Sunday, February 28, 2010

Shredded Beef From My Crock-Pot to Yours

This is the easiest recipe ever and really quite versatile. Many of my simple recipes require a crock pot so make the investment now and you'll feel like you hired a personal chef. I love opening up my front door to the smell of a fresh cooked meal at the end of the day. This one takes less than 5 minutes before you head out in the morning and then a moment or two of shredding before serving.

My kids are picky eaters and they love this one. My husband is fine with left-overs but for those who aren't so lucky, the multiple uses for this meat will please even the biggest leftover snob!

Here's the recipe:

1 lb. stew beef (also fine with any kind of beef but the stew beef shreds easier)

1 can cream of celery (or really cream of anything!)

1 can crushed green chilis

(you can double or triple the recipe as long as it doesn't fill the crock pot. optimum is between 50-75% full)

Crock pot on high 6 - 8 hours (or more - just add some water to compensate for extra time). Shred apart with a couple forks.

TIP: you can even put the meat in the crock pot when it's frozen. Crock pots are just so darned accommodating to your circumstances!

Great on rice or noodles. I strongly suggest the new 90 minute rice from Uncle Bens. It's done in a flash and is perfectly sized for one dinner.

Also good on taco salad or in tacos. Make a double batch and freeze the rest for next time. Thaws perfectly.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Baja Chicken Pasta Salad and 2 More Delicious Salad Recipes

Its no doubt that salad goes well with any meal. Baja chicken pasta salad, balsamic dressing and barbecue cubes salad recipes are delicious, easy and quick to prepare.

Below are the 3 recipes for you to try at home:

1. Baja Chicken Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

- 3/4 pound chicken breast
- 6 ounces dried mixed fruit
- 1 cup ring macaroni or orzo - raw
- 1 cup Jicama - cubed
- 2 Green Onions/Tops - Sliced
- 1/2 cup Mayonnaise or Salad dressing
- 2 tablespoons sour cream or plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon red chili's - Ground
- 1/4 teaspoon salt

Notes: The chicken breast should be boneless, skinless and weigh about 3/4. You should use 1 6-oz package of diced mixed fruit.

Directions;

- Heat enough salted water to cover the chicken breast (1/4 tsp salt to 1 cup of water) to boiling in a 4 quart Dutch oven.
- Add the chicken breast.
- Cover and heat to boiling, reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken is done, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Remove the chicken with a slotted spoon.
- Heat the water to boiling and add the fruit and ring macaroni or orzo gradually so that the water continues to boil. - Boil, uncovered, stirring occasionally, just until the ring macaroni is tender, about 6 to 8 minutes or 10 minutes for the orzo, then drain.
- Rinse with cold water and drain again.
- Cut the chicken into 1/2-inch pieces and mix with the fruit, macaroni, jicama and onions.
- Mix the remaining ingredients and toss with the chicken mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours.

2. Balsamic Dressing

Ingredients:

- 3/4 cup Water
- 1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar
- 3 teaspoons Capers
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Dried basil
- 1 tablespoon Fresh parsley - chopped (opt)

Directions:

- Combine the ingredients.
- Adjust vinegar to taste, since it has a strong flavor.
- Store in a covered container in the refrigerator.

Makes about 1 cup.

Note: If you don't have balsamic vinegar, you may substitute another kind. But, if this be the case, start with water and vinegar in equal proportions.

3. Barbecue Cubes

Ingredients:

- 3 ounces lemon jell-O (1 Pkg.)
- 3/4 cup - boiling water
- 8 ounces tomato sauce (1 can)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt pepper
- 1 tablespoon horseradish

Directions:

- Dissolve Jell-O in boiling water.
- Mix all other ingredients, and when Jell-O is at room temperature, add and mix well.
- Pour into oiled 8-inch square pan.

Chill until firm. Cut into cubes and serve salad to go with your barbecue.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Reduce And Lose Your Weight With Fats

REDUCE YOUR WEIGHT

Now you are not very far from losing your excess fats and unwanted weight. You know to get something you usually have to lose anything and in this case to get success you are going to lose your weight and I hope you would like to lose it.

This article will teach you the best diet schedule that will make smart 95% depending on how well you follow it. I have tried this schedule on many fat people including me and believe me I always got positive results. I lost my 10 kg weight in just one and half month. There is nothing I could say about it.

DIETS

The diet sheet that follows have been constructed to illustrate the quantities and
qualitative aspects of diets required for the treatment obesity and diabetic mellitus.
The quantities given in standard diet sheet will obviously require some modification
in relation to the size, age, sex and occupation of the patient. In the dietetic treatment
of most diseases it is unnecessary to weigh accurately the amounts of the different
food eaten. Under these circumstances sufficient accuracy will be secured by the use
of household measures as illustrated in Diet 1 and by the term small, medium and
large helping for meat, chicken or fish. A small helping weighs approximately 30-60
grams (1 to 2 oz), a medium helping 60-90 grams (2 to 3 oz) and a large helping 120
grams (4 oz) or more.

The qualitative content of the diet, i.e. the actual food consumed, will vary
widely. The examples detailed here are suitable for person whose food habits are
those of the western world. If they are to be effective therapeutically, diet
prescriptions must be carefully adapted to take account of national, cultural and local
eating habits.

LOW ENERGY (CALORIE) DIET

Suitable for adults with obesity with or without diabetes.
Approximately: Protein 60 grams.
Carbohydrates 100 grams.
Fat 40 grams.
Energy 1000 kcal (4184 kj)

EARLY MORNING:

Cup of tea, milk from allowance, if desired.

BREAKFAST:

1 egg or 30 g (1 oz) grilled lean bacon (2 rashers) or
cold ham or exchange with margarine or butter from allowance.
Tea or coffee, with milk from allowance.

MID-MORNING:

Tea or coffee, with milk from allowance, or free drink from group A3
1 cream cracker or water biscuit.

MID-DAY MEAL:

Clear soup, tomato juice or grapefruit, if desired.
Small helping, 60gram (2oz) lean meat, ham, poultry, game or offal or 90 gram (3 oz)
white fish (steamed, baked, or grilled) or two eggs or 45 gram (1/2 oz) cheese.
Salad or vegetables form group A1 as desired.
40 gram (1 1/3 oz) bread (white or brown) or exchange, with margarine or butter from
allowance if desired.
1 portion of fruit from bread exchange list below
Tea or coffee with milk from allowance.

MID AFTERNOON

20 gram (2/3 oz) white or brown bread or exchange, with margarine or butter from
allowance.

EVENING MEAL:

Clear soup, meat or yeast extracts, tomato juice or grapefruit, if desired.
Small helping, 60 gram (2 oz) lean meat, ham, poultry, game or offal or 90 gram (3
oz) white fish (steamed, baked, or grilled) or two eggs or 45 gram (1/2 oz) cheese.
Salad or vegetables form group A1 as desired.
40 gram (1 1/3 oz) bread (white or brown) or exchange, with margarine or butter from
allowance if desired.
1 portion of fruit from bread exchange list below
Tea or coffee with milk from allowance.
BEFORE BED:
Tea or coffee with milk from allowance.
1 cream cracker or water biscuit
ALLOWANCE FOR DAY:
200 ml (1/3 pint) milk semi-skimmed or skimmed.
15 gram (1/2 oz) margarine or butter
EXCHANGE FOR 20 GRAM (2/3 oz) BREAD
2 cream crackers
1.5 of any crisp bread
2 water biscuits
1 oat cakes
1 Potato (size of hen's egg)
1 Portion of fruit form list below
Fruit List: 1 Medium apple, 1 orange, 1 pear, 1 small banana, 10 grapes

GROUP A: Foods Which May Be Taken As Desired

o VEGETABLES:

Artichoke, asparagus, aubergine, French beans, runner beans, broccoli, Brussels
sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chicory, courgette,
cucumber, endive, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard and cress, onions, parsley,
pumpkin, radishes, salsify, seakale, spinach, swede, tomatoes, turnip tops,
vegetable marrow, watercress.

o FRUITS: (stewed without sugar or raw)

Any fruit fresh, frozen or canned in natural fruit juice but not avocado, dried fruit
or fruit canned in syrup.

o DRINKS:

Water, soda water, tea or coffee ( without milk or sugar ), lemon juice, tomato
juice, diabetic fruit squash, diet cola, clear soup 9 chicken or beef cubes may be
used )

o MISCELLINOUS:

Saccharine or any proprietary sweetening agents ( except sorbitol ) salt, pepper,
mustard, vinegar, herbs, spices, gelatine, Flavorings and coloring may be used.

