Entries by Elena and Alfredo

How to Make a Pie – Polenta Pasticciata




It is a traditional dish at Piedmont where it is known as polenta pasticciata. Polenta is stuffed with various goodies – vegetables, small sausages, ham, cheeses and sauces. Adjust all ingredients to your taste. Even those who don’t generally like polenta will find the dish pleasurable and tasty. Ingredients for stuffed, baked polenta 0.5-0.6 lb […]







Apples and Pears Stave off Blood Stroke




In the wake of the impetuous development of the chemical industry scientists begin to fall back to the conclusion that nothing can compare with what was already created by God and Nature – that is, mere natural foods. Researchers found that a large intake of white fruits and vegetables is a useful measure for preventing […]







The Apple Crumble Recipe




Crumble suggests a lot of juicy filling encased in a crisp golden crust. It’s fairly easy to make especially if you have the crumbs ready. How to make crumbs for crumble can be found in the recipe – Peach Crumble. Ingredients for Apple Crumble 3-4 apples 2 oz or 0.1 lb butter 3 tablespoons sugar […]







Fine for Not Finishing Your Meal




What, you haven’t eaten it up? Pay the fine! The owners of the Marmar restaurant in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, decided to fine the customers who leave leftovers on their plates. The decision was made due to a great amount of wastage – too much food gets left and thrown away. Some customers order too many […]







Tasty Beer from Barack Obama




Barack Obama Joins the Brewers Community. This time Barack Obama got famous for becoming the first US president who brews his own brand of beer in the White House. Its basic ingredient is honey from the white house beehives, so the beer is called the White House Honey Ale. The beer is brewed using a […]







Let’s Try Snack – Mozzarella Buns with Eggplant




If you have some mozzarella in large balls, you can make an excellent bun-like snack. Fresh and soft mozzarella goes perfectly well with eggplants, tomatoes and basil. We also added some fried sesame. See if you enjoy it. Ingredients for Mozzarella Buns 2-3 balls mozzarella 1 eggplant 4-5 cherry tomatoes sesame, basil, olive oil, salt […]







Oktoberfest in Münich




Mid-September to the beginning of October is the time for Oktoberfest, the most attended people’s holiday in Münich. It has been celebrated for two centuries. The annual beer festivity attracts up to 6 million visitors from the world over. The beverage customarily drunk at the event is a special sort of beer that can be […]







Coffee, the Exquisite Elixir




People have always known that coffee is wholesome. Until the XVIII century it has even been prescribed as a medicine and sold in drugstores. During the latest two centuries some properties of coffee have been







The Recipe for Chocolate Truffle




Chocolate truffles are made from cream and chocolate. The French call this smooth and velvety mixture of chocolate and cream – ganache. It is believed that ganache was invented in the Siradvin confectionary, Paris, in 1850, and used as a basis for truffles Ganache is rolled into irregular-shaped balls that look somewhat akin to truffles, […]







John Collins




This cocktail originated in the XIX century, supposedly from England. It has a sweet’n’sour taste and is very refreshing and a good quencher. You take about the same amount of alcohol and soda water. Ingredients for John Collins 1 oz or 2-3 tablespoons gin 1.3 oz or 2.7-4 tablespoons soda water lemon juice sugar ice […]







Dangers of Ice




The mass media draws more and more attention to the quality of ice that is used for drinks on the rocks. It’s no secret that many bars and cafes use low-quality water for making ice. But now it seems that ice cubes can be further contaminated by bacteria from human hands that can cause coil-infection. […]







The Most Expensive Pizza in the World




Food for poorer people is getting to become more and more luxurious. In New York’s Bellissima Pizza visitors can get a pizza priced at $1000. Among its ingredients are four kinds of caviar, including the most expensive one, black, as well as lobster tails and wasabi. Nino Selimaj, the owner of the Bellissima Pizza, says […]







Vitamin D and Mushrooms




Quite a lot of people don’t have enough vitamin D in their diet, for there are not very many natural low-calorie foods that contain much of it. Although mushrooms are a good natural source of the vitamin, its content is fairly low. Scientists working in collaboration with manufacturers conducted a series of experiments exposing mushrooms […]







The Recipe for Stuffed Apples with Mint and Plum Marmalade




Sour-and-sweet apples are ones best for this dessert. A stuffing of mint and plum marmalade makes for a rich and flavorful taste. These apples go well with almond cookies or ice-cream balls. Ingredients for Stuffed Apples 2 lb apples 0.2 lb plum marmalade a bunch of mint Recipe for Stuffed Apples with Mint and Marmalade […]







The Salad with Tripe Recipe




Tripe dishes are popular in many countries. Tripe can be roasted, stewed, used in soups and salads. Tripe is trippa in Italian. They even have an establishment known as L’Accademia della Trippa which deals with best recipes and preserves the history of tripe cuisine. Tuscany is the place to go for the best tripe dishes. […]