Healthy Hair Brushes

When it comes to hair, not only woman, but man also concerned how to keep their hair healthy. Here are few tips and recommended brands.

Sam Villa Signature Series Brushes: they always create truly great performing brushes using the highest quality materials like 100% 1st cut boar bristles and bamboo wood. Bamboo is an environmentally friendly, renewable resource. For more info please, visit www.samvilla.com or call (888) 812-1115.

Important Care & Cleaning Instructions: 
- Remove Hair from brush;
- Prepare warm water and liquid soap or mild shampoo bath;
- Dip natural bristles several times into the warm soapy water;
- Rinse brush with cool water;
- Let air dry.

Olivia Garden Healthy Hair Brushes: Ceramic coating - faster drying, maximize heat, styles better, Ionic - restores balance & shine. Brushes are anti-static, lightweight, ergonomic handle design, professional quality. Bamboo is an environmentally friendly, renewable resource.  For more info please, visit www.oliviagarden.com or call (800) 922 - 2301 for USA and www.oliviagarden.be or call 32 (4) 342 - 31 -58 for Europe.

Using bamboo preserves hardwood forests, help reduce deforestation and save our planet's ecology. Bamboo is stronger, lighter and more durable than Wood. It is 15% harder than Maple and 30% lighter than Oak. Bamboo is the best alternative to Wood. Bamboo grows back to 60 feet in only 4 years. In contrast, wood trees require 25 to 60 years to mature.


Tips:
- Do not soak paddle or cushion brushes, they may fill with water;
- Do not soak in chemical solutions;
- Do not place blow dryer nozzle directly onto the brush - this may cause damage to the bristles and to the hair.

For Ladies before/after Work

We all work very hard, no matter where...... At Home, At Work and etc. and we deserve clean all those stresses, anxieties and toxins out of our body and keep ourselves always young, beautiful, fresh and energetic because all of our family members, relatives need it from us. :-)

For stress, joints, anxiety: Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is healthy in cooking and it is also healthy as remedy use for arthritis, cleaning extra joint fluids that cause swollen joints. 

In Eastern part of World turmeric has been used in an attempt to treat stomach and liver ailments, as well as topically to heal sores, based on its supposed antimicrobial property. 

In Western part of World turmeric is under study in several human diseases, including kidney and cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, cancer, irritable bowel disease, diabetes, and other clinical disorders. Good way of using it as remedy: mix one teaspoon of ground organic turmeric with hot water, and then add it to the top of cold or lukewarm glass of orange/apple juice and drink as beverage to enjoy and heal your body in the evenings.

For energy, cleans: Ginseng is any one of the 11 species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots, belonging to the genus Panax of the family Araliaceae. Many years it have been used as part of Traditional Medicine. You can boil dried root and drink a cup after cooling, or purchase organic/biologic fluid form of it and mix few drops with water and drink.

For Immune System Boost and cleans: garlic, ginger, extra virgin olive oil, lemon. Wash lemon, garlic and ginger roots well, then peel few cloves of garlic and ginger, and blend them together with extra virgin olive oil and add freshly squeezed lemon juice. Make batch for week only. Keep mixture refrigerated and drink one tablespoon every morning for hungry stomach. You'll see the difference.

Enjoy and stay Beautiful!

Natural and Organic Agave Fiber

100% Natural and Organic Agave fiber for beautiful Skin and clean eco-friendly Home.


Agave's Unique Qualities:
- Restores, stimulates skin to smooth invigorating freshness;
- Long-lasting, quick drying
- Better than a loofah - resist mold;
- Useful in the kitchen - efficient mar-free utility cloth;
- Agave (century plant)
- Hand woven;
- Soaked in water, natural fibers expand, weave tightens.

"From an Ancient Tradition"
 The native term "ayate" describes loose-woven products such as nets, bags, and various cloths from agave or century plant. As part of a living tradition that reaches back over 10000 years, the styles and techniques for these artifacts are as Mesoamerican culture itself.
  Cultivated in Mexico, the agave not only inspired the beginnings of agriculture, it was the well-spring of religion. The plant provided both needle and thread, fabric, furniture, baskets, mats, blankets, brushes, bridles, paper, soap, shelter, food, candy, drink, and medicine. Little wonder then that the Aztecs venerated the agave and personi-fied it as the goddess Mayahuel.
  From the hands of a native people and heart of a sacred tradition, the quality and value of the ayate has endured and will survive well into the future.

The Superfoods

Flaxseed - a super source of omega-3s.

Kale - a multivitamin masquerading as a vegetable.

Pomegranate - a juicy, crimson-coloured fruit whose juice packs a powerful antioxidant punch.

