Entries by Elena and Alfredo

How to Make Flammkuchen




This recipe for Flammkuchen originated in Germany, Alsace. Though they say that certain regions in Germany and France are still quarreling over the authorship of the pie. But for us it is of no significance. The main thing is that this pie is really tasty and nourishing. It is cooked of the thinnest yeast dough […]







How to Cook Cheese Soup with Yardlong Beans




Yardlong bean soup with cheese is an easy and quick dish to cook. It has a pleasant and delicate taste. A spoon of salty capers added when it is nearly ready gives the soup a distinguishing touch. This soup will fit into any diet because yardlong beans contain a complex of microelements which helps normalize […]







The Recipe for Tomato Salad with Olives




Tomatoes go well with olives, with their astringent and slightly spicy taste. And today we’d like to share with you a new recipe of a tasty and healthy salad containing these ingredients. We also added Emmentaler cheese, onion and green basil with its luxurious flavor. It is better to dress this salad with extra virgin […]







Melon Helps Fighting Down Hypertension




A diet rich in fruits and vegetables that contain a lot of potassium reduces high blood pressure. It is long known that potassium chloride is highly effective in bringing down high blood pressure. A new study confirms that an increased intake of potassium leads to the same results. According to the research conducted at the […]







Sugar Substitutes Lead to Weight Gain




Many people who are dieting for weight correction use sugar substitutes. But it appears that sugar substitutes are absolutely useless for weight loss. This was recently confirmed by British scientists. Doctors from Liverpool University concluded that sugar substitutes are of no help at all to those who want to lose weight. Scientists point out that […]







Large Amounts of Strong Coffee Do Harm to the Heart




Italian scientists carried out series of tests to investigate how large amounts of strong coffee affect the work of the cardiac muscle. Lead researcher Anna Mattioli delivered the results at the European Cardiologists Society conference in Barcelona.







How to Make Fried Honey Mushrooms with Garlic




Honey mushrooms are autumn mushrooms with a rich pleasant taste and flavor. They are very good marinated, stewed and fried. These mushrooms can do as a main dish or as an excellent garnish. If you replace meat with mushrooms at least three – four times a week you will get noticeably slimmer for mushrooms are […]







The Recipe for Pickled Honey Mushrooms




The taste of pickled mushrooms always depends on the marinade composition and taste. Therefore add components according to your taste. Amend the marinade composition following your predilections. Maybe you like your food spicy and sour or you prefer a milder taste.







Grapes Preserved in Alcohol




Fruits preserved in alcohol make a great addition to desserts and cocktails, enriching and refining their taste. You will need only ripe sweet grapes with firm berries and pure 96% alcohol to prepare grapes preserved in alcohol. You can use cherries, sweet cherries or other fruits instead of grapes.







Whole Grain Foods Help Lower High Blood Pressure




Foods with whole grain additives help lower blood pressure. This news came from Harvard University where a research on this subject has been completed recently. The work was carried out at the Social Health Chair headed by Doctor Alan Flint. More than thirty thousand men were involved in the research. Their health rates have been […]







Daily Beer Consumption Is Bad for Health




Canadian scientists interviewed about three and a half thousand men and found that those who drank a glass or more of beer every day suffered from various forms of cancer more often than others. Almost all of them had problems with the prostate gland, the liver or the stomach.







The Cherry Tomatoes Salad with Sweet Pepper




You will enjoy the salad with sweet pepper and juicy cherry tomatoes, its rich taste and gentle flavor. This salad may be a fabulous side dish to meat or fish. And if you are dieting it will make a great light dinner. A drop of good olive oil will make it especially tasty and healthy.







Low Carbohydrate Meals Result in Developing Atherosclerosis




Low carbohydrate meals systems have recently became very popular among those who want to drop weight quickly. Some of these are the Atkins diet and the so-called Kremlin diet. This kind of a diet involves consumption of plenty of proteins and fats (meat, eggs, cheese and fish). Any kinds of bread, confectioneries, pasta, gruels and […]







Recipe for Sweet Buns with Poppy




To bake sweet buns with poppy seeds, you will do good to let poppy boil in sweet milk beforehand, and it will be very tasty and not dry. Dough for these buns is made according to the recipe of the dough for French sweet buns called brioche. These buns have a characteristic soft and light […]







How to Cook Italian Pasta with Fish and Shrimps Sauce




It is easy to cook Italian pasta. They like to cook it with low-fat seafood sauces in Italy. For example, the ear-shaped pasta or orecchiette is very tasty with gurnard sauce with shrimps and tomatoes. This recipe describes cooking fish with shrimps in a sauce. But afterwards you will have to take the fish and […]