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Home-made Yoghurt

Home-made Yoghurt

Making homemade yogurt is easier than you might think and requires just a few ingredients. Not only is it a cost-effective alternative to store-bought varieties, but it also allows you to control the ingredients, flavours, and consistency to suit your taste.

Lentil Soup

Lentil Soup

Lentil Soup – shorbet adz Lentil soup is one of those comfort foods that’s so soothing. It provides a real sense of well-being and just makes you feel happier. It sees you through cold weather, ill health and grotty times and has the magical ability 

Banana Milkshake

Banana Milkshake

Banana Milkshake – known in Egypt as Moz bi Leban

Creamy Banana Milkshake is a wonderful, rich, whipped drink that seems really indulgent and yet it’s remarkably healthy. 

This banana milkshake has no nasty hidden extras

The beauty of making your own banana milkshake is that, unlike shop bought milkshakes or milkshake powders, this recipe has no artificial additives or preservatives or E numbers. The whole thing is natural and tastes exceptional.

For a food to be that good for you and also taste luscious sounds like magic to me. Everyone loves it, kids especially.  And it only has the 2 ingredients. What could be simpler.

* It’s also a great way to use up ripe bananas, because they are the sweetest. If they’re not fully ripe you may need to add a little sugar or honey.

Banana milkshake is really good for you

Everyone knows the benefits of milk for its calcium, protein and other nutrients. The only other ingredient in this banana milkshake is bananas.

Bananas have many health benefits too. They’re one of your 5-a-day. Bananas are high in antioxidants which help rid the body of Free Radicals which can cause diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzeimers. They’re also high in Potassium which we need to help nerve function, muscle contraction and to maintain a healthy heart.

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas- peeled – you can freeze them if you choose
  • 1.5 L milk straight from the fridge – you can use ½ milk & ½ water if you prefer something a little less rich
  • a handful of ice cubes – optional

Method

Put the bananas into a blender with the milk along with the ice cubes if you’ve chosen to add them. Blitz your banana milkshake thoroughly, until they are perfectly smooth and frothy.

Taste the mix to make sure you don’t need to add any extra sugar or honey – if you’ve used really ripe bananas you should be fine.

Transfer your beautiful creamy milkshake to a jug and serve immediately.

Your milkshake needs to be drunk as soon as possible after blitzing. It should be drunk the same day.