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The lights that light up the Christmas table – Italian Cuisine

Our tips to light the house with lights, reflections and decorations and the new Edison tools that will allow us not to lose control over the consumption of light and gas

Less than two weeks at Christmas and it is time to organize it in every detail. To make it even hotter, cozy and bright last year. To make sure that, tight around the table, all our guests feel at home and pervaded with desire to party. Let the Christmas table be lit up a clear light, capable of announcing a sparkling future and without shadows. To help us realize this dream, led, warm lights and flames to be distributed among the places with skill and a pinch of cunning.

Hot or cold?

When one thinks of electric light, this dilemma appears. The good news is that at Christmas we do not have to choose. Although the lights traditional warmers are closer to the atmosphere of Christmas, dare with rows of lights cold it could be the winning move to get graphic effects and give a twist different than usual to our table. And to create an even more rounded effect, one can even think of a mix. The yellow lights could slide between the table seats while the white could be given the role of characterizing the center table with stars and other decorations. The addition of natural lights such as candles, perhaps mounted on a beautiful candlestick, will complete the set giving a round light to the Christmas table.

The tricks to amplify the light …

One of the most interesting aspects of light is its ability to spread, expand and multiply. When we use it to decorate then, we must imagine drawing a scene with a ductile, liquid object, which we will be able to spread in space at will. One of the most used tricks to offer a wider surface is that of wrap it in paper shapes or thin fabrics that will turn into luminous objects, like magic. Equally effective, it will insert the lights in transparent glass vases that we will have filled with objects with a reflective surface such as golden or silver Christmas tree balls. To make our Christmas table even brighter, we can also ask for help mirrors. Arrange small mirrors at the lights on the table or create unusual underplates with reflective surfaces, duplicate the light and give us the feeling of a table flooded with light and reflections.

… and to consume less

The lighted tree, the lighted table of light, the oven lit to prepare the traditional dishes that warm our tables at this time of year. The risk of consuming more than normal is there, but it is not a good reason to give up the magic of Christmas. Indeed, it is a good opportunity to change habits and find new solutions. Such as Edison Energy Control, the new service dedicated to all Edison customers that allows check consumption in real time and compare them with those of family units similar to ours.

Designed to allow us to set up daily, weekly or monthly goals (in Kwh and in euros) will notify us via sms or email every time we exceed the thresholds. Once the savings target has been achieved, thanks also to the advice provided to improve energy behavior, we can decide whether to keep for ourselves what we have saved or to donate it to one of the associations proposed by Edison.
As for the consumption of gas, which is particularly important during the winter, we have an intelligent thermostat. Edison Netatmo allows you to adjust the temperature and optimize the consumption of gas (up to 40% less) remotely through the smartphone. Thanks to this system it is possible to turn on, switch off and manage the heating remotely by accessing all the commands via the dedicated app.

So we can choose to start heating before returning home, setting up time slots of operation, but also turn it on only when it is really necessary. Different preset modes, a self-adaptation function, the monitoring of consumption and temperatures in real time and the warning in case of system malfunction are important tools to reduce consumption, but also to know remotely what happens in our homes.
A monthly energy report will provide us with the essential information to improve our energy behaviors and save up to 40% also thanks to an analysis of the trends of our consumption and the possible reasons for these.

How to prepare light and vegan brownies – Italian Cuisine

Here's how to prepare the best and most famous American chocolate squares in the world, paying attention to the line and without ingredients of animal origin

inviting, "Cioccolatosi", delicious. THE Brownies they are gods sweets to the chocolate originating in the United States which are certainly not included in the list of foods that make quiet dreams come true for those who have to deal with the weight scale. But prepare them in one less caloric version, without having to give up their unmistakable flavor, it is possible. And the same applies to those who lead a lifestyle based on diet vegan. Here then how to prepare easily in the house of the light and vegan brownies, the "other faces" of the most known chocolate squares in the world.

"Light" ingredients

Bitter cocoa is sugar cane: they are the best allies for preparing gods Brownies good and at the same time more light usual to avoid remorse or guilt. For this recipe it is therefore necessary to obtain 120 grams of flour 00, 50 grams of cocoa bitter, 80 grams of sugar granulated, 90 grams of sugar of cane, 50 grams of dark chocolate, 50 grams of almonds, a teaspoon of vanilla yeast for desserts, four eggs, water, salt is oil of peanuts.

The light recipe

First they pour in a bowl the flour, the yeast and a pinch of salt. Then we add the two types of sugar and the cocoa. It mixes everything and is minced chocolate and the almonds. These two ingredients are also combined with the preparation eggs beaten and a bit 'of oil, and continue stirring until the mixture has become homogeneous. At this point all that remains is to arrange everything in one lined mold and bake at 180 degrees the cake for about 30 minutes. Once baked, leave to cool for a few minutes and then cut into squares. Here are some delicious and light brownies ready: the scales and the palate will thank you.

Vegan brownies

Soft and greedy just like the traditional ones, i brownies in vegan version They're preparing without the addition of eggs or butter. The first thing to do is pour in a bowl 170 grams of flour whole wheat, 150 grams of chocolate melting chopped also coarsely, one Orange peel grated, 100 grams of sugar of cane and 150 grams of dried fruit mixed shelled. To the ingredients just listed is added the yeast and then we start mixing, remembering to add a thread ofoil ages and 250 ml of soya milk. It is kneaded until a mixture with a not too liquid consistency is obtained and then everything is poured into a baking pan covered with parchment paper. He fires for 20 minutes to 200 degrees, the cake is cooled and finally cut into squares.

Light baked recipes: 10 diet first and second courses – Italian Cuisine

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Cook in the oven often means being able to reduce condiments. That's why there are so many light recipes, both first courses and second courses, to be prepared using this prodigious appliance. There cooking in the oven adds a touch to our dishes without giving up lightness, maintaining taste and nutritional properties. You do not know what to prepare for a dietetic dinner but just as greedy? Try the Sale & Pepe selection of light baked recipes.

We offer you for example the barley and vegetable flan with ricotta sauce and i tomatoes stuffed with wheat, 2 dishes that combine cereals and vegetables to bring to the table 2 simple and tasty first courses. And if you want a second, the fish it's the ingredient for you, like the sea bass in the aromatic salt shell, light and fragrant, perfect even if you're on a diet. There meat instead? It is not necessarily the white one, the roast beef with almonds, shallots and mint for example it is not excessively caloric. Serve it with a nice mixed salad. Enjoy your meal!