Kombucha - a fizzy, fermented health tonic and iced tea.

Dark Chocolate - the healthiest indulgence around.

Chia Seeds - they have a higher concentration of cholesterol-lowering omega-3 fatty acids.

Seaweed - seaweed is a good source of vitamins A and C, calcium and iron, and also rich in iodine.

Tart Cherries - this fruit delivers a free-radical-fighting wallop. It tempers inflammation, too.

Kefir - this drink is full of probiotics that improve digestion.

Dolma

Azeris have 3 kinds of Dolma: 
Dolma with Aubergine, Green Pepper and Tomato;
Dolma with Grape Leaves; 
Dolma with Cabbage. 
Dolma means stuffed when its made with aubergine, green pepper and tomato, and it means wrapped when it made with grape leaves and cabbage which is being wrapped. Turkish calls grape leaves Dolma "Sarma".

I have changed some ingredients in recipe in these Dolmas, and it became more delicious and healthy.

Grape Leaves Dolma: 
2 kg grape leaves (it can be fresh or marinated)
3 kg ground lean beef
500 gr ground lamb
1 tbs sea salt
1 ts black pepper
200 gr washed white basmati or short grain round rice
300 gr tbs extra virgin olive oil
1 cup water spring water
Garlic and yogurt sauce or just yogurt for garnishing

Cooking Time:
30 minutes 95C
30 minutes 145 C
15 minutes 200 C (in this step you can add some boiled water if necessary for steaming).

Cabbage Dolma:
2 big white cabbages (cabbage leaves need to be steamed before wrap)
3 kg ground turkey or chicken
200 gr washed white rice (refer to grape leave dolma's rice)
1 tbs sea salt
1 ts red crushed pepper
1 can ( 500 gr) crushed tomato
1 small bunch rosemary
1/2 bunch spearmint
Greens have to be small cut.
2 cups spring water
250 gr extra virgin olive oil

Cooking Time:
Appr. 1 hour in medium heat.

Dolma with Aubergine, Green Pepper and Tomato:
4 aubergines
4 green peppers
8 tomatoes
1 bunch fresh basil
1 kg grounded and sauteed lean beef
150 gr washed white rice
1 cup spring water
1 tbs sea salt
1 ts ground black pepper
200 gr extra virgin olive oil

Cooking Time:
Appr. 45 minutes to 1 hour in medium heat.

Cabbage Soup with Brown Jasmine Rice

This soup delicious and full of nutritions. I'm sure you'll enjoy it and shall agree with me when you taste it.

Ingredients:

Spring water
1 kg white cabbage
1 yellow onion
1/2 stalk celery
1 cup / 250gr brown jasmine rice
6 garlic cloves
1 ts turmeric
2 tbs iodized sea salt
5 whole black pepper
2 tbs dried parsley
Fresh dill for garnishing (small cut)


Simply cut or chop all vegetables and add enough water so vegetables can cook thoroughly.  When it's cooked let it stand 30 minutes, then blend it (I always use BAMIX Immersion Blender so I do not need to transfer food to other dish and I don't waste the food). When it's done check it's salt and liquidity if necessary add some more water and let simmer 5 to 10 minutes. Garnish it with fresh dill and Bon Appetite!

Stir Fry Spinach with Steamed Rice

For Stir Fry:

• Organic Baby Spinach (500 gr/2 bunches)
• Leek (1 bunch)
• Yellow Onion (1 bulb)
• Garlic (5 cloves)
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Turmeric (1/2 ts)
• Kosher or Iodized salt (1 ts)
• Crushed Pepper (1/2 ts)
• Balsamic Vinegar (2 tbs)
• Soy Sauce (1.5 tbs)

For Steamed Rice:

• Basmati Rice (4 cups)
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil (2 tbs)
• Kosher Salt (2 ts)
• Butter (1 tbs)
• Water

Cut leek and onion into tiny slices, add oil and stir fry about 7-10 minutes, then cut garlic into small pieces add to fry and add washed spinach, turmeric, salt, soy sauce, pepper and vinegar. Let it cook about 15 minutes.
Bring water to boil in stock pot and add salt. While water boiling add washed rice and let it cook "al dente" which means "firm to the bite" from Italian, then drain it into colander. Return pot to stove top and add drained rice, add oil and butter and cover with lid. Let it steam for 15-20 minutes.

