How to prepare whole short crust pastry

How to prepare whole short crust pastry

Ingredients 300 g of organic whole wheat flour 3 egg yolks 150 g of butter 150 g of whole brown sugar 1 pinch of salt 1 pinch of vanilla grated peel of 1/2 a lemon   Preparation Keep the butter out of the fridge for about half an hour. Form a well with the flour

The clay speakers reproducing “the sound of the earth”

The clay speakers reproducing “the sound of the earth”

Chile is a country whose traditions and cultural identities are commended through the works of skilled artisans that hand down their own working techniques from one generation to another. Chilean design encloses this, being still far from well-known brands and industrial factories. The designer Pablo Ocqueteau has realised handmade clay speakers that combine ancestral ceramic techniques with

The oddest ways that animals sleep

The oddest ways that animals sleep

Sea lions, bats, hippos and puppies of every species. In nature there are animals that sleep in the oddest ways and positions. The National Geographic features them in a video called The funny ways that animals sleep. All we can do is stay quiet and admire them. But be careful not to find yourselves upside down

Coal’s inexorable decline: a mine worth millions is sold for a dollar

Coal’s inexorable decline: a mine worth millions is sold for a dollar

The collapse in coal prices is real. The “Isaac Plains” coking coal mine in Australia, valued at 860 Australian dollars (about $631 million) three years ago has been sold for $1. According to Bloomberg, the Brazilian mining group Vale SA and Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. offloaded the “Isaac Plains” mine for just $1, selling it to

Healthy liver with horseradish

Healthy liver with horseradish

During the seasonal changes, horseradish roots help detoxify the liver, tackle biliary tract disorders and take in mineral salts and vitamins.

Birds in love make more babies

Birds in love make more babies

Study shows that birds allowed to breed with their preferred partner achieved higher reproductive success compared to pairs that were forced to mate.

Yoko Ono, world’s largest peace sign for John

Yoko Ono, world’s largest peace sign for John

October 9th marks what would have been John Lennon’s 75th birthday. To commemorate the Beatle and her life partner who was murdered in 1980, artist and activist Yoko Ono is trying to realise the world’s largest human peace sign.   The challenge of “Imagine Peace” is not at all easy: on 6th October in Central Park,