The secret for a perfect juice

The secret for a perfect juice

Even in the winter, a good home-made fruit juice can be a panacea. It provides useful vitamins for the prevention of seasonal ailments and helps replacing the mineral salts lost through sweat in summer months. In order for our juices to keep unchanged their beneficial properties, it is important to know which appliance is the

Mixed bean soup with turmeric

Mixed bean soup with turmeric

Ingredients for 6 servings 80 g of lentils 80 g of chickpeas 80 g of cannellini beans 2 spoonful of 00 flour 4 ripe red tomatoes or a tin of tomatoes 1 big white onion 1 lemon juiced Minced celery leaves 1 small bunch of minced parsley 1 teaspoonful of powdered turmeric A pinch of

Rosemary risotto

Rosemary risotto

Ingredients for 4 people 400 g of carnaroli rice fresh rosemary and rosemary flowers 1 onion 1 fresh creamy cheese vegetable broth 1 glass of white wine Extra virgin olive oil grated Parmesan cheese whole marine salt     Preparation Wash the rosemary, eliminate the trunk (keep only one small branch to garnish the plate),

Savoury muffins with vegetables

Savoury muffins with vegetables

Ingredients for 9 muffins 150 gr of 00 flour 100 g of fresh cheese 200 gr of mixed vegetables (carrots, pumpkin, beet tops, broccoli, potatoes) 30 g of grated Parmesan cheese Half a bag of baking powder 120 ml of milk 1 egg Extra virgin olive oil A little bit of butter (to grease the

5 mistakes you shouldn’t make when preparing a main-course salad

5 mistakes you shouldn’t make when preparing a main-course salad

To prepare a main-course salad you should follow a few simple rules. Sometimes people don’t abide strictly by the recommended amount of ingredients and they double or, on the contrary, half one of them. These wrong proportions change substantially the benefits of our main-course salad: e.g. it can be too high in calories or poor

Tempura, how to prepare it

Tempura, how to prepare it

In Japan, with the tempura batter is used mainly to prepare seasonal vegetables, shrimps and squids, on rare occasion meat. Tempura is a particularly light kind of frying technique, with which luscious and crunchy food is prepared. And it is easy to prepare, if you know the basic rules to make it.   The batter

Pumpkin and Parmesan cheese croquettes

Pumpkin and Parmesan cheese croquettes

Ingredients 500 g of mashed pumpkin 2 eggs Half a cup of whole wheat flour 2 teaspoonful of powdered yeast 8-10 spoonful of grated Parmesan cheese 2 spoonful of minced fresh rosemary Organic sunflower oil Whole sea salt Black pepper to grind     Preparation Put the mashed pumpkin in a medium-sized bowl. Beat the

Solidale italiano, respectful of people and the land

Solidale italiano, respectful of people and the land

When you think about fair trade the world’s Southern countries are off the top of your head. As well as coffee and cocoa plantations, tropical fruits and sugar cane. In a virtuous circle of production and marketing of sustainable food that since 1988 provides fair wages and promotes respect for people and the environment, Solidale

Black rice salad

Black rice salad

Ingredients for 4 people 300 g of black rice 1/2 pomegranate 100 g of pine nuts 1 big carrot Fresh chives Extra virgin olive oil 2 spoonful apple vinegar whole marine salt pepper     Preparation Boil salty water in a pot. Add the rice and cook for about 40 minutes. Drain the rice and