From little-known facts from the life of Alexander Gradsky to quick recipes for gourmet New Year’s snacks: the best of the week on BELTA+

Who was the talented musician and extraordinary person Alexander Gradsky, what unusual stories happened in the creative life of the famous science fiction writer Neil Gaiman, how to celebrate the New Year correctly and healthy, and significantly reduce the time to restore the body after the holidays, why persimmon is indispensable in the daily diet and how prepare delicious Italian appetizers for the festive New Year's table - three quick recipes. What BelTA+ wrote about last week.

On November 28, Alexander Gradsky passed away. The singer and composer died suddenly at the age of 73 in the hospital. The reason for hospitalization was a suspected stroke. According to media reports, the musician's HEALTH deteriorated after suffering from CORONAVIRUS in September. Who was this extraordinary person, about whom they spoke either enthusiastically or badly? Nine facts you might not know.

Even in childhood, our hero was different from his peers. At the age of four, when most kids enthusiastically played with Lego constructors and tin soldiers, little Neil Gaiman enthusiastically read John Tolkien's The Hobbit, Clive Staples Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and other books on the pages of which lived fairies and elves, goblins and powerful wizards. We are talking about the work of one of the most original science fiction writers of our time.

The traditional New Year's table of a modern housewife is a lot of tasty, but not always healthy dishes: fatty MEAT, a sea of ​​jelly, rivers of ALCOHOL, mountains of cakes and salads. We sit down at the table on December 31st, and the celebration often continues until January 7th with short breaks for rest and sleep. The only physical activity during this period is usually running from one guest to another. Together with a nutritionist, we tell you how to make the New Year's table healthy and tasty, and significantly reduce the time for post-holiday recovery of the body.

Already in October, bright orange persimmon fruits appear on store shelves. Ripened in late autumn, it can remain on the trees until deep winter frosts. The closer to frost, the greater the choice of different varieties: sharons, kinglets, kaki. Whichever type you choose, the main thing is that the fruit is sweet and not too viscous. Persimmon is very popular not only because of its wonderful taste, but also because of the many useful properties that can improve health. We figure out why this berry is indispensable in the daily diet.

Celebrating the New Year should bring joy, not guilt for not having enough dishes on the table or not having the classic Olivier salad. If you stand in the kitchen from morning until evening, preparing complex treats, the only desire at the New Year's table will not be to have fun with loved ones, but to go to bed as soon as possible. So, we share recipes for delicious New Year's snacks that you can cook very quickly literally in the last minutes of the outgoing year. For them, you definitely will not be ashamed in front of the guests!

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