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Simple, healthy and tasty: our Acai Bowl recipe
What is an Acai Bowl?
An Acai Bowl looks like ice cream, tastes better and gives you a good feeling when choosing your breakfast. A breakfast for champions, so to speak. An Acai Bowl is basically a thick smoothie decorated with granola, fruits and peanut butter. It’s also good for your conscience: you feel happy and full, and don’t have to deal with unhealthy donuts or croissants.What there is to know about the Acai berry
A large part comes from the Amazon region in Brazil. In the Brazilian rainforest, natives have been using the berry in different ways for years. The acai berry has an above-average proportion of antioxidants, many vitamins and minerals are also said to support the body in its activities, especially during sport. Vitamin B3 also promotes the utilization of omega-3 and omega-9 fatty acids.Acai Bowl recipe – how it’s done
The Acai berry is rich in fiber, contains omega 3, 6 & 9 and valuable vitamins & nutrients. Complicated preparation? Far from it! Our Acai Bowl recipe is simple, healthy and delicious.Ingredients for 3 people – the puree
Ingredients for 3 people – the topping
Make your own Acai Bowl – the preparation
About the Granola from Nuts & Friends
Website http://nutsandfriends.ch For a delicious Acai Bowl recipe you need a suitable Granola. Recently, Nuts & Friends started producing an irresistible handmade organic granola in the heart of Zurich. It convinces with its above-average nut content of around 30%, is certified organic, vegan and contains no refined sugar. The mild sweetness comes solely from high-quality maple syrup. Currently there are 3 different Granolas offers, all packed exclusively in reusable jars.How the idea came up
If you look at the muesli and granola packs in the supermarket, you will quickly notice that a lot of refined sugar is used. Due to a lack of healthy granola, Cyrill decided to produce his own granola. As a sporty and nutritionally conscious gourmet, the focus was on high-quality ingredients and very good nutritional values. The first creation was THE ORIGINAL, whereby the recipe was improved since then. Nuts and Friends was founded in 2019 with the logo showing a happy macadamia nut and a pecan nut. In this sense: have fun preparing and enjoy your meal!Livigno – Italian kingdom of snow and sun
Livigno – The adrenaline madness at 1800 m above sea level of the Italian Alps
Have you ever been to Livigno? Livigno is located on 1816 m.a.s.l. of altitude in the highest plateau of Europe and in the second highest in the world after Mexico City. The small town is located in the Italian province of Sondrio in Lombardy, only 15 minutes by car from the Swiss border, on the Lago di Livigno.
Val Federia & Lago di Livigno
The picturesque Alps, gentle and steep slopes for thrill-seekers, the coziness of a small town create a great cocktail of a glorious vacation. Livigno definitely scores with a perfect combination of unspoilt nature and unforgettable sports experiences. Biking, hiking, trail running, paragliding, climbing, golf and lots of water sports, just to name a few.
The uniqueness of the region is that it links excellent leisure time facilities with a duty-free zone (most goods and services are not subject to VAT), which makes it possible to purchase clothing and sports equipment at very competitive prices.
Livigno – personal experience close up
A personal confrontation of fighting anxieties and facing some serious physical challenges was the main motivation of the 5 day Trip to Livigno.
The schedule was all about early mornings, long active hikes and extreme adventures with high level of adrenaline. One would think it does not sound like a relaxing weekend in the mountains – but believe me, these 5 days have left me the most relaxed and recharged like never before.
On the very first day one of the organisers has called Livingno ‘a magical place you won’t want to leave once you have experienced it’, which I did not pay too much attention to until I started to open myself up for the power of this place on 18000 m.a.s.l.
The offer of activities in Summer is probably even beating the winter season because it seems endlessly rich for each kind. From classic mountain biking to spiritual meditation walks, I have tried it all.
Biking – Livigno Alps
Val delle Mine – Climbing adventure
Meditative Hiking with Yoga
Another unforgettable experience was the meditation on the hight of 2800 m which started with a special ride with the gondola to the Carosello 3000 before 6am in the morning, followed by silence with a small tour to Monte de Rezze 2958m. Firstly welcomed by the breathtaking panorama and finally the meditative walk with asana yoga insoles, trying to connect to mother Earth and primarily turn off all distraction which we all are surrounded by in this fast-moving world.
