The flesh of this autumn fruit is rich in potassium, magnesium, zinc, and vitamins A, C, E, K, and B. This low-calorie vegetable helps control weight, detoxifies the body, and improves sleep. The most delicious pumpkin porridge is made with soaked millet, milk, butter, dried fruits, and . However, you can also stick to a simpler ingredient list: pumpkin porridge with millet, apricots, and prunes is low in calories and tastes fantastic.
Ingredients: pumpkin – 600 g; millet – 200 g; milk – 1 l; dr…

The thing is, our doesn’t wake up immediately when the alarm goes off. According to scientists, waking up is a gradual, coordinated process.
As Aurelie Stephan, a sleep researcher from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, explained, the brain doesn’t switch instantly from sleep to wakefulness. She referenced studies indicating that subcortical areas of the brain are responsible for our awakening. This group of neural structures lies beneath the cerebral cortex, as noted by Live Science. Th…

To make the dough, combine wheat flour, eggs, a tablespoon of butter, and half a cup of water. Use a spoon to form dumplings and cook them in boiling milk mixed with one cup of water and sugar. When serving, add a pat of butter to the soup.
For every cup of wheat flour, use one egg, two and a half tablespoons of cream, one and a half cups of water, seven cups of milk, and one tablespoon of sugar.
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Ingredients:
60 g of water
10 g of vegetable oil (sunflower, olive, or corn)
1.5 tsp of salt
10 g of sugar (for a sweeter cookie, use 30 g of sugar)
130 g of all-purpose flour
20 g of cornstarch
0.5 tsp of baking powder
a small pinch of vanilla (optional)
Gently warm the water, dissolve the sugar and salt in it, then add the oil, flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and vanilla.
Knead the dough as you would for dumplings. I use a bread machine on the dumpling setting to save time.
Let the dough …

Throughout human history, men’s lives have been shorter than women’s. On average, live 5.4 years longer than their male counterparts. To finally uncover the reasons behind this phenomenon, a team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany turned to our animal relatives for clues.
During their study, the scientists examined over 1,000 species of fauna to identify common evolutionary traits among species where one sex lives longer than the other.
Humans a…

Finely chop the onion and drizzle it with the mushroom marinade. Set aside the nice mushroom caps, and chop the rest for the salad. Dice the boiled carrots, celery, and pickles into small cubes, grate the apples on a coarse grater, and add the peas and chopped mushrooms. Mix everything together with mayonnaise or sour cream. Season with salt, pepper, and sugar to taste.
Grease a small bowl with oil, pack the salad tightly into it, and carefully invert it onto the center of a serving dish. Arra…