Extravirgin olive oil ice cream

Florence will be the capital of Italian ice cream. In late May, in fact, in the city which may be called the Italian cultural capital, the Chamber of Commerce has organized this event to promote and raise public awareness about this typical Italian pastry excellence.
In the Piazza of the Santissima Annunziata, which will become “the Village of homemade ice cream”, will be also host a stand for the " 2010 provincial Italian extravirgin olive" and in this circumstance will be also presented a very particular ice cream flavor: the extravirgin olive oil ice cream, prepared with olive oil, yogurt, milk, eggs, spices and sugar.
Once again, Italian extravirgin olive oil has been confirmed as one of the mainstays of the Mediterranean diet for his versatility and his goodness.

Honey, olive oil and eggs mask

Here is another recipe that has as protagonist Italian olive oil.
If you want a better skin for the arrival of summer, take advantage of the natural ingredients that you can find easily in your home. These natural, light ingredients will leave your skin free to breathe.

In case of dry skin, very common in summer, because to continuous sun exposure, a good nourishing mask made by honey, Italian olive oil and eggs is the ideal for your skin.

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of honey
3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
1 egg yolk

Procedure:
In a bowl stir the honey with the Italian oil, and then add the yolk.
Just apply the mask for 5-10 minutes and then remove with warm water.
Your skin will be soft and nourished!

Olive oil benefits

Recent studies have shown that the right variety of foods may reduce the risk of cardio-vascular illness. Mediterranean diet foods, such as olive oil, cereals and fruits are essential to the hearth illness preservation.
According to the study of a Spanish university in Cordoba, phenols, micronutrients in which is rich the extravirgin Italian olive oil, have the ability to counteract the genes responsible for body inflammatory processes, contributing thereby to a sort of prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Professor Francisco Perez-Jimenez, head of the researchers team, conducted a study on a sample of twenty patients with metabolic syndrome, also said as insulin resistance syndrome. This special clinical condition carries a high cardiovascular risk, linked to a range of risk factors closely related to a sedentary lifestyle or pathological conditions such as obesity or high levels of blood cholesterol.
To twenty volunteers were asked to make a breakfast rich in extra virgin olive oil, removing for six weeks all medicines and vitamins.
At the end of the experiment, have been identified 98 different genes which engage in greater or lesser extent on the amount of phenol employed.
In addition to the goodness and wholesomeness this is another reason to enjoy the Italian extra-virgin olive oil!