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Healthy fast food??? YES!!!

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  Have you ever considered that a fast food can be healthy? Many would say NO, no way! But our answer is YES - if such fast food is cooked in a proper way and from organic fresh products. You will be surprised how delicious homemade chips, chicken nuggets, or chicken wings can be. And, at the same time, they will not add a lot of calories to your weight! So, what are the main tips? Let's take as an example chicken wings. First, roast them in the oven, do not fry them in a pan. Try not to over cooked and not to over dry the chicken. Half an hour is usually enough (180C). Second, it is better to use only fresh organic products. Frozen meat sold in supermarkets has completely different taste. And this influences the quality of a final meal. Next, give preference to olive oil instead of butter, milk, or eggs. Make breadcrumbs at home. And, as a sauce, use the one from tomato pasta or natural yogurt instead of ketchup or mayonnaise.  And last but not the least! Even being homemade,...

American-style pancakes vs. Russian 'blini'

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Hi! Today we will check two recipes of pancakes from two countries that are far away from the Mediterranean Sea - USA and Russia. I mean the recipes of very popular dessert, pancakes! Everybody knows how American-style pancakes look like - small, thick, cooked with minimum veg oil and served with jam or nutella one above the others.  Russian 'blini' look more like Breton crepes, they are big, thin, cooked in a pan with a lot of oil. They have neutral taste and can be served with sour or sweet filling. The most favourite ones in Russia are jam from various berries or plain yogurt.  You can also close them as an envelope, put inside cooked minced meat or cottage cheese with an egg, and put in a freezer. It is very delicuous and easy-to-make snack!