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Chamonix, the coolest place to relax and have fun just across the Italian border – Italian Cuisine

It is for everyone "Cham", the most glamorous center at the foot of Mont Blanc, just across the border from Italy. Walking through its streets you will hear at least three different languages, you will see young people from all over the world for work, study, or simply to have fun on the other 60 downhill slopes free that are part of the ski area. In addition to this, Chamonix is the home of snowboarders and freerides, for stunts in fresh snow. Sports, but also relaxation in the suggestive Wellness Centers and Spas, as well as a lot of nightlife in the trendy clubs where the night is always young: all this is what awaits you as soon as you cross the Mont Blanc Tunnel.

Surrounded by some of the most beautiful mountains in the entire Alpine arc, between the peaks of the Aiguille des Grands Montets and the Bossons glacier, Chamonix is the place to spend days surrounded by nature, walking along snow-covered paths, or romping in some of the adrenaline-pumping disciplines in fresh snow. And for the after ski, if what you are looking for is a stop in the name of tranquility and quiet, the hotel Le Hameau Albert 1er, Relais et Châteaux it's the place for you. The Carrier family, at the helm of this luxury hotel since 1903, awaits you to pamper you here, in this oasis of peace at the foot of Mont Blanc. Rooms with attention to every detail, with fireplace, family suites or independent chalets: you will find an answer for your every need. And inside the hotel you will find a spa with an outdoor heated swimming pool with a view of Mont Blanc and an indoor one, as well as a 2 Michelin star restaurant where you can choose from an à la carte menu or from three proposals at 73, 110 and 176 euros . In addition to this there is also a Restaurant de pays, where to taste the authentic mountain dishes revisited in lightness.

Le Hameau Albert 1er, 38 route du Bouchet, 74400 Chamonix Mont Blanc France

Tel: +33 (0) 450530509

info@hameaualbert.fr

If you prefer oriental disciplines such as yoga and meditation to skiing, rest assured, you are still in the right place. The Mont Blanc Hotel reserves an unmissable proposal: from 4 to 7 December, Anne Francin, professor of Prana Vinyasa in Paris, will be present at the facility. With her you can live whole sessions of exercises and meditations, use the spa with its 250 square meters by Clarins, as well as a heated swimming pool overlooking the Mont Blanc massif.

Hôtel Mont-Blanc Chamonix, 62 Allée du Majestic, 74400 Chamonix Mont-Blanc

Tel: +33 (0) 4 50 53 05 64

info@HMBCHAMONIX.COM

Just outside the center of Chamonix is the B&B Chalet Kidou, the perfect place for those who love skiing, walking on the snow or hiking on glaciers. Located 4 km from the Aiguille du Midi cable car, Chalet Kidou offers accommodation entirely covered by free WiFi and free private parking. There are 4 rooms equipped with all comforts, in a relaxed and well-kept atmosphere.

Chalet Kidou, 70 Chemin du Fouffion Chamonix

www.bedandbreakfast.eu/

What to do, where to eat in Chamonix

The Montenvers train

The landscape around Chamonix is one of those that take your breath away. If you do not want to miss an incredible panorama, what you need to do is to get on the Montenvers red cogwheel train, dating back to the early 1900s, which will take you to the foot of the Mer de Glace, the longest French glacier. Around you the most beautiful mountains ever, in a fairytale show. For those who do not suffer from claustrophobia there is also a visit to the ice cave, accessible with a 20-minute walk or by cable car.

Mer de Glace et train de Montenvers, 35 pl de la Mer de Glace, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Tel: +33 (0) 450532275
www.compagniedumontblanc.fr

Relax at the Chalet de Charamillon

For a break after skiing, or for a relaxing break between skiing, try it Chalet de Charamillon, where you will find a selection of typical dishes, as well as hand-made sandwiches or delicious hand-made cakes. Hot chocolate with the fresh cream or the classic "bombardini" are inevitable.

