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

Every country has its diet: from the best to the worst

Every country has its diet: from the best to the worst

Eating large amounts of fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds, fish and wholegrains is obviously a healthy habit. But people don’t have such a balanced diet in every part of the world. There are places with a geography, climate and food culture that foster a healthy diet, others that mostly eat ready and processed meals

Lentil and turmeric quiche

Lentil and turmeric quiche

Ingredients 1 sheet of round-shaped fillo dough 150 g of lentils 1 carrot 1 leek 1 onion 120 ml of crème fraîche 2 spoonful of rice milk 1 teaspoonful of powdered turmeric extra virgin olive oil salt pepper     Preparation Soak the dry lentils overnight. Drain the following the day. Cook the lentils in

5 medicinal mushrooms for cooking

5 medicinal mushrooms for cooking

The most correct term to describe the action of medicinal mushrooms on the immunity response is “immunomodulation”. Depending on the dose, times of administration and the active ingredient contained, these foods can accelerate or slow down the immune defense. That’s why they are suitable in case of autoimmune diseases, hyperactivity of natural defenses or allergy.

What foods promote fertility

What foods promote fertility

Zita West is an obstetrician, acupuncturist, nutritional consultant and expert in fertility and pregnancy. In 1992 she founded “The Zita West Clinic”, the most famous holistic fertility clinic in London that combines medical science and complementary therapies. She is author of a number of books on this topic and her fans include Kate Winslet, Cate

Artichoke tapenade

Artichoke tapenade

Ingredients 4 artichokes 1 Tropea red onion 100 g of pitted Taggiasche olives 3 spoonful of Aeolian salted capers 1 bunch of parsley 2 fillets of anchovy in oil the juice of half a lemon minced dry chili pepper extra virgin olive oil whole herb sea salt     Preparation Soak the capers in lukewarm

Russia says no to GMOs

Russia says no to GMOs

The Russian government submitted to the Parliament a bill to prohibit the cultivation and rearing of genetically modified plants and animals within the Russian Federation territory, with the exception of scientific research purposes. The new legislation envisages the possibility of the government to prohibit foreign imports of genetically modified products, after having tested the effects