How To: Make a cucumber, oatmeal & yogurt facial mask at home
What can you do with a cucumber, yogurt, oats and honey? You can make a facial mask which keeps your skin moistened and protected during the summer months.
What can you do with a cucumber, yogurt, oats and honey? You can make a facial mask which keeps your skin moistened and protected during the summer months.
This video shows you a way to make a low fat version of lemon cream sauce. You first add 4 cups of low fat natural yogurt on top of a cheese cloth and leave this overnight. After this is done you take the yogurt cheese and add a third of a cup of sugar, a grated rind of lemon, and two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice. This is a good substitution for whipped cream or other toppings for desserts or sweets.
Yogurt has a variety of uses, some of which you may be unfamiliar with. For just $60 a cup you can whip up a (rather tasty) yogurt mask that combats acne as well as acne scarring. Yogurt contains lactic acid, which dissolves the top layer of skin to remove dead debris.
This how-to video shows you how to make boiled wheat. To do this, take some wheat and put it in a pot. Pour some water into the pot and put it on a stove in order to boil it. After about 45 minutes to an hour, you will now have lovely boiled wheat grains. You can use this dish as a side dish. You can also use it with natural yogurt, fruit, and cinnamon for breakfast. Another alternative is using milk, peanut butter, and honey. You can also use it with a salad. Just add lintels, parsley, salt,...
Homemade yogurt is so simple to make that you’ll wonder why you haven’t made it before. Watch this how-to video and try this recipe. You will agree that Indian style homemade yogurt has a delicious flavor that is very different from store bought ones, not to mention how much cheaper it is to make versus buying.
In this tutorial, learn how to make Mediterranean yogurt - Greek, Turkish, Middle Eastern - whatever you want to call it! This yogurt is fantastic and healthy and really easy to make at home. You can use Greek yogurt for tons of things like breakfasts, desserts as well as an ingredient in other recipes. Follow Dede's lead as she walks you through the process of making this special sauce.
In this two-part tutorial, join Natasha on her raw food weight loss journey. In this episode learn how to open a coconut, make coconut water kefir & coconut yogurt... perfect for your raw food diet or just a healthy treat!
Yogurt makes a healthy and delicious addition to dips, sauces and soups, but sometimes it can make a recipe taste watery. The solution is to drain the yogurt in a sieve lined with cheesecloth or a clean, lint-free dish towel in the refrigerator overnight until the yogurt becomes thick and creamy-looking.
This video shows you how to make Pakistani eggplant with yogurt sauce. You will need 3 tbsp besan (gram flour), 1/4 tsp red chili powder, 1/4 tsp salt
In this tutorial, learn how to make a yogurt spread that is popular in the Middle East and Mediterranean called Labneh. Labneh is cheap and easy to make and is similar to cream cheese. You can spread this strained yogurt on lots of things such as pita or bread for a little extra taste. Follow along and get started with your Mediterranean dip with Dede.
Are you looking for healthy food options? In this video cooking tutorial, we'll show you how to make yogurt at home. Watch and learn how to pick out a good yogurt maker.
Did you know that people who live in the Mediterranean - including Greece - are reputed to have the longest life spans of anyone on earth? Is genetics involved? Probably. But we're thinking it also has something to do with their diet, which is composed mostly of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and fish.
You probably don't give much thought to buying yogurt in the store. You have your favorite brand, or maybe you like trying new varieties each week; either way, you just grab it and go.
Raw food can do wonders for your health. In this how to video our host shows you how to make a healthy raw non-dairy yogurt with almonds and coconut. Make a probiotic rich yogurt, it is very simple to make.
This video origami tutorial shows how to branch out with material. Don't throw that yogurt lid into the trash, fold it into a fighter plane. Watch this instructional video and learn how to fold a metal yogurt lid into an origami plane.
Watch as Manjula shows you how to prepare a delicious potato curry with yogurt gravy. For this recipe you will need:
Yogurt rice (also called curd rice) is an all time favorite comfort food and a wonderfully soothing end to a spicy Indian meal. See how to make yogurt rice and get rid of all those rice leftovers in the fridge!
In this video, the instructor shows us how to make a facial mask using yogurt, oatmeal and honey. First, take 1/2 cup of plain yogurt with 1/4 cup of plain honey (you can microwave honey if it's not soft enough). In a food processor, take a packet of oatmeal and crush it up. When it's crushed up, add it to the yogurt/honey mixture. Then, take 2-3 tablespoon and apply on entire face avoiding eyes. Leave on for about 5 minutes then rinse off with warm water. Make sure to pat your face dry when ...
Making yogurt at home doesn't sound like an easy task at first. We initially saw it as detailed, hands-on, and precise—a process that required special equipment, specialized (and expensive) live-culture bacteria, and loads of yogurt knowledge.
Greek yogurt just sounds like a fancy version of regular yogurt, but it's so much more than that if you're trying to lose weight. Greek yogurt has twice to three times the amount of protein of regular yogurt, which means you'll stay satisfied and full longer. It's also thicker and creamier, rather than than slippery and watery like regular yogurt.
