Today we are going to prepare fresh pasta at home, it seems very cumbersome but it really is not. Today we show you it and we are going to make it very easy, without using any device, so no one will have an excuse to say that you cannot make fresh pasta at home.

The paste always triumphs among the smallest, so if we make fresh pasta at home with them, we will spend a delightful day in every way. Pasta is a staple food and like all cereals form the basis of our diet, it is healthy and nutritious food.

The problem with making fresh pasta at home is that once you try it, you get hooked because everything you make has a special flavor. Do you remember the meat lasagna that we prepared the other day? Be sure to try it with this fresh pasta recipe and you will see how delicious it is.

How to make fresh pasta

Ingredients

• 300 gr of strength flour
• 100 gr of common flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil

Preparation of fresh pasta

Make fresh pasta at home

In a large bowl. or on the counter directly, we put the two types of flour, we make a hole in the center in which we put the eggs, salt, and oil. Mix a little with the help of a fork, then knead with our hands until we obtain a homogeneous dough that does not stick to our hands.

If you have Thermomix or any other mixer, you just have to put the ingredients and knead.

Once the dough is ready, we wrap it in plastic wrap and store it in the fridge for a couple of hours. We put flour on the hob, divide the dough into several pieces. With a roller, we stretch each piece very well, if we are going to make lasagna we cut a sheet the size of the mold.

If we prefer to make noodles, we roll the pasta very stretched and floured on both sides. We cut the cylinder into thin slices, unroll and we have a noodle. We let them dry a bit, I use a roller between two doors of a kitchen cupboard.

Once we have cut all the noodles, we put a saucepan with water to boil and we cook them. Once cooked, drain and add to the sauce that we like the most.

Let’s go! Today everyone to prepare fresh pasta at home … Then remember to prepare for example some spaghetti carbonara and tell us how are you …

Smoothies Shakes

Looking for how to make Smoothies and Shakes? You should know that they are the easiest and fastest way to maintain a healthy diet. These provide us with the nutrients and vitamins that our body needs, and help us stay active throughout the week.

So if you follow the tips that we will tell you below, they will be super easy to do and best of all, they are delicious.

Taking shakes and smoothies brings us many benefits to our daily life. Among them we can highlight that: they are a nutritious and healthy food; They are a good option to consume the number of daily fruits and vegetables that our body needs and improve the condition of the skin.

In addition, they help us to hydrate the body; they are very easy to digest; they will help you reach your ideal weight; They are perfect to camouflage those fruits and vegetables that we do not like to consume and contain high vitamins.

Do you have the mixer ready? Learn how to do them with these 5 easy steps.

How to make a smoothie or fruit shake?

Next, we are going to teach you how to make smoothies and fruit shakes in a simple way and in a short time, with which you will achieve delicious and very healthy results.

They are the ideal way to start the day and are also perfect for a snack when the “bug” hits us.

The word Smoothie comes from the English Smooth which means smooth, and they were invented in California in the 60s. In recent years they have become the reference drink thanks to its many benefits.

It is a preparation based on fruits and/or vegetables generally mixed with dairy products such as milk or yogurt and some sweetener such as sugar or honey.

Making Smoothies is very simple, you only need your favorite fruits and vegetables and your  Blender or Smoothie Maker.

How to make Smoothies and Shakes in 5 steps

There are a thousand combinations and varieties, so our recipes are always open to modifications, according to the taste of each one. Let your imagination fly and tell us your best recipe in the comments!

The most recurrent questions in these cases are what should I put in a smoothie? The answer is very simple, basically whatever you want! as long as you follow a few simple rules.

Do not hesitate to use your favorite fruits and vegetables, especially taking advantage of those you have at home, to never waste any food.

Here are the essential steps to get your perfect smoothies and shakes.

Step 1: Choose your liquid foundation

You should always start the recipe with 1-2 cups of your preferred liquid ingredient. There are thousands of options such as plain yogurt or flavored yogurt, natural fruit juice, coconut water or milk in all its varieties (cow, soy, almond, coconut …).

Add it always first in the blender, before entering the fruit, vegetables or ice This will prevent damage to the blades and lengthen its life.

Step 2: Choose your favorite fruits and/or vegetables

Now it is the turn of the fruit and/or vegetables and for this, there are innumerable combinations. The most popular ingredients are Strawberry, Raspberry, Kiwi, Banana, Banana, Watermelon, Melon, Mango, Apple, Avocado, Spinach, etc. Do not hesitate to let your imagination run wild and use your favorite ingredients or others that you find interesting! As for the quantity, it is about trying little by little.

Some fruits such as Watermelon contain more water, so you will have to add little by little until you achieve the desired creamy texture.

Step 3: Add thickeners

Add somebody to your Smoothie and adjust the creaminess based on thickeners to achieve the ideal texture. Depending on the water content of the fruits or vegetables chosen, we will add more or less amount of thickener.

For this, you can use ingredients such as Oats, Peanut Butter or other nuts, seeds ( flax, Chia ”/]…), Coconut, Oats, Ice, Yogurt, Kefir, etc.

Step 4: Sweeteners and Flavorings

Next, it’s time to add that different touch to our shakes. It is always advisable to use seasonal fruits that will be sweeter and cheaper. Even so, many times we will have to correct the degree of sweetness of our preparation.

To this, we can add a sweetener such as honey, Maple Syrup, Cinnamon, Mint, Sugar brown or cane, dates, figs, nutmeg, etc.

If you want your shakes to be healthier, choose fruits that already have a high natural sugar content and that way you will start from a good base.

Step 5: Enhance the nutritional properties

Finally, we have the option of adding ingredients that help us enhance the nutritional properties of our recipes. This part is optional but highly recommended.

