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Oyster mushrooms: properties, health benefits and cooking ideas
Oyster mushrooms: properties, health benefits and cooking ideas Despite the fact that there are at least 150,000 species of mushrooms on the face of the earth (in fact, it is estimated that there are around 5 million species) with the most varied but...
Golden Milk (Turmeric Milk): an Ayurvedic remedy, which tastes divine
Golden Milk (Turmeric Milk): an Ayurvedic remedy, which tastes divine Golden Milk is difficult to categorize; a tasteful drink to enjoy or a powerful remedy that everyone should know about?The main ingredient of Golden Milk, turmeric (Curcuma longa), has...
Can you eat expired yogurt? Learn also how to extend the shelf life
Can you eat expired yogurt? Learn also how to extend the shelf life More and more people appreciate yogurt, both for its functional and healthy properties and for its taste and versatility.The year 2020 in particular will go down in history for the...
Why and how to reduce plastic in the kitchen in 9 easy steps
Why and how to reduce plastic in the kitchen in 9 easy steps Plastic has come into our lives to improve the quality of our lives by offering hygiene and convenience without – apparently – burdening the family budget.A 'marvellous' invention then, were it...
How to increase iron absorption with Vitamin C and iron deficiency
How to increase iron absorption with Vitamin C and iron deficiency Iron deficiency can be considered the most common and widespread food disorder in the world, since it since it is believed to be responsible for at least 50% of cases of anemia...
Easy homemade soy yogurt recipe, thick without using thickeners
Easy homemade soy yogurt recipe, thick without using thickeners Time: prep. 5 mins cook. 15-20 mins ferment. 5-8 hrs cooling. 12 hDifficulty: easyYield: for 8 servingsCost: very low...
Plant-based proteins: differences, best sources and how to reach RDA
Plant-based proteins: differences, best sources and how to reach RDA Before talking about plant-based proteins, a few words about proteins and amino acids in general.Every cell of our organism is composed by proteins: not only muscles, bones, skin,...
Probiotics and prebiotics: what they are and the natural sources
Probiotics and prebiotics: what they are and the natural sources For a few years now with increasing awareness, the intestine is called "the second brain"; given its ability to influence not only the first-order biological functions (digestion, waste...
How to survive holiday dinners without gaining weight: 12 tips for you
How to survive holiday dinners without gaining weight: 12 tips for you How to "survive" holiday dinners and lunches is the most recurring headache of this specific moment.On the calendar, the Christmas holidays should begin on December 24 and end on January 6;...
Sustainable homemade gifts that no one will ever want to re-gift
Sustainable homemade gifts that no one will ever want to re-gift Making a meaningful gift is an art. Nevertheless, to surprise and make your loved ones happy with a gift, you don't have to be rich or a "Fine Arts graduate".Sustainable gifts are very trendy,...
Air fryer, to buy or not to buy: discover here the biggest pros & cons
Air fryer, to buy or not to buy: discover here the biggest pros & cons For a few years now, just about everywhere in the world, air fryers have become a must have, a culinary icon to own.They promise delicious fried food, just like "the original",...
Carob bread with sourdough starter: a baked superfood, also very tasty
Carob bread with sourdough starter: a baked superfood, also very tasty Some of you may know that I spend most of the year in Portugal; this small country, incredibly full of surprises, is also the largest producer of carob in the world (more than 40...
Health benefits of chestnuts: pros and cons, tasty eating tips
Health benefits of chestnuts: pros and cons, tasty eating tips Before exploring the health benefits of chestnuts I would like to ask you a question: do you think the symbol of autumn is a superfood or just a poor man's bread?The answer is obvious. If CHE...
Healthy fats, less healthy & bad fats: what they are & how to choose them
Healthy fats, less healthy & bad fats: what they are & how to choose them Since the 1960s, fats have been considered the enemy number one of diets. Very caloric (1 gram provides 7 kcal) and extremely tasty, it becomes easy to exaggerate with...
Benefits of Persimmons, a super food to discover: tips and recipes
Benefits of Persimmons, a super food to discover: tips and recipes I sincerely believe that Mother Nature does it on purpose to supply us with a particular fruit or vegetable at a certain time of the year.Persimmons or apple of the orient (as they are...
How to save money on groceries and eat healthy: tips
How to save money on groceries and eat healthy: tips How to save money on groceries is a topic that is close to my heart, because for me healthy and conscious eating is not and should not be only the prerogative of the wealthy people. And that's why my...
Water kefir guide: what is it, pros & cons, how to prepare, tips and ideas
Water kefir guide: what is it, pros & cons, how to prepare, tips and ideas Would you like to have more probiotic foods in your diet, but you are vegan or lactose intolerant? Are you aware of the benefits of fermented foods, but preparing Kombucha...
Preservation of fruits and vegetables for the winter: best techniques for you
Preservation of fruits and vegetables for the winter: best techniques for you The preservation of fruits and vegetables for winter is a need that has been handed down for a multitude of generations.Among the most used methods we have jams, drying, curing...