GROUP B: Foods Which May Be Avoided

All fried foods, Sugar ( brown or white ), glucose, and sorbitol.
Sweets, toffees, chocolates, corn flour, custard powder, jam, marmalade, lemon
curd, syrup, honey, treacle.
Tinned, frozen or bottled fruits.
Dried fruits, e.g. Dates, prune e.t.c. , Cakes, buns, pastries, pies, steamed or
milked puddings.
Sweets or chocolates biscuits, scones.
Cereals, e.g. rice, sago, macaroni, barley, spaghetti.
Breakfast cereal, porridge.
Ice creams, fresh or synthetic creams. Table jelly.
Evaporated or condensed milk.
Peas, parsnips, beetroot, sweet corn, haricot beans, butter beans, broad beans,
lentils.
Nuts
Salad cream, salad dressing, mayonnaise.
Tomato and brown sauce or any thickened sauce.
Sweet pickles and chutney,
Thickened soups, gravies.
Alcoholic drinks e.g. beer, wine, sherry or spirits.
Sweetened fruit juices, fruit squash, coca cola and other sweet, fizzy and ?soft
drinks?
Starch reduced products, ?diabetic? foodstuffs.
Sausages.
All foods must be served without thickened gravies and sauces. All foods may be
baked, grilled, boiled or steamed ? but not fried.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Maltese Recipes and Cuisine


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Today, citizens of Malta, a variety of Mediterranean cuisine, influenced mainly by Italian cuisine. However, Malta has many historical links with other countries, and many other influences can be seen in Maltese cuisine, Moorish, for example, influences.

Maltese Some popular dishes include:

- Aljotta - a fish soup with herbs, garlic and tomatoes, which are often served with rice.

- Brod - a soup with meat (usually beef or chicken) and vegetables, andServe with pasta.

- Kusksu - A thick soup made of chicken soup made with beans, pasta pearls (known as "kusksu"), onions, tomato sauce and garlic.

- Minestrone - a thick soup of vegetables, especially in winter, very popular, and usually eaten with crusty bread Maltese as Hobz known.

L - ta soppa '-MLA - Literally, "soppa ta' l-MLA" means "widow soup", presumably under the bowl gots its name because neighbors donated to poor widows living in theirCommunity. L soppa ta '-MLA is a simplified version of minestrone (vegetable soup), but with the addition of fresh gbejniet (small round cheese made from sheep's milk), which blend with the soup, and raw eggs have coagulated finally the soup.

- Bigilla - A traditional bean dip made of mashed beans and dried spices and pepper if necessary.

- Kapunata - The Maltese version of ratatouille. Serve hot or cold, and also used a pizza surface.

- The Mqarrun-Forn --Fried noodles with meat sauce and eggs. Bacon and peas in some versions have the recipe, and the dish is usually exceeded by a layer of grated cheese or bescamella (white sauce).

- Timpani - a mixture of which the Mqarrun version-Forn (baked macaroni). A small amount of ground (minced) beef, and sometimes hard-boiled egg is added, and then the whole crust wrapped in a pastry bag.

- The Ross-Forn - Baked rice. This dish is similar MqarrunIl-Forn, but with rice instead of pasta (water before cooking), and the addition of curry.

- Ravjul - The Maltese language version of ravioli stuffed with ricotta and parsley (and sometimes) and spinach, meat or minced meat. The tank is equipped with a tomato sauce and topped with melted cheese.

- Bragjoli - A slice of meat around a mixture of breadcrumbs, bacon, eggs and cheese.

- Fenkata - Rabbit in tomato sauce or salsa to serve. The meat is usually roasted and lightlythen boil in a saucepan for several hours.

- Taz-Laham Ziemele - horse meat with sauce of white wine.

- Lampuki - Mahi-mahi, a white fish. It can be eaten pan with olive oil, baked with tomato and wine sauce, or made into fish cakes.

- Qargha Baghli - zucchini stuffed with ground (minced) beef and parsley. They can be baked or as a creamy soup.

- Zalzett tal-Malti - Maltese traditional sausage made of pork and seasoned with black pepper,Coriander seeds, parsley, salt and sometimes garlic. There are varieties that are dry, and others that are consumed fresh.

- Imqaret - a deep fried dumplings filled with data.

- Pastizzi - dumplings stuffed with ricotta or mushy peas mixture.

- Figolla - An ice-covered almond cake filled with earth. It is traditionally eaten at Easter, and made in shapes like a fish, a lamb, a heart, etc.

- Helwa tat-Tork - "Turk is the sweet version" - The MalteseHalva.

- Kwarezimal - biscuits, traditionally eaten during Lent.

L - Pudina ta '-Hobz - Bread Pudding. L Made Pudina ta '-Hobz from stale bread, soaked overnight in water and milk, cocoa, sugar, dried fruits, nuts, and sometimes liqueur, is added.

L - ta Qaghaq '-Ghazal - A ring of light pastry with honey or syrup product. Originally eaten at Christmas, but now all year.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Delicious Crockpot Recipes


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The crockpot is a device for the kitchen, the food cooks slowly. You can help owners by reducing the time needed for cooking. It 'a great tool for those who are beginners in the kitchen, because they are the only ingredients in the pot and cook. The crockpot is provided with a booklet of some of the best crockpot recipes that you can follow. Most of the best crockpot recipes are easy to do. Some of them belong crockpot chicken apricot and sour cream and baconChicken.

1. Crockpot Apricot Chicken - This is one of the best recipes for chicken crockpot. This is a simple dish with four ingredients. You can serve this dish on a plate of pasta or rice. The following are the ingredients:

1. six pieces of chicken breast frozen boneless and skinless
2. a package of onion soup mix for
3. half a cup of salad dressing
4. Grab a cup of apricots or apricot jam
5. Cup chicken broth
6. oneTeaspoon dried basil or thyme
7. eight teaspoon pepper

Procedure Cooking

a. The first step in one of the best crockpot recipes arrange the chicken in the pot to four liters. Then put the other ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Pour over pasta and chicken to give a surprise. Set the crockpot lid and press the button to start the boil down. The court will be cooked for eight hours. The chicken is soft and ready forServe. This recipe can be consumed by six people.

2. Sour Cream and Bacon Chicken - This is one of the best recipes for crockpot chicken and bacon. Wrap the bacon around each piece of chicken breast and cook with a little 'cream. The cooking time for this dish is about eight hours.

