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Chicken stock is an important ingredient for tasty cooking. All the most delicious recipes rely on a good chicken stock for success. However most chicken stocks are prepared using various part of the chicken body and some are unhealthy to be consumed. I have seen chicken stock that is either too oily or contains parts with level of cholesterol. For health purpose, I tried out vegetable stock and surprisingly the taste was really good. After a few testing, I would like to share out to everyone this great recipe. Ingredients Prepare 3 carrots, 2 celery stick, 2 onions and 2 tomatoes. We would also need 10 mushroom stalks. For additional aroma, prepare 2 bay leaves, 1 sprig of thyme and 4 sprigs of...

There is this misconception going around that eating healthy food means one has to eat raw, tasteless vegetables and fruits. Well, this article will throw that misconception out of the window and show you how healthy food can be absolutely delicious and so mouth-watering, you won't even know that it's health food. In today's world of fat-laden fast food and processed food, it is pretty easy to grab these to satisfy one's hunger. However, that's not a great thing for your body as it only serves to clog your arteries and add to your body fat. You certainly do not need to put in too much junk in your body. It's like putting sand into the gas tank of your car. One day, your body will break down from all...

I had been asked to post some tips for healthy cooking, which was an article I wanted to write about because they are many easy tips that you can try/do at home in your kitchen. What you can do is to write them out on a paper and attach them to your fridge or somewhere in the kitchen so you'll keep practice them till they are registered in your head. One of the first tips is that if you are a big time salt favourite, it's time to hide the salt shaker out of your site as sodium then is found in pre packages that we buy from nearby supermarkets. Instead of salt try to use natural spices & herbs which they don't contain sodium but are flavorful. Try to control seasoning (salt & pepper) in meats...

Cookbooks are easily available on any bookstore and online as well. As variety of food available is increasing, so does the family demand to eat good home cooked food. As more and more people are getting cautious about their health, most of them want to avoid eating outside as the calorie factor is concerning in restaurant food. Taste of home cookbook is simply amazing. There are many kinds of family cookbook available and you may easily choose the best suited. Whether you want to cook India food, Japanese food, Italian food, Chinese food or whatever, taste of home cookbooks would make you lick your fingers. Baked ziti is a simple healthy recipe taken from a family cookbook that may be changed to...

Joe Stepaniak's "Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook" was among the first cookbooks I bought after deciding to adopt a vegan diet 3 years ago. For those not familiar with the term "uncheese", Stepaniak uses it to describe rich-tasting spreads, dips, sauces and blocks produced with dairy-free whole foods (primarily beans, nuts, or grains). Cheese lovers be forewarned: you may be in for some disappointment if you're expecting tofu to taste like Feta cheese or chickpeas like Havarti. The book's introduction even acknowledges that "uncheeses are not going to be like dairy cheeses, so please adjust your expectations accordingly. " Unfortunately I skipped Stepaniak's well-intentioned introduction and plowed in to...

Are you following a diet?  If you are battling fat for control of your body, or even if you just want to eat a healthy diet and feel better, then you need to know a bit more about healthy diet recipes.  What should these recipes offer you?  How do you know if they are actually healthy or not?  The first thing that you should do is throw away any preconceived notion that only major diet programs produce diet recipes – you can find any number of great options available. Another thing that you should know about healthy diet recipes is that they are not all created equal.  Even those that seem very healthy can, in fact, have an adverse effect on your diet.  How is this possible?  You need to...

I'm back with a Cassata Siciliana recipe variation that should be less labor intensive than the elegant one in my last post. Since this is such a beautiful confection that deserves "center stage", I searched for a recipe that was more "user-friendly" so to speak. In my research, I have found that so many of these dessert recipes are so labor intensive with so many steps and require so much time spent to create them that I felt they might be a burden on some of us who are not as experienced in the kitchen. Accordingly, I find myself looking for recipes that could be adapted to our busy lifestyles. The authentic ones are great if you have the cooking / baking expertise and the time and space to do...

It is a well-known fact that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Using glycemic index recipes you can be assured you will be eating healthy well balanced meals all day long! The age old adage "breakfast like a king" is the perfect way to maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle. All meals should typically include foods with a low GI, which means that they need to have a low glycemic load and high fiber. Since the industrial revolution, most of us have grown on a breakfast that is loaded with salt and fat. There are many people who do not eat breakfast which results in unhealthy eating habits. As a result, they remain hungry until lunch and then eat a lunch fit for two! A breakfast that...

I am almost too embarrassed to write about this "recipe" - but it was delicious! Been working all day, no time for a lunch break, it's 8:00 p.m. and I'm hungry. More work is waiting and I don't want to get into much cooking tonight. What to do? Open the freezer door... A tray of "Chicken Tikka Masala" goes into the microwave. This is an Indian TV dinner described as "seasoned white meat chicken pieces in a robust, creamy sauce, with seasoned, long-grain brown rice. All natural, no artificial ingredients, flavors, colors or preservatives. Minimally processed". I wonder if the chickens agreed with the term "minimally". But I digress... The Central Market chain in Texas has pretty decent whole-grain...