When You're Alone

Azeri Style Pasta

Homemade Soup

Capital Salad

Capital Salad's Ingredients:

1. Vegenaise
2. Yogurt
3. Sweet Green Canned Peas
4. Dill
5. Spring Onion
6. Chives
7. Carrot
8. Hard Boiled Egg
9. Black Ground Pepper
10. Iodized Salt
11. Boiled Potato
12. Boiled Chicken Breast Meat

Lentil Plov

For Plov:

Lentil 150gr
Rice 500gr
Olive Oil 6tbsp
Salt 2tbsp
Turmeric 1tsp
Cinnamon 1tsp
Sour Cream 1tbsp
Water.

For Sauce (Gara):

Beef
Rosemary 1/2bunch
Crushed Dried Mint 1/2tsp
Dried Lime 2pcs
Tomato Paste 1tsp
Iodized Salt 1tsp
Ground Black Pepper 1/2tsp
Onion 1/2pcs
Green Bell Pepper 1pcs
Laurel Leaves 3pcs
Soy Sauce 2tsp.

Chicken & Vermicelli Soup

• Vermicelli 150gr
• Golden Prune 4pcs
• Chicken Wings 6pcs
• Carrot 2pcs
• Crushed Dried Mint 2tsp
• Vidalia Onion 1/2pcs
• Garlic 3cloves
• Green Pepper 1pcs
• Salt 2tsp
• Red Crushed Pepper Spicy 1/2tsp
• Olive Oil 3tbsp
• Water as much as you wish for your soup to be more juicy or thick.

Preparing this soup is easy and healthy for our body especially in cold weather like autumn and winter.

What you need for this soup is just wash all the ingredients and cut them into small pieces except chicken wings and prunes. Let all vegetables be steamed for a 15 minutes in oil, then add water, chicken wings, golden prune, salt, pepper and let it boil untill chicken will be cooked, then add vermicelli and crushed dried mint and let it boil 10 minutes, then take it off stove.

Enjoy Your Meal!

If you have any question regarding this recipe, please don't hesitate to contact me!

New York Cheesecake

Preparation Time: 15minutes
Total Time: 5hours 25 minutes (including refrigerating)
Makes: 16servings

Ingredients:

20 cookies, finely crushed (about 2-1/4cups)
3tbsp butter melted
5packages (8 oz. each) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
3tbsp flour
1tbsp vanilla
1 cup sour cream
4 eggs
1 can (21oz) cherry pie

Heat oven to 325 degree F.

Line 13x9 inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides. Mix crumbs and butter, press onto bottom of pan.

Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, vanilla with mixer until well blended. Add sour cream and mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each just until blended. Pour over crust.

Bake 40 minutes or until centre is almost set. Cool completely. Refrigerate 4 hours. Top with pie filling. Use foil handles to lift cheesecake from pan before cutting to serve.

Azeri Shepherd Salad

    This salad one of my favorites and I like it in any season and anytime with my main course food or separately with fresh baked bread or with dried rusk, but not sweetened. It's full of vitamins, digestive friendly and healthy salad. According to my knowledge, I can say that it was called "Shepherd Salad" because it's easy, takes less time and cost less for preparing, as all vegetables are chopped.
    I improved this salad a bit for taste of my husband and depends on the food. So I make it with two different ways.

                              Ingredients for Original Shepherd Salad:

•  Fresh Cucumber;
• Fresh Tomato;
• Fresh Green Pepper;
• Fresh Green Hot Pepper;
• Fresh Vidalia Onion or Spring Onion;
• Coriander/Cilantro;
• Basil;
• Salt.

    Just need to wash vegetables thoroughly, and cut them into medium pieces, add its salt, mix and it is ready to eat.

Ingredients of My Improved Shepherd Salad:

• Fresh Cucumber;
• Fresh Tomato;
• Fresh Green Pepper;
• Fresh Green Hot Pepper;
• Fresh Vidalia Onion or Spring Onion;
• Fresh Lettuce;
• Coriander/Cilantro;
• Parsley;
• Fennel/Dill;
• Basil;
• Salt;
• Grapeseed Oil.

    Here you've to wash all vegetables thoroughly again and cut them into small pieces, add its salt and mix. After mixing it add its oil and keep in refrigerator for 15-20 minutes and you can serve it.

    One more secret of this salad: You can add any of vegetables from recipe more or less for your taste and because of this I don't write how many cucumbers, tomatoes and etc. is necessary for making this salad. Enjoy your meal and be always healthy!!!

Fur Coat Salad

Fur Coat Salad is very healthy in every season and especially, in the summer when we want to loose our extra weight, but same time stay healthy .

Ingredients:

Beet root 3pcs;
Carrot 5pcs;
Potato 2pcs;
Egg 4pcs;
Sour Cream as much needed;
Fennel 1 bunch;
Smoked Herring 1pcs;
Salt;
Black Ground Pepper.

