All recipes written by Gordon Ramsay
In a bowl, dissolve the brewer’s yeast in warm water and add a teaspoon of sugar. Let it rest for 10 minutes. In another bowl, combine the flour with the remaining sugar and salt. Add the eggs, melted butter, orange and lemon zest. Finally, the activated yeast. Knead until you obtain a homogeneous compound.
Because he comes here sleep after lunch? It is the most common question we ask ourselves, especially after having had a sumptuous Sunday lunch or on special holiday occasions such as Easter. Having finished a delicious Easter menu in style with a beautiful artisanal Colomba, coffee is not enough to keep your eyes open. All you want is to spend at least half an hour on the sofa – and if you are not at home this desire is likely to be truly in vain. So let’s understand together why after a big meal you feel exhausted and sleepy by investigating the postprandial drowsiness (o food coma). Let’s proceed in order.
1. The digestive effort
The larger the meal, the more blood goes to the intestine to aid digestion. The digestive organs require large amounts of oxygen, which they achieve by reducing the blood flow in other districts in favor of the digestive one. With less blood supply to the brain, you feel sleepier.
2. Tryptophan
The large quantities of carbohydrates introduced during lunch favor the increase in the concentration of tryptophan, an essential amino acid present in many foods we commonly eat, including bananas, milk, tuna, cheese and chicken. This substance helps produce melatoninor the sleep hormone.
3. The parasympathetic system
During digestion, the parasympathetic system prevails, which promotes relaxation and restand at the same time the activity of the sympathetic system is reduced, which is instead involved in situations of fear and/or alert.
4. Carbohydrates
Foods with a higher glycemic index tend to cause spikes and subsequent crashes in blood sugar levels. In fact, to regulate the increase in blood sugar induced by the meal, the body produces large quantities of insulin, and this causes a sudden decrease in glucose levels, which can generate the typical effects of hypoglycemia, including drowsiness. It may be due to a drop in blood sugar when you are unable to concentrate on work or feel irritable and tired. Simple carbohydrates also make it easier for tryptophan to cross the blood-brain barrier, so their combination can cause drowsiness. Adding a little fiber (a salad, some Brussels sprouts) and filling your plate with protein can help counteract some of the lethargic effects of carbohydrates.
5. Alcohol
Wine can also help you feel relaxed and induce a feeling of drowsiness, although it can have a negative effect on the quality of sleep: it is always better to drink at least a few hours before going to sleep. If you fall asleep immediately after a meal, the quality of your post-prandial sleep may be compromised both by alcohol consumption and by the effort to digest all the food that has been eaten.
Without giving up the pleasure of a particularly rich lunch, some precautions can be useful. Experts suggest have a good breakfast, perhaps based on wholemeal bread and eggs, which will help avoid overeating. Also drink a large one glass of water before the meal, in addition to helping maintain correct hydration, it induces the brain to think of reaching a sense of satiety sooner. Another strategy for feeling fuller is to chew five to ten times before swallowing. Then, if after lunch we still feel sleepy, no big deal: it’s a holiday, and we have plenty of time to rest.
The chocolate egg they cannot be missed at Easter. But once the holidays are over and the sweet tooth is satisfied, what can we do for recycle Easter eggs and remove ourselves from the constant temptation of that leftover chocolate? To prevent all that chocolate from ending up forgotten, in some remote corner of the pantry, all that remains is propose it in many desserts always different to enjoy for breakfast, as a snack or for a special after dinner.
Beyond the fact that they are delicious, chocolate eggs are a very precious resource in the field of home pastry making, because they are pure chocolate, excellent for being used in many ways.
Easter egg chocolate for example can be:
Do you want it to last you a really long time, especially in view of the hot season? Break it into pieces, put it in a food bag and then place it in the refrigerator, so it won’t melt and there won’t be the risk of the cocoa butter rising to the surface.
If at least half of the egg is still intact, you can use it for example as a container (to eat) for another dessert: here is the egg filled with amaretti tiramisu, chocolate mousse or grandma’s cake.
Cakes with Easter eggs
Do you want to make a cake with Easter eggs? Try making this simple cake perfect for recycling chocolate. You can also indulge in traditional desserts from other countries such as brownies or sacher or, again, prepare this other cake which also allows you to reuse stale bread. There are also many ideas for classic chocolate recipes, but without eggs, such as mousse.
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