Article about honeybees

Today I am going to talk of an article about the death of honeybees and the impact it has on food production.
http://www.naturalnews.com/040347_honeybees_Colony_Collapse_Disorder_pollinators.html
 The Bee Informed Partnership (BIP) studies every year the decline of honeybee colonies and has detected that there are more honeybee deaths every year. Their last study showed a decrease of 31.3% of the colonies from 2012 to 2013, a third of the whole colonies in the USA. These numbers show a rising of 42% in deaths from one year to the other. Experts say that these deaths are caused by dangerous neonicotinoids and hundreds of other pesticides found in hives. The BIP's goal is to make a deeper research about the pesticides that produce the death on bees and to find a solution to this problem. BIP projects that, if these loss of colonies continue, American food production could not bear the demand. Less honeybees implies less capacity to pollinate food plantations. This is dangerous if we have into account that a third of all food produced in USA is directly or indirectly pollinated by honeybees.

My point of view: 
 I think this article shows us the importance of bees and we are all concerned.
Beekeepers as well as some companies that are around the hives and are suceptible to cause death colonies abeiles because of different pesticides should find a way to remedy that before the disappearance of bees increase further.


Talking about something else...This article give me a recipe idea. Indeed, who says bee imply honey:

Sweet-'n'-Salty Honey Cheese Spread.

Transform a simple log of goat cheese into an impressive party appetizer by rolling the log of cheese in sunflower seeds and drizzling with honey.  Serve with fresh berries and crackers.

Ingredients:

-1 (10.5-oz.) goat cheese log -1/2 cup roasted, salted sunflower seeds 
-1/3 cup honey 
-1 pt. fresh raspberries, blackberries, or blueberries 
-Garnish: fresh mint leaves 
-Assorted crackers 

Preparation: 

Press or roll goat cheese log in sunflower seeds, thoroughly covering cheese, including ends. Arrange cheese on a serving platter with any remaining sunflower seeds. Drizzle with honey. Sprinkle with berries. Garnish, if desired. Serve immediately with assorted crackers.

Hello my loyal readers,

Today I will introduce you exotic cook came of Asia : jellyfish.

You can see the article on the website:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10698899

Exotic food : Jellyfish

I found this article very interesting because we discover a new culinary culture.

Indeed, in China , people eat jellyfish. 

In Europe , jellyfish are not consumed . Jellyfish are often connotes than "dangerous" animals that bite. For a western, it is difficult to imagine eating them.

In China, eating jellyfish is frequent . You can found them in supermarkets and restaurants . Jellyfish are consumed during events such as Chinese New Year and weddings. They are flavored with sesame seeds and accompanied by boiled rice or noodles. They have a crunchy texture and are very tasty.

Furthermore , the jellyfish is composed of 80% collagen . This is a great meal to treat arthritis problems, bronchitis and low blood pressure.

In addition to being good for health, they would be good for the environment too. In fact, eating more jellyfish could reduce overfishing and global warming.

But before we get to there, we must succeed in changing eating habits of many cultures.

This is very difficult to do because it takes a lot of time.

So talk around, be curious to discover new flavors , and if Chinese like jellyfish, why not us?

Dzenita

Bacalhau a Bràs (Cod Portuguese)

Today I will introduce you to a southern dish, a Portuguese recipe: Bacalhau a Bràs ( cod portuguese) which owes its name to the cook who invented it

Indeed we all know, cod is the specialty of Portugal. 
I personally don't want to eat cod but after having tasted a Portuguese dish of cod, I've changed my mind.
I hope you enjoy this dish
This recipe is simple so don't panic and let's go!!!
 

Preparation time: 40 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes

Ingredients (serves 6):

 - 3 pavers cod (about 600 g)
- 6 eggs
- 4 tablespoons of sunflower oil
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 onions
- 2 cloves of garlic
- parsley
- 12 potatoes

Recipe Preparation:

-Firstly leave desalinate cod in water ( you renew regularly) about 24 hours before starting the preparation. 
 It is essential for the successful completion of this dish because otherwise it would be inedible       because too salty !

Next, begin preparation:
-Cut the cod into small pieces , removing the meticulously bones.
-Cook onions and garlic chopped in sunflower oil and olive oil.-Cook for 5 minutes the cod pieces with onion and garlic.
Next, Cut potatoes into thin fries. Dip it in the fryer they are precooked (not cooked !) .-Blend chips , cod , onion and garlic together in the pan. Repeat heat during 5 minutes.- Beat egg omelet, salt and pepper anf put this mixture with cod 1 minute before the end of cooking. Let it warm a few minutes while stirring ( be careful not to cook the eggs).Sprinkle with parsley and mix.

Garnish with black olives and cherry tomatoes.

It's ready!!! MMMmmm

A taste of Portugal that makes you want to go! It is simply delicious! 
An advice: Serve this dish with vegetables (sliced ​​tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber.) 

