Recipes & Lifestyle

There are days when you can get a little tired of that brown sandwich with cheese, sausage or jam. But, if you have an hour to yourself in the weekend...

Nowadays you can buy containers of industrially made tapenade in every supermarket. It doesn't taste bad, I have to admit, but take a look at the list of ingredients. You...

Sommige producten van extra vierge olijfolie hebben een nieuwe niche in de markt ontdekt: olijfolie met een hoog fenolgehalte. Dit betekent dat ze extra vierge olijfolie op de markt brengt...

Gegrilde Abrikozensalade Deze keer nemen we de gelegenheid te baat om een ​​(soort van) ode te brengen aan Jamie Oliver, de Britse kok die de Mediterrane kookkunst voor iedereen bereikbaar...

Let's start this time with a bit of geography and talk about the Maghreb. In Arabic, this term means 'the west,' referring to the western part of North Africa (and...

Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin necessary for proper blood clotting, which is reflected in its abbreviation: in German, "koagulation" means "clotting." This vitamin is also likely essential for bone...

Everyone knows that the Greek salad consists of a mix of tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, and olives, sprinkled with extra virgin olive oil and some oregano. Finally, some...

An elevated LDL cholesterol level is not good for the blood vessels and can eventually lead to cardiovascular diseases. This fact is now widely known. To reduce the risk of...

In the summer months, bell peppers are cheap because no energy is needed to grow them. In contrast, they become much more expensive during the winter period, and you might...

Extra virgin olive oil contains quite a few compounds. Many of these compounds have health benefits for humans.   Hydroxytyrosol is one of these compounds. It is one of the...

The renowned singer Dua Lipa sparked a social media craze after an interview on BBC Radio. When asked about her favorite dishes, she replied, somewhat unexpectedly, "You know what I...

Extreme drought and heat in Southern Europe have led to poor olive harvests for two consecutive years, resulting in much lower olive oil production. Combined with inflation and rising global demand, this has caused prices to soar—up to 50% in some supermarkets and even more at wholesale level. While cheaper alternatives like sunflower oil exist, nothing matches the flavor and health benefits of true extra virgin olive oil.