Ingredients:

1. eight slices of bacon
2. eight pieces of skinless chicken breasts
3. two cans of cream of mushroom soup with roasted garlic variation
4. a cup of acidCream
5. half cup of flour

Procedure Cooking

a. Wrap each chicken with bacon and put in the pot .. four in another container, the soup, mix the flour and cream. You can use a whisk to mix well. Put on the chicken in the pot. Put the lid and press the button for the low TOS crockpot tart. This dish can be served in eight hours.

3. One of the best crockpot recipes for vegetarians are the three bean cassoulet. This court has no meat at all, so it is veryand low in calories.

Ingredients:

1. a cup of beans, the dry
2. a cup of dried chickpeas variant
3. four and a half cups of water
4. sixteen ounces small carrot
5. onion
6. three cloves of garlic
7. tablespoon dried parsley
8. teaspoon dried basil
9. one half teaspoon dried thyme
10. one half teaspoon of salt
11. an eight teaspoons white pepper
12. a bay leaf
13. possibleTomatoes
14. two tablespoons of tomato

Procedure Cooking

a. Put the beans in a bowl with cold water and put it in a large pot and cook for a minute then set it aside for an hour.

b. Drain the beans and put them in a pot with four liters of water, chopped onion, herbs and garlic. Disused tomatoes and salt.

c. Set the crockpot lid and crank the heat to high for thirty minutes. Then lower the heat untilcooked for nine hours. After nine hours slowly cook the tomatoes, salt and the pasta on a reform and wait for another hour.

d. Remove the bay leaf, then serve this dish warm.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Creative Lunch Ideas

You are caught in a groove of peanut butter and jelly? It 'amazing how the "sandwich" lunch-time trick Yummy goo to creativity! Today I hope to inspire a bit 'creativity and help recover the lunch menu.

French bread

This seemingly simple bread makes some delicious creations that are perfect for lunch. To make the disc half:

French bread pizza, spaghetti sauce, peppers and cheddar or mozzarella.

These olive breadone side of spaghetti. I would not recommend to eat alone, as you need more protein, whereas only small amounts of cheese.

Instead of fast food:

A popular food, we came from when we lived in Germany. The food was very expensive and we tried to reserve for fun, the scheduled day or event. Sometimes there would be too late to go to dinner, but I did not want the family to eat. I stopped by E-Mart and bought sandwiches (hardRolls), fresh meats, sliced Gouda cheese, onions, lettuce, tomatoes and cream cheese. We would also like to get chocolate milk as a special treatment.

These delicious dinner costs me a fraction of the cost of eating out at a restaurant. We have this house and cut the vegetables and put together the sandwich in less than five minutes.

Since then I can eat the same thing, instead of a meal. I believe that German bakeries here in the U.S., if I may, and if not, I onlyRoles. Sometimes you grab a bag of lettuce for a salad.

Boboli pizza crusts

Mexican Pizza ground beef, glass sauce, top with cheddar cheese

Regular Pizza

Soups and salads

Soups and salads contain digestive enzymes that break our bodies, helping the heavier meals. That is one reason why are the restaurants. It 'something the next time you eat and help your body a little reminder' more from a dietSoup or salad before the main course.

My family and I are on a gluten free diet, and I am a very strict diet, which limits a lot of different foods. Some of these salads are our favorites proven.

Doritos Chicken Salad

My favorite salad: canned chicken, goat cheese, lemon juice, olive oil and oregano sprinkled.

Southwest Salad

Soups

Brunswick Stew (see recipe free trial on our eBookWebsite.)

Chicken Pasta with cheese

Taco Soup

Spicy Chicken

Ham and Potato Soup

Tortillas:

Slice of American cheese and heat in microwave

Peanut butter and honey

Fry them and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar or honey to eat (with egg whites!)

Make a wrap "- chicken nuggets, salad of cabbage or lettuce, Mayo ... serve with chips!

Make a "Big City Burrito - Big wraps (spinach or tomatoes), beans, rice, chicken(POT), American white cheese, salsa verde (green)

Tortilla Roll-ups: cream cheese, 1 can chopped green chilies mq, ½ small can chopped jalapenos, 1 can chicken breast, roll em up!

English muffins

Pizza (again)

Egg McMuffin butter on both sides ... large packets of Sam's Club Canadian bacon, fried egg, all the American cheese

Bagels

1 whole wheat bagel

Cream cheese

2 slices of ham or lunch favorite

Salad

Tomato

AlfalfaBrussels sprouts

In Germany, this was part of the breakfast at McDonald's and were my favorites!

Double Duty Treatment:

Just as a meal Rachel Ray cookbook in their dual task, which I like to do this once a week also. Some ideas that had, at this Mexican beans and rice dish for dinner. The next meal that you can use for filling the mixture remained green or Chili Peppers. Has many other ideas. Here are some of mine:

Put a whole chicken in pot-pot in the nightand eat chicken for lunch, so that the bones and supplements to finish cooking in water, while the rest of the day. Remove the bones and use the chicken broth for cooking rice or soup for dinner.

Cook the potatoes for potato salad for lunch ... dinner!

Thinking outside the "box" - or better

We look forward to new and creative ways to eat Mac and cheese! Here are a few that have tried, or heard:

Tuna add a can of drained tuna.

Peas --Cook the peas in excess water and add pasta water if the pasta is cooked.

Ketchup, sometimes add a little 'of ketchup in my bowl of Mac and cheese, mmm!

Chicken and sauce add a can of chicken breast and drained 1 cup salsa - Ole!

Chili Mac Mix a can of chili prepared in Mac and Cheese

Topping: Top with crushed Ritz crackers

Drink:

Fried Tator Tots! Soak it in barbecue sauce.

Salad

Salmon orChicken

O Octopus (cooked with sausage slices "legs")

Other ideas:

Even the rice and beans (rice-cooker best invention!)

Spaghetti is always the same tired old thing? Make it green olives instead of mushrooms, Superb! Salt and tastes better than mushrooms

Cold chicken salad with croissants

Pages:

I always have a large container of ricotta

Ricotta is greatwith:

Peaches

Pie Filling

Mandarins

Sunflower

Others

Crudités

Olive

Dessert

Graham crackers with icing sugar (strawberry)

Homemade popsicles

Peanut Butter & Chocolate Spread

And finally, if you have a bad day and your desk is always naked, go to the web-type of ingredients and you will see some ideas of meals to make.

Keep a list of ideas for lunch menus (30 days worth)printed on paper and put in a transparent and stick on the inside of the cabinet, just in case.

Monday, February 15, 2010

The family meal

The family meal has been in a family environment in constant evolution. Moms and dads, business and most of the houses are houses with only one parent. This worrying trend can be a joy to take-out restaurants, but has negative effects on family and children.

Studies have shown that obesity among children less, are drugs, alcohol and smoking among children who eat dinner with the family.

It 'hard to get into a home-cooked food when times getbusy. Children have busy schedules with sports, friends and parents to work longer. There are a couple of things to do, can help make family meals easier to achieve.

Before disconnecting the old crock pot. It can be used for the old standby, like stews, but can also be used for crock pot lasagna or macaroni and cheese.

Go for the adoption and take home. Stop in your family's favorite restaurant and dinner to go. IfWell, you take home food from the conduct of boxing and serve the dish. Sitting on a nutritious cooked meal that is served at the table on your plate.

Finally, if the family is really a salad, pizza, wings, and dinner. Then take them home and sit at the table to eat. This is a new variant, but is much better for the family at the table to eat while watching television.

Friday, February 12, 2010

High sugar content of the disease Meals Lead in the future, not just overweight

A new study shows that consumption of food high in sugar leads to the release of harmful substances in the blood. Parents should take special note, because many children high sugar meals and snacks several times a day. This behavior is the stage for a lifetime of problems of chronic diseases.

