Salad of blood oranges

They’re back! Blood oranges are just the first few months of the year, but once they are back I turn into big. Makro sells blood oranges per box. Most disappear into a glass of orange juice.

For variety you can handle them in a salad or dessert. Blood oranges taste fresher and often more acidic than regular oranges and that makes them so good for me. Tangerine I am not acidic enough and also minneolas are appealing. The first box is empty, but tomorrow another trip to Makro so.

Ingredients:
| Cooking time 15 minutes | 1-2 people |
• • a 4 blood oranges (sweet) onion • pepper • extra virgin olive oil

Preparation:

1. Cut the top and bottom of the oranges. Put the oranges on the flat side on a shelf with a sharp knife and cut the peel and white membrane from the top down way. Cut the oranges into thin slices then.

2. Peel the onion and cut into thin rings. This is also a mandolin.

3. Arrange the orange slices on a large plate. Sprinkle with the onion and drizzle with the olive oil. Grind some pepper and a little salt on salad.

How to make a pancake

Pancake is a flat and thin cake prepared using batter in pan. All over the world, pancakes have huge foodie fans but there are variations in preparation between different regions. Let us see how to make pancakes.

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Calories: 220

Ingredients:

The ingredients used for pancake preparation are quite simple and are always found in your kitchen.

• 1 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons melted butter (or 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil)

Preparation:

Ingredients give the flavor. To get fluffy and soft pancakes, it is necessary to mix the ingredients in right proportion. Blend the batter thoroughly to make it soft.

1. The all-purpose flour must be stirred or sifted well.
2. Mix all-purpose flour, baking powder, granulated sugar and salt.
3. Whisk egg and milk in a separate bowl.
4. Combine flour mixture with egg and milk.
5. Mix until you get a smooth batter without forming any lumps. If the batter becomes too thick to pour, add little water to get the consistency.
6. Heat the pan in a medium low heat.
7. Grease the pan with butter.
8. Put the batter in the hot pan.
9. When bubbles are forming in the surface, turn to other side.
10. Take 1 or 2 minutes until it turns golden brown in color.
11. Serve it hot.

Serving:

What we saw above is just a simple pancake recipe. But if you got it right, then you can add different ingredients to bring various delicious pan cakes in your plate. You can add little (1/2 teaspoon) of baking soda for betterment.

To experiment with variations of pancakes try to sprinkle new ingredients on the top of pancake or mix with the batter. Here I have listed few ingredients of my choice. Don’t get restricted to it. Try out what you like.

• Add sliced fresh or dry fruits on top of pancake
• Pour maple syrup on top of cooked pancake.
• Add grated chocolate pieces
• Add grated cheese on top of the pancake or just add grated cheese when it is half cooked.
• Sprinkle walnuts (finely chopped)on top of pancake
• Add honey on top of the pancake or mix a little honey with the batter.
• Mix vanilla syrup or any other flavor syrup in batter

You can also try with peanut, crepes and the list just goes on endless. Enjoy tasting Pancakes! This is a basic pancake recipe that everyone can make easily.

Kipstoofpotje with mustard and white wine

Last Monday I made this stew. I hesitated between cover with puff pastry or mashed potatoes. Puff pastry can be a bit powerful. Especially in combination with creamy sauce. The solution: a lighter sauce with white wine.

Opinions were divided. I was very pleased with the light sauce, my messmate missed the cream.

Ingredients:
| Cooking time 40 minutes | 2-3 people |
Organic chicken • 1-2 • butter for frying • 1 leek • 250 g mushrooms • 1 carrot • 1 clove garlic • 1 tablespoon butter • 1 tablespoon flour • 200 ml white wine • 1 tbsp (Zaandam) mustard • Salt and pepper • 4 slices of puff pastry

Preparation:

Cut the chicken into cubes, sliced ​​leeks, mushrooms and carrot sliced ​​into strips. Cut the garlic small. Preheat the oven to 225 ° C.

Bake the diced chicken breast brown in a little butter. Add the leeks, mushrooms, carrot and garlic. Bake the vegetables a few minutes. Remove from heat.

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a saucepan. Add the flour and stir with a whisk smooth. Little by little, stirring, pour the white wine. Cook up a (slightly) thick sauce. Season with mustard, pepper and salt.

Pour the sauce over the chicken and vegetables and mix. Add any additional salt and pepper. Spoon the mixture into a baking dish. Cover the dish with puff pastry. Bake 20 minutes in the oven until golden brown roof.

Brazil is already the largest producer of sustainable coffee in the world

Today Brazil produces the largest volume of certified coffee in the world, in fact, the country is the largest source of sustainable coffees in the world. The observation was made during a council meeting held UTZ sustainability initiative in the country last weekend. The country also stands as the largest global supplier of Utz certified coffee, with sales totaling 1 million bags of coffee with the UTZ certification in 2010.

Among all UTZ coffee sold worldwide from 23 producing countries that adopt good agricultural practices and environmental and social criteria established by the UTZ Certified, 38% are from Brazil, 22% are from Vietnam and 18% are from Honduras. The domestic market is also starting to become aware of the importance of certification, last year approximately 200 thousand bags of Utz certified coffee were sold in Brazil and used by industry to prepare coffee sold to consumers in Brazil.

Among the considerations made by the board during its meeting is the need to expand the system to support produtoresbrasileiros, both arabica and conilon, and developing more brands of coffee with the UTZ certification in the domestic market, similar to what has been done for specialty coffees. Launched recently, the Pestle Café Source is an example of national product that has the seal UTZ, a project stemming from the partnership with UTZ Sara Lee and Wal Mart.

Besides coffee, UTZ also works with the certification of cocoa and tea, and conducts traceability Deol African palm (palm oil), among other products. UTZ was founded in 1997 and is now present in over 60 countries around the world.

