TELUS Health Care, to give us a recipe that’s tasty, simple to make, and easy to share with family and friends. This recipe combines orzo pasta with a mix of colourful vegetables, tangy feta and salty olives to create a refreshing dish that’s perfect for hot summer days. Give this recipe a try…

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    Staying away from natural fermentation may be one of the reasons for food intolerance  

    January 15, 2024 - By 

    Staying away from natural fermentation may be one of the reasons for food intolerance       Leavening materials play important roles when making pastries, cakes, and biscuits. Without them, pastries and cakes will not rise and become tough. The most common leavening materials are baking powder, baking soda, and dry yeast (baker’s yeast), which are used to leaven bread, pizza dough, and pies. There are also three basic categories of fermentation materials:   1- Physical fermentation, which does not cause a chemical change, but is based on introducing air into the dough, which is what happens at the beginning…