This is the process of writing

All foods have a "glycemic index" which is a measure of how quickly the body burns the food that is in the fuel line. Foods with a lot of simple sugarsburn very rapidly, while foods rich in fiber and complex carbohydrates to burn very slowly.

High-glycemic foods that burn very fast rise in blood sugar levels cause rapid. The body reacts to this increase in blood sugar by releasing a large dose of insulin to drive the level of sugar in the blood back. This is the reason for the crash "energy" you feel after eating a meal high in GI.

Low glycemic foods that cause blood sugar to increase very slowly burn care at a speed controllable. In this wayThe body does not need to take drastic measures to take to keep blood sugar levels under control. They feel a uniform level of energy after a low glycemic food and not feel the crash a few hours after eating, like you, with a high glycemic meal.

The risk of personal reactor

The peak energy and block that you are after a high glycemic meal, blood sugar because the body is used as the primary source of fuel for a molecule of "energy" required to make ATP. However, the production of ATP isa bit 'dangerous because the losses and other molecules called free radicals, which in turn of "oxidative stress".

Oxidative stress can be very damaging to cells and has not discovered the damage leads to chronic diseases such as heart disease, some cancers and even depression. The damage accumulates in the body in places such as the arteries, heart, lungs and brain and leads to slow chronic degenerative diseases.

Fortunately, our bodies have mechanisms to maintainFree radical damage and oxidative stress under control. There are proteins that actually captures the free radicals and "neutralize" so that they are no longer dangerous. However, at work, this system requires that the anti-oxidants in fruit and vegetables, and multi-vitamin supplements.

E 'similar to hazards in the use of nuclear energy. This is an incredibly powerful source of energy, until it goes wrong. When the reactor over-heats thenDifficulties that may occur. The same happens with the production of ATP. When blood sugar is high, the production of ATP is in full swing and the release of free radicals out of control. Eating high glycemic kicks ATP production.

It is known that the consumption of foods with high glycemic results of oxidative stress and a new study in the July 2006 Journal of Clinical Nutrition confirmed by measuring the actual signs of oxidative stress in blood after a meal at low and highglycemic meals. The study found a strong relationship between the glycemic index of a meal and the degree of oxidative stress markers in the blood after eating. High glycemic foods cause high oxidative stress.

Why is it so important? This means that eating high-glycemic meals that our kids all the time cause damage, which probably can lead to chronic degenerative diseases, when they become adults. Especially when you couple this with the fact that most children do not get theantioxidant protection that they need to eat more servings of fruits and vegetables. This is a double whammy, the greatest damage has been reduced and security.

Damage Control

What types of foods that cause this damage? There are many common foods guy, which is very high on the glycemic index scale. For starters, there are breakfast cereals, high sugar, waffles and pancakes with plenty of syrup and toast with jam foods with high glycemic index much. It's not just sugary foods that areIssue. Foods that are mainly of refined grains and flour as bad. Things like white bread, pasta and cheese, crackers and hotdog buns.

Much can be done to protect the current health and future of your children, to make the switch to whole grain bread and fruit and vegetables in their diet. This is common sense, things that humans have been known for some time.

My hope in writing this article is that understanding a little 'more aboutBecause "healthy foods" are so necessary to help motivate people to act. Imagine in your head a little 'picks blood circulating through your children every time they eat high glycemic meals and maybe that will help you make better decisions.

Be, all decisions about food are equilibrium realistic. Will not kill you to eat badly and then. Enough to understand that's it for the risk. The more you or your children make poor food choicesgreatest damage is collected and increases the higher your risk for problems later in life. Act now to give the thought of food choice in the behavior of your children.

A proud moment, let me conclude with a brief history. Last week my 9-year-old son came to work with me and we had lunch in our little shop 'of coffee. The selection of menus that day was a turkey sandwich, pepperoni pizza, soups and a salad buffet. I told him that was what he wanted, and I was very happy when he wantedthe salad bar. It's not that he does not like pizza or turkey sandwich, but has made a healthy choice at your own salad, because I really want.

A year ago, he hated everything "green." My wife and I moved a small amount of vegetables on your plate with salad, if we had them. We did not force them to eat the stuff, but still single provider. Lastly, he began increasingly to eat and he realized that he likes the salad. Now, the twoMy children love of a variety of steamed vegetables and eat all kinds of fruit at regular intervals.

Children do not like a lot of food when they are very young, but experts have told us, just continue with them. Finally, come around. Otherwise, they grow up fast food for the rest of their lives and health, there are no more years. Please do not rob your children of them. Give them the greatest gift possible, their health.

Copyright 2006 Simon Evans

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Knowing what foods to eat and avoid for acid reflux disease


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Acid reflux disease can be an extremely painful condition. For people who have active social lives and often live at parties and gatherings, acid reflux is like a curse, because they were often used by food because of fear of attacks of acid reflux.

Acid attacks, as the name suggests, is attack the stomach mucosa of the esophagus. The frequency of these attacks can be extremely harmful to the esophagus, because it leads to scarringTissues. If these scars are not healing in a position, then there can be ulcers, and in some cases, cancer of the esophagus. Of all the reasons for acid reflux problem, bad eating habits contribute more.

Therefore, remember the first step for treating acid reflux, is the knowledge of eating food and avoiding food. Acid reflux can you ask for a meal again to create for themselves, so that more sites of healthy and nutritious food and to leave someother.

Why some foods a problem?

To answer this question, we must first look at what causes acid reflux problems. The food goes into the stomach through the esophagus. In the stomach, digestion begins where the food is done by the digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid in the stomach. The food remains in the stomach by the action of the valves is blocked at both ends of the stomach. Thanks for the acidic stomachsometimes the pressure opens the valve. The acidity of the stomach is moving into the esophagus. This condition is known as acid reflux.

It 'so obvious that the more acidic stomach contents of the "greater pressure on lower esophageal sphincter valve and thus a greater chance of acid reflux. So, the problem of acid reflux, acid-forming foods should be avoided.

Foods to Avoid for AcidReflux

After talking to acidic foods, try to list some foods in this category, which can cause problems with acid reflux. Red meat is one such food. Instead of fish, the great sage and good nutrition from the standpoint of health.

They must also stop the consumption of dairy products. These include not only milk but also cream, cheese, ice cream, shakes and other food item is one that uses dairy products. In addition to milk, chocolate is also prohibited for people with acidReflux. Foods like pasta and pasta, should also be avoided. Can be used instead of bread. Low fat yogurt acid reflux, however, it seems easier for most people. Fruits and vegetables are generally alkaline forming and should be included in sufficient quantity. Tomatoes and tomato products have yet another thing to avoid. These include tomato sauces and even tomato and cucumber.

It 'important to use less oil and spices, while preparing meals for the acid --Reflux. There is a direct relationship between acid reflux and obesity. People who are overweight tend to suffer from acid reflux problems. Content Therefore, foods rich in carbohydrates and fats should be avoided.

The choice of eating the right foods for acid reflux

Choosing the right foods to eat for acid reflux can interfere, especially for people who are very picky about their food choices. But where there is a will, there's always a way. With a little 'fantasy andCreativity can be still found a replacement for his favorite dishes. For example, instead of a shovel can be used for ice cream for dessert, we go for the fruit salad with whipped cream with low fat yogurt in touch.

Not all foods are capable of acid reflux problem for everyone. The condition varies from person to person. While some may have acid attack immediately after eating to get a chocolate bar for the other person is. You must try to see if a particular type of food causesacid reflux.

