Entries by Elena and Alfredo

How to Bake Pumpkin Puffs




You can make pumpkin puffs using store-bought puff pastry. But it is better to make puff pastry yourself because of trans-fats and harmful margarine which is put into store-bought pastry. Pumpkin is a healthy and tasty vegetable. Pies, cakes, puffs with it are sweetish, juicy and very pleasant to taste. Pumpkin juice is apt to […]







How to Protect Yourself during Flu Epidemic and Acute Respiratory Viral Infection




A healthy diet can not protect you from possible virus infections. But it can strengthen your body so that it will dispose with disease quickly and efficiently through generating antibodies. Doctors have known for a long time that people who eat well-balanced and vitamin-rich food suffer much less from illnesses and recover much faster. That’s […]







The Rainbow Trout with Mushrooms Recipe




Rainbow trout has light pinkish flesh which is very pleasant and soft. It is called rainbow trout because this fish has a thin crimson strip running along its body. This fish has few bones, it is not difficult to cook and it makes delightful dishes. Trout goes well with white mushrooms. So this dish will […]







How to Make Soup from Octopuses, Shrimps, Mussels and Leek




This is a traditional Italian seafood soup. Soups in the Italian cuisine are so thick that they look more like sauces. Small octopuses are called polpetti veraci there. These octopuses coupled with the sweetish taste of shrimps and mussels give this soup an especially rich taste and strong aftertaste which is enhanced by fried leek […]







How to Make Meat Rolls with Walnuts and Cheese




Minced meat will do not only for making tasty cutlets but also for rolls with various fillings. For example, you can make a meat roll with cheese and walnuts. This dish will make your holiday table distinguishable. And it will taste far better than any sausage from a store. Ingredients for Meat Rolls with Walnuts […]







Pumpkin Skin Helps against Fungous Diseases




Pumpkin’s healing properties have been known for a long time. It is traditionally used for treating, for example, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol level and cancer. Scientists discovered recently that pumpkin skin contains strong antifungal proteins which can fight many fungous infections effectively. These proteins are reported to keep down more than 10 types of harmful […]







The Recipe for Cheese Soup with White Mushrooms




White mushrooms are considered to be the best of all mushrooms as regards taste. These fleshy thick mushrooms will make any dish delicious and flavorful. White mushroom soup is very easy to cook. Do not put in many ingredients lest they overshadow the pleasant mushroom smell. Ingredients for Cheese Soup with White Mushrooms 0.7 lb […]







Natural Coffee Helps Women Maintain Health




Two or three cups of caffeinated coffee save women from endometrial cancer. Certainly it must be only high quality coffee. It even helps women with excessive weight, which is an extra risk factor. A new study showed that those who drink at least three cups of good coffee a day lower the risk of having […]







How to Make Risotto with Leek and Pumpkin




Here is one more recipe for some tasty Italian risotto. It is cooked with leek and pumpkin. These two ingredients go perfectly well together and give risotto an amazingly soft, sweetish and piquant taste. Those who like pumpkins and leek would enjoy this dish. When cooking risotto you must stir it continuously adding broth and […]







Curry Spice Kills Cancer Cells




Researchers from Ireland and Poland proved that curcumin – a compound which is contained in the popular Indian spice curry and gives this powder its bright yellow coloring – kills cancer cells of the gullet and the stomach. They discovered a surprisingly strange process of destruction of cells  which wasn’t linked with apoptosis or self-destruction. […]







Tiger Shrimps in Creamy Sauce Recipe




Here is an easy way to cook large tiger shrimps in creamy sauce. But though the recipe is very simple this dish has a delightful taste that will satisfy those with the most delicate palate. It is the way they cook shrimps in the best restaurants of Naples. Certainly, they take only fresh shrimps but […]







Coffee Protects Liver in Hepatitis Sufferers




Scientists have known for a long time that many natural compounds have potential therapeutic qualities for treatment of some diseases. According to a new research conducted at the National Cancer Institute under Neil B. Friedman M.D. patients with chronic hepatitis C who drank at least three cups coffee a day had a lower risk of […]







How to Bake Corn Bread




For this recipe you can take corn flour that is used for making polenta, corn porridge. You’ll only have to let the flour soak in milk mixed with water until it swells. You will get crumby, flavorful bread with a wonderful taste. It’s difficult to overestimate the health benefits of this bread , for it […]







The Recipe for Salmon With Mussels in Tomato Sauce




Salmon is a tasty and fatty fish. It is not difficult to prepare. The taste combination of salmon and mussels in one dish is appreciated by lovers of good cuisine. Besides, its salubrious qualities increase by two. Red salmon flesh gives us astaxanthin (an anticarcinogenic substance) and Omega 3 polyunsaturated fat acid. Fatty fish and […]







Pumpkins and Carrots Are Effective Against Aging and Cancer




Pumpkins and carrots may be the tastiest means for the body’s immune system to put up defense against cancer and aging. It is due to carotenoids which are closely linked with the prevention of cell aging, the development of colon, lung, prostate gland, and breast cancer. It is much healthier to get carotenoids from natural […]