For Designing:

Radishes 1/2 bunch;
Parsley 1/2 bunch.

All ingredients has to be cut into small and same size shape. Beets, carrots, potatoes, eggs have to boiled and cooked well, but keep their shape, then all ingredients have to be cool down. Take any flat big plate and start from herring to make one layer, then with order potato, fennel, carrot, salt, pepper, beets, sour cream, then continue with same order until finish all your vegetables and on top cover with additional sour cream . For desining cut cleaned and washed radishes into circle shape and design around salad. Cut parsley in mid size and design top of salad.

Keep it in refrigerator about 2 hours, then serve.

Bon Appetite!

Dolma with Grape Leaves

   Dolma With 
            &
  Without Sauce

    Dolma is Azerbaijan national food, you can cook it in any season, but mostly spring, summer and autumn with fresh leaves, but winter with canned leaves. We have a 3 kinds of  Dolma, and here is one of them.

For Dolma we need:

- 1pcs Vidalia or Red Onion;
- 1 bunch of Fennel;
- 2lb/1kg Canned or Fresh Grape Leaves;
- 1/2lb/250gr Rice;
-1lb/500gr Ground Beef;
-1/2lb/300gr Ground Lamb Meat;
- Salt;
- Olive Oil;
- Black Ground Pepper for Taste.

For Sauce:

- 3 cloves of Garlic;
- 1/2lb/300gr Yogurt;
- Salt.

Dolma's ingredients has to be cut into small pieces and mix with ground meat, and add its salt and pepper. Grape leaves has to cook separately 5 minutes. After everything is ready need to fill each grape leaves with ingredients and wrap them in the shape of fat pen, but short and accurately, after arrange them inside pot, then add approximately 300gr water and olive oil, and cook it in low temperature on stove.

For sauce garlic need to squash and mix with salt and yogurt.

Nush Olsun!!!

Capital Salad

My dear readers,

Capital salad actually is Russian salad, but some years before Azeris began to make it too, but they'd changed few ingredients to make it more delicious and healthy for all seasons.

Ingredients:

- Fresh Cucumber 6pcs;
- Pickled Cucumber 5pcs;
- Canned Green Peas 300gr;
- Potato 2pcs, but if its big only 1pcs;
- Carrot 6pcs;
- Fennel 1 bunch;
- Spring Onion 1bunch or Vidalia Onion 1pcs;
- Egg 5pcs;
- Chicken (breast meat only) aprx:2 full breast without bone and skinless;
- Sour Cream 1.5lb/680gr;
- Yogurt 1/2lb/200gr (just who wish to make it lighter and juice a bit);
- Salt;
- Black Ground Pepper.

All ingredients has to be cut into same small shape and size. Only carrot, potato, egg and chicken has to be boiled and cooked well but with one condition that vegetables not to get mashed. When cooked vegetables are ready take it out of water, and let it get cold then mix all cut ingredients and add salt, pepper, sour cream and yogurt. Food has stay in refrigerator 5-6 hours before serving, then enjoy your tasty, healthy salad with your family or with your friends!

Green & Red Salad

It is delicious and healthy salad. You've to try it!

Ingredients:

- Lettuce (1 bunch);
- Grape tomatoes (1/2lb);
- Pickled cucumber (5pcs);
- Spring onion (1/2 bunch);
- Pure grape seed oil (2tbs);
- Fresh cucumber (1/2lb);
- Salt;
- Black grounded pepper;
- Any kind of crisps bread.





Enjoy Your Meal!

19 Facts on Honey and Cinnamon

It is found that a mixture of honey and cinnamon cures most Diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side Effects for any kind of diseases.

Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a Magazine in Canada, on its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:

HEART DISEASES:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who have already had an attack, if they do this Process daily they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.

ARTHRITIS:
Arthritis patients may take daily, morning, and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon honey and half teaspoon cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people, so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

BLADDER INFECTIONS:
Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

TOOTHACHE:
Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied three times a day until the tooth stops aching.

CHOLESTEROL:
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of cinnamon powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient were found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol. By the way, if you're taking cholesterol medicine, STOP! They all contain STATIN which weaken your muscles...including YOUR HEART and none has been shown to stop heart attacks or strokes!

COLDS:
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.

UPSET STOMACH:
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS:
According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM:
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant Use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION:
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA:
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient which kills the influenza germs and Saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY:
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

PIMPLES:
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTION:
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts, cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS:
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER:
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.

FATIGUE:
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 p.m. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.

BAD BREATH:
People of South America, first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS:
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restore hearing.