Buy a Bread Bag

The smart thing to do is to buy a cloth bread bag that will keep it fresh. Avoid plastic bags which are bad for everyone. The cloth bag is a great investment since it will last quite a while.

Buy a Breadbox

Another great idea that will help you keep the bread fresh. Breadboxes are affordable and can be the perfect match with the rest of the kitchen decor. You can find them in a number of different materials, sizes, and designs.

Freeze it

There’s nothing wrong about freezing bread. You can later take it out within 2 to 3 months. Another great idea is to freeze slices and take them out when you need them.

Forget About the Refrigerator

Putting the bread in the refrigerator is not a great idea. The temperature inside can alter its taste and make it stale faster.

Use the Oven

When you feel like the bread doesn’t have that quality taste after a few days, you can use the oven to heat it up for a few minutes. This is a great tip for keeping the bread fresh even when it’s not.

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It’s not a coincidence that countries like Spain and Italy have some of the healthiest populations and highest life expectancies on Earth.

Here is a recipe for a simple, healthy Mediterranean salad that can be made in under five minutes. It’s the perfect side dish or midday snack.

Ingredients:

• One ripe, medium-sized tomato
• One small cucumber (Half of a large one will work, too)
• 50 g. of chickpeas, or to taste
• Olive oil
• Lemon juice
• Sea salt
• Black pepper

Method:

First, start by slicing and cutting the tomato into small, bite-sized pieces. Next, do the same with the cucumber, leaving the nutrient-rich skin on, by cutting it into slices and then halving the slices.

After you’re finished slicing, add these two vegetables and the chickpeas to a bowl.

The next step is to add the olive oil. You just need enough to coat the three vegetables, but don’t overdo it. Next, emulsify the olive oil and create a delicious, light dressing by adding a similar amount of lemon juice. This will give your salad a pleasant citrus touch.

Finally, add salt and black pepper to taste on top of the salad, mixing it around to combine all of the ingredients and put the finishing touches on your salad.

Wasn’t that easy? 

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To make this salad, the most important thing you need to think about is textures. Each part of the celery will be cut in a different way giving diversity to the overall dish. For the stalks, cut those into matchstick-size pieces. For the heart, thinly slice. For the leaves, simply pick them off and leave them whole.

Some great additions to this salad are onions, shallots, apples, or whatever vegetables you have lying around. This salad can also take on bold dressings, so you can go light with a lemon vinaigrette or heavy with a dijon based dressing. You can also serve it over simple things like rice to give it some extra body.

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Ethiopian Tomato Sauce

This sauce is flavorful, thick, and perfect for both pasta or on grilled vegetables. It’s made with the same technique as Italian sauce, but the key to this sauce is the spice blend native to Ethiopia called berbere. If you can’t find this spice blend in the grocery store, you can make it yourself at home with chili peppers, garlic, ginger, basil, korarima, rue, ajwain, nigella, and fenugreek.

Sofrito

Sofrito is the Spanish version of a tomato sauce. This sauce combines peppers with paprika to give it a classic Spanish flavor profile. You can use this sauce as the base for a chicken dish, scramble it with eggs, or eaten with rice. No matter how you eat it, you’re going to be very pleased.

Chinese Tomato Sauce

What makes this sauce special is the addition of ingredients like vinegar, soy sauce, and hot chillis. This is the perfect base for chicken wings or any type of protein dish.

The post Three Tomato Sauces To Make This Summer appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Buy a Bread Bag

The smart thing to do is to buy a cloth bread bag that will keep it fresh. Avoid plastic bags which are bad for everyone. The cloth bag is a great investment since it will last quite a while.

Buy a Breadbox

Another great idea that will help you keep the bread fresh. Breadboxes are affordable and can be the perfect match with the rest of the kitchen decor. You can find them in a number of different materials, sizes, and designs.

Freeze it

There’s nothing wrong about freezing bread. You can later take it out within 2 to 3 months. Another great idea is to freeze slices and take them out when you need them.

Forget About the Refrigerator

Putting the bread in the refrigerator is not a great idea. The temperature inside can alter its taste and make it stale faster.

Use the Oven

When you feel like the bread doesn’t have that quality taste after a few days, you can use the oven to heat it up for a few minutes. This is a great tip for keeping the bread fresh even when it’s not.

The post 5 Tips to Keeping Your Bread Fresh appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

It’s not a coincidence that countries like Spain and Italy have some of the healthiest populations and highest life expectancies on Earth.

Here is a recipe for a simple, healthy Mediterranean salad that can be made in under five minutes. It’s the perfect side dish or midday snack.

Ingredients:

• One ripe, medium-sized tomato
• One small cucumber (Half of a large one will work, too)
• 50 g. of chickpeas, or to taste
• Olive oil
• Lemon juice
• Sea salt
• Black pepper

Method:

First, start by slicing and cutting the tomato into small, bite-sized pieces. Next, do the same with the cucumber, leaving the nutrient-rich skin on, by cutting it into slices and then halving the slices.

After you’re finished slicing, add these two vegetables and the chickpeas to a bowl.

The next step is to add the olive oil. You just need enough to coat the three vegetables, but don’t overdo it. Next, emulsify the olive oil and create a delicious, light dressing by adding a similar amount of lemon juice. This will give your salad a pleasant citrus touch.

Finally, add salt and black pepper to taste on top of the salad, mixing it around to combine all of the ingredients and put the finishing touches on your salad.

Wasn’t that easy? 

The post Five-Minute Mediterranean Salad appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

To make this salad, the most important thing you need to think about is textures. Each part of the celery will be cut in a different way giving diversity to the overall dish. For the stalks, cut those into matchstick-size pieces. For the heart, thinly slice. For the leaves, simply pick them off and leave them whole.

Some great additions to this salad are onions, shallots, apples, or whatever vegetables you have lying around. This salad can also take on bold dressings, so you can go light with a lemon vinaigrette or heavy with a dijon based dressing. You can also serve it over simple things like rice to give it some extra body.

The post Use The Whole Celery with this Amazing Salad! appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.

Ethiopian Tomato Sauce

This sauce is flavorful, thick, and perfect for both pasta or on grilled vegetables. It’s made with the same technique as Italian sauce, but the key to this sauce is the spice blend native to Ethiopia called berbere. If you can’t find this spice blend in the grocery store, you can make it yourself at home with chili peppers, garlic, ginger, basil, korarima, rue, ajwain, nigella, and fenugreek.

Sofrito

Sofrito is the Spanish version of a tomato sauce. This sauce combines peppers with paprika to give it a classic Spanish flavor profile. You can use this sauce as the base for a chicken dish, scramble it with eggs, or eaten with rice. No matter how you eat it, you’re going to be very pleased.

Chinese Tomato Sauce

What makes this sauce special is the addition of ingredients like vinegar, soy sauce, and hot chillis. This is the perfect base for chicken wings or any type of protein dish.

The post Three Tomato Sauces To Make This Summer appeared first on falafelandcaviar.com.