Entries by Elena and Alfredo

The Recipe for a Salad with Runner Beans and Cheese




Runner beans are good no matter how you prepare them. Go for runner beans if you intend to make a delicate tasting salad. In combination with cheese it will make a fine salad which is also very healthy. Ingredients for Salad with Runner Beans 1 lb runner beans 0.3 lb cheese 1 garlic clove olive […]







The Omega 3 Addition Swindle




Displayed in stores now are foods crying out loud that they contain Omega 3 additives. They bare some brands of yogurt, milk, eggs, bread, mayonnaises, margarine and other kinds of food. Don’t get hooked on that! Most of them don’t contain the wholesome kind of Omega 3 that is good for your heart. Only DHA […]







Nonfat Yogurt Can Be Harmful




Nonfat products are often advertised as food for super stars, acclaiming, for one, nonfat yogurt as an ideal low-calorie food with a high content of protein and calcium. But nonfat products are very sour and not very palatable altogether. So manufacturers add sugar, fructose and other sweeteners to them. Some brands of yogurt were found […]







How to Make Italian Croquettes with Meat and Potato




Croquettes originate from France, but now they gained worldwide popularity. They can have different ingredients – besides potato you can add cheese, fish, meat, vegetables, mushrooms. They are usually shaped as a cylinder, but you can make them round. To give the croquettes a pleasant smell we added nutmeg and parsley, and also some Parmesan […]







Fruit Juices and Pureed Berries Are Not Healthy




You can fall prey to food swindle. What they call now fruit juices, pureed berries and milk mixtures that the modern food industry offers contain an awful amount of sugar or artificial sweeteners which is greatly pernicious in any way. The thing is that juices and purees in packets are usually made from fruit concentrates […]







Four Super Salubrious Berries




Blueberry, strawberry, cranberry and raspberry are the most salubrious berries on the globe. These berries can be compared to red wine in their influence because they contain anthocyanins, substances that possess strong anti-cancer qualities







Making a Peach Pie




This pie is made with shortcrust pastry or breeze dough. It is a crumbly pie with a delicate taste that will melt in your mouth. You’ll have to knead the dough quickly, use very cold water for it and put it into the refrigerator straightaway because shortcrust pastry doesn’t stand warmth. Now you have a […]







How to Make Crostini with Philadelphia Cheese and Curry




Crostini – pieces of toasted bread that are served to go with all kinds of food – are great favorites with the Italians. Try to make crostini with Philadelphia cheese to which we added curry and garlic. You’ll get delicious and reasonably spicy crostini. Ingredients for Crostini with Philadelphia Cheese 0.4 lb Philadelphia cheese some […]







The Almond Milk Granita Recipe




Granita is a cooling dessert including crushed ice and any kind of syrup. The idea originated with the Italians who delight in the feel of flavored bits of ice melting in their mouths on a hot summer day. Here is a simple recipe for granite with almond syrup. Ingredients for Almond Milk Granita ice cubes […]







Women’s Super Food Top 3




Here’s a list of the three most important kinds of food for women that specialists on women’s health urge women to include in their diet as often as possible. Yoghurt, kefir and other sour milk foods The intake of fermented milk foods containing probiotics, useful bacteria, protects women’s health in many ways. There is strong […]







Is Watermelon Wholesome?




Dietitians appreciated the watermelon’s influence on health long ago. A recent study shed a fresh light on its potential salubrious qualities. Watermelons contain a high concentration of lycopene, an antioxidant that helps diminish the risk of developing cancer and other diseases. The watermelon also helps bring down your weight due to citrulline that conduces the […]







Top 2 of Foods Inhibiting the Growth of Cancer Cells




Scientists are inclined to mark out green tea and red wine as the foods possessing the most salubrious qualities. Gerald Weissmann, D.Sc., chief editor of the FASEB Journal, said that antioxidants found in green tea and red wine produce a great influence on our body of which doctors weren’t aware only 25 years ago. The […]







The Recipe for Black Risotto




Black risotto is an exquisite Mediterranean dish containing the gifts of the sea, and there is nothing more delicious. It is easy to make, given you have got cuttlefish ink that will provide the unusual color and the excellent rich trifle flavor. Ingredients for Black Risotto 1.2 lb frozen seafood (cuttlefish, squid, shrimp, mussel) 6 […]







Vitamin E Fights Eczema




A new research reveals that children who eat a lot of foods containing Vitamin E run a lower risk of developing eczema or itching. Dr. Masayuki Okuda at Yamaguchi University in Ube and his colleagues measured the amount of different substances in the blood and found that in children with a high Vitamin E level […]







How to Make a Salad with Zucchini, Ham and Mint




This salad will charm you with its inordinate taste and flavor due to the combination of mint, garlic and balsamic vinegar. It can make a light supper on hot days when one doesn’t feel like eating hot dishes. Ingredients for Salad with Zucchini 3-4 zucchini 0.4 lb ham 2 garlic cloves several mint leaves 1 […]