The Sustainable Coffee Program of Brazil (PCS), developed by ABIC – Brazilian Coffee Industry is facing the coffee industry, aligned with the sustainability concept.
This initiative aims, through partnerships between industry and the farmers and their cooperatives, promote quality and sustainability throughout the coffee chain, from the agricultural process, passing the benefit to the industry in the roasting process.

The organization seeks to offer differentiated coffees, with assured traceability from the plant to the cup, produced with sustainability criteria and quality control, all backed by certification programs, checks and audits on farms in the coffee industry.

Sustainable Coffee – ABIC

The Sustainable Coffee Program of Brazil (PCS), developed by ABIC – Brazilian Coffee Industry is facing the coffee industry, aligned with the sustainability concept.
This initiative aims, through partnerships between industry and the farmers and their cooperatives, promote quality and sustainability throughout the coffee chain, from the agricultural process, passing the benefit to the industry in the roasting process.

The organization seeks to offer differentiated coffees, with assured traceability from the plant to the cup, produced with sustainability criteria and quality control, all backed by certification programs, checks and audits on farms in the coffee industry.

The PCS is based on cooperation agreements with the organizations of the industrial growers through the ABIC. The grain produced on farms and certified as to its sustainable production, serve as a basic raw material – at least 60% of the composition of the blend – for the production of superior type or Gourmet coffees, certified by the Coffee Quality Program – PQC, the ABIC , which ensures the quality of the drink and sensory characteristics of the final product.
The PQC ABIC has certified 200 Brazilian coffee brands, of which 70 are superior or Gourmet coffee. The two entities combine their programs through a Memorandum of Cooperation, which will be managed by the Instituto Totum, accredited certification body specialized in the management and quality programs.

The new products of the Sustainable Coffee Program of Brazil, will receive a special identification – this logo of a tree, topping the title Sustainable Coffees of Brazil – which will facilitate their identification by retailers, distributors, coffee shops and consumers.

Spicy candied apple cake

Yesterday I looked at the Uitzendinggemist NRCV Doc episode: The taste of the soul. Document follows Cees Helder, Eric van Loo and Paul Craenenbroeck. Eric Loo’s cook and the chef Cees Helder successor to star at restaurant Park Hill. Paul was 17 years Craenenbroeck the Superintendent for the Benelux Guide Michelin. The documentary offers a beautiful view of the work of these three men and the connection they have with each other.

In particular, the fragments with Cees Helder touched me. The great chef who stops and after that withdrawal of his work. For months he cooked meatballs and sausages, steak and because he is the lamb from the butcher was not good enough. To his wife says, “Well it’s over, now go back cooking.” Then he prepares a perfect dish for his wife and himself, soft-boiled eggs, rolled in breadcrumbs with grated truffle and soldiers. At last he can enjoy it again.

This apple cake is a very different order, but baking always provides great satisfaction. Especially if the smell of spices fills the house slowly. In the photo, the cake one night old, making the caramel sauce in the cake is drawn. This is what the cake kleffer, but he’s still good. Maybe next time I make them thicker caramel sauce of cream and sugar / butter on top are better left behind.

Ingredients:
| Cooking time 30 minutes + 50 minutes in the oven |
• 150g dates, roughly chopped • 150 ml milk • 185 g soft butter • 150g self-raising flour • 125g light brown sugar • 1 / 4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 large eggs • 1 to 1.5 tablespoons mixed spice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • • • 3 small red apples squeezed lemon juice • handful of caramels or fudge (Lonka) • icing

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 180 ° C. Line a brownie-baking pan (20 x 20 cm) with baking paper. Pour the milk into a saucepan and add the dates to. Bring the milk to a simmer. Turn off the heat and let stand 15 minutes dates.

2. Cut the apples into quarters, remove core and cut into thin slices. Sprinkle apples with lemon juice and go quickly on to the cake batter.

3. Chop the dates and milk in a food processor until a smooth puree. Spoon the puree into a bowl and add the butter, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, eggs, spices and vanilla extract. Mix briefly with an electric mixer until smooth cake batter.

4. Pour cake batter into prepared tin and smooth the top flat. Top with apple slices overlapping. Bake 45-50 minutes in the oven. Test with a needle or the cake is cooked *. Let the cake cool in the pan.

5. Put the toffees with a dash of milk in a saucepan. Let the caramels melt, stirring. Sprinkle cake with powdered sugar and pour the caramel sauce. Cut into squares and serve.

With a needle you can test if a cake is cooked. Prick the needle in the middle of the cake. If the needle comes out dry the cake, the cake is cooked. If not, then bake 5-10 minutes.

Foods rich in calcium

Food rich in calcium. No need you make a technician course in dietetics and nutritionYou can inform you of the most important in relation to food and calcium. To contextualize the topic, I invite you to read the first and second post dedicated to it, before going to focus today.

Before going to choose foods from the list below … Advice do you accept? It is very important that you learn to look at labels and choose foods that have a high% of the RDA of calcium and at least 20% or more. You will be surprised to find large differences in the calcium content of the same types of foods (like yogurt different brand) and even between different brands of the same foods as cheese, juice and bread.

Now we are going to a list to guide you:

• Yogurt
• Fruity Yogurt
• Low fat or nonfat (skim)
• Whole milk
• Cheese (all types, some have more some less)
• Milkshakes
• Eggnog

Now, remember that just because your child is eating cheese does not mean you are getting a lot of calcium. Insist: be sure to carefully read the nutrition label to make sure that cheese in particular has a lot of calcium.

I say, and rightly so … – these are all dairy products or derivatives, and the question is are there any non-dairy foods that are rich in calcium?

Absolutely, in the next post we completed the list with them.