Author: Aleksandra Mandic

Butter is for bread, oil is for cooking.

Butter is for bread, oil is for cooking.

I do not use butter for cooking. Except for some desserts. Ideally butter should not be heated and excessive butter consumption can lead to health problems – mostly cardiovascular as it is high in saturated fat. However, it is delicious when melting slowly on a 

There is so much better than white flour

There is so much better than white flour

I cut back on white flour. Considerably. Of course, I still have cravings for croissants and brioches and all sorts of choux pastry, they are irresistible! However, I have also discovered many delicious substitutes for white flour. When kneading by hand, I mix diverse organic 

Why I stopped eating white refined sugar

Why I stopped eating white refined sugar

I banished white refined sugar. For good. Sugar made from beets, most frequently found in retail stores, is naturally white but also naturally poor in nutrients. White refined sugar is basically empty calories with a quite high glycemic index* (68). It is deprived of all nutrients 

Why I stopped eating white table salt

Why I stopped eating white table salt

I banished white table salt. For good. Just like refined sugar, refined salt is a result of an important industrial transformation process. It is heated at a very high temperature in order to “be purified” from “dirt”. However, the “impurities” removed in the process are