Point 1. How can food help bring different cultures closer together? Food is a language in a way, and when we bring other foods into our kitchen, we have the chance to bring the habits and tastes of that culture into our lives without having to physically travel. There are many ways of traveling and the kitchen is one of my favorite ways to visit different countries. When you cook a feijoada for example, there is a piece of you that goes to Brazil. When you cook a beef bourguignon, a piece of France comes to your kitchen. When you cook pasta cacio e pepe, a piece of Italy lands in your home. As we talk about the dishes, the places, and the people from that country, we connect with them. That’s why cooking is also a language, a way of communication, not just something about the way we eat, but the world we live in. Cooking is a democratic art. We all eat a few times a day and it remains the single most effective way to connect body, heart, and soul with health. What we choose to eat is part of what we are and part of what we would like to be. Point 2. How do you incorporate your heritage into your everyday life? Instead of looking at the kitchen as a burden, where you have to prep, cook, eat, and clean, I encourage people to incorporate habits and traditions from their own culture and look at time through self-improvement, using healthy cooking as a tool for that. I like to enter the kitchen with a different perspective: turn on the music , put on an apron (usually a green apron with lots of Brazilian colors), and see cooking as a source of health, a way of relaxation, family gathering, and therapy. For me, it’s a place where I can sing and dance some samba, talk in Portuguese with my kids when they cook with me, and even exercise, all while cooking an amazing healthy meal! I also try to keep in mind that portion control is here to help us. I also try to visit the farmers market often. (Rita an experienced cook) Point 3. Cooking for one doesn’t have to mean eating alone For some single people, cooking for yourself just means having to spend more time alone. You may choose to regularly eat out—even if it just involves sitting alone in a fast food restaurant—to feel a connection to other people. Eating out means you’re more likely to meet new people, strike up a conversation with a stranger, or at least break the monotony of another evening alone. However, cooking for yourself doesn’t have to mean eating alone. With some creativity, you can cook healthy, inexpensive meals at home, and still find that connection to others that we all need. Cook a little extra and invite a coworker or neighbor to join you if social distancing rules allow. Everyone loves a home-cooked meal and most people who live alone are in the same boat as you. They probably feel just as awkward about reaching out as you do. Be the one to take the initiative. You may even be able to share cooking responsibilities—one prepares the entrée, the other dessert, for example. Cooking with others can be a fun way to try out new recipes and deepen relationships. Make your food at home, then eat out at a park, picnic area, or other public place. Enjoying home-cooked rather than store-bought food can make for a good conversation starter. Shop for food at a community or farmer’s market instead of a grocery store or supermarket. People here are more likely to take the time to discuss the food and give cooking tips, making it easier to make new friends. If you don’t have people in your life that you want to eat with, find ways to meet new people. Take a cooking class, join a club, or enroll in a sports team or special interest group that meets on a regular basis. Volunteering for a community organization is another great way to expand your social circle and find future dining companions.
Why A Healthy Lifestyle Starts in the Kitchen?
Point 1. How can food help bring different cultures cl...
Most eggs are produced in China, and this is no less, 160 billion pieces per year. For comparison: in the US, this figure is 65 billion. A chicken will never hatch from a store egg, even if it is placed in an incubator, as these eggs are not fertilized. In general, chicken is one of the very first domestic animals; it was tamed in China around 1400 BC. One chicken can lay up to 250 eggs per year. Moreover, this is not the limit of its capabilities: experiments have shown that by manipulating the light, it is possible to make the chickens rush a lot more. The color of the yolk directly depends on what the chicken eats. An ostrich egg must be cooked for 2 hours to make it hard-boiled. It is very difficult to break it, not many predators have come up with an effective way to enjoy this delicacy. You can’t say about the Egyptian vulture, which throws stones at the top of an egg, and then, breaking the shell, regales its contents. Did you know that eggs also breathe like any other living creature? The egg shell has small pores through which air passes and excess moisture comes out. In 21 days, during which the embryo, and later the chick, spends inside the egg, it absorbs about 4 liters of air and releases about 3 liters of carbon dioxide, as well as 8 liters of water vapor. Christians paint eggs for Easter, but the Chinese do this before replenishment in the family, because the egg in China symbolizes the continuation of life. And if it is painted red, then it will become a symbol of happiness and prosperity. With a simple egg, you can easily play a friend by making a jumping egg out of him. It is enough to lower it in a glass with vinegar and wait a few days. Then ask a friend to break the raw egg, throwing it from a height of, say, 15 meters. You will see how he will try. The largest omelet was cooked by a Mexican cook, its weight was 600 kg, and it consisted of 500 yolks. Blind assistant cooks became record-breakers for speedy egg cleaning; they managed to clear 12,600 eggs in less than 8 hours. Just think: humanity eats 567 billion eggs in a year, and this number is growing every year. It is also interesting that the size of the egg directly depends on the age of the chicken: the older it is, the larger its eggs will be. The founder of modern horror films, Alfred Hitchcock, was afraid of eggs. This phobia is called ovophobia. And the most expensive eggs, of course, are Faberge eggs. The most expensive of them was sold at auction for 18,500 pounds. It was acquired by an unknown collector from Russia.
