0.5 cups of sour milk (kefir, low-fat sour cream)
0.3 cups of all-purpose flour
1.5 cups of rye flour
2 tablespoons of rolled oats
2 tablespoons of flax seeds
3 tablespoons of olive oil or unrefined sunflower oil
1 egg
0.5 teaspoon of salt
1-2 teaspoons of sugar
0.5 teaspoon of baking soda
(This is the base; you can also add nuts, raisins, or other ingredients to taste)
In a bowl, combine the sour milk with salt, sugar, baking soda, and the egg, which should be lightly beaten with a fork.
Mix…

Emotions reflect the state of the soul. Pain is a condition of the body. Pain and emotions are interconnected. Bitter emotions lead to pain, and pain always manifests in emotions. We just discussed how nature has provided us with regulators of emotions. Could it be that, while embedding the formation of pain sensations in our bodies, nature did not create “controllers” to regulate the intensity of their expression? It turns out, it did. Recent discoveries by neurophysiologists have shown that t…

In Cyprus, the star dish at seaside restaurants is traditionally freshly caught fish, quickly fried to a crispy perfection. It pairs beautifully with , fresh bread, and a glass of good local wine or a cold beer.
Ingredients: fish – 2.2 lbs; semolina – 2 tablespoons; flour – 2 tablespoons; mayonnaise – 1 tablespoon; olive oil – for frying; salt and pepper – to taste; lemon – 1 (for serving).
Clean the fish by removing the scales, gutting it, and trimming the fins. To ensure even cooking, make sm…

Cut the meat (tenderloin) into pieces about 0.6 to 0.8 inches thick and pound them flat.
Season with salt and pepper, dip in beaten eggs, and coat with breadcrumbs.
Then, place them in a preheated skillet greased with fat and fry until golden brown.
After that, transfer to the oven for 5 to 10 minutes.
Serve with fried potatoes, green peas, and sliced beets smeared with crushed garlic.
Drizzle the romshteks with oil.
For 500g of meat, use 3 eggs, 1 cup of breadcrumbs, and 3 tablespoons of oil.
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Ingredients:
For the dough:
500 g all-purpose flour (about 4 cups)
250 ml milk (about 1 cup)
8 g yeast (about 2 teaspoons)
1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon salt
1.5 teaspoons sugar
300 g sulguni cheese (or a similar cheese like mozzarella or feta)
1 egg
Warm the milk and dissolve the sugar and yeast in it.
Sift the flour, then add the milk mixture and knead the dough until it’s not sticky. Let the dough rise. While the dough is rising, grate the 300 g of sulguni cheese and mix it with the egg. You…

It’s no secret that for many, the desire for a sip of coffee is the most compelling reason to crawl out from under the covers in the morning. What gives this aromatic beverage such power over us? How harmful or beneficial is it really?

The Secret Weapon
First and foremost, like morphine and nicotine, caffeine is an alkaloid. This explains a lot about our attachment to coffee. Even early human civilizations discovered that consuming plants containing caffeine provides energy and has a stimulati…