What is the ideal breakfast? Healthy and well-balanced options for all
What is the ideal breakfast? Healthy and well-balanced options for all Salty or sweet, the important thing is that to be an ideal breakfast it must be rich. I cite in help to my affirmation the very wise and popular saying that catalogues in an excellent...
Health risks of grilling: tips and suggestions on how to reduce them
Health risks of grilling: tips and suggestions on how to reduce them In each of us there is an atavistic attraction towards grilling, regardless of the seasons: summer, certainly, is the most common period to be seduced by the most inviting aroma there...
How to cook Tofu to make it taste good: 6 basic tricks
How to cook Tofu to make it taste good 6 basic tricks Originally Chinese, tofu (aka Dòu Fu) has been present in Eastern cuisines for more than 2000 years. However, the rise in the world of international gastronomy had to wait until the '70s; since then, its...
Trihalomethanes in tap water: how to reduce their concentration
Trihalomethanes in tap water: how to reduce their concentration The WHO states that “all people, regardless their stage of development and their social and economic conditions, have the right to have access to an adequate supply of safe drinking water”....
How to cook dried legumes: all the tricks and secrets
How to cook dried legumes: all the tricks and secrets Italy is bathed on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea, however the traditional Mediterranean diet has left for decades its place to a diet not very healthy or variegated, consisting mainly of foods of...
How to make Oat Milk at home (DIY): cheap, delicious and not “slimy”
How to make Oat Milk at home (DIY): cheap, delicious and not “slimy” First I have to correct the title: legally I should not call it “How to make Oat Milk at home“, but “How to make Oat Drink at home“. As I was explaining it in “Homemade Soy Milk” the reason why we...
Kefir flatbread with spelt flour without yeast or butter: easy, tasty and cheap
Kefir flatbread with spelt flour without yeast or butter: easy, tasty and cheap Time: prep. 10 mins cook. 10 minsDifficulty: medium-easyYields: 8 flatbreadsCost: low I'll be blunt: I'm not a fan of fast-rising breads,...
Why and how to store avocados without using all the space in the freezer
Why and how to store avocados without using all the space in the freezer Before talking about how to store avocados, I'd like to address why we need to store them. Last call for the local avocado Dear friends of the northern hemisphere, the sweet fellowship...
Easy recipes with tahini (or tahin): 5 tasty, addictive ideas beyond hummus
Easy recipes with tahini (or tahin): 5 tasty, addictive ideas beyond hummus The most famous of all easy recipes with tahini or tahin, is undoubtedly hummus, which is conquering more and more people. What is more, for many of us, the main ingredient in this...
Whole wheat sourdough bread: easy and no-knead recipe
Whole wheat sourdough bread: easy and no-knead recipe If you are following me on social media for sometime, you surely know that we bake bread every 3-4 days. Both my husband and I can be considered as serious fans of this food, which counts on millennial of...
Easy homemade thick yogurt recipe, better than store bought
Easy homemade thick yogurt recipe, better than store bought Time: prep. 5 mins cook. 15-20 mins ferment. 4-8 hrs cooling. 12 hDifficulty: easyYield: for 4 servingsCost: very low...
What is Millet: Properties, benefits, why and how to cook it
What is Millet: Properties, benefits, why and how to cook it Drought is threatening the future of the world and some countries are already suffering from the impending catastrophe, as they come closer and closer to having to choose which sector to use the...
Pesticide residues in food: risks of multiple residues and how to avoid them
Pesticide residues in food: risks of multiple residues and how to avoid them What are pesticides? Before listing the things you need to know in order to avoid pesticide residues in food, a clarification is necessary: we say pesticides, but we mean generically...
Aquafaba: What is it and How to use the cooking water of chickpeas?
Aquafaba: What is it and How to use the cooking water of chickpeas? Technically speaking, aquafaba refers to the cooking water of all legumes, not just chickpeas. But this is how it is used and therefore I comply with this non-written rule too.The history of...
How to make tofu at home: the healthiest and most convenient method
How to make tofu at home: the healthiest and most convenient method In the Western part of the world we know tofu only very recently (a few decades), but we must admit that it has a much richer history than many foods we call 'traditional': in China the bean...
Homemade Soy Milk: how and why you should do it yourself (DIY)
Homemade Soy Milk: how and why you should do it yourself (DIY) First I have to correct the title: legally I should not call it "Homemade Soy Milk", but "Homemade Soy Drink".Made the necessary clarification should be said that the reason why we buy soy milk,...
Healthy nutrition: how to boost your immune system
Healthy nutrition: How to boost your immune system We all agree that a balanced diet is one of the primary factors for a healthy body.So we know the theory, but do we put it into practice? How many of us are really aware that we occidentals have been...
Bread waste: let’s see how to reduce it with some simple tricks
Bread waste: let's see how to reduce it with some simple tricks Yes, sometimes happiness is hidden in the crust of a loaf. We could already feel it inside the bowels, but knowing that bread (esp. wholemeal bread) stimulates the secretion of the serotonin...
