22 SURPRISING USES OF SALT

Health experts sometimes call it white poison, or white killer and you know that eating too much salt is unhealthy for you… But is it? Salt has all kinds of uses around the house! From the beauty routine to cleaning, salt can really come in help.

Soothe puffy eyes

Soak a cloth in one cup warm water that has a half teaspoon of salt dissolved in it to make a compress for tired eyes.

Exfoliate

After a shower or bath, use plain old salt to slough off dead skin from your dry areas like your knees, elbows, feed or.

Homemade facial

Mix one part salt with one part olive oil and massage into your face and neck. Wash off with water and soap and admire your glowing skin.

Salt Scrub

Combination of a coarse salt with a little bit of olive oil will do your favorite essential oils for a decadent salt scrub.

TOMATO-PEPPER SOUP AND GINGERED AGIDI

In my quest to get something new that will wet your appetite  I bumped into something special, unusual and very nutritional at the IQ FOODPLATTER.com. So I decided to bring it here for my wonderful readers. Try it and thank me later.                               

Recipe ( serves4)
2 large slices Tilapia fish( sliced in halves)
4 pieces  ground Tomatoes
4 pieces  groundScotch bonnet Pepper (increase quantity as desired)
1 small sized Onion( 1/2 ground,1/2chopped)
Few leaves of Basil (Curry leaves can be used as alternative)
1/2 tablet crayfish seasoning
2cups water
Salt to taste
1tsp Ginger powder

Method
1, Season fish with salt , a little ginger powder and some crayfish seasoning
2, Blend tomatoes, pepper and onion and bring to boil with 1cup of water
3,Add the chopped onion, seasoning and salt to taste.
4, Taste the soup to ensure the acidic taste of tomato disappears
5, Add the remaining water and  bring to boil again.
6, Lower the heat and add the fish and cook for 10 minutes. You get will have that soft texture of fresh fish if fish is cooked slowly .
7, To get sauce well infused into the fish, just shake the pot. Stirring will break up the fish.
8, Taste for salt , garnish with Basil and serve hot  with your Agidi or a few cubes of boiled yam

BOILED PLANTAIN WITH BEANS POTTAGE

BOILED PLANTAIN WITH BEANS POTAGE

INGREDIENTS                     QUANTITIES

Beans                                  4cups

Semi-ripe plantain             4fingers

Onions (chopped)              3 cooking spoons

Fresh pepper (chopped)    4pieces

Tatashe (chopped)              2pieces

Crayfish (ground)               2tbsp

Water                                   1.5 litres

Salt                                       to taste

Seasoning.

METHOD OF PREPARATION

·      Pick beans free from stone, shaft and dirt, wash and cook in a clean pot with water for 50mins or until soft

·      In another clean pan, fry the onions, pepper, and ground crayfish in hot palm oil for 5mins

·      Now pour into the beans pot, add seasoning and salt to taste, stir properly until well mixed. Cover and simmer for ten minutes

·      Serve with boiled semi-ripe plantain and tossed spinach on the side.