Interesting Egg Facts
Most eggs are produced in China, and this is no less,...
Monday: 1.100 gr. oatmeal with 1 tbsp. l honey 2. One banana 3.200 gr. boiled chicken and a portion of vegetable salad 4. Not fat cottage cheese 150 gr., One orange 5.500 ml. kefir 1% Tuesday: 1. 200 gr. buckwheat porridge with vegetables 2. Apples 2 pcs. 3. 200 gr. boiled beef with vegetable salad 4. 200 gr. steamed sea fish, one grapefruit 5. 150 gr. not fat curd Wednesday: 1.200 gr. boiled rice with vegetables 2.5 gr. walnuts with 1 tbsp. l honey 3.200 gr. boiled veal, vegetable salad 4. Three boiled eggs, 2 tomatoes 5.300 gr. no more yogurt 2.5% Thursday: 1. 200 gr. Rough pasta with 50 g of cottage cheese 2. One apple and a banana 3. 200 gr. boiled beef, vegetable salad 4. 200 gr. seafood 5. 300 gr milk Friday: 1 .100 gr. boiled rice, 100 gr. boiled fish 2. Two tablespoons of honey 3. Serving of vegetable salad 4. 200 gr. chicken fillet, three cucumbers 5. Three boiled eggs Saturday: 1. 200 gr. boiled beans with vegetables 2. 200 gr. fruit salad, a tablespoon of honey 3. 200 gr. boiled veal with vegetables 4. 150 gr. low fat cheese 5. 500 ml kefir Sunday: 1. 200 gr. boiled potatoes, vegetable salad 2. 200 gr. any fruit 3. 200 gr. boiled beef, citrus fruits 4. 150 gr. cottage cheese 5. 400 gr. yogurt
Menu for the week
Monday: 1.100 gr. oatmeal with 1 tbsp. l honey 2. On...
Sleeping Beauty Castle Inspired by Neuschwanstein Castle, a picturesque 19th-century castle in Germany, Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, reaches nowhere near its European counterpart’s 213 foot height. Yet, despite its more intimate scale, the 77-foot-tall structure seems to tower over Main Street, thanks to the fact that design elements like the bricks in the walls get progressively smaller as they reach greater heights, imposing a forced perspective that exaggerates the castle’s size. This iconic symbol of the park dates back to opening day in 1955. The interior of the castle, which opened to visitors two years later, includes dioramas that tell the story of “Sleeping Beauty.” Fanciful features include imposing arches, a French-inspired golden crest (a rendering of the Disney coat of arms) above the entry, a drawbridge that has been lowered only twice, and below it, a moat known as Lake of the Swans. Enchanted Storybook Castle Opened in 2016, the Enchanted Storybook Castle at Shanghai Disneyland Park offers walk-throughs of exhibits representing all the Disney princesses and is the tallest of the six Disney castles, reaching close to 200 feet. Hewing to the mantra “authentically Disney, distinctly Chinese,” the tallest of the eight towers is topped with a golden peony finial symbolizing China above a stream of shooting Disney stars; one of the remaining spires has a gold finial shaped like a magnolia (an important flower for the Shanghainese), and another carries a crown representing the Disney princesses. Phantom Manor The Disneyland Paris equivalent of the Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World and other Disney parks, this dark-ride attraction opened in 1992 in Frontierland in the French park in Marne-la-Vallée. Though it promises glimpses of 999 “happy haunts,” its imposing exterior is forbidding enough to give visitors second thoughts about dropping by. Built in the Victorian Second Empire architectural style, the house also took inspiration for its deliberately dilapidated look from the Fourth Ward school building in the old mining town of Virginia City, Nevada. Tokyo Disneyland Hotel Opened in 2008, this Victorian-style accommodation in Urayasu, Japan, is the largest and perhaps most striking of the three Disney hotels in Tokyo Disney Resort. The nine-story hotel with a sweeping entryway and ornate dome manages to blend the early 20th-century Victorian architectural style that Walt Disney embraced throughout his career with that of World Bazaar, the first themed land to greet guests as they stroll into Tokyo Disneyland. Flo’s V8 Cafe Patrons of Disneyland in Anaheim can fuel up at this retro diner in Cars Land that opened in 2012 and serves up American classics like fried chicken alongside architectural eye candy. A replica of the eponymous cafe in the hit Disney film “Cars,” itself named in honor of the V8 engine, the car-themed canteen incorporates design elements resembling pistons, spark plugs, and even an air filter.