What is TAHINI: a super food that you can make at home
What is TAHINI: a super food that you can make at home Many have heard of it, few use it, but how many really know what tahini (or tahin, tahina) is and how it is produced?This thick beige liquid is nothing more than the cream obtained by grinding toasted and...
Pasta and pressure cooker: myths to debunk for a more environmentalist way to cook
Pasta and pressure cooker: myths to debunk for a more environmentalist way to cook All populations know pasta, but few eat it as they should... according to Italians.For a large part of the world's inhabitants, the numbers present on the packaging which...
TOMATO, THE RED GOLD: here is TOMATO REVOLUTION
TOMATO, THE RED GOLD: here is TOMATO REVOLUTION The tomato is the prince of our tables throughout the year: in summer and autumn the fresh one, in winter and spring the preserved 'red gold' as paste, or dried ones. The production is based on the 3 phases of...
Linden tea: are we sure it is good for us?
Linden tea: are we sure it is good for us? These days during your walks in the countryside you may have noticed a wonderful scent that captures your soul, leaving a smile of harmony on your lips: most likely you are passing under a linden tree.Oh yes, we have...
Nutraceuticals: 6 common errors that compromise the richness of their therapeutic contents
Nutraceuticals: 6 common errors that compromise the richness of their therapeutic contents This strange term is an "old neologism" born of nutrition and pharmaceutical crasis. Its creator, a certain Dr. Stephen De Felice, having understood the therapeutic...
Food Waste: The invisible monster to destroy
Food Waste: The invisible monster to destroy According to the FAO at global level we throw away about a third of the food we produce, without consuming. The topic became so critical that it has even been included in the UN's Sustainable Development goals,...
Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables
Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables: The Importance Of Eating Seasonally "Once upon a time there was a pregnant woman expecting a baby girl. From the window of their little house, she could see the garden of a sorceress, in which flowers and fruits of all kinds...
Egg substitutes: how and why to replace eggs with cheap, sustainable and household ingredients
Egg substitutes: how and why to replace eggs with cheap, sustainable and household ingredients The egg has always been considered one of the miracles of nature, but also of the cuisine. Not for nothing are we used to say "as full as an egg", because in that...
No-knead sourdough wholemeal spelt bread
No-knead sourdough wholemeal spelt (Triticum spelta) bread: the high hydration dough The CHEtarian diet always advises you to choose foods that have a list of ingredients as short as possible, and that can be defined as traditional at least for some...
Good as a bread… or not?
Good as a bread... or not?Discovering the healthiest bread In 2018, the modern archeology made it known to the world that bread was already present on the tables of Homo Sapient in the Stone Age, some 14,400 years ago. This discovery makes us understand...
How to make an easy SOURDOUGH STARTER
How to make an easy SOURDOUGH STARTER Making a DIY starter, which was a fad like so many others in recent times, with the quarantine emergency, has become a must for many. This recipe for an easy sourdough starter is the one you are looking for: easy to...
Low-cost and low environmental impact disinfectant for virus control
Coronavirus: low-cost and low environmental impact disinfectant for virus control We often see on our screens, the massive disinfection carried out by several governments to eradicate the COVID-19 from the streets and public transport. Even children now...
Coronavirus and immune system: be aware of Vit D deficiency
Coronavirus and immune system: be aware of Vit D deficiency In these days I will try to write some articles which can be useful to those who are forced to stay at home. In the meantime I will try to give you some important "health tips" to maintain and...
Passive Cooking Using a Blanket
PASSIVE COOKING USING A BLANKET: IT CAN'T BE MORE SUSTAINABLE THAN THIS Today I want to share with you a photo of this chickpea salad bowl, a simple but very tasty dish. What's so special about it? Nothing, except the fact that the chickpeas are prepared...
ALL ABOUT AVOCADOS
ALL ABOUT AVOCADOS: THE GREEN GOLD! PART 1 Although for many of us avocado maintains its status as a mysterious object, for many others (estimators growing year by year) it has earned a good place on the weekly shopping list. If I had to explain its...
The disgusting scraps that are… Superfoods
Superfoods: the "disgusting" parts of food that are cheap and good for you Many of us are fascinated by superfoods, we read everything we can to understand what is the food of the moment that we must absolutely buy, because it is dense with nutrients...
Sprouts Do-It-Yourself
SPROUTS: the little big miracle that happens in the kitchen If we had to thank nature for just one food, choosing the sprouts would not be wrong. Findings dating back 5,000 years show that 'plant embryos' were prescribed and used by doctors in Ancient...
Food Consumerism: yesterday, today, tomorrow
Food Consumerism: yesterday, today, tomorrow. Let's take stock of our approach to food Sad to note that while in the days of the ancient Greeks, excess food was despised and seen as a weakness, the thousands of years of social, economic or cultural development...
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My name is Başak, food engineer with HACCP specialization. I research the balance of diets, according to their sustainability
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