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Sweet Bun

sweet buns

Sweet buns

 Ingredients

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour

• 2 large eggs

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• ¾ cups of sugar

• ½ cup of milk or water

• 3 tablespoonfuls of melted butter

• 1 tablespoonful of vanilla extract

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• ½ nutmeg

• 1 tablespoonful of baking powder

• ⅛ tablespoonful of salt

• 2-3 cups of vegetable oil (for frying)

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Preparation

-In a mixing bowl, add your flour, nutmeg, baking powder, salt and mix together.

-Create space in the middle and add the eggs, melted butter, vanilla and milk. Mix with your hand or a spoon in a circular motion until the butter is smooth with no lumps.

-Cover the butter and allow it to settle for 5 to 10 minutes.

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-Heat the oil on a medium heat. Then, using your hand or a spoon, scoop the butter (about a tablespoon size) and carefully drop it into the hot oil.

-Fry until golden-brown

-Take them out of the oil and place on a pa­per towel to absorb any excess oil.

Source: Food.com

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Nutrition

 Khebab

Khebab
Khebab

 Khebab, popularly known as kyinkyinga in Ghana, is a very popular street food.

With meat variations ranging from beef, gizzards, chicken, guinea fowls, sausages and others, this spicy meat threaded on skewers and grilled over a gentle heat is usually served with sliced onions and spicy pepper powder.

It is very popular among the Hausa people in northern Ghana. The peo­ple that sell them are referred to as Abochi.

Ingredients

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Kyinkyinga powder

●1 cup of ground peanuts (You can also use peanut butter powder )

●1 tablespoonful of onion powder

Salt to taste

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●1 tablespoonful of paprika

●1 tablespoonful of ginger powder

●1 tablespoonful of cayenne

 pepper

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●1 tablespoonful of black pepper

Beef / meat on skewers

●5 Pounds diced beef /meat/ gizzard

●1/2 bulb of onion

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Oil

Preparation

-Mix all the spices in a bowl together to get the kyinkyinga powder.

-Dip a cooking brush in oil and quote your beef on skewers with oil

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– Generously rub your kyinkyinga powder mix on the meat and place them on a baking dish

-Place the baking dish of kebabs in a 350 degree Fahrenheit pre-heated conventional oven.

-Bake it for about 20 minutes and your beef / meat kebabs will be ready.

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 Overcoming urinary tract infections with our diet

Cranberries, blueberries can prevent UTI
Cranberries, blueberries can prevent UTI

Infections of the urinary tract (UTIs) are the second most common type of infection in the body. You may have a UTI if you notice pain or burning sensation when you urinate, an urge to use the bathroom much more often than usual, pain at the lower back, urine that smells bad, looks cloudy or reddish, and symptoms of fever, tiredness, or shakiness.

Bacteria are the villains be­hind UTIs. In fact, harmful bac­teria from our stool sometimes manage to sneak into the urethra, the opening where urine exits the body. From there, they may spread to the bladder. Urinating helps wash/ flush these bacteria out of the urinary tract.

UTIs are more common in females than males, and par­ticularly common in diabetics, people undergoing chemother­apy, people on steroids, people living with HIV/AIDS, among oth­ers. Antibiotics are the mainstay of treatment, however the follow­ing tips will go a long way toward helping you avoid UTIs:

Food to include

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• Proanthocyanidins rich foods such as Cranberries, blueberries, and grapes.

• Probiotic bacteria rich foods such as fermented milk or yoghurt.

• Vitamin C rich foods such as orang­es, tangerines, pineapples, and bell peppers.

• Drinking about 8 glasses of water a day to increase urination and hence flush out bacteria.

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Lifestyle modification

• Avoid unnecessary usage of ste­roids.

• Adherence to medication if you are diabetic or a person living with HIV/ AIDS.

• Observe very good personal hy­giene.

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• Drink alcohol in moderation.

• Avoid sedentary lifestyle and incor­porate exercise in your daily lives.

In conclusion, to avoid the uncom­fortable and painful situation of living with a UTI, there are many ways and means that are well within our reach. Our diet and lifestyle play a major role which should not be underestimated, and with careful adherence to these tips, we will avoid UTIs completely.

The writer Dr. Bernice Korkor Asare is the CEO of Holistic Health Consult

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“Your diet your health, your health your wealth”

E-mail: holistichealthconsultgh@ gmail.com

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