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Perfect for a light snack, fruits are suitable, the best of them are bananas. Bananas contain a large amount of carbohydrates that will allow you to get rid of hunger for a long time. Fruits are good because they are low-calorie and have a large amount of glucose, which will help to fill the body with energy. They will also perfectly satisfy your hunger and fill you with strength, as well as improve the mental performance of nuts. You need only a dozen grains to get enough. Nuts contain large amounts of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. Eating nuts is comparable to eating meat. Dried fruits are very healthy and full of vitamins, you need to choose this product without adding sugar. Just a few fruits cope with mild hunger. Sour milk products that are rich in calcium occupy a worthy place, they also normalize the microflora of the stomach and improve the digestive system. It is better to choose yogurts without fillers, it is better to add some fresh berries, as well as very useful kefir. It is very convenient to satisfy hunger with such products even on the go. Dark chocolate is also on the list of healthy snacks. Although it is high-calorie, it is considered a very useful product. You need only a few slices of this sweetness to reduce hunger and not spoil the figure, as well as receive the hormone of happiness. Only chocolate in which not less than 80% cocoa has beneficial qualities.
Healthy snacks
Perfect for a light snack, fruits are suitable, the be...

The main ingredients for 2 martinis: 1. 120 ml. ginger vodka (see recipe below) . 2. 120 ml. freshly squeezed apple + lime juice (see recipe below) . 3. 15 ml syrup from maple syrup or honey (mix equal parts of syrup or honey with clean water, mix until completely dissolved). 4. Crushed ice.

Ginger Vodka: 1. 120 ml. vodka. 2. 2.5 cm. Ginger (grate).

Apple + lime juice: 1. 1 large green apple. 2. 60 ml of water. 3. Juice of 1 large or 2 small limes. 4. Apple slices for decoration.

Preparation: Prepare vodka: 1. Shake vodka in a shaker with grated ginger. Leave on for at least 2 hours (the longer, the better). While filtering, squeeze ginger thoroughly to get maximum extract. 2. Place martini glasses in the freezer for cooling. 3. For juice, chopped apple with water and lime juice, beat in a blender at maximum speed until smooth. 4. Strain, discard the ground apple.

Preparing a drink: In a shaker, mix juice, vodka and syrup. Fill half with crushed ice. Shake and pour into glasses. Garnish with apple slices.

Point 1. How can food help bring different cultures closer together? Food is a language in a way, and when we bring other foods into our kitchen, we have the chance to bring the habits and tastes of that culture into our lives without having to physically travel. There are many ways of traveling and the kitchen is one of my favorite ways to visit different countries. When you cook a feijoada for example, there is a piece of you that goes to Brazil. When you cook a beef bourguignon, a piece of France comes to your kitchen. When you cook pasta cacio e pepe, a piece of Italy lands in your home. As we talk about the dishes, the places, and the people from that country, we connect with them. That’s why cooking is also a language, a way of communication, not just something about the way we eat, but the world we live in. Cooking is a democratic art. We all eat a few times a day and it remains the single most effective way to connect body, heart, and soul with health. What we choose to eat is part of what we are and part of what we would like to be. Point 2. How do you incorporate your heritage into your everyday life? Instead of looking at the kitchen as a burden, where you have to prep, cook, eat, and clean, I encourage people to incorporate habits and traditions from their own culture and look at time through self-improvement, using healthy cooking as a tool for that. I like to enter the kitchen with a different perspective: turn on the music , put on an apron (usually a green apron with lots of Brazilian colors), and see cooking as a source of health, a way of relaxation, family gathering, and therapy. For me, it’s a place where I can sing and dance some samba, talk in Portuguese with my kids when they cook with me, and even exercise, all while cooking an amazing healthy meal! I also try to keep in mind that portion control is here to help us. I also try to visit the farmers market often. (Rita an experienced cook) Point 3. Cooking for one doesn’t have to mean eating alone For some single people, cooking for yourself just means having to spend more time alone. You may choose to regularly eat out—even if it just involves sitting alone in a fast food restaurant—to feel a connection to other people. Eating out means you’re more likely to meet new people, strike up a conversation with a stranger, or at least break the monotony of another evening alone. However, cooking for yourself doesn’t have to mean eating alone. With some creativity, you can cook healthy, inexpensive meals at home, and still find that connection to others that we all need. Cook a little extra and invite a coworker or neighbor to join you if social distancing rules allow. Everyone loves a home-cooked meal and most people who live alone are in the same boat as you. They probably feel just as awkward about reaching out as you do. Be the one to take the initiative. You may even be able to share cooking responsibilities—one prepares the entrée, the other dessert, for example. Cooking with others can be a fun way to try out new recipes and deepen relationships. Make your food at home, then eat out at a park, picnic area, or other public place. Enjoying home-cooked rather than store-bought food can make for a good conversation starter. Shop for food at a community or farmer’s market instead of a grocery store or supermarket. People here are more likely to take the time to discuss the food and give cooking tips, making it easier to make new friends. If you don’t have people in your life that you want to eat with, find ways to meet new people. Take a cooking class, join a club, or enroll in a sports team or special interest group that meets on a regular basis. Volunteering for a community organization is another great way to expand your social circle and find future dining companions.
