Entries by Elena and Alfredo

Eggplants with Parmesan Cheese Recipe




They usually love making a kind of a baked pudding from eggplant with tomatoes, mozzarella and grated Parmesan in Naples in summer when there are many fresh vegetables around. The dish is extremely tasty and it can be considered a dietary dish at the same time – any vegetables are wholesome especially when eaten with […]







How to Make Fruitcakes with Prunes and Nuts




Surely nobody will refuse a tasty homemade baked pastry. Cooking fruitcakes or muffins is not so difficult. The main thing is to take high quality flour and everything will come out fine. You can bake one big fruitcake or several cakes if you have baking sheets of a smaller size from this quantity of ingredients.







Women, Menopause and Osteoporosis




A serious problem for women during the menopause period is osteoporosis. It is one of the most common types of diseases among women because of bone weight density loss. A means of protecting from osteoporosis and preventing it is calcium, vitamin C, E and other antioxidants, and moderate physical activity which stimulates the body’s normal […]







Dry-Cured Sausage with Mold




Many people who have tried unusual sorts of cheese with mold taste, fell in love with this delicacy. But in the countries of Europe you can find sausages covered with mignonette or greenish mold too. How would you like this? Would you like to try it?







The Recipe for Broccoli Stewed with Champignons in White Wine




You can make a light dietary dish of broccoli and champignons. It won’t give you extra weight. On the other hand this dish is very nourishing and tasty. Broccoli, celery, carrots and mushrooms are a real godsend for any diet as these foods can make you lose weight and they are rich with the most […]







How to Cook Baked Anchovies




If you stuff anchovies with a flavorful mixture of cream, dry bread, garlic and parsley and bake it in an oven you’ll get a dish with a wonderful taste. Though its cooking is going to take time, you will be rewarded with an interesting, delicate and fragrant dish. Anchovy is inexpensive but fatty small fish […]







The Recipe for the Baked Lamb’s Head with Potatoes




A lamb’s head baked in an oven with onions, potatoes and tomatoes is a typical shepherds’ dish in Sardinia. Many sheep are bread there for the production of the well-known sheep cheese “Pecorino Sardou”. This dish is considered a delicacy because lamb’s brain and tongue are highly nourishing and extremely tasty.







How to Cook an Apple Strudel




An apple strudel is an excellent dessert made of stretched thin dough. Its recipe originates in Vienna. Vienna is famous for the gentlest, crispiest strudels with various fillings. But the apple strudel is the most popular of course.







Just How Wholesome Are Cucumbers?




It may seem that cucumbers are too ordinary and common vegetables to be very wholesome. But in fact cucumbers are not quite so ordinary. Cucumbers contain a unique substance – tartronic acid. This wonderful acid neutralizes the carbohydrates that get into the body with food and thus prevents their turning into fat. That’s why it […]







The Recipe for Apricot Jelly




The apricot is a tasty and healthy fruit. No wonder they say that if you eat 22 pounds apricots during the season, you will not have any problems with the heart all the year. And there is the highest percentage of long-livers in the areas where people traditionally eat a lot of apricots. Join in! […]







The Stewed Turkey Leg with Peas and Spicy Herbs Recipe




Turkey meat is one of the most low-calorie sorts of meat. It is soft, succulent and easily absorbed. You will feel better after eating any dish from turkey, because turkey meat stimulates serotonin production. It is very difficult to spoil this meat, so if you want to enjoy turkey meat you are highly likely to […]







Making a Cabbage Pie




This pie is made from fillo stretch dough. For filling we chose one loved by many people – cabbage. We simmered it with carrots and onions, and it is delicious. But if somebody likes a sourer taste, they may add some tomato paste. Making dough is not so difficult, though you have to be skillful […]







Onion Is an Effective Cancer Cure




The common onion will help you to be happy. “What nonsense” may have been your first thought. Onion has an unpleasant flavor. So, what kind of onion happiness can there be? But in fact, flavor problems are not so important, they can be eliminated easily. It is health problems that are much more important.







How to Cook Italian Pasta Mafalde with Tomatoes and Ricotta




The pasta used in this recipe is called mafalde or manfredi. These noodles were invented by the royal cook to mark the birth of a daughter to the Italian king Vittorio Emmanuelle III. These long dough slices with wavy edges are prepared of hard wheat only. They are especially delicious with soft cottage cheese or […]







The Recipe for Eggplant Rolls with Cottage Cheese




Eggplant is a wholesome vegetable from the solanaceae family. It prevents bad cholesterol from sticking onto the blood vessel walls and removes toxins. Anthocyans – strong antioxidants – impart dark coloring to eggplants.