Beetroot salad

Beetroot salad

  Ingredients for 4 people 1 big beetroot 2 oranges seasonal fresh lettuce walnuts salt and pepper extra virgin olive oil     Preheat the oven to 200°. Wash the beetroot with fresh water and dry it with blotting paper. Cut the lettuce leaves, leaving 2.5cm of stem. Put the beetroot in aluminium foil with

Vegetarian cabbage rolls

Vegetarian cabbage rolls

Ingredients for 12 rolls 6 cabbage leaves 200 g of mixed dried fruit 150 g of quinoa Salt, pepper, and oil Preparation Wash the cabbage leaves and clean them removing the midrib. Blanch them in boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain the leaves and put them in a bowl with water and ice in order

Sugar and tooth decay, the truth after 40 years

Sugar and tooth decay, the truth after 40 years

It is a well-known fact that sugar causes tooth decay and since 1950 research demonstrated it unequivocally. Despite this widespread reality, American leading sugar companies managed to influence the draft of the National programme for dental care, written in 1971 during Richard Nixon’s presidency.     What happened? In 1960 the U.S. government led a

Saffron and pistachio biscuits

Saffron and pistachio biscuits

Ingredients 80 g of muscovado (a type of brown sugar) 120 ml of olive oil 300 g spelt flour 1 pinch of salt Chopped pistachio A few pistils of saffron   Let the pistils of saffron infuse for at least two hours in a quarter-full glass of water. Add the sugar, flour, salt and olive

GMO cultivation drops in the EU

GMO cultivation drops in the EU

Alongside the publication on the EU Official Journal of the EU Directive (2015/412) regarding the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in their territory, a survey carried out by Coldiretti (National Small Farmers’ Confederation) shows that lands sown with biotech seeds decreased by 3% in

Spinach Knödel

Spinach Knödel

  Ingredients for 4 persons  200 g of stale bread 200 g of steamed spinach 1/2 glass of water 1 egg 1 leek 40 g of flour 70 g of bread crumbs 70 g of Grana Padano cheese oil salt pepper nutmeg   Cut the stale bread in small slices, put it in a mixing

Rolls with chickpea salad

Rolls with chickpea salad

  Ingredients 250 g of drid chickpeas 2 stalks of celery 1 red onion 15 g of capers in salt Half a spoonful of minced coriander 90 g of vegetable mayonnaise 1 spoonful of mustard 10 soft rolls 1 bunch of arugula 10 gherkins Salt and pepper to taste     Preparation Let the chickpeas

Cupcake lasagna with artichokes

Cupcake lasagna with artichokes

    Ingredients for 12 cupcakes For the fillo dough: 200 g of flour 2 eggs a little salt   For the stuffing: 1 litre of béchamel (prepared with milk, flour and oil) 6 spoonful of grated Parmesan cheese 500 g of spinach 400 g of champignon mushroom 4 artichokes parsley 1 clove of garlic

LifeGate launches recipes’ sustainability index

LifeGate launches recipes’ sustainability index

Thanks to I Feel Food, the project on sustainable eating, and the knowhow of Zero Impact®, LifeGate developed a sustainability indicator that classifies each recipe depending on its environmental impact.   Sustainability level can be easily identified thanks to the presence of small planet-shaped symbols (from 0 to 5): the more planets the recipe receives