You can give up your favorite hot dog or sandwich, corn beef, while dealing with problems of acid reflux. The election means healthy cooking such as baked or grilled fish is also an advantage. Fry can destroy not only the nutritional value of foods, but can also occur if the acid reflux bad.

On the other hand known fruits such as pineapple, bananas and apples are to absorb the extra acid from the stomach and prevent acid reflux. Even vegetables such as broccoli,Cabbage, cauliflower are alkaline forming and can prevent symptoms of acid reflux.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Copycat Restaurant Recipes Can Help You Enjoy your trip out to eat


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Prepare recipes copycat restaurant is a great way to enjoy your favorite restaurant at home and a good way to save a bit 'of money. But, surprisingly, but also for your future trips in your favorite restaurant even more enjoyable. Let me explain.

I like to go to Romano's Macaroni Grill. The smell of fire grill, when I saw the door to the music of the singing waiters, how do I open on my desk, I love them all. Unfortunately for me, my firstVisit, I tried to Milan Pasta and fell so deeply in love with her, that I can not order something else. I'm looking for. Sounds so good. From brick oven baked pizza Margherita and Portofino to Vodka Shrimp Rustica. The lobster ravioli, fillet Boursin am, I'm dying to try everything.

And I intend to do so. I pour over the menu, finally, the collection of grilled salmon or twice a lasagna with meatballs. I can taste it already.

But onceWaiter approaches - Bam! I point to Milan Pasta. Well, at least I always enjoy my lunch.

But recently I found something that I do the next time a different experience. Copycat Restaurant Recipes diving all over the internet and some of them are very good. One of the first, I was looking for was, of course, Pasta Milano. A recipe and I started the dish at home for me. It 'just as well in my apartment, as in the Roman Empire (although I misswaiters sing).

This recipe restaurant imitators my next trip to Romano's Macaroni Grill another script should follow. I now available on the delicious menus, and then one of the other dishes that seem so many times I wanted. I can not wait!

Should I or Fettuccine Alfredo spaghetti and meatballs or pizza Sicilian ... or ...

Learning through an Acid Reflux Remedy

Want to make history of acid reflux? They want to reduce to reduce and possibly? Are you among the millions of people who suffer from acid reflux. What are good or good homemade remedies acid reflux to follow?

The first step to follow is to see the number of meals. If you are a serious form of eaters to stop him. Eat lots of food exerts pressure on the walls of the stomach, as food surpluses to reject the stomach.

Eating large amounts of sugar as produced byOverflow 'acid. Soda, milk shakes, gummy bears - everything that is bittersweet in the chemical mixture. Even the milk in the evening before bedtime is recommended for them only under pressure from the stomach.

The food, which must be avoided are: fruits, like orange juice, lemon, lemonade, grapefruit juice, cranberry juice, and tomatoes. To avoid the vegetables, French fries and raw onion. Dairy products such as cream, ice cream and cottage cheese really make your stomach churn. Sweets withhigh butter content, such as butter cookies, biscuits, chocolate, donuts, corn chips and can actually cause the acid levels to rise.

Pasta also not immune. Avoid macaroni with cheese and even spaghetti with a spicy sauce, a no-no.

The meat must be taken with caution. The meat is lean beef, chicken salad, scrambled eggs with butter, fried eggs and fish, tuna salads, sausages (fried) and ham.

In general, you must change your lifestyle, ifDealing with acid reflux, avoiding smoking and alcohol consumption goes a long way. These defects in the stomach, creating a real stir so its best to avoid them. Also, avoid that one for the road, because they drink gas, which can lead to pain, acid reflux.

Of all the things to avoid, you should really worry about how to combine all these foods. Sometimes, a few potato chips with sour cream seem harmless, but actually cause overload of acid. Sometimes, even a heavy workloadWork and stress can do the trick. Never asked, why does it hurt after a long session? Probably all the information on coffee and sugar to make you drowsy. Try to go for drinks and herbal instead of chamomile to calm you. These teas are excellent and really will not steal the wallet of a lot of money.

If you can determine which foods and things that you've set, you can now easily avoid.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Spinach - 10 ways to get more into your diet


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Spinach is rich in vitamins, calcium, iron and fiber. He said that anti-aging and cancer-fighting antioxidant-rich. Use these tips to enjoy the incredible benefits of this wonderful food.

1 Salad: fresh spinach salad to have your favorite. Fresh spinach tastes much milder than when cooked, and fits well with salad dressings more.

Casseroles 2: Spinach, fresh or frozen may be added, if the assembly of the pot. Be sure to draineven when you use frozen spinach. Spinach is also a good addition to macaroni and cheese or pasta dishes.

3 For the filling: fresh spinach and cheese are a delicious combination with the drawing up of meat, including chicken, beef or pork. Spinach can be added to the traditional stuffed chicken or turkey.

4 Soup: A foundation of fresh or frozen spinach, tomatoes, vegetables and broth.

5 Drinks: in one or two cups of fresh spinach smoothies or juicesDrinks. Spinach can be mixed in store bought fruit juice beverages and vegetable juices.

6 eggs: Spinach is an addition to delicious omelet, omelets and quiche.

7 wraps and sandwiches: fresh spinach with lunch meat or cheese in a tortilla wrap pallets. Even for flavor use spinach or red pepper tortilla. Spinach is a good substitute for lettuce on a sandwich.

8 cheese, fresh spinach, cheese balls, cheese or grilledFondue.

9 minced meat, finely chopped fresh spinach may Meat Loaf, hamburgers and hot dogs will be added.

10 Pizza: fresh spinach with other vegetables in the pizza topping.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Friday Night Fish Fry in Oistins

After nearly two years of Government sponsored renovations, the "new" Oistins Friday Night Fish Fry has returned to its original seaside location. Situated directly beside the open air Oistins Fish Market, the colorful new buildings which house numerous food and drink vendors, craftsmen and artists are a perfect setting for the lively and high energy crowd who casually stroll the grounds in search of the best rum punch, fish cakes, and grilled fish. Loudspeakers are blaring Calypso tunes and before you know it has to play Happy Feet as a conga line formed by young and old alike swayed to the rhythm of the center illuminated.

Wood fueled grills --- "coal pots" in Bajan dialect --- fill the air with incredible aromas of experience Bayan red snapper, flying fish, dolphins, swordfish and barracuda. Or try the fish Bill or fish steaks, tuna and marlin. The fish seem to swim as fresh as the proverbial more. Marinated and slow-cooked grilled chicken is randomlybone. Pages of bread, rice and peas, pasta, salads and desserts round off the cost of a casual, will find a dining table style picnic, where communal tables are the norm. Bajan pepper sauce bottles of mustard yellow dot every table waiting to attack innocent language of ignorance or a drop of sweat on his upper lip, the true believers to provoke. Unfilled, as the vendors with their ubiquitous marine cooler with a cold beer and ceremonies of the island are always worriedThey wave.

The atmosphere is charged directly from a novel by Graham Greene: sunburn, beads, flip-flop tourists mix easily with the home-crowd, always smiling, all looking for a good night in town. This family friendly facilities, clean and modern, are a welcome transformation of the old fish market. While some may be longing for change, Barbados was in danger, the act of a few years ago, when a less attractive young local audience with a threatening environment with the supporttheir foul language, eardrum splitting cacophony of music and sometimes incompatible behavior offensive. But those days are now uncomfortable memories fade when greeted by a sea of laughter and healthy food and drink endless hours flow of tourists arriving in H car and taxi. A brigade of policemen in uniform, Barbados is crisp and majestically in an effort to close should not even think of raising the top. Children dance with mom and dad proud, fits in any place in the Oistins Fish Frywhere the only rules are, the Golden and have a good time.

