Entries by Elena and Alfredo

Making Kidney Beans with Mushrooms




Mushrooms are a common ingredient of Italian dishes. A kidney bean with porcini mushrooms (the Italian name for cep) is a customary central Italian dish. The Italian porcini that grow in clean piedmont forests are considered to be one of the best in the world. They are characterized by a strong distinguishing smell. Ingredient for […]







Fashion Pastry




Designers of the Berkeley Hotel, located in the centre of London, serve five-o’clock tea with Prêt-à-Portea collection masterpieces made from dough. The menu which includes clothing items from the latest fashion shows is renewed every 6 months. Those wonderful cakes and cookies shaped as dresses, purses, hats and shoes are served every day in the […]







How to Prepare Milk Jelly




Thin milk jellies or kissels are a popular oriental dessert. You can use any kind of nuts. Syrup pack cherries add a lot to both taste and look. Ingredients for Milk Jelly or kissels 2.11 pt milk 4 tablespoons corn starch 1 bag vanilla 4 tablespoons sugar 0.2 lb almond syrup pack cherries Recipe for […]







Fresh Fruit Always on Your Table




We are all fond of fruits. But fruits and berries are better eaten sooner than later, for time and bacteria annihilate their wholesome properties very fast. Designers Ahmet Bektes, Koray Gelmez & Eda Kose created a vase-shaped gadget using FotofreshTM Technology. Its blue light rays inhibit and kill bacteria, thus prolonging the fruits’ useful life. […]







The Omelet with Mushrooms Recipe




To give your mushroom omelet (frittata in Italian) a perfect taste you will have to fry the mushrooms a little in advance. This dish is so easy to make that even a newbie will make it a success. Ingredients for Omelet with Mushrooms 0.4 lb field mushrooms 4 eggs 2 garlic cloves salt, olive oil, […]







The Italian Recipe for Pork with Lemon and Rosemary




This dish is easy to make. The ingredients are few, but the meat comes out with such a titillating taste that, having eaten it once, you will want to make it again. Especially if you are partial to rosemary’s mysterious pine-smelling flavor. Ingredients for Pork with Lemon and Rosemary 1.4 lb pork a lemon a […]







Do Saturated Fats Conduce to Heart Diseases?




For the last three decades saturated fats have been regarded as the ones most to blame for developing cardiovascular diseases. Now it looks like they shouldn’t have been expelled from the diets







Waldorf Salad with Green Apple and Celery




Green apples and celery go very well together. But it’s dressing that endows this salad with its stunning taste. Celery and green apples are well-known for their salubrious qualities and often used in different diets for weight loss. Ingredients for Salad with Green Apple and Celery 2 stalks celery one green apple a handful of […]







Garlic Strengthens the Heart in Diabetics




An article about a new research of garlic’s properties has been published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Scientists report that garlic proves to be very efficacious in preventing cardiomyopathy, a heart disease that is one of the main death causes in diabetics. Dr. Wei-Wen Kuo and colleagues point out that people who […]







The Forshmak Recipe




Forshmak, or herring paste, is a traditional snack of the Jewish cuisine. The best, tastiest forshmak can be made by Jewish grandma solely, for every one of them knows a special secret ingredient. Our forshmak has secret ingredients as well – it is made with olives and Philadelphia cheese which provide special notes in its […]







Tasty Shoes




British company Choc Chic turns out wonderful tasty handbags and shoes that are strikingly exquisite and beautiful. Their marvelous products are made from the best quality Belgian chocolate. A cute handbag and a pair of shoes – what better gift can there be for the girl you love? This unique collection has been designed to […]







The Recipe for Pasta Mezze Penne with Mussels and Ginger




In this recipe we use ginger alongside of mussels which makes for a brighter taste of the sauce. This piquant note is just what goes fine with mussels’ sea flavor. Short hollow macaroni penne or mezze penne go well with this sauce. Ingredients for Pasta with Mussels and Ginger 2.2 lb mussels in shells 0.32 […]







The Avocado and Leek Salad Recipe




Avocado’s tender taste is set off nicely by sweet cherry tomatoes and juicy leek. Avocado for salad mustn’t be overripe so it wouldn’t mash during cutting. Ingredients for Avocado and Leek Salad 1 avocado 1.0 lb cherry tomatoes 0.4 lb leek 1 lemon parsley, salt, olive oil to taste Recipe for Avocado Salad Cut avocado […]







The USA and Mexico Overcome by Obesity Epidemic




According to a report issued by OECD (the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, uniting 33 leading world economic systems), the most “obese” countries of the globe are the USA and Mexico. Approximately 50% of the population in these countries are overweight. It’s a veritable epidemic. Obesity became a predominant problem of governmental health policies […]







The Most Expensive Cheese Sandwich




British chef Martin Blunos presented the most expensive sandwich at the Frome Cheese Show in Somerset. His masterpiece, priced at $176, is made up from three pieces of 5-pound bread baked on a special kind of leaven and sprinkled with Extra Virgin olive oil. Layered between the pieces are slices of Cheddar with flakes of […]