Why A Healthy Lifestyle Starts in the Kitchen?
Point 1. How can food help bring different cultures cl...
Most eggs are produced in China, and this is no less, 160 billion pieces per year. For comparison: in the US, this figure is 65 billion. A chicken will never hatch from a store egg, even if it is placed in an incubator, as these eggs are not fertilized. In general, chicken is one of the very first domestic animals; it was tamed in China around 1400 BC. One chicken can lay up to 250 eggs per year. Moreover, this is not the limit of its capabilities: experiments have shown that by manipulating the light, it is possible to make the chickens rush a lot more. The color of the yolk directly depends on what the chicken eats. An ostrich egg must be cooked for 2 hours to make it hard-boiled. It is very difficult to break it, not many predators have come up with an effective way to enjoy this delicacy. You can’t say about the Egyptian vulture, which throws stones at the top of an egg, and then, breaking the shell, regales its contents. Did you know that eggs also breathe like any other living creature? The egg shell has small pores through which air passes and excess moisture comes out. In 21 days, during which the embryo, and later the chick, spends inside the egg, it absorbs about 4 liters of air and releases about 3 liters of carbon dioxide, as well as 8 liters of water vapor. Christians paint eggs for Easter, but the Chinese do this before replenishment in the family, because the egg in China symbolizes the continuation of life. And if it is painted red, then it will become a symbol of happiness and prosperity. With a simple egg, you can easily play a friend by making a jumping egg out of him. It is enough to lower it in a glass with vinegar and wait a few days. Then ask a friend to break the raw egg, throwing it from a height of, say, 15 meters. You will see how he will try. The largest omelet was cooked by a Mexican cook, its weight was 600 kg, and it consisted of 500 yolks. Blind assistant cooks became record-breakers for speedy egg cleaning; they managed to clear 12,600 eggs in less than 8 hours. Just think: humanity eats 567 billion eggs in a year, and this number is growing every year. It is also interesting that the size of the egg directly depends on the age of the chicken: the older it is, the larger its eggs will be. The founder of modern horror films, Alfred Hitchcock, was afraid of eggs. This phobia is called ovophobia. And the most expensive eggs, of course, are Faberge eggs. The most expensive of them was sold at auction for 18,500 pounds. It was acquired by an unknown collector from Russia.
Interesting Egg Facts
Most eggs are produced in China, and this is no less,...
Monday: 1.100 gr. oatmeal with 1 tbsp. l honey 2. One banana 3.200 gr. boiled chicken and a portion of vegetable salad 4. Not fat cottage cheese 150 gr., One orange 5.500 ml. kefir 1% Tuesday: 1. 200 gr. buckwheat porridge with vegetables 2. Apples 2 pcs. 3. 200 gr. boiled beef with vegetable salad 4. 200 gr. steamed sea fish, one grapefruit 5. 150 gr. not fat curd Wednesday: 1.200 gr. boiled rice with vegetables 2.5 gr. walnuts with 1 tbsp. l honey 3.200 gr. boiled veal, vegetable salad 4. Three boiled eggs, 2 tomatoes 5.300 gr. no more yogurt 2.5% Thursday: 1. 200 gr. Rough pasta with 50 g of cottage cheese 2. One apple and a banana 3. 200 gr. boiled beef, vegetable salad 4. 200 gr. seafood 5. 300 gr milk Friday: 1 .100 gr. boiled rice, 100 gr. boiled fish 2. Two tablespoons of honey 3. Serving of vegetable salad 4. 200 gr. chicken fillet, three cucumbers 5. Three boiled eggs Saturday: 1. 200 gr. boiled beans with vegetables 2. 200 gr. fruit salad, a tablespoon of honey 3. 200 gr. boiled veal with vegetables 4. 150 gr. low fat cheese 5. 500 ml kefir Sunday: 1. 200 gr. boiled potatoes, vegetable salad 2. 200 gr. any fruit 3. 200 gr. boiled beef, citrus fruits 4. 150 gr. cottage cheese 5. 400 gr. yogurt
Menu for the week
Monday: 1.100 gr. oatmeal with 1 tbsp. l honey 2. On...