While Barbados is 7 days a week, is linked to on Friday evening, the traditional party atmosphere of celebration with Barbados. Some shops, like Lexie, are open during the day. Eating at night is from about 6 continue to be available. Prices vary, but generally expect to pay about Bds $ 15.00 and $ 20.00 per plate of food (U.S. $ 7.50 to $ 10.00). A bargain by the standards of Barbados. Take time to stroll and enjoy the hand --Necklaces, shells, hand-made shoes from the Rastafarians, and a negotiator, the joy of interesting local art. Feel free for a price "better to ask:" How everything is negotiable. To proclaim the vendors all the people who seek the best fish or chicken and their advertisers that you arrange to sample a particular offering cabin. But I do not feel like most of bids was set for the same quality with similar menu under pressure. One caveat: if so inclined to ask, if the rum punch is "correct Rum Punch" or home-made than aBusiness mix purchased. This is a local who knows a thing or two to be considered for their rum punch!

The letters of the alphabet - use food to Teach Your Child The Alphabet


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As the father of a preschool child, you should be teaching alphabet is an important part of your daily routine. Wait until your child in preschool or kindergarten, work on the alphabet, the child begins to read behind the race was in preschool teaching your alphabet, which can be a sure winner. Teach the alphabet should not be cumbersome or complicated, and certainly does not require special tools. One of the easiest ways to teach your child the alphabetis with food. Finally, the child needs to eat.

Here are some fun food snacks ABC for you and your child has begun:

Snack: almonds, alphabet cereal, alphabet soup, American cheese, Angel Food Cake, Animal Crackers, Apple butter / fruit juice, apples, apples, apricots, asparagus, avocado

B Snacks: Banana Split, Bacon, bagels, baked beans, banana bread, barbecue beans, bean sprouts, beets, berries, Black Eyed Peas, Bran muffins, bread sticks, soup, brownies, BrownSugar, Brussels sprouts, butter, butter, meat, peppers, biscuits, Bologna, Brazil nuts

C Snack: carrot sticks, cucumber, celery, cheese, crackers, cinnamon rolls, bread wheat, corn, carrot juice, blueberry juice, cantaloupe, cottage cheese, cashew nuts, cupcakes, cauliflower

Snacks Q: Donuts, "Dirt" cake (chocolate muffin), Deviled Eggs, "Devil" panini (a face to the devil Bologna and cheese sauce), hot dogs

And snack: Eggs, EnglishMuffin, egg drop soup, boiled eggs, eggplant, Eskimo Pie

R Snacks: French fries, pancakes, French bread, finger food, Fig Newton

Snacks G: green jello, graham crackers, bread, garlic, chickpeas, soup, green beans, green grapes, grape juice, grapefruit juice, grapefruit juice, Gatorade, granola, guava, peas (or pea soup), grits, gingerbread , marshmallows (bears, worms, fish, etc.)

Snacks H: ham, hamburger, hash, hazelnuts, bread, honey, honeydewMelon, hot chocolate, hot dogs, hot sauce

The snack: ice, ice, ice tea, Italian bread, ice

Snacks J: jam, Jambalaya, Jello, jelly, jerky, Johnnycake, juices, jelly beans, Jello jigglers

Snacks K: Kiwi, kite-shaped sugar cookies

Snacks L: lemonade, lemon cookies, lemon sorbet, marshmallow lemon, lime Koolaid

Snacks M: muffins, milk, smoothies, macaroni and cheese, marshmallows, M and M's

N Snacks: Nachos, navy beans, nectarines, Neapolitan ice creamCream, pasta
Nut bread, nuts (not) for young children.

Snacks O: oatmeal cookies, oranges, orange buns, meat and O (with cookie dough), olives

Snacks P: peanut butter, pretzels, peanuts, popcorn, pasta, plum, pineapple
Pizza, potato pancakes, regular pancakes, cheese, pretzels

Snacks Q: Quiche, Quaker Oats, "Q" cookies

Snacks R tastes: grape, rice pudding and grape, apple-raisin muffins, rice cakes with peanut butter, rice cakes (), Redjello

Snacks S: sandwiches, sugar cookies, salad, soup, strawberries, salsa, sour cream

Toast, tea, tangerine, tuna, Teddy Graham, cereal Trix, Taffy, tapioca pudding, tofu, Triscuits crackers, tomato, Trident chewing gum, candy bar Twix

UGLI fruit (also known as the fruit only, is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit), upside-down cake

Vegetables, Velveeta cheese, sausage, vegetable soup, velvet cake, cookies, vanilla, vanilla custard, vanilla ice cream,Vermicelli noodles

Walnuts, Waffles, Whipped cream, Wheat, Wieners, Watermelon

X-shaped cookies

Yams, Yogurt, Yellow cake, Yeast rolls

Zucchini, Zucchini Bread, Fried Zucchini (cut into strips like french fries, bread, and fry. Serve with ketchup!), Zesta saltine crackers, Zwieback Toast

To fill in with the letters without many snacks or to reinforce and review letters you can use condiments to create letters or build straight letters using pretzel sticks and the like. You can also trace the letters in many foods such as peanut butter, whipped cream, frosting, mashed potatoes and so on. If the children are willing, you can create letters made from food.

Learning the alphabet can be as simple as ABC when you use in foods, in order to make learning easier and fun for your child.

Cooking for Kids - Easy, Tasty, and Fun


Cooking for Kids

During cooking for children, just think, tasty and fun. Pallets for children are not the same as those of adults and enjoy most of them to keep the food from the plate. Adults also appreciate a good presentation. Secretly, in some healthy eating and encourage them to dinner with the adopted children to try new things involved.

Turn Fun into food healthy food

Think burgers, hot dogs, cheese,> Nuggets or macaroni and "sticks". The biggest thing of all this is that you can substitute alternatives more viable. Hamburgers can be done by ground chicken, turkey and even tuna done. Try hot dogs from Turkey. Low mozzarella fat in "String Cheese" is made not only nutritious. It's Fun! The paste is for children, until they eat too much and too much. Make healthy cut nuggets chicken breast, dipping the pieces in low fat dressing and rolling in cornflakes crushed.Share your own baked potato!

Children love their sweets. Fortunately, fruit and fruit juices are used for a healthy sweet dessert. Sugar-free gelatin, low fat yogurt mixed with strawberries, bananas or blueberries, mixed fruit juices, fruit cocktails, frozen food is 100% fruit juice and ... all these make healthy, tasty snacks for children. Dried fruits with nuts first sinfully good taste, but offers a good diet.

Get childrenParticipate in the kitchen

In particular children may enjoy helping to cook meals or cook for themselves. Simple options are packaged in cans or soups, sandwiches with grilled meats and cheese, and macaroni and cheese. Depending on the age of the child and control capacity.

A fun and delicious recipe for kids hot dogs or sausages are wrapped with a croissant. Our family called them "Pigs in blankets," but whatever you call them, are easy and fun to play too.

Kids love food that is chaotic. Spaghetti and meatballs or Sloppy Joes are both courts can help the children together.

Children are also more likely to food, eat healthy for them if they are part of the preparation. Try peanut butter with celery, carrots and dip or salad green with some slices of orange or apple slices with their favorite sauce on top.

Add seasonings, mixing, forming and condiments are all appropriate measures for the kitchenChildren. Older children can peel dice, and terminals. Start with simple things and you learn to leave them as they grow.

The secret of how to take care of children to cook the food is fun, creative and getting to that way of cooking, too!

Crushed Red Pepper - 10 ways to add Spice for meals


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Turn a boring meal into an exciting. It's easy to sort of meals per day with a few flakes, crushed red pepper.

