The risks of factory farming

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

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.

Asparagus and honey risotto

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

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

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

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

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