Entries by Elena and Alfredo

A Ball-Cooking Championship




The best cooks from all over the world gathered in Serbia for a ball-cooking contest. And we mean balls! They prepare dishes from donkey, wild boar, bull, ram balls, even from kangaroo balls! Very unusual dishes are presented at this quaint festival, like pizza with donkey balls or goulash made with bull balls. It is […]







The Zucchini with Garlic and Parsley Recipe




Here’s another simple and tasty recipe for a zucchini dish. You will like zucchini’s delicate taste combined with garlic and parsley. Don’t salt the dish until the end, or there will be too much juice. Ingredients for Zucchini with Garlic and Parsley 2.2 lb zucchini 1 whole garlic 1 bunch of parsley olive oil, salt […]







The Hottest Curry in the World




Chefs at a New York restaurant prepared curry so seasoned that you cannot make it without wearing a gas mask. This curry is made using ten of the strongest peppers. It is served as a side-dish to mutton, goat-meat or chicken. This curry is so strong that the customers are requested to confirm that they […]







Small Rolls Made with Mortadella and Avocado




Mortadella is a thick boiled Italian sausage with pieces of pork fat incorporated. It is generally sold cut up into very thin, semi-translucent slices which roll up easily. Mortadella can be used for various unordinary appetizers. Ingredients for Rolls with Mortadella and Avocado 0.4 lb avocado sauce Guacamole 10 slices of Mortadella Recipe for Small […]







Black Rice Is an Excellent Source of Antioxidants




Black rice is now regarded as an antioxidant leader, as has been reported at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. It’s not that blueberry and blackberry are losing to it, yet black rice has some advantages: it is cheaper and it contains very little sugar. This sort of rice was called Forbidden Rice […]







A Tomato Festival in Spain




A town Bunol in Spain has been a home for the “La Tomatina” festival for the last 50 years. At the end of August those who are fond of tomato partying gather there to fight – by throwing rotten tomatoes at one another! If you can’t dodge quickly, you will be able to treat yourself […]







Electrified Potato help fight cancer and diabetes




Japanese scientists discovered that droughts and other stressful situations can stimulate accumulation of wholesome phenolic compounds in fresh fruits and vegetables. Lead researcher Kazunori Hironaka, Ph.D., declared that upon treating potato with ultrasound or electricity for the period of 5 to 30 minutes the amount of antioxidants (including phenols and chlorogenic acid) by 50%. Scientists […]







Preparing Salad with Avocado and Feta Cheese




Avocado and tomatoes are considered to go together to a perfection. We added some Greek Feta cheese, basil and parsley. We ended up with a salad of a charming and tender taste. We didn’t dress it, just sprinkled it with some lemon juice, because avocado is oily. Ingredients for Salad with Avocado 1 avocado 0.1 […]







Bottled Tea Is Not Wholesome




Consumers are well aware of the wholesome properties of tea. But there is a great divide between the understanding that tea is good for health and the factual amount of the salubrious nutrients – polyphenols – in factory-produced bottled tea. This information was presented at a national meeting of the American Chemical Society. Researchers tested […]







The Recipe for Crème Caramel




Crème caramel or flan is a delicate cream dessert topped by soft caramel. It is very easy to make. It can keep in the fridge for several days. Maybe these are the reasons behind its worldwide popularity. The dessert has an uncommonly pleasant taste that is guaranteed to satisfy. Ingredients for Crème 1.48 pt fat […]







A Huge Burger-Pizza




They are making a huge burger which can be cut into pieces like a pizza in New York. It is the size of four large burgers and topped with pepperoni and mozzarella. This giant which is called a king-size burger-pizza contains a whooping 2500 calories and 114 grams of fat as well as twice the […]







The Avocado Sauce with Lemon Juice Recipe – Guacamole




Avocado is mainly used raw. Ripe avocado has a soft buttery pulp that can be easily mashed into puree. Avocado’s taste being neutral, lemon juice brings in a certain sharpness and richness. Besides, lemon juice prevents avocado pulp from darkening and helps it retain its tender mouth-watering color. This sauce is called in Mexico “Guacamole” […]







How to Make Cheese Balls in Tomato Sauce




This is a dish typical for the Abruzzo region in Italy. Name in the local dialect – Le pallotte cace e ove, or more precisely in Italian – le polpette cacio e uova. Emblem of the popular cuisine of Abruzzo. It is quite nourishing, for four kinds of cheese and eggs are used to make […]







The Largest Barbeque in the World




There is a giant barbeque which is so large that it can cook 1,000 sausage rolls, 3 pigs or even 2 whole cows at a time. It is equipped with 7 different trays which allows to cook seven lambs simultaneously. This is gadget the brainchild of 31-year-old Jack Henriques who made this huge grill at […]







Chicken Legs Baked in the Oven




Chicken legs are easy to prepare. Try baking them in the oven as this our family recipe says, until they acquire a brownish crust. It will be delicious. With any salad you will get a complete dinner or supper. Ingredients for Chicken Legs Baked 3-4 chicken legs 1.2 cups white dry wine 3 tablespoons balsamic […]