1 spaghetti sauce: A teaspoon of crushed red pepper is all you need for the mild spiciness. To add more strong flavor. This will give you a little touch of home-made sauce or purchased by a doctor or sauce glass shops.

2 Salads: Crushed red pepper is sprinkled on the big green salad. It can also be added directly into> Salad dressings. Add the mayonnaise to salads, like potato, cabbage, salad or pasta for that extra calcium.

3 Soups: Canned soups can sometimes be a bit 'boring. Crushed red pepper works particularly well with tomato-based soup or vegetable soup.

Saucepans 4: Add the peppers before cooking and flavor blend in well. Also very good in macaroni and cheese or pasta dishes.

5 bread or rolls: crushed red pepperSeason is not only bread, but will also give a hint of color and texture.

6 Pizza: Sprinkle or add the crushed red pepper sauce on the pizza.

7 butter: Mix one teaspoon of crushed red pepper, half a cup of soft butter or margarine. Deleted bread of spices, vegetables or other dishes.

8 Vegetables: Beautiful aromas of green beans, stewed tomatoes and zucchini. Sprinkle on baked or mashedPotatoes.

Marinated 9: Just sprinkle the spice marinade for any type of meat.

10 Hamburger: Mix minced meat for hamburgers, meatballs or meatloaf.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Healthy vegetable soup

Recently I had a drawer full of vegetables in the refrigerator and it was time to purify it. Perhaps I have too many salads lately, because I was looking for something a bit 'different. Fortunately, I also had about 2 / 3 of a gallon of skim milk, had to be from week to use too late - so I immediately thought of cooking a soup with cream. This proved to be a bit 'unusual (and tasty), there are generally based my tomato vegetable soups. I was surprised when I wasThis recipe that every single member of the family ate every last drop (even young people in the house!).

Like most soup recipes you can use the ingredients and the vegetables with what you have on hand or the need to use up exchange - only to be, as I have the recipe last night. Note that even if it is a cream soup - I felt as healthy as possible. Also - this is a great vegetarian recipes for a meatless main dish to go!

Ingredients for the creamVegetable soup:


1 / 2 Vidalia onion, chopped
1 / 2 chopped zucchini with skin
1 / 2 green pepper chopped
1 / 2 cup of flour all
2 tablespoons margarine lite
2 tablespoons olive oil
£ 1 chopped broccoli
1 / 2 kg carrots, sliced
2 stalks celery chopped
1 bunch of chopped cauliflower
2 / 3 skimmed milk Gallonen
2 packets of cheese powder mix
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Italian spices to taste
1 teaspoon thyme, rosemary and sage
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon groundCumin

Many creams with milk and water, but I always get my cream soups, 100% milk-based, as far as possible. I use skim milk, then it is healthier, and you have a 100% milk-based soup with cream, stirring frequently during cooking - but I think it's fair to taste better.

I begin this recipe to cut the onions, peppers, celery and carrots and put 4 liters in a big pot on the stove. Add the margarine and olive oil and turn the heatingmed-high. What will you do now you have to do is to get the soft vegetables in butter and oil for about 5-6 minutes, stirring constantly there.

Next you have the phone and milk sprinkle the 1 / 2 cup of flour to the mixture in the pan, stirring with a spoon in the hands of others. Do this until the flour is used, and what you should end up bonding with a veggie mix with flour, or dance up (even mixed). Brown this for about 60 seconds, and then add the milk littleGradually mix as you go around the 2 / 3 gallons left. Now you have a rue, you made the base for your cream.

I further zucchini, broccoli and cauliflower in the pot, of course (chopped). I helped them, until this point, because they are much softer that the vegetables cook quickly - and has no effect, before cooking. Next I add all my spices, salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme and sage - along with Italian spices, garlicpowder, and cumin. These all seemed to blend very well together for this recipe and everyone loved the end taste.

Last but not least, I used 2 packets of powdered cheese. There are 2 reasons I do this. The first is - by not using real cheese I'm cutting out a lot of fat. In addition, this type of cheese is designed to get thick. Basically it's the same powdered cheese mix you might see used in food service for pretzel cheese, or macaroni and cheese. It has a thickening agent (like Maize starch) which compresses your cream even more - but there's also a true taste of cheese, with no real use Velveeta or cheddar cheese (what could be done - just wait until the soup is almost done cooking!) .

Once I have a vegetable I added just enough extra milk has reduced the level of about 2 "from the top of my mug of 4 liters. I did this a) (by evaporation, how to cook this soup instead exposed. You may or may not be the milk in the IT industry atout in the end, depending on how many vegetables you use and how much space that takes the pot to complete.

Bring the soup on med-high and cook until the burner of Med-low and cook for about an hour to an hour and a half. During the boil, stirring every 60 seconds - If you turn the burner down to move every 5-8 minutes. This soup is best coated in a pan (preferably cooked for the task of cleaning!).

Cool Summertime Cooking


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Summertime - and the living is easy! But the kitchen is
hot! It's time for some cool cooking recipes and tips!

1. Cooking outdoors. If for some time, perhaps
On weekends, appetizers barbecue simultaneously. Then freeze
and you have your main course ready for the next week.

To help, here's a recipe I have for the marinade
the "cheap" cuts of beef and pork:

1 / 2 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 / 2 tspGinger

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Just whisk everything together and pour the meat. Let
sit in the refrigerator, turning occasionally for a few hours.

2. Use your crockpot. You do not have a mark on
complicated recipe. If you're short on time
Tomorrow, just put a whole chicken in the pot, salt
seasoning and pepper, cover and cook on low all day. If
for dinner, all you have to do is add a saladand
You're done!

3. Learn to use your scrap. The surplus of chicken
from your crockpot can be cut and transformed into
a casserole, which will be heated in a microwave oven:

Mix 1 1 / 2 to 2 cups of chopped chicken with some
chopped onion, a can of cream of mushroom soup,
a can of cream of celery and about 1 1 / 2 cups
Cooked macaroni. Pour into a casserole dish, top
heated through and cheese in a microwave oven to heat.

4. Bake inCool of the morning. If your family
just do not have the fried chicken, because
the morning and warm up for dinner?

5. Stop the deli - I know this is not the cheapest
Idea, but then a main course, you must
to add some pages when you get home. And it
still less expensive than those made for the family!

"Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And
Cooking with care is an act of love. "
- Craig Claiborne

Church Ladies, God bless them all


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I am a sincere admirer of the ladies church. These are the ladies who are the backbone of the community and surrounding churches. The ladies are available in all sizes, cuts, and they do well, wherever they are. To clean the altars, make certain investments of the church are clean, but make sure that churches have flowers and are furnished with the seasons. They are the volunteers who staff the offices of the church. Church members are enteringearly to take account of younger children who remain in the church nursery while their parents attend services. Is women who teach Sunday School. Are the ladies who visit the sick. Are the ladies who raise money in different ways, so that the churches of their various projects. And how do they do? Now run the carnival and craft shows and various other things. But for me, is what I love most that money through the publication of cookbooks

I love thisCookbook, and I have many of them are in different cities across the United States and Canada. Often when I have a recipe that I brought this book before I had the range of books, which (the guru of the kitchen world, I do not name here, but we all know who they are). I reach for cookbooks of the lord of the church ', because I know that the recipes I think that will be familiar, easy to prepare, easy to find ingredients. These recipes are tested time and the family. TheyI will not be around in the desert have pine nuts, or try to make a goat, a call for a prescription to oblige. They do not require the tofu.

