The risks of factory farming
Industrial cattle farming is carried out with a clear commercial purpose: the production of the largest amount of meat possible. Here are some risks this farming method brings about.
Chocolate and beetroot cake
The chocolate and beetroot cake is an extravagant way of using the red tuber in a sweet preparation, by giving your cake a touch of red.
Reading canned fish labels: seine net
Seine nets are a sustainable way of fishing, but if used with FADs are no longer sustainable. Let’s discover what thay are and how they are employed.
Asparagus and honey risotto
Ingredients for 2 people 150 g of carnaroli rice 1 shallot (20 g) 150 g of asparaguses 400 ml of broth or water extra virgin olive oil salt 2 spoonful chestnut honey 1 spoonful poppy seeds 1 lemon, grated peel Wash the asparaguses. Cut the shallot and fry it over low heat
Eating chocolate when dieting helps accelerate weight loss
Combining greed and weight loss is possible. This is what a German study of the Institute of diet and health of Mainz published in the International Archives of Medicine reveals. This piece of research demonstrates that by adding 42 g of dark chocolate with 81 percent cocoa content to their daily diet, people lost 10
Jamie Oliver’s petition for better food in schools
Obesity is a worldwide widespread disease. Such condition occurs when the intake of calories exceeds the amount of calories burnt. Obesity is due by poor nutrional education, sedentary lifestyle and other causes, such as genetic predisposition, family environment and social and economic conditions. Obese or overweight children do not necessarily eat too much, but they
Chive pancakes
Ingredients 150 g of flour A pinch of salt 1/2 teaspoonful baking powder 1/4 teaspoonful baking soda 200 g of milk 1 egg 40 g of melted butter 20 g of fresh chives Combine the flour, the salt, the baking powder and the baking soda. Separately, blend the milk, the egg
Mejadra
Ingredients 250 g of green or brown lentils 200 g of basmati rice 4 medium-sized onions 3 spoonful of flour 2 teaspoonful of cumin 1/2 spoonful of coriander seeds half a teaspoonful of powdered turmeric 1 teaspoonful of grinded Jamaican pepper 1 teaspoonful of powdered cinnamon 1 teaspoonful of sugar 250 ml of sunflower
5 bad cooking habits
When you suddenly suffer from stomachache, nausea, dysentery or abdominal cramps, you often blame the restaurant or the canteen where you have just eaten. Actually, experts claim that our kitchens are the places where hygienic and sanitary risks are higher. It’s here that, as a result of bad habits, contamination, microbial proliferation in food products
Banana bread
Ingredients 70 g of melted butter 3 ripe bananas 1 egg 60 g of sugar 160 g of flour 1 teaspoonful of baking soda 1 teaspoonful of baking powder A pinch of salt Heat the oven to 180°C. Peel the bananas and smash them with a fork in a large bowl.