Search
Olive oil
Archives
- February 2012 (1)
- January 2011 (4)
- April 2010 (2)
- January 2010 (20)
- December 2009 (3)
- September 2009 (15)
- August 2009 (1)
- May 2009 (21)
- April 2009 (27)
Margo IQ – Tasty spread, healthy spread
We build our memory from very early age
You would probably never have thought that the brain is the fattiest organ in the body! But it is true. The brain is on average built of 75% water and about 25% of other substances of which 60% is fat.
It is therefore quite clear that for its optimal [...]
Gnocchi – truths and deceptions
Like many other pasta products, the history of gnocchi is also related to the Apennine Peninsula. It is believed that the original recipe was developed in Middle East and that it arrived to the European continent with the expansion of the Roman Empire. Each country developed its own version of gnocchi using various ingredients [...]
Aivar – a lasting tradition
Basic aivar ingredients are peppers, eggplants, garlic, oil and vinegar. The ingredients are baked, grinded and cooked together and the result is a tasty and aromatic vegetable side dish, deeply rooted into our food culture. Since numerous pigments, plant chemicals and vitamins are fat solvable, aivar is an excellent medium which ensures well exploitation of [...]
Mixed salad – carrots, cauliflower, pickles, green tomatoes, peppers
Carrot has an extremely low amount of calories; 100 g of carrots contain only 40 kcal, but it is rich with vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.
Carrot is an excellent vitamin K source and a very good source of vitamin C and potassium. Besides that, it is one of the best sources of the alpha-carotene and beta-carotene [...]
Pickles – truths and deceptions
Cucumbers are one of the food products with the lowest amount of calories; they contain only 15 kcal in 100 g. They are consumed fresh, usually during the summer or canned throughout the whole year.
They supposedly originate from North Asia where they have been grown for over 10 000 years and from where they ended [...]
Pepper – low-calorie salad queen
Pepper comes from South America. It was brought to Europe in the 15th century by the Spanish and it spread all the way to Turkey. Today it is grown in largest amounts in Hungary. It has been used in folk medicine for centuries, especially as means to strengthen the immunity. Apart from protecting from various [...]
Canned vegetables – truths and deceptions
Food preservation has been done from the ancient times, although not in the sophisticated way it is done today. The purpose of food preservation is extending the duration of the food product, in this case vegetables, i.e. preserving its original quality in order to make it available throughout the entire year and not only during [...]
Beet – a superrroot rich with powerful antioxidants
his is a root vegetable of distinct purple color which is often eaten in its preserved form. Favorite, available and primarily healthy beet salad is usually mentioned in terms of its favorable effect on the immune system and it is one of the best known folk medicines for anemia.
Beet is a treasury of various [...]
Zvijezda tuna
vijezda tuna is a yellowfin tuna which is a symbol of top quality. You only need to open the package and, whether you at home or at work, you will have a tasty, healthy and succulent meal right in front of you. From now on you can find the following among the wide range of [...]
