Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Muslin cake

  • Ingredients:
200 gr.chocolate;
10 eggs;
150 gr.butter;
300 gr.powdered sugar;
100 gr.biscuits;
vanilla;
300 gr.crushed almonds;
1 lemon;
30 ml.rum;
500 ml.cream;
cup of coffee;
fruit pieces for decoration
(tangerine,white grape and apple).
  • Preparation:
Steam melts the chocolate and leave to cool.
Beat the butter at medium speed until fluffy,
add the powdered sugar and 6 egg yolks and continue to beat.
Then add the remaining 4 eggs,vanilla and melted chocolate.
Stirring,add lemon juice,rum and crushed biscuits.
With the highest speed of mixer, mix the whites of six eggs,

add the crushed almonds and add them to the mixture.
Place the mixture in the baking pan and bake 15 min.
at temperature of 392 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Cut the cake into two layers.
Mix the cream,add cup of coffee and mix well.
Place 1 cake layer on a plate and spread with coffee cream.
Put the remaining layer and spread with coffee cream the whole cake.

When the apple slices are softened,create flower in the middle of the cake.
Arrange pieces of tangerine and white grape around the top of the cake.






Friday, November 2, 2012

Seafood salad

  • Ingredients:
100 gr.shells
100 gr.shrimp
100 gr.squid
100 gr.octopus
50 gr.olives
50 gr.feta cheese
lettuce
lemon
50 ml.olive oil
salt and pepper

  • Preparation:
Boil the seafood and cut into pieces.
Put a lettuce on a serving plate,
then put the pieces of seafood.
Sprinkle with olive oil,squeezed lemon juice,
salt and pepper refine.
Arrange the olives and crushed feta cheese on top.



How to make a healthier life in winter?

This time of year is characterized with our bad eating habits in many ways.
Consuming larger quantities of food in one meal,abruptly eating fatty foods, exaggerating with sweets and fizzy drinks etc..
Public Health Institute has prepared a rulebook for a healthy diet throughout the winter.

1.Respect the principle of moderation in the quantity of food we consume.
(The organism to get used to small quantities of food).
2.Regularly consume three main meals a day and always start with breakfast.
3.For snacks choose only fruits and vegetables
(apples, lemons, citrus, oranges, carrots, leek salad, broccoli salad, fresh grated beets etc..).
4.Food to be more liquid like soups, stews,prepared with little added vegetable oil and salt.Consume fresh salads every day.
5.Choose milk and dairy products with reduced fat and salt.
6.Choose lean meat and eat more fish.
7.Consume frequently beans, lentils and peas and prepared in the form of stew.
8.Avoid carbonated drinks, juices with sugar and alcoholic beverages.
9.Drink freshly pressed juices without the addition of sugars 
(with a little honey).
10.Drink a tepid tea without sugar (with a little honey).
11.From nuts you can consume almonds, walnuts or hazelnuts,a few pieces a day.
Other recommendations that are important for maintaining good health,
is our physical activity which a little practiced in winter.
How to be physically active when outside is cold,snow is everywhere and everything is frozen.
You should know that physical activity has a role in improving equilibrium,
flexibility, speed of movement.