Sleeping Beauty Castle Inspired by Neuschwanstein Castle, a picturesque 19th-century castle in Germany, Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, reaches nowhere near its European counterpart’s 213 foot height. Yet, despite its more intimate scale, the 77-foot-tall structure seems to tower over Main Street, thanks to the fact that design elements like the bricks in the walls get progressively smaller as they reach greater heights, imposing a forced perspective that exaggerates the castle’s size. This iconic symbol of the park dates back to opening day in 1955. The interior of the castle, which opened to visitors two years later, includes dioramas that tell the story of “Sleeping Beauty.” Fanciful features include imposing arches, a French-inspired golden crest (a rendering of the Disney coat of arms) above the entry, a drawbridge that has been lowered only twice, and below it, a moat known as Lake of the Swans. Enchanted Storybook Castle Opened in 2016, the Enchanted Storybook Castle at Shanghai Disneyland Park offers walk-throughs of exhibits representing all the Disney princesses and is the tallest of the six Disney castles, reaching close to 200 feet. Hewing to the mantra “authentically Disney, distinctly Chinese,” the tallest of the eight towers is topped with a golden peony finial symbolizing China above a stream of shooting Disney stars; one of the remaining spires has a gold finial shaped like a magnolia (an important flower for the Shanghainese), and another carries a crown representing the Disney princesses. Phantom Manor The Disneyland Paris equivalent of the Haunted Mansion at Walt Disney World and other Disney parks, this dark-ride attraction opened in 1992 in Frontierland in the French park in Marne-la-Vallée. Though it promises glimpses of 999 “happy haunts,” its imposing exterior is forbidding enough to give visitors second thoughts about dropping by. Built in the Victorian Second Empire architectural style, the house also took inspiration for its deliberately dilapidated look from the Fourth Ward school building in the old mining town of Virginia City, Nevada. Tokyo Disneyland Hotel Opened in 2008, this Victorian-style accommodation in Urayasu, Japan, is the largest and perhaps most striking of the three Disney hotels in Tokyo Disney Resort. The nine-story hotel with a sweeping entryway and ornate dome manages to blend the early 20th-century Victorian architectural style that Walt Disney embraced throughout his career with that of World Bazaar, the first themed land to greet guests as they stroll into Tokyo Disneyland. Flo’s V8 Cafe Patrons of Disneyland in Anaheim can fuel up at this retro diner in Cars Land that opened in 2012 and serves up American classics like fried chicken alongside architectural eye candy. A replica of the eponymous cafe in the hit Disney film “Cars,” itself named in honor of the V8 engine, the car-themed canteen incorporates design elements resembling pistons, spark plugs, and even an air filter.
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Sleeping Beauty Castle Inspired by Neuschwanstein Cast...
Perfect for a light snack, fruits are suitable, the best of them are bananas. Bananas contain a large amount of carbohydrates that will allow you to get rid of hunger for a long time. Fruits are good because they are low-calorie and have a large amount of glucose, which will help to fill the body with energy. They will also perfectly satisfy your hunger and fill you with strength, as well as improve the mental performance of nuts. You need only a dozen grains to get enough. Nuts contain large amounts of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. Eating nuts is comparable to eating meat. Dried fruits are very healthy and full of vitamins, you need to choose this product without adding sugar. Just a few fruits cope with mild hunger. Sour milk products that are rich in calcium occupy a worthy place, they also normalize the microflora of the stomach and improve the digestive system. It is better to choose yogurts without fillers, it is better to add some fresh berries, as well as very useful kefir. It is very convenient to satisfy hunger with such products even on the go. Dark chocolate is also on the list of healthy snacks. Although it is high-calorie, it is considered a very useful product. You need only a few slices of this sweetness to reduce hunger and not spoil the figure, as well as receive the hormone of happiness. Only chocolate in which not less than 80% cocoa has beneficial qualities.
Healthy snacks
Perfect for a light snack, fruits are suitable, the be...