During the holidays we always tend to treat ourselves too much with goodness and then, when our work or study reminds us of our duties, we tend to spend too much time sit and relaxed. If you want to fight those extra pounds, here are some great tips that my dietitian has wisely shared with me and that are able to improve anyone’s lifestyle and diet. – Avoid these types of food: meats, sweets, dried fruits and fruits in syrup, wine and all alcoholic beverages, butter, lard, margarine and fresh cream. – Prefer natural, seasonal, fresh and whole foods. You can use frozen food, while all canned foods are to be…
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How to: a healthy fuchsia salad
It’s colourful, easy to do and super healthy: it’s the beetroot salad! I often add beetroot with pleasure to my diet because it has many good properties: it helps digestion, lowers cholesterol, it’s rich in minerals (magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and calcium) and it’s good for anemia thanks to iron and anthocyanins. This “fuchsia salad” is ready in just five minutes and needs: – half red or a “delicate” onion, – a pack of pre steamed beetroots, – extra virgin olive oil (1 tablespoon), – salt (a pinch). I usually cut the harder part of each beetroot off and I use that juice contained in the package to add more flavor to…
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How to: Guacamole!
Are you hungry? The answer is guacamole, a perfect dish for a quick snack or a colourful hors- d’oeuvre. Maybe the colour isn’t so inviting, but the taste is excellent. Here’s what I used and how I prepared it: – half an avocado, – tomato pulp (I used a couples of teaspoons of tomatoes sauce I’ve done before), – garlic powder (or half mashed and cut to pieces garlic), – olive oil, – half lemon juice, – salt, – black pepper, – chilli powder. I cut the avocado in half, paying attention to the seed, and I crushed a half with a fork in a bowl. I added olive oil,…
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How to: Bloody Mary! (the tomato sauce for pasta)
Hey, are you ready for a very hot recipe?Today I’ll show you the Bloody Mary, well… a tomatoes sauce version.I really like it and I hope you can try it soon because it isn’t hard to do at all.The ingredients for 4 people are:-a 500gr. tomatoes can-vodka 1/4 liter-1 small chilli pepper-125 ml fresh cream-a big onion (half)-1 garlic clove-salt and olive oil How to…Chop finely the onion and the garlic clove separately. Pour the oil in a saucepan and when it is hot enough, throw the chopped onion, let it cook and then add the chopped garlic.Let all fry and pour the tomatoes, vodka and the chilli pepper cut…
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How to & Tips: Peplo, a reenactment Greek dress or an easy party costume
If you don’t know how to get dressed for a costume party, you can use a plain bedsheet and become a classical Greek woman or a glowy goddess with your own DIY peplos (here with a makeup look by yours truly). I found this do-it-yourself idea while leafing an old monthly magazine dedicated to the ancient Greek world (a Focus History special issue). Despite the title of this insert (“The chiton in 4 moves”), this DIY dress looks like a peplos like those worn by Greek women up to 500 b.C., with a flap of fabric on the upper part of the body that was called “apoptygma“. Your bedsheet, about one-third, should…