One of the things I pointed out that these cookbooks usually have the same basic recipe, with slight variations depending on the region in which they were published. For example, the recipes use from the southern United States found that more sugar the same recipes in cookbooks of the North. The prescriptions of the Southwest tend to haveto find such a recipe, as in other regions, but tend to be spicy.

All these books have recipes for macaroni and cheese, chicken soup, roast chicken, apple pie and Jell-O salads, and all those other old favorites that have been brought about. In one of the books that I have is a recipe called "Mystery Salad". And it is aptly named and is printed below for your pleasure and amazement. Often, these books will be called recipes, for example, "Aunt LouiseGrilled green beans "or" Mom's Best Bubble Bread. "

By the way, if you read these books, which are what these women can not be enthusiastic about Jell-O. Reading these recipes can be one of the most fun has never been on a cold winter day, when your car stuck in snow, and you're doing to find something good to read (I love it) to read cookbooks. Or are you looking for something fun and easy to cook.

None of the women asked him to write these books and helpher recipes seem to care a fig about calories, but many of them to show their thrifty bent, will replace margarine for butter in their formulation. I welcome the decision regarding the amount of calories (for the most part, we are too involved in this). I prefer to make the food that the French food: what you will, heart and eat well and take a walk or two during the day or evening, so you like, without regrets. But I think everything is better with butter, and so if youone of these books, you use butter, and find another way to save a bit 'of money.

When I cook a recipe from cookbooks of the ladies of the church, I feel a kinship with them that I never heard that if I use a cookbook by Ina or Martha or Rachel or any of the other cookbooks by chefs who have written too. Not that I am not the fine chefs cookbooks, why should I do if I have time to prepare and desire, their dishes complicated. But if I only want the good oldHome cooking like my mother, I turn to cookbooks, the ladies of the church 'every time. Often these books have the participant's name printed on their recipes and I like to imagine that I cook the same recipe that Betty or Tammy or Barbara (or who) might be cooking at the moment is.

And so I'm happy to be able to accommodate these women, in cataloging the recipes, was, and still the cornerstone of daily meals of average families. And IWe want to encourage people to seek these cookbooks of memory when you buy contribute to good works tirelessly and sung by the ladies doing church.

The following recipes may in Crestwood United Methodist Church (Crestwood, Kentucky published) cookery book with the title OUR BEST HOME COOKING by the ladies of the church in 1996 will be.

MYSTERY SALAD

1 (3 oz) pkg. Raspberry Jell-O

¾ cup hot water

1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes

2or 3 drops of Tabasco sauce

Topping

4 oz sour cream

4 oz Mayonnaise

2 tsp. Horseradish

Method

Dissolve Jell-O in hot water. Stir in tomatoes, which were dissolved. Pour into a mold and refrigerate until firm. Mix coating ingredients and spread over Jell-O to serve.

PERFECT Hominy

Ingredients:

3 beaten eggs

3 tbsp. Cornstarch

3 tbsp. Sugar

2 cups corn (1 can of cream style is best)

1tsp. Sale

2 cups milk

Melted butter or margarine

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cornstarch, sugar and salt. In maize. Stir in beaten eggs and melted butter. Mix well and put in buttered casserole. Bake for 1 hour or until set at 350 degrees. Do not be too long.

HOLLY COOKIES

Ingredients:

1 stick margarine

30 large marshmallows

4 cups cornflakes

Green food coloring and a bag of RedHots

Method:

Melt margarine and marshmallows in double boiler. When it merged with 3 drops of green color in corn flakes and stir over low heat, then a spoonful on a cookie sheet in Holly forms. Immediately sprinkle with Red Hots. Let cool until characterized.

Food & Drink Paradise - Orange Paradise

Today we have Orange Salmon sandwich, a special offer for lunch! It comes with a salad and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, lemon juice.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, what you want for lunch? A pretty young waitress walked slowly to the table ....

How about the Orange Order 2 Sets salmon sandwich? Two salads will be given free for every September 2

All cakes? What is with two Fruit Pudding?

Thank you and enjoy yourPasta!

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Orange Salmon Sandwich

Ingredients
2 slices of fresh salmon fillet
1 orange (juiced)
4 slices of toast
Butter
Sugar
Pepper
Onion (chopped)
Chili powder (optional)
Toast

Action
a. Wash and dry the salmon.
b. Slice a thin layer, season with orange juice, red pepper, onion, sugar and pepper.
c. Season for one or two minutes.
d. Set between 2 slices of salmon with butterToast.

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Alfalfa salad

Ingredients
200g of fresh alfalfa
2 drops of orange juice

Action
a. Rinse and drain the alfalfa.
b. Put them in a nice looking glass.
c. Sprinkle with 2 drops of orange juice on it.

Note: You can add, juicy, if desired.

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Orange Lemon Juice

Ingredients
Oranges
Lemon (Juiced)

Action
a. juice of oranges and add a few dropsJuice.
b. Serve cold.

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Options
a. You can combine the salad of alfalfa sandwiches to salmon.
b. You can also add grapefruit juice to orange juice.
c. You can add a few drops of orange juice with lemon.

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Fruit pudding

Ingredients
2 eggs (well beaten)
625 ml milk
100 g sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Cherries (chopped)
Pineapple (diced)
Walnuts(chopped)

Action:
a. Resolve the cornstarch in a little 'milk.
b. Add this and the remaining milk and sugar into the eggs.
c. Heat until it has the consistency of a thin pudding.
d. When cold, add the cherries and pineapple cubes and walnuts.
e. flavor to taste.
f. Refrigerate for several hours.
g. Serve cold.

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Pasta - A delicious meal

Many people think of pasta as spaghetti and meatballs or lasagna. There is much more. The dough is easy to store, process, cost-effectiveness. With a few ingredients from your pantry, you can create a wonderful meal in about 30 minutes. store, process, cost-effectiveness. With a few ingredients from your pantry, you can create a wonderful meal in about 30 minutes. You can of food, vegetables and some cheese is used for a great topping for pasta. Pasta is a perfect main dish, high in complexCarbohydrates and little fat. When you see what you wear, it is ideal for a diet.

Some say that there are over 400 shapes, flavors and sizes. E 'is easily accessible. When a recipe calls for a certain type that you have not, I assure you, the pasta is simply exchanged for another, similar in size and shape. The integrity of your dish will not be affected. Will only look creative! The cheese is produced on the shelf for a maximum of about one year because to be dry. Ifbe kept in the fridge pasta cooked last almost a week. My family used to cook every day a large pot with the sauce and pasta. Fresh pasta prepared, not completely dry before use. We ate every day, then did not last long.

You can be creative with pasta. Proceed with any kind of meat, chicken, fish, vegetables, cheese, eggs and bacon, too! Do not forget the butter and olive oil. You can send or puree vegetables and add a little 'of olive oil, garlic and cheese and voila! They arehave a good meal. Red peppers, yellow and green onions, garlic, tomatoes, green leafy vegetables can be a masterpiece nutrient that is nutritious, filling and cheap.

No one likes wet spaghetti. The pasta should be served al dente, tender but firm. Cook the pasta should be quite salty, which can circulate freely, the pasta. Depending on the type, size and amount of time that varies from four to fifteen minutes. Just check the instructions on the package, you will enter a time.The taste test is the best way to determine whether it is finished. Remember, soft and chewy! Serve hot, warm or cold in salads.

Kids love pasta, various shapes are fun. On days the children can make up the chains of pens, Rotelli elbow macaroni or, if you've ever done near an Italian Deli, within smell of olives, oils, cheeses, spices, fresh and filled pasta. Enjoy the atmosphere, is that I want to go home and cook the pasta!Eat!