Ingredients for breakfast milkshake 1 banana 125g vanilla yoghurt 100ml milk 200g strawberries 50ml orange juice 1 tablespoon oat flakes Preparation Puree all the ingredients together in a blender.    

  Ingredients for banana and soya milkshake 2 ripe bananas, peeled and halved 2 apples, peeled, quartered and cored 300ml plain yoghurt 2 tablespoons sugar 400ml organic soya milk Preparation All ingredients...

  This potato salad is perfect for summer parties or as a side dish for barbecues and for many people, potato salad is simply the best party dish of all time. Ingredients for potato salad 30 kg potatoes 1...

Ingredients for Canadian-style coffee 60ml maple syrup 100ml whisky 200ml hot, very strong coffee Whipped cream Preparation Whip the cream with a dash (about 10ml) of maple syrup. Add the rest of the...

Ingredients for plum liqueur 1kg plums, pitted and halved 4 cloves 200g sugar 1 cinnamon stick 400ml vodka Preparation Put the plums together with the cloves, sugar, cinnamon and vodka in a...

Ingredients 200g crackers, crumbled 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest 75g butter, melted Filling 600ml cream quark 200g sugar 50g sour cream 6 eggs 125ml tequila 100ml dry...

Ingredients for spinach au gratin with cheese (serves 4)250g fresh spinach, washed50g butter1 large onion, sliced2 cloves garlic, choppedSalt150g Emmental cheese, coarsely gratedPaprika powderPepperMacePreparationMelt the butter, add the onion and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes....

Ingredients for chocolate sundae20 chocolate wafers, crushed1 packet of chocolate chips50g margarine3 eggs, scrambled200g icing sugar100g hazelnuts1000ml soft vanilla ice creamCocoa powderPreparationPlace the wafer crumbs in a mould.Melt the chocolate chips and margarine together in a bain-marie.Remove from the heat and add the eggs, margarine and...

According to the Chicago Tribune, the University of Chicago found through studies that children whose parents use more gestures develop a larger vocabulary.
According to the study, parents who use a variety of body language and hand gestures are expected to show the same behaviour towards their children, which means that children who already use numerous gestures themselves at the age of 14 months will have a larger vocabulary than other children their age when they start school. This is of course an important factor for a later academic career.

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Ingredients for 2 cups of Espresso Melange.water Espresso powder1 cinnamon stick4 teaspoons Creme de Cacao2 teaspoons brandy2 tablespoons whipped creamCocoa powderPreparationPrepare 2 cups of espresso or very strong coffeeCut the cinnamon stick into small pieces and add to the espresso....