Among the ingredients, we can include Royal Jelly, protein powder, flax, sprouts, probiotics, Fish Oil, Cocoa powder, Goji Berries, etc. All these ingredients will turn your Smoothie into a Super Smoothie!

Now you know how to make Smoothies, finally, once all the ingredients have been shaken, you can store it in the fridge and enjoy your rich and healthy Smoothie.

If you also want to learn a couple of tricks to make your Smoothies and thus reach another level, don’t forget to visit Smoothie Tricks, where you will learn all you need.

Do you need more reasons to join the Smoothie trend? Now you know the great nutritional importance they bring you and that they are very easy to prepare and are ready in less than 5 minutes. Get down to work with our simple steps and enjoy the best Smoothies with the whole family!

If you are looking for a very refreshing drink that gives you the energy you need to face a tough day, then we recommend that you try our Mango Juice recipes.

They are a delicious way to start the morning with a nutritious breakfast that provides us with lots of vitamins and nutrients.

The main ingredient in this recipe is mango, which is a food rich in antioxidants, calcium, and vitamins A and C.

The consumption of this fruit is recommended to prevent and help against heart diseases, as it is considered a great food to take care of our skin and purify our body thanks to its diuretic properties.

How to make Mango Juice?

mango juice

Mango is a fruit that contains 84% water, and despite its sweet taste, it gives us very few calories.

For this reason, it is a highly recommended fruit for this type of recipe, since, thanks to its large amount of water and sweetness, we will not need to add other liquid ingredients to achieve a good texture in our juices.

In addition, since they contain so few calories they are ideal for people who want to lose weight and are on a diet to lose weight.

Mango and Orange Juice

Mango and orange are two fruits that always combine perfectly in any recipe, and that is why we are going to teach you how to prepare a Mango and Orange Juice that you are going to love.

Orange is a citrus fruit that contains a large amount of Vitamin C and antioxidants, and therefore perfectly complements the nutritional qualities of Mango.

If you want to learn how to prepare more recipes with this citrus fruit, don’t miss our Orange Juice recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 handle.
• 2 oranges
• 2 or 3 ice cubes *

* If you cut the mango into cubes and freeze it, you will not need to add ice to the mixture, and you will have a more concentrated and flavorful result.

Recipe

1. Peel the mango and cut it into medium pieces.
2. Cut the oranges in half and squeeze their juice.
3. Put the mango and orange juice in a blender and beat until everything is well blended.
4. Now is the time to add the ice and beat again to achieve a fine and homogeneous texture.
5. As the last step, pour the juice into glasses and enjoy this fantastic combination.

Mango and Pineapple Juice

Mango and Pineapple Juice

Pineapple is a fruit well known for being a great diuretic power, which together with mango form an excellent combination loaded with vitamins (A, B, and C), antioxidants, and a lot of fiber.

This Mango and Pineapple Juice contains very few calories and, thanks to its large amount of fiber, it is an excellent filling food, so it will also help you lose weight if you are on a diet.

Pineapple contains an enzyme called bromelain, which helps us break down proteins when we digest.

In addition, it is also rich in minerals such as Manganese, magnesium, iodine, iron, zinc, and potassium, which are excellent antioxidants.

Ingredients

• 1 handle.
• 3 slices of pineapple
• 2 ice cubes.

Recipe

1. Peel the pineapple and cut 3 finger thick slices and cut into quarters.
2. Peel the mango well and cut it into medium pieces. (They do not need to be regular, since you will grind them in the blender)
3. Put both the pineapple and the mango in a blender (you can also use a hand mixer ), and beat well until everything is crushed.
4. Then, optionally, you can add ice, so that you have a fresher juice. Beat again until well blended and smooth and fine.
5. Finally, it is time to serve the juice in glasses and taste it very cool.

Mango and Banana Juice

Mango and Banana Juice

The recipe for Mango and Banana Juice that we propose below will serve as breakfast or as a perfect snack to satisfy hunger.

In addition, it will provide us with a high amount of water, avoiding the intake of unnecessary fat and calories.

This juice is a great fusion of flavors since by incorporating lime as one of the main ingredients we achieve a surprising mixture that will not leave anyone indifferent.

In addition, it is a fruit that is not used much or taken into account in our recipes, but that has excellent properties and benefits.

Lime is a very nutritious fruit that, although it looks similar to lemon, has a slightly different flavor and with much less citric acid than this.

It is characterized by an irresistible aroma that favors the digestive process from the first moment we take it. This is rich in vitamin C and antioxidants; which makes it a star food for our low-fat diets.

Ingredients

• 2 mangoes
• 2 bananas
• Juice of 2 limes (we will also use their skin)
• 4 tablespoons or 40 grams of dried cranberries

Recipe

1. Peel and cut the mangoes into small pieces.
2. Chop the bananas to add consistency to the smoothie in a natural and healthy way.
3. Next, grate the skin or peel of the limes and squeeze the juice from these to give our juice a more exotic touch.
4. Once you have all the ingredients cut and ready, add them to the mixer or Smoothie Maker and beat until you get a homogeneous and smooth texture.
5. When all the fruits we need for our smoothie have been mixed, add the natural yogurt and the three tablespoons of dried cranberries (approximately 30 gr) (also reserve a tablespoon to decorate our recipe at the end).
6. Mix all the ingredients for about 30 seconds.
7. Last but not least, pour the contents of the blender into some beautiful glasses or glasses, and… you are ready to enjoy! Enjoy your meal!

As you have seen, preparing a mango juice recipe is not difficult at all, since it is a generally sweet fruit with a lot of water. That is why it is an excellent base for almost any juice or beverage.