Learning to cook is a way of choosing what we eat and preparing it with what we like the most. It also allows us to try out combinations and put all our creativity at the service of what we want to eat; we can prepare fun and inventive things in a short time, and with few ingredients.
PASTA SALAD WITH TUNA
Ingredients
• Penne rigate dry pasta, 600 g
• Pepper to taste
• Tomatoes, 2 units
• Tuna, 1 can
• Olives, ½ cup
• Olive oil, ¼ cup
• Oregano, 1 tsp
• Celery, 2 sprigs
• Ricotta, 300 g
Procedure
→ Heat water in a large pot and once it boils add the pasta.
→ Cook for 10 minutes, until al dente.
→ Strain and pour into a bowl with olive oil.
→ Wash celery and cut into thin slices.
→ Chop olives into slices.
→ Wash tomatoes and cut into quarters.
→ Drain the tuna and pour over the pasta.
→ Add the olives, tomatoes and celery; mix to incorporate the pasta and vegetables.
→ Crumble the ricotta over the pasta.
→ Season with oregano.
DULCE DE LECHE AND CHANTILLY TRIFLE
Ingredients
• Cream, 250 cc
• Sugar, 8 tbsp.
• Dulce de leche, 200 g
• Dulce de leche pudding, 4 small glasses
• Crushed meringues, 1 cup
• Vanilla to taste
Procedure
→ Beat the cream with the sugar until stiff, add a few drops of vanilla.
→ Place 2 tablespoons of preparation in each glass, then add a tablespoon of dulce de leche pudding, then the meringues in pieces, and finally, a dollop of dulce de leche.
→ Repeat these steps until the glass is full and then place it in the freezer.
COLORFUL SMOOTHIES
Ingredients
• Yogurt, 500 cc
• Strawberries, 1 cup
• Blackberries, ½ cup
• Almonds, ¼ cup
• Mint, 5 leaves
• Sugar to taste
Procedure
→ Wash the fruits.
→ Cut the strawberries in half.
→ In the blender, place the fruits, yogurt, mint, sugar and almonds.
→ Blend for 2 minutes.
→ Add ice if desired.
EASY CHOCOLATE CAKE
Ingredients
• Flour, 2 cups
• Sugar, 1 cup
• Cocoa, 1 cup
• Melted butter, ½ cup
• Eggs, 2
• Hot water, 1 cup
Procedure
→ Sift the dry ingredients: flour, chocolate powder, baking powder and a pinch of salt,
→ Melt the butter.
→ Mix the butter with the eggs, sugar and water.
→ Add the dry ingredients. Mix with the whisk until well combined.
→ Grease and flour a 24 cm diameter round mould.
→ Pour the mixture into the mould.
→ Bake for about 40 minutes in an oven at 180° C. Remove and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO EAT HEALTHY? 
The human body is like a machine that requires fuel to function properly. That fuel is food: when we eat less we feel tired, sleepy, and lack the energy to run, study, and play.
That is why it is necessary to give our body the right amount of fuel it needs in quantity and quality.
Gianella Pedemonte
Bachelor of Nutrition