Watch this video tutorial to learn how to make your own all-natural face masks. Tired of spending a lot of money on facial products that don’t even work? Try on some masks made from items you already own—they’re all natural and good enough to eat!
This video shows you a home remedy, a mask for dry skin, to get rid of my dry and flaky skin. It helps to achieve smoother complexion which dry skin people are dying to achieve. This mask is 100% natural and tested several times for the results.
This video shows you how to make, a home made fruit smoothie hair mask is proven to prevent hair loss and cure itchy scalp and dandruff. Helps to regrow hair and also to strengthen and fortify your hair.
Tzatziki sauce is a perfect accompaniment to grilled meats and vegetables. Watch this how to video to learn how to make the classic tzatziki sauce using think Greek-style yogurt and cucumbers.
Yogurt is more than an excellent source of protein, calcium, and gut-healthy probiotic bacteria. A protein isolated from probiotic lactobacillus bacteria in yogurt is capable of inhibiting drug-resistant bacteria.
How to make a home-made moisturizing face-pack with yogurt:Chanelbluesatin shows us how to make a simple moisturizing face-pack with yogurt. All you need is plain yogurt, a tea-spoon, some honey and a few drops of lemon juice. Now let’s start off. Take a one or two tea-spoon of yogurt in the bowl. Mix well before putting the yogurt into the bowl. Add one or two drops of concentrated lemon juice to it. Then, take one tea-spoon of honey and add it to the mixture. Mix it well. Now, before you ap...
Usually you dip fruit into dips, but did you know that you can use fruit to make dips as well? That's right, you can dip your favorite pinapple and mango slices into pineapple and mango dip if you want (sounds redundant, but hear us out here).
Single-serve yogurt cartons are so much fun. They're delicious, convenient, and the perfect size; no wonder it's so fun to open a new container of yogurt every morning. Yet as awesome as single-serve yogurt cartons are, there's something you really need to do: stop buying them!
In this video, Kevin and Annmarie Gianni show us how to make almond yogurt. The raw almonds need to be blanched first to remove any bacteria. This is done by pouring boiling water over them for a few seconds. To make the almond milk, put the almonds into the blender and add water, using three parts water to one part almonds. Add a little honey or any sweetener that you like. Blend it and then filter it through a nut milk bag. The mixture needs to be lukewarm so heat it a little on the stove i...
Looking to drop a few pounds? There are some out there that swear by the watercress soup diet. Get the information you need on how to follow the watercress soup diet.
Sourdough is a delightful twist on your traditional bread, but creating and maintaining a sourdough starter can be a headache for many home bakers.
Greek yogurt has always been in my regular snack rotation. Packed with more protein than plain yogurt, it fills me up and stabilizes my energy with its low levels of carbohydrates and sugar.
Tangy Greek-style yogurt sauce goes great with potato dishes, salads, and wraps. Watch how to make this quick and tasty recipe. You will
In this video from carpediem43 we learn how to make Pakistani style dahi pulki. Ingredients are: 1/4 tsp ginger garlic paste 1/4 tsp zeera 3/4 cup white maash daal/ lentils 1 tbsp moong daal/ lentils Bowl of warm salty water Salt to taste Yoghurt Mix 1 1/2 cup yoghurt Imli Chutney 1/2 tsp roasted zeera Tip of tsp of ginger garlic paste Coriander You want to soak the daal for 3-4 hours or overnight. Blend the ingredients in a blender. Now heat up a pan of oil. Make small balls and place them i...
Watch as Manjula shows you how to prepare lentil dumplings in yogurt, or as they are more commonly known in India dahi vada.
Chef Merlin teaches us how to make multiple delicious smoothies in this video. To make a tropicolada, add ice, 3/8 tsp coconut cream, 3 tbsp yogurt, fresh pineapple (however much you would like) and pieces of a banana. Then, put the top on and blend this until everything is combined. For the next smoothie, add in milk and ice to the bottom of the blender, then add in yogurt, honey, and a banana. Now, place the cap on and blend this until well combined! For the last smoothie, combine vanilla y...
Is all that sunbathing you did as a college freshman finally catching up with you? Around your 30s and 40s all the sun damage you have accumulated over your lifetime finally starts taking its toll, resulting in a sudden influx of fine and deep lines, sagging skin, and mottled texture.
In this tutorial, Alex Guarnaschelli from the Food Network shows you how to cook a very unique chicken. This easy recipe is marinated overnight in yogurt and fresh ginger and then thrown on the grill for a fantastic flavor. Enjoy this healthy dinner with your family anytime.
These Healthy-Organic strawberry smoothies will take less then 5 minutes and will bring protein to your breakfast.
Laban bi Khyar is a wonderful Mediterranean side dish or salad that goes great with sandwiches, rice or can be served during the summer days to cool down. This dish can also be referred to as Tzatziki sauce in Greece if you replace the mint with dill. It can be served with Gyros sandwiches as well. You will need Mediterranean yogurt, Persian cucumber, garlic, mint, and water. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make Mediterranean laban bi khyar tzatziki yogurt sauce.