Entries by Elena and Alfredo

The Recipe for Potato Salad with Tuna and Spring Onion




Spring onion, full of fresh vitamins and solar energy. It will make an excellent addition to any salad, bringing in spring fragrance and taste. Here’s the recipe for a delicious salad with boiled potatoes, tuna and spring onion. Ingredients for Potato Salad with Tuna 3-4 potatoes 0.2 lb tuna in oil 1 bunch of spring […]







The Dietary Vegetable Cream Soup Recipe




Vegetable soups are a must for the diet of everyone who wishes to slim down and keep it that way. A vegetable soup can be a very tasty dish! Here is a recipe for a dietary soup that will give you plenty of nourishment and minimum calories. Ingredients for Dietary Vegetable Cream Soup 1 cup […]







How to Make Salad with Pears, Kiwi and Maple Syrup




There just isn’t such thing as too many fruit salads, one can eat them endlessly. Vast variations of fruit combinations always go well and buoy one up. Children also gobble them up with pleasure, even if they don’t like some fruit or other, they will never mind it! Ingredients for Salad with Pears, Kiwi and […]







The Recipe for Vitello Tonnato or Veal in Tuna Sauce




If you want to try excellent veal in tuna sauce cooked in perfect accordance with tradition, you’ve come to the right place. Vitello tonnato, an exquisite cold appetizer, is Piemont’s customary dish. They hold a special yearly festival devote to this dish with its fine combination of fish and meat. The classic recipe requires some […]







How to make your kitchen perfect




Your kitchen looks spick and span, sure, but as you are creating another dish to delight your family or guests with, you remember some minor inconveniences that get forgotten almost straightaway, but may evolve into major pain-in-the-back at an inopportune moment. Or you have just heard of a new kitchen gadget that would be fun […]







How to Make Chicken Fillet with Nutmeg and Spicy Herbs




Chicken fillet has little fat and much protein. This sort of meat is rather dry, but if you prepare it in a coating of fine corn flour having dipped it into beaten-up eggs first, the fillet will be soft and tasty. A few spices will imbue the meat with a charming taste. Ingredients for Chicken […]







The Recipe for an Appetizer From Quail Eggs and Anchovy




Quail eggs make a wholesome and tasty food. They are nice to eat and good for your health. We took a liking to an appetizer made from quail eggs and anchovy we ate in a restaurant in Rome. We decided to make one at home with some alterations. Ingredients for Appetizer From Quail Eggs and […]







Focaccia with Olives




Focaccia is a popular Italian scone-like bread that is always welcomed at picnics and goes along well with tasty Italian dishes. Focaccia is made with different stuffing – tomatoes, onion, garlic, spicy herbs. We suggest you make Focaccia with olives which is one of the best. Ingredients for Focaccia with Olives 0.7 lb flour half […]







Dessert with Lemon Curd and Strawberry




You can prepare an excellent dessert with a magnificent flavor from lemon curd and strawberries. Add to it some sponge-biscuit (type Savoiardi) walnuts, garnish with mint, and here is a new dish to surprise your near and dear ones with. You can make lemon curd using our Recipe Lemon curd. Ingredients for Dessert with Lemon […]







The Lemon Curd Recipe




Lemon curd was invented in England at the end of the XIX century. It is a soft velvety curd with a strong lemon flavor and an amazing sweet and sour taste. It is very easy to make and no unusual ingredients are needed. You can use the curd in making cakes, spread it on cookies, […]







Red Wine Protects the Brain from Stroke




Red wine has been attracting attention lately as a salubrious product. Moderate consumption of wine is linked to a lesser risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. It is a phenomenon known as the French paradox, for in France in spite of a diet with a high content of butter, cheese and other rich fats the level […]







Zucchini with Philadelphia Cheese, Spring Onion and Garlic




Zucchini and vegetable marrows are of the same taste, one and the same, so you can use marrows instead of zucchini every time. Everybody who likes marrows will appreciate zucchini stuffed with Philadelphia cheese. Omit pepper if you are going to give the dish to children. Ingredients for Zucchini with Philadelphia Cheese 4-5 medium-sized zucchini […]







Squids Stuffed with Rice and Mushrooms




Squids’ hollow bodies are extremely convenient for stuffing. Rice, mushrooms or some vegetables will make an excellent stuffing. We used rice with ceps and leek and got a dish with a harmonious taste. The number of squids depends on their size. We had Mediterranean squids that are on the small side. Ingredients for Squids Stuffed […]







Brew a Nice Cup of Coffee in Mocha Espresso




Italian families invariably begin their morning with a cup of fragrant coffee. Coffee is prepared in aluminum geyser coffee percolator Mocha Espresso invented by Alfonso Bialetti in 1933. A coffee percolator is something Italians can’t imagine their life without. There is one in every house, more often several, different-sized to suit any occasion. When you […]







Thailand is Where Future Lives: Robot Waiters




Japan is the inveterate leader in the field of the newest technological developments. Here’s another example of this: in a Japanese restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, customers are attended to by unique and unusual robot waiters. The restaurant, Hajime, is named after a Japanese samurai, so the four robot waiters who bring the orders are […]