Chalet de Charamillon
Arrivée du télécabine de Charamillon
74400 Argentière
Tel: +33 (0) 450540472
www.restaurants-altitude.com

The spa

If you want to treat yourself to a pampering, no place will be able to satisfy you like them QC Terme, 3000 square meters of swimming pools, Turkish baths and wellness programs where you will be spoiled for choice. Immersed in a breathtaking scenery, you can choose from 30 practices that guide your multisensory journey, as well as an infinity pool that is mirrored by getting lost in the water of the adjacent alpine lake, with an unmissable view of the Bossons glacier. And then massages, remise en forme treatments, face care, to rediscover the pleasure of taking care of yourself.

QC Terme Spas and Resorts
www.qcterme.com/fr/chamonix-mont-blanc
Tel: +33458380110

Paragliding flight
For an experience that takes your breath away (and not in a metaphorical sense!) A paragliding flight that's what it takes. We fly with a professional master over the snowy peaks of Le Brevent and Chamonix, 20 minutes of true drunkenness suspended in the void. The appointment is at the paragliding school on 24 Avenue de la Plage, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Equipment and protections provided directly by the school.

www.getyourguide.it/chamonix-mont-blanc

To redo the load of energies, al Restaurant Le Cap Horn you can dine in a very nice and charming environment and at the same time with a very familiar atmosphere. A tasting menu or à la carte proposals will make you travel between the mountains and the sea, with Asian influences. Excellent desserts
Cap Horn, 74 Rue Des Moulins
www.caphorn.chamonix.com/france
Tel: +33 4 50218080

If instead the altitude does not disturb you, you must not get lost The 3842, a restaurant at high altitude (3842 meters above sea level!), reachable with the Aiguille du Midi cableway. The restaurant is a chalet immersed in the sky, from which you can have a 360 ° panoramic view of the entire Mont Blanc massif. The menu is succinct, and changes every week to take advantage of seasonal products. Reservations are required, there are only 26 seats inside!
Restaurant Le 3842
Tel: +33 4 50558223
www.restaurants-altitude.com/fr

let's learn to have fun with this multi-faceted spice – – Italian Cuisine

It is NOT chili pepper powder. It can be sweet, strong, spicy or smoked. In the kitchen it comes in many ways. His name is paprika, with ‘c’ or with ‘k’ that you want to write. A spice obtained from some plants of the generis Capsicum and in particular some types of peppers (the peppers, in fact, they are not all the same) and chilli (which, for the record, extends life, and even a lot). Nit doesn't even have anything to do with Tabasco, the sauce hot most famous in the world.

Talking about hot, reveal immediately one thing: in the traditional recipes of theHungary, motherland of paprika, this spice – gulasch queen – it's not spicy at all. Case ever exists the "strong" paprika. Or that one smoked, of which we have spoken recently and which, known in Iberian land as pimentón ahumado, dominates with its unmistakable flavor many Spanish recipes. For the rest, in the world, paprika is commonly found in its sweet and spicy version. In Italy, in any case, the term "paprika" (which is actually written with the 'c'!) Indicates the word sweet.

179519 It comes in the form of dark red powder with a delicate, sweetish and vaguely spicy flavor and possibly very slightly bitter, however more or less sweet and more or less spicy depending on the variety of the Capsicum used (or any mixture) and on the way it is processed, in particular on the presence or absence of the seeds and ribs of the dried and powdered fruit. This which substantially differentiates the paprika from the chili powder (and possibly a sweet paprika from a forte) is there husking, ie the moment when the fruit of the Capsicum it is cut and deprived of the placenta and annexed seeds. Warning! In Italian the Capsicum, questor gender vegetable (part of the Solanaceae family, that of aubergines and tomatoes), it is popularly known as "peperoncino", but also includes peppers. What is it? placenta of chili pepper? There internal white membrane that bind the seeds tol pulp.

It is precisely the placenta a contenus very high quantities of capsaicin, the substance responsible for the taste hot of the chili pepper and that makes you lose weight, stimulatesI have a sense of satiety. Capsicin is present in excellent quantities even in seeds, while only traces remain in the pulp. On the other hand, the pulp is abundantly present capsanthin, a red carotenoid (antioxidant!) that is used as a natural food coloring and dyes bright orange dishes.

