Porridge from leguminous plants tasted with smoked bacon/ Kaša z Hŕstky s údenou slaninou

"Hŕstka (Handful)" is the mixture of eight leguminous plants, yellow peas, green peas, medium lentils, red lentils, beans, pearl white beans, medium colored beans, adzuki beans, mung beans. Peas contain fiber, minerals, vitamins with antioxidant properties and lutein necessary for healthy vision.

BRYNDZA - Sheep cheese spread with chives and red pepper/ Nátierka z bryndze s pažitkou a červenou paprikou

Traditional sheep cheese - BRYNDZA - is a soft salted, fermented sheep cheese produced from raw, unpasteurized sheep's milk on sheep farms in the mountains or in bryndza-plants. It is prepared in Eastern Europe, especially in Slovakia, and its production dates back to the 18th century. Bryndza has medicinal properties, which have been clinically proven. It has about twice the amount of calcium than cow's milk, of a higher absorbency, and therefore, favorably influences osteoporosis. 

Fresh mint and lemon balm sorbet with melon / Mätovo - medovkový sorbet s melónom / Sorbet à la menthe fraîche et à la mélisse avec melon

Sorbet, a non-fat alternative to ice cream, is an ice dessert made from sweetened water flavoured with the fruit juice or liqueur. The fruit sorbet is a refreshing dessert for hot summer days. The following recipe flavours the sorbet with the herbs such as mint and lemon balm and is served with melon. The recipe is suitable for gardeners who grow herbs in their gardens.

Grapeseed Oil in Place of Butter in Citrus Gateau - Hroznový olej na miesto masla v citrusovej torte - L'huile de pépins de raisin en place du beurre dans Citrus Gâteau

Grapeseed oil is extracted from wine grapes usually chemically, which makes grapeseed oil affordable. It has a lot of beneficial effects, but also side effects.

Pesto from Bear's Garlic - Pesto z cesnaku medvedieho - Pesto à l'ail des bois

               

Bear's Garlic (Allium ursinum L.) has a great therapeutic potential and has even more remedial  effects than Garlic. Growing up in April and May, sometimes earlier, leaves are harvested before flowering. Is suitable for the spring cleaning treatment, bowel disease, the treatment of chronic skin diseases, prevents arteriosclerosis of blood vessels, high blood pressure, and heart diseases (Source: Maria Treben - Health from God's Pharmacy). It is also used to prepare delicious dishes. One of them is pesto, which recipe I read in newspapers and then I slightly modified it.

Light blueberry gateau / Ľahká čučoriedková torta

Gateaux are small pieces of art and the light blueberry gateau is prepared from cottage cheese, whipping cream and fruits. I have reduced the sugar in it, and instead I used a fruit juice. It is suitable as a light dessert that does not burden the organism, even suitable for a family event.

Torty sú malé umelecké diela a táto torta je navyše pripravená z tvarohu, smotany a ovocia. Zredukovala som v nej cukor a namiesto neho som použila ovocnú šťavu. Je vhodný ako ľahký dezert ktorý nezaťažuje organizmus, vhodný ako darček pre rodinnú udalosť.

E-book - HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT WE EAT - AKO ZISTIŤ ČO JEME

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E-book about Oriental and Mediterranean healthy food, food self-analysis, recipes and food photography/ E-knižka o zdravej strave z Orientu a Stredomoria, vlastnej analýze potravín, receptoch a fotografii 

Chicken Curry - Kuracie karí

Chicken curry is a dish from Asian cuisine that is prepared from coconut milk, oriental spices such as curcuma, cloves, anise and cinnamon. Attention of the scientific world is drawn to curcuma, which has anti-inflammatory  and antioxidant properties, can be used against cancer and Alzheimer's disease. Cinnamon also has many medicinal effects, prevents blood clotting, lowers cholesterol and others. Fruits and vegetables in the preparation of this dish not only will enhance its palatability, but also will promote health and a slim figure.

Low fat strawberry TIRAMISU/ Nízko kalorické jahodové TIRAMISU

Tiramisu is a coffee cake started in Venice, made of ladyfingers soaked in espresso, mascarpone cheese and a touch of brandy. My Tiramisu is little different, made of round ladyfingers sprinkled with lime and rum, a mixture of vanilla yoghurt and cheese, strawberries and decorated with cacao. Such a cake contains vitamins, low fat and its preparation takes only 10 minutes.