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there are actually many detox diets, they have been around for years. many of them are just a euphemism for starving oneself. however,many to have truths. there are lots and lots of detoxification techiniques,ranging from a strict water and green tea, to juice fasts, to vegetable and grain...

well, a juicer is a juicer. basically all appliance companies have one in their ranges. if you want a cheap one, they are easy to find. i dont think you can go wrong with juicers. but personally, smoothies kick butt!!! first of all, juicers are annoying to clean, blenders are way way easier...

oldcoot, are you booooored? just a little bit? cute, anyhow. it sort of reminds me of something else i saw. so, people are always trying to put interesting spins on traditional jewish food. so, gefilte fish, for example which traditionaly is a fish minced with veggies and eggs cooking in a log...

exactly! its just nice to have a hint of something hooked up, know what i mean? carrot cake used heaps more carrot than i would for the bread. it adds moisture too, like you said, colour and just enough for people to say 'wow, esther, did you put carrot in this?'. haha. anyway, the reason i had...

*sigh* im sorry, i just wanted to get that over with. anyway, i actually responded to the question about carrot in the bread over on that other thread. i wrote that in the end, i didnt actually use carrot bc the place where i am doesnt have a grater. anyway, i just made it whole wheat honey...

okay, lets get to the bottom of this whole debate. okay, first of all heart disease and type 2 diabetes may be hereditary, BUT, in TENDENCY only. heart disease is the biggest killer in australia. it wasnt always like that. it is due to negative habits and lifestyle. everyone knows this. when...

ah, see, i never actually used carrots. the place where im staying DOESNT HAVE A GRATER! (how could this be???) so it ended up being whole-wheat honey-almond. oldcoot, amazing is not the word. i was just going to grate a couple of carrots and pop it in.... anyway, about that argument we are...

yeah, for sure. those mixers get really expensive, but they are amazing. ours at home its still one of the presents my parents got for their wedding, 23 years ago. the new ones are much quieter than ours. but they have all these attachments; it actually knead the dough for you! its worth while...

yes, along with obesity, hear disease and late-onset diabetes. interesting....

bread is done. whole-wheat honey-almond. baking nicely as we speak.

done! the bread is in the oven! yay! i'm so happy. it rose nicely so i was really releived. phew. anyway, so its looking really nice. i did 5 loaves, each one a different braid. at two o'clock in the morning at the bakery, the guy working there taught me a new one, a braid with two parts. but i...

okay, yeast makes me NERVOUS :shock: ! so, ive just left my bread (whole wheat honey almond) for its first rise. whenever i do the bit, where you leave the yeast to foam, i always get worried. i dissolved the yeast in water and added honey and left it. i know the yeast i was using (dry, kept in...

so on the phone, long distance to my mum tonight, who was in defense of wheat. everyone is mean to wheat and says that you should go off it, in favour of other grains, which is why i was looking for spelt. (peer pressure...) but she was saying that its like , one of the western worlds staples...

okay, to norma and oldcoot: DONT PATRONISE ME!!! haha and to kitchenelf: thanks for the support. anyway, what a cute convo. well, so i feel the need to defend soy. im not quite sure. ppl even call it manna because of its versatility. you can make veggie burgers and ice cream, dips, snacks...

like many things, soy tastes good only when cooked properly. anyway, lots of ppl are anti- soy... maybe just fear of the unknown?

so my friend is leaving back home tomorrow. so last night, we made her whats called a farbrengen. which is a chassidic gathering. and because we are girls, we make the food part really nice. so i went and bought mangos, nectarines, peaches, apples, oranges, fresh dates and grapes and cut them...

so today i was on a quest for spelt. i went to a local bakery, called seven grains bakery, because of a special bread they sell by the same name. apparently, a name is all it is, because it doesnt even contain spelt, the owner with the long blond ear-locks confessed apologetically. anwyay, so...

well, if you leave out all the rising agents, except for self-raising flour, wouldnt that just leave you with a cake? why are some cakes called breads anyway? ie. banana bread is for sure cake. what is a bread anyway? when is a cake a bread or vise versa? oh, but then there are yeasted...

well, there are lots off different sorts of breads out there. yeasted ones are just one category. damper, soda bread etc are just two that dont need yeast. then there are unleavened breads, and naturally leavened bread (sourdough). i always get nervous using baking soda for some reason, i dont...

okay, okay, i admit it, im a bit extreme. im sure little bits of those things wont do you much harm, but they dont do too much good either. true, sea salt is good, we get lots of minerals from it. and i know that if i dont have a lot of salt, then i get low blood pressure. im not a big coffee...

i really want to do this bread thing for this weekend, but im torn... there are all these amazing concerts on around the country and i dont know what do choose, or when to do what, etc. funny how we invent problems, when , thank G-d we dont have any. i know this is nothing to do with cooking...

well, i agree with you on a number of points. about supplements. well, its also proven that many foods are not as rich in vitamins and minerals is they used to be, because of a depletion in soil quality. also, if someone is a bit intolerant to a certain food, which is more common that we think...

right, right. i did a search too, and most of the recipes where more like cake. like you know how its called banana bread, but its really a cake? i want to use spelt, i think. i know that spelt is easily to replace wheat with and it rises pretty well, the other grains to usually need a bit of...

hey! well, ive been thinking about your issue and i hope its not too late to share something. i go to this awesome vegetarian health food restaurant in jerusalem. its basically a small restaurant, you serve yourself, cafeteria style and then they weight the portions. they have three main...

no, i dont think it should be a problem. i know that splelt can easily replace wheat, and produce a good leavened bread. oat, spelt, rye, quinoa, barley, millet and wheat are just a number of grains which can produce a good leavened bread. thanks anyway, i really appreciate your help.