 

This video is a little report created by IFPRI (International Food Policy Research Institute), which summarizes the states of food security and access to food in the poor countries and the developing countries.
This organize fight against many factors as food prices, violent conflict about food, policy failings...
In this videos we can see that 870 million people going hungry in the world and 2 billion people suffering of micronutrient deficient.

Indeed in the poor countries and develoing countries the food and agriculture are a big problem of these population.
The IFPRI propose to help this countries with many way, as to give a money to help to develope the agriculture, develop agricultural technologies, increase plantations of this countries and improve the distribution and access to food at more effective and accountable governments.

I think that this organize have  really good ideas to help this countries and develop their economy.

In 2013 it's really importante that everybody can normaly eat, and do not be hungry or not be sick because of malnutrition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOVropO3KfM

Article about fast food companies

Hi everybody,
Today i will present you an article about fast food companies and of the communication of their unhealthy products.
http://news.yale.edu/2013/11/04/fast-food-companies-still-target-kids-marketing-unhealthy-products

This article talk about communication of  unhealthy products of fast food companies.

Study of this article, conducted by the Yale Rudd Center,  shows that target of the communication of fast food companies are childrens. Indeed, childrens are easy targets because they are vulnerable.

In 2012 the fast food industry spent $4.6 billion to advertise mostly unhealthy products, and children and teens remained key audiences.

The Yale Rudd Center fights against malnutrition and obesity, and a report “Fast Food FACTS 2013” who is a follow-up to a report released in 2010 shows that there were some improvements but not good enough for decrease the unhealthy fast food consumption by young people.

On the other side the fast food marketing via social media and mobile devices — media that are popular with teens — grew exponentially.

Jennifer Harris, the Rudd Center’s director and lead author of the report declares that advantage of young people’s vulnerability to marketing makes tougher for parents to raise healthy children.

My point of view:

I think that the fast food companies intensive communication does not impact on good or bad alimentation of childrens. Indeed all childrens like to eat the food of fast-food but this doesn't mean they are unhealthy. Firstly, they don't eat all the time in a fast-food and secondly, at their home they can to eat balanced.

The Okinawa Diet : the key to longevity

http://www.ibtimes.com/okinawa-diet-may-be-key-longevity-help-you-live-100-years-old-1339999

The people who live in Japanese Okinawa islands have the world’s longest life expectancy. Indeed, a lot of people live more than a century.

That’s why this article deals the question if it's the Okinawan diet which is the key longevity.

Also, market research shows that the Okinawan diet reduces cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, blood pressure and cancers.

The idea of the Okinawa diet is to eat:

-          *3 pieces of fish per week

-          * Low meat diet 

-          * plenty of whole grains 

-          * A lot of vegetables

-          * A lot of soy products: tofu

-          * Seaweed 

-          * Bamboo shoots 

-          * Pickles 

-          * Small cubes of pork belly 

-          * Drink green tea

However, doctors say’s that’s the Okinawa diet it’s not enough, other factors influence the longevity like:

-          * DNA

-          * Habitual behavior

-          * Family history

-          * Physical activity

-          * Climate

-          … and many more factors

My point of vue:

In my point of vue, today it’s difficult to eat healthy with increase of agro-food industry.

Prepared meals, soft drinks, appetite suppressants which we become accustomed gradually are indeed quite the opposite of a balanced diet and endanger our health.

Today it’s difficult to resist the temptation of fast food which are implanted everywhere. We are driven to excessive consumption of bad qualities.

That’s why, today, more and more people are affected by cardiovascular diseases and cancers. So we haven’t choice, we must improve our lifestyle and we can take example on Okinawan diet.

But I agree with doctors: Okinawan diet it’s good but not enough to prevent those diseases.

I think this article is very interessant because it’s show’s that Okinawan diet has a powerful impact on health and on longevity.

Dzenita

Mexico to tackle the obesity with taxes on junk food and sugary drinks

Junk Food is a term for food that is of a little nutritional value and often high in fat, sugar, salt and calories. Junk foods typically contain high levels of calories from sugar or fat with little protein, vitamins or mineral.

Actually, Mexico has higher rates of adult obesity even than the United States (32.8% against 31.8%) and has become the standard bearer in the global fight against obesity.

The government has taken the long view: that the potential economic harm from reduced junk food and soft drink sales is insignificant compared with the damage if the obesity continues at the current rate.

The money raised is intended to go towards health programs and increased access to drinking water in schools.

I think that it’s a good thing to try to reduce the obesity and every idea is good to take! Nevertheless, lobbies are important actors in the economy and it’s difficult to fight against them. Several countries have tried but hadn’t successful…

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/01/mexico-obesity-taxes-junk-food-sugary-drinks-exercise

In this article, the newspaper "Chicago business" puts in evidence the new politics of Mcdonalds about the happy meals for children.

