The Healthy Temple

Super carrot cake

Ingredients: • 4 eggs • 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil • 2 cups white sugar • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • 2 cups all-purpose flour • 2 teaspoons baking soda • 2 teaspoons baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon • 3 cups grated carrots • 1 cup chopped pecans • 1/2 cup butter, softened • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened • 4 cups confectioners’ [...]

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Marrow Stuffed with Cheese

Large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins Marrow squash also known as vegetable marrow. Green in color and oval shaped. It can grow to the size of a watermelon. It is related to the zucchini. They have a very bland flavor and can be stuffed with meat stuffing. Ingredients: 1 marrow olive oil 1 onion, sliced thinly 1 [...]

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Medicinal Benefits of Garlic

Garlic is arranged in a head, called the “bulb,” averaging about 2 inches in height and diameter consisting of numerous small separate cloves. Both the cloves and the entire bulb are encased in paper-like sheathes that can be white, off-white or pinkish. Although garlic cloves have a firm texture, they can be easily cut or [...]

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Beetroot Nutrition Info

BEETROOT has long been a favorite South African food. What would a Sunday Braai be without beetroot salad staining everything with its bright red juice? But it is not only tasty – beetroot also packs a nutritional punch. An average size cup of beetroot would contain approximately 31 food calories; 8.5g of carbohydrate, 1.5g of dietary [...]

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A spanich salad

Spinach growing in the garden is a welcome sign of spring. It is a source of vitamin A. It is rich in iron, calcium and protein. Spinach can be grown as a spring and a fall crop. Crinkled leaved varieties tend to catch soil during rainfalls. Plant a plain leaved variety to avoid a “gritty” [...]

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