Yoga with view over Bianco ridge, Livigno peaks and the Piz Paradisino 3302m
Yoga at Monte de Rezze 2958m
First summit experience with indescribable emotions
The most challanging and probably one of the hardest adventures in my life was to climb a really recommendable and provocatively unreachable summit with a 360° panorama. In fact an amazing panorama over the Veltlin, view of Lago Livigno, the Stilfserjoch National Park, the Ortler-Cevedale & Bernina Group and finally a feeling of fulfilment.
An experience that is worth all the sacrifices that happened along the way (and I’m talking about painful sacrifices).
Balancing act facing the Cima Cavalli
Sum up of an incredible adventure
Bella Italia in the alpine paradise, breathtaking views, extreme adrenaline kicks crowned by incomparable valtellinese cuisine as a well deserved feast. My personal achievement CIMA CAVALLI 2937m, which has shown that it is worth edging the personal limits in order to feel strong and almighty for a moment.
Lago di Livigno view welcoming back
After all, Livigno is indeed quite a magical place!
The peculiarity of the Greek wine culture on Santorini
Santorini – the Greek dream of blue and white – the island, whose white houses shine with the sun and the blue domes with the sea. There are innumerable reasons why the island is so hotly sought after, the unique wine is one of these reasons.
The volcanic soil is responsible for the unique character of the wines. Moreover, the lack of clay in the soil gives the vines a natural immunity against phylloxera. However, the growing conditions in Santorini are extremely difficult due to the lack of rain.
The history of traditional wine culture
Santorini’s vineyards date back 3,500 years. The volcanic eruption in the 17th century caused every trace of human life and vegetation on the island to die out for about three centuries, leaving behind a mixture of volcanic ash, pumice and solidified lava and sand that together form the soil of Santorini, known as “Aspa”. The soil has little or no organic matter, but is rich in essential minerals other than potassium, producing wines with a naturally low pH and high acidity.
Vineyard in Santorini
Unique technique
In order to protect the plants from strong winds and to limit their water requirements, the Santorini winegrowers adapted and refined a primitive pruning technique, the “ambelia” or “kouloura”. The vines are woven in continuous circles to form a basket that protects them from sand and strong summer sun. A highly complex process, which has been carried out at least four to five times in recent centuries, making part of the original rootstock hundreds of years old.
Ambelia-Technique
Kantos – Wine Titans of the Greek Wine Scene
The Swiss wine scene is also becoming more and more fond of Greek wines, thanks to the constant striving for quality of today’s generation of winemakers.
Star oenologists such as Yiannis Paraskevopoulos of Gaia Wines and Vangelis Gerovassiliou of Domaine Gerovassiliou inspire the world with their complex wines. They grow both local and large international grape varieties. Combined with the most modern processing methods, this ensures the creation of quality wines with that certain something. But also for the fact that Greek wines are rightly to be found again on the wine lists of top restaurants all over the world.
Gaia owner – Leon Karatsalo and Yiannis Paraskevopoulos
The assortment includes Greek red wines, white wines, rosé wines, sweet wines, sparkling wines, beer, olives and olive oil.
It is the highest goal to offer Greek wines, which convince by their independence and high standing quality as well as by an excellent price-performance ratio.
Gaia vineyard
Gaia wines
The modern winery Gaia is one of the best in Greece and uses the autochthonous grape variety Assyrtiko & Agiorgitiko.
Founded in 1994, the company currently produces around 350,000 bottles a year and has received a total of 150 international awards.
Gaia’s objectives were and are to expand and exploit the quality potential of the autochthonous grape varieties of the Greek wine-growing region and to establish them on the international markets. In all these years Gaia has tested the potential of Agiorgitiko from Nemea and Santorini. The company has thus created a series of wines that have won numerous international awards and won both Greek and international consumers.