Indeed, Chicago was the first city of USA which has prohibited MacDonalds to systematically offer a toys in the happy meals for children, because the government of Chigaco thought that the toy influenced the children to go eat at MacDonalds.

So in this article, we can discover that MacDonalds have change her politic about the toys.

Indeed MacDonalds going to propose in few years a book in the happy meals instead the toys.

The american company wants to be more social and responsible with her consumers.

And herself giving a new and better image back to the market.

I think that initiative is really good, for MacDonalds but to for the children and the culture market.

Because the children will be accustomed to read a books, and it's would be awesome for their open-mindedness.

And if the children are accustomed to read a books, they could go buy it in the shops and increase the books market.

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/trending/McDonalds-replaces-Happy-Meal-toys-with-books.html?c=r

Now I will show you how make a perfect burger.

To make a great burger you need many ingredients:

24 ounces ground beef (680 grams)

4 slices American cheese

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup ketchup

2 teaspoons yellow mustard

1/2 dill pickle

 hot sauce (to taste)

 black pepper

1 small red onion sliced into rings

2 ripe tomatoes

4 leaves lettuce

In a first time you must cook the meat on a grill or in a stove. Depending on your taste for meat you must adjust the cooking time.

In a second time, you must prepare the onion during the meat cooking time.

Cut your onion a small slice, and put them in a stove with oil. Make fry your onion at low heat.

From that your meat and onion are ready, put all your ingredients in a burger as you want with your meat and onion, and treat yourself.

Soft touch case study (vidéo)

Hi everybody,
Today i'm agoing to present a video of Soft touch case study.http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=83PHoY2kOZM
Soft touch is a Leicester-based charity which, in UK, uses arts, media and music activities to inspire and engage young people and help them to develop creative, social and employability skills. Their inclusive way of working helps young people who lack opportunities or have challenges in their lives to participate in positive creative activities. We help them get back on track if things have gone wrong, try new things, build the confidence and resilience to change negative or risky behaviours, and progress to lead more fulfilling lives.
This video shows several young people of Soft Touch who have been working with the Chef's at Hotel Maiyango in order to integrate into the society. They have cooked their own recipe, their own ideas for a business reception which they explain to them meals that they prepared. 
This experience has allowed some to find a vocation.



My point of view:

In a short time, this video shows the essential of idea that Soft Touch try to put in place.
We can see that the concept bears fruit because  young people are enthusiastic, they're even few candidate who found their vocation.
The clarity of the video and the ingeniosity of the group's idea liked me .
To my opinion it should be have more demarche like that in France because the scourge of proffessionaly failure is in expension in the young french people..


I hope this video you enjoy it.
                                                                                                               Sarah

Hello everybody, today we'll see how to make your pizza. The pizza is a famous Italian meal.

In a first step I'll show you how make your own pizza dough.

400g/14oz strong white flour
2 tsp salt
15g/½oz fresh yeast, or 1½ tsp of dry yeast
275ml/9½fl oz water
50ml/2fl oz olive oil, plus extra for oiling

Pour the flour into a large bowl and make a well.

Pour the yeast, salt in a measuring cup. Add 275ml of warm water and mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand for about 10 minutes (until the appearance of a very thick brown foam surface).

Pour the measuring cup into the bowl, mix by hand. Then, when the dough is no longer sticky knead about 5 minutes by hand on a floured surface.

Drizzle a little olive oil, and then knead again for about 5 minutes.

Let stand at least 1 hour in a damp cloth in a warm place (next to a radiator, fireplace or stove in winter).

After resting, knead a few moments and then divide the dough into three equal balls (you can freeze).

Roll out the dough on a floured surface. Brush the plate with a little olive oil before applying the paste.

So now you must put the topping on your dough.
To garnish a pizza, the imagination is your best ally. You can put whatever you want on it.
Don't forget, you create your pizza!!!

Good luck and buon appetito!

The bagads represent the Brittany during the St. Patrick's Day at New York City!

The New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade is not only the largest St. Paddy’s parade in the entire world, it’s also the oldest, having been an annual New York City event since the 1760s. As in, since before the U.S. was even a country.

Held this year on the Saturday before St. Patrick’s, The New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade route extends for 1.5 miles down 5th Avenue in Manhattan. It usually takes five-hours for the entire parade procession to complete the route.

The number of marchers alone is impressive (around 150 000), though this pales in comparison to the two million spectators who routinely line 5th Avenue to watch everyone amble by.

And in 2013, two bagads had the opportunity to represent the Brittany during this famous event: Ar Meilhou Glaz and Eostiged Ar Strangala!

It was beautiful to see these two bagads from Quimper in the Finistere (Brittany department) to parade in a big city and a famous event like New York City St. Patrick's Day.

They have could pass on the values of the Brtianny and the New Yorkers have liked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg2CJPFL1D0