Did you know that something like 90% of the worlds population eats rice every day. It's super cheap and easy to make and leaves you feeling full and satisfied. The problem with far too many people though, is that they just don't know how to prepare it or dress it up. Use 1.5 cups of water for every 1 cup of plain rice and always remember to toss in about half a teaspoon of salt. Now if that sounds too basic for you then try replacing the salt with about one teaspoon of chicken or beef bullion. Let it come to a boil then turn the stove down to low and let the rice simmer with the pots lid on until you can't any more water. Once it has cooked this far (about ten minutes) consider tossing some sliced...

Today, a lot of families in America are turning their back on fast food and takeaways. The reason of this is the alarming growth in obesity rates. People of all ages and from all walks of life are getting affected with this ailment. Nowadays the emphasis is on a low fat dinner for the entire family. Just because you and your family are converting to low fat, does not mean that you will have to let go of your favorite dishes. You can have chicken which is a great low fat substitute for pork and beef. You can have it in soup with some noodle in it, or even baked and enjoy your low fat chicken dinner. You can also make a crunchy cold chicken salad for those warm summer nights. How about trying the Oven...

These six easy recipes will make your children happy and are easy to make. Give them a try. Orange Creamsicles 1 Small Can Frozen Orange Juice 1 cup milk 5-7 ice cubes 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Add water slightly if desired to thin). Drink with a straw or pour into Ice Tups and freeze. Fudgesicles 3 Tbls Instant Cocoa 2 Tbls Sugar Dash of Salt 1/2 tsp vanilla 2 Eggs 2 1/2 cups milk Beat eggs together and add other ingredients. Pour into Ice Tups and freeze. Hawaiian Punchsicles 1 cup Hawaiian Punch 1 cup Vanilla Ice Cream Mix ingredients well. Pour into Ice Tups and Freeze. Dripless Wonders 1 pkg. Kool-Aid - presweetened 1 pkg. Jello (same flavor as...

Copycat recipes are something that a lot of people are curious about. Is it really possible to copy that delicious fried chicken recipe that you get in your favorite restaurant? The truth about restaurant copycat recipes is that they can be difficult to find unless you know where to look. This is mainly because the restaurants do not want you knowing how to recreate that succulent fried chicken at home, else everyone would make it at home instead of going to the restaurants and the restaurant profit margins would fall. The restaurants make out that their recipes are top secret, complicated and packed with hard-to-find ingredients. Actually the truth is very different. A lot of copycat restaurant...

Parents are made in all types, styles, and mind frames and usually mornings brings out the worst in some parents. We may wake up late or have another sleepless night but no matter the reasons starting the day with a healthy filling breakfast is as important for you as well as your children. Trying to get the right combination of time, ingredients, likes, and dislikes will be the key to creating a foundation of a healthy breakfast that will keep your family energized for the rest of the day. Morning people with lots of time for breakfast can enjoy the luxury of spending more time preparing the healthy ingredients for a healthy breakfast. More time can be spent chopping the fruits and vegetables...

My favorite suggestion to offer up to breakfast skippers everywhere is that they need to purchase a crock pot. In fact, if you've ever been married (especially if you live in the Mountain West) you probably received one as a wedding gift, so you can just dig it out of the cupboard. Crock pot cooking is extremely easy to do and breakfast crock pot recipes are in high demand and high supply all over the internet and crock pot cook books. With a crock pot, you can put your breakfast in when you go to sleep at ten o'clock at night and it will be finished when you get up at five o'clock or six o'clock. For more details .If you don't feel comfortable leaving your crock pot cooking overnight, you can...

ext">Have you been pulling your hair trying to come up with some decent Paleo diet breakfast ideas? Listen, I used to have the same problem as you do now. I was sick of making the same breakfast meals every morning…. Not anymore! Now you too can chuck this problem aside once and for all! In fact, right this moment, I encourage you to look up to the heavens and smile because I have discovered a nifty way of acquiring plenty of savory Paleo diet breakfast ideas. And now, I’m going to share this method with you! See, my method involves the use of Google Groups directory. It allows easy access to thousands of online postings and web message boards. It’s much more targeted than the typical...

Mouth-watering Paleolithic diet recipes are pretty difficult to find these days. Sure, you can find them on the internet, but lately, I noticed a disturbing trend… Well, I found it disturbing that so many sites have Paleo recipes that are so boring and tasteless. Even worse – some of those recipes contain ingredients that are not Paleo-friendly at all! And don't get me started on the recipes' instructions which are too confusing to follow. I was tired of having the same old Paleo diet menu, week in and week out. You know, I came so close to giving up this healthy diet.  Anyway, long story short – I discovered a really cool way to find a HUGE variety of yummy Paleolithic diet recipes. Here's...

Breakfast is the most important part of the day. It helps you fuel your body before you get out there and start your daily life. If you don't eat meat, then things like bacon and breakfast sausage are obviously out of the question. Below you will find some vegetarian breakfast recipes and meals that you can eat to start your day. One of my favorite vegetarian breakfast recipes is some simple oatmeal. When I start to get bored of plain oatmeal, I like to change things up a bit by adding in some fruit! Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, peaches, or even slices of banana go wonderfully in oatmeal. To give it an extra kick of flavor, sprinkle some cinnamon on top and you will have a delicious...