179525 Since we have named one healthy property of paprika – to prevent cellular aging – we are talking about another important aspect: vitamin C. There paprika has sailed so much for the seas of the world. Why? Why in the 1930s the Hungarian Hungarian scientist, naturalized American, Albert Szent-György discovered that, in addition to being a very pleasant spice, paprika could have helped to significantly reduce the scourge of vitamin C deficiency in the seafaring population, thanks to its high content of ascorbic acid which, once dehydrated, increases exponentially (if not exposed to violent heat). His research on vitamin C convolved him to a Nobel for medicine in 1937.

Is in the kitchen? Enhances dishes with its spicy aromatic touch; in its sweet or even strong version, it "neutralizes" the hotness of the chili pepper. Prolonged cooking can enhance the more bitter taste of the paprika. While it is better avoid "frying" it in the fat without adding liquids.

Paprika is the protagonist of various famous spice mix, like the North African Ras-el-hanout and the medioriensuch BAHARAT and sauces, like the canarina mojo sauce – garlic, cumin seeds, paprika (sweet!) And olive oil blended together, to which is then added lemon juice and a little hot water.

The most delicious pairings? It is particularly suitable for plates of meat (see for example pork chops or chicken wings and in particular meat tired, like for example the stew with speck with paprika. It matches great with cream and cheese: you can dress goats or use it to flavor delicious cheese-based recipes, such as tartlets mignon. Among the vegetables, marries with the tomato and wonderfully with onion. Try cooking some traditional recipes adding this spice, which will vary and enrich the flavor. An example? Eggs with tomato (or a egg ragout on croutons) a chicken cacciatore or una onion soup (here the classic French recipe). Good also with the carrot (in velvety, for example) and in dishes based on cereals and mixed vegetables – how it can be a salad of barley and vegetables. Even the dishes based on legumes willingly incorporate it: taste for example the soup of mazancolle and red lentils with paprika or couscous with paprica with chicken and chickpeas. IS in the dessert, why not dare to combine it with the dark chocolate?

Carola Traverso Saibante
November 2019

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Halloween recipes: 10 fun and easy ideas – Italian Cuisine

Trick or treat? For Halloween not only amusing sweets and easy to make, but also savory dishes – mostly based on pumpkin – no less pleasant and simple to prepare, to fill the feast imported from the States, loved by the little ones, with taste and joy. Here are 10 tasty and easy Halloween recipes. For a cheerful and good October 31st.

If you want to make children scream with joy, bring it to the table Pumpkin pie with ghosts: the dough is super rich, based on pumpkin pulp, flour, eggs, walnut kernels, honey and raisins. Once cooked in the oven, dust the icing sugar cake and, with a pastry bag, decorate the surface with lots of cream cones, similar to ghosts. The eyes? They are bits of licorice.

If instead you want to delight children and adults with absolute goodness, cook i Squash cake squares, soft, delicious and fragrant biscuits, with the taste of pumpkin and ginger, covered with a crunchy layer of chopped pistachios.

The pumpkin also makes a serving dish with the exquisite recipe of Pumpkin risotto, a scenographic first with a delicate and particular flavor based on the sweetness of the pumpkin. Hot and nutritious vegetarian dish, ideal for the coldest days, is served inside the pumpkin itself.

As a second tasty or appetizing appetizer, here are the Pumpkin pudding with bacon, so beautiful to be seen as they are simple to prepare: you can decorate them with thin slices of unpeeled pumpkin kept aside and with a few drops of thick balsamic vinegar.

And why not try the pumpkin pancakes, autumn variant and the scent of Halloween of traditional American pancakes, perfect to serve for lunch and dinner as a second vegetarian, or for a savory breakfast or brunch.

If you want to conquer and fill the unsavory diners with enthusiasm, try cooking them little witches, delicious chocolate muffins decorated with ice cream balls in the face and chocolate cones as hats. THE chocolate owlsinstead, they are cupcakes with a thrilling decoration.

To make children eat fruit, the ideal is the recipe of candy apples, very easy to prepare, covered with chopped pistachios and hazelnuts.

Scroll through the recipes we have selected for you and slowly try them all. Maybe let your children help in the kitchen: it will be an opportunity for shared fun.