Entries by Elena and Alfredo

Bavette with Tiger Shrimp




Bavette with tiger shrimp is an excellent option for family dinner. This dish is also perfect for a romantic dinner as zinc and mineral salts in tiger shrimp wake up your sexual desire. Bavette is flat pasta made with hard wheat. This pasta is a good source of carbohydrates and the B vitamins. Try our […]







Tartlets with Seafood Cocktail




You can stuff tartlets with just about anything. This dish looks good on a table and is very easy to eat. Here is another tartlet recipe, with seafood this time. They are stuffed with seafood cocktail you can buy at any store. This dish is quick-to-cook and yet it’s delicious. The combination of seafood with […]







Tiger Shrimp Sauce




Try this traditional Italian recipe for tiger shrimp sauce. This sauce can be served as both the main dish and an amazing topping for Italian pasta. Tiger shrimp are very healthy because they contain zinc, iron, phosphorus, proteins, Omega 3 fatty acids, vitamins B12 and PP and they are very low in fat. As with […]







Sausages with Taleggio Cheese




Such an easy-to-fix meal as taleggio sausages is a wise choice for quick breakfast or a lunch of a busy person. Moreover, this time saving recipe will suit one’s nutrition needs and tastes whether on holiday, or whether serving unexpected guests, with no time for cooking. Any kind of sausages (chicken, turkey, or pork) will […]







Pork Ribs with Chickpeas




Chickpea belongs to the bean family. Not only is it a great source of fiber, valuable vegetable protein, B-group vitamins, iron, phosphorus and manganese, it does have excellent and rich taste. Besides, Turkish nut, another name for chickpeas, contains both soluble and insoluble fiber. The former can help lower cholesterol levels and stabilize your metabolism. […]







Oregano




Oregano (Origanum vulgare) is a wild-growing herb, also known as marjoram. There are over 20 species of this herb and their classification is rather confused. It grows in Asia, India, South America and is widely used in South Italy as a culinary herb. Dried crumbled, sometimes powdered, herb is the major component of the famous […]







Sweet Peppers in Tomato Sauce




This low calorie vegetarian dish will fill your mouth with delightful taste. Enjoy the ease of cooking following this simple a-few-ingredients recipe. Despite this apparent simplicity, you will surely appreciate the fantastic taste of these soft fried peppers in a marvelous tomato-onion sauce. Besides, it is a perfect side dish to any meal. We mentioned […]







Tartlets with Cottage Cheese and Garlic




Cottage cheese is used not only for making sweet dishes, but also for spicy and piquant snacks as well. Here is a recipe of cottage cheese with garlic, dill and olive oil. This flavorful mixture is a perfect spread for crackers and toasts and makes a delicious tart topping. This kind of a nourishing snack […]







Pan-Seared Tuna with Tomatoes




Tuna fishing season is now open. So you can enjoy simple but appetizing dishes made with this delicious fish. Tuna is one of many species in the family Thunnus that also includes mackerel, anchovies, and tonnetti – a kind of small tunafish. Adding any kind of fish to your diet will enrich your body with […]







Carrot and Olive Salad




We have already mentioned the health benefits of carrot. Developing the subject here we give the recipe of super-delicious and exquisite salad made almost entirely of carrot. It is worth noting that additionally to its excellent therapeutic properties carrot may prevent the formation of tumors among smokers. Substances found in carrots







Baked Sheatfish




A sheatfish, or a catfish, is a freshwater fish with no scales. Latin name is Silurus glanis. This predatory fish can grow to a huge size. The catfish occurs in warm waters. Its meat is almost boneless (except spine) with a soft texture and mildly sweet delicious taste. Try this recipe and your family will […]







Fried Anchovies




Anchovies are a small fish of blue color and 6-8 inches in length. They have elongated body, moderately compressed on each side, greenish back with blue reflections, big eyes and jaws lined with tiny teeth. Anchovies are predatory fish that inhabit areas remote from a sea shore. Being very voracious, they can even eat a […]







Spaghetti with Moscardini




Moscardini are little octopuses that inhibit sea depths – up to 500 feet (150 m). They are abundant in the Mediterranean and the Adriatic Seas and the catching season for them starts in summer. Their delicate and fragrant flesh is excellent for making various mouth-watering dishes. Try this recipe where spaghetti goes well with a […]







Carrot




People have been cultivating the carrot since ancient times. Many treatises and scientific works discussed the health benefits of this tasty and juicy root crop. Recent studies revealed the carrot’s high content of natural antibiotics called phytoncids. If you keep carrot juice in your mouth or chew the carrot, the number of harmful bacteria drops […]







Broccoli to Treat Prostate Cancer




Recent study published in the British Journal of Cancer says that broccoli can help men with early stage prostate cancer. During lab experiments, indole-3-carbinol was discovered (IЗС), one of the major anticancer substances that activates hundreds of genes in our body fighting the development of prostate tumor.