Do you think that embarking on a weight loss program means that you have to give up everything that you have grown used to? The answer to that is both yes and no. Although we cannot indulge regularly, we can certainly set a time to splurge on the foods that we go crazy for. There are several recipes available on the shelves of expert chefs who have brought together all the nutrients to present healthy dishes to your weight loss regimen, providing us with the weight loss solutions that we need. There are some very low calories and nutritious recipes that help in keeping your body weight in tip top shape. These can be easily incorporated in to your daily lifestyle irrespective of the fact that you are...

ext">Okay! I hear someone is looking for some finger—licking Paleo diet breakfast recipes. Is it you? Listen, I wish I can provide you with loads of simple-to-do, yet excellent tasting breakfast recipes that are Paleo-compliant. I have at least 310 recipes (all printed out) sitting on my computer hard drive but here, we have limited space therefore I can only offer you 2 super yummy recipes. No worries though. Right after the following recipes, I’ll show you where to download copies of jam-packed Paleo cookbooks. For the time being, here are two of my favorite Paleo diet breakfast recipes: Recipe (1) Fennel and Cucumber Combo with Over-Easy Eggs. Ingredients: Eggs cooked over easy...

When you think of winter, you think of cold temperatures, snow covered roofs, icy roads, slipper sidewalks, and much more.  There are also a lot of activities that come to mind when you think about winter such as snowmobiling, downhill skiing, cross country skiing, ice skating, ice fishing, sledding, and more.  But how often do you think about what types of meals can be served to help lift your spirits or warm you up during the winter months?  I’m guessing this is not something that you spend a lot of time on.  The truth is there are a lot of meals that can be made that are delicious and are great for warming you up on those cold days. Chili is one dish that immediately comes to mind when I...

We all want to look our best and beauty products help us to look and feel the best. But often it happens that we don't have time to visit a salon or we always cannot afford buying expensive beauty products. Homemade beauty products help in this case. You only need to know the recipes for preparing these beauty products; you are all set to use them according to your convenience. Today, the market is flooded with a wide range of beauty products — starting from hair to toe — we get beauty products for each and every part of our body. However, homemade products have their own specialties, as you get the pure and chemical free products to use, means less harm on your skin as well as hair...

Sometimes, feigning great consideration; I ask my husband "What do you want for dinner?" He feigning equal consideration defers to whatever I want; meaning I have no idea and neither does he. We can actually go on like that for several minutes. Some days it's a diversion, other times not. I can't ask the children, otherwise we'd live on pizza and boxes of orange powdered macaroni and there would be that guilt that comes whenever you see a reminder that you are supposed to empower your family by feeding them healthy food. Clearly those people have never faced a toddler defiantly eyeing a mound of broccoli; scary. And really there is a limit to the number of pizza boxes you can carry out to the trash...

When we go on a diet, we think we will be strong, and for a while we really manage to resist all these temptations of sweet foods and desserts. But sooner or later, we miss them too much, and that's when we start cheating on our diet. Many have fallen into this trap of thinking that any fat and sugar must be completely banned in order to lose weight, and not realizing that not a restrictive but rather an overall healthy and balanced diet is the key to successful weight loss and weight maintenance. And in a balanced diet, sweetness and desserts too have their cherished place. Here are two low calorie dessert recipes that you won't need to feel bad about. Both recipes make six servings. Chocolate...

It is obvious to anyone who loves seafood at dinnertime what a great piece of fish looks like. If you love wild Alaska salmon or Cod, you look for the healthiest, clearest skin and texture. Wild shrimp and scallops are also without imperfections if they are frozen and stored properly. However, most people aren't aware of the tasty and inexpensive seafood option of Alaska Surimi. What is Alaska Surimi? First of all, contrary to some erroneous reports circulating around the rumor mill, Surimi is definitely real seafood. The main ingredient is Alaska Pollock, the white fish known for its clean flavor and excellent texture. When making Surimi, this Pollock serves as a base, to which is added shellfish...

If you are like most working women today, you need some ideas for easy and fast dinners that taste great and are not too complicated. Well, one of the best ingredients to have on hand for such times is ground beef of whatever sort you like best. I like the ones that have very little fat in them but which ever kind you like best is fine. With ground beef, you will find that there are a lot of quick hamburger recipes you can make that will taste great and will please the whole family. Believe me, these simple and quick recipes are much better than take aways that cost twice as much and are not nearly as healthy. One of the best is really quite simple and delicious, and the whole thing can be made in...

You would be surprised at all of the great recipes out there that you can use to cleanse your colon. The best part is most of the time it is very inexpensive and usually cost under ten dollars depending on what you get and want. During your time of colon cleansing, using a variety of recipes will help you to not get bored and you will find that you can complete it with a little bit of variety and spice. If you are running out of time and busy, one thing that you can do is make raw egg yolks. These are very nutritious and can help you get started out the right way in the morning, plus give you the energy that you need. The best part about egg yolks is that nowadays you can buy them at the store...

In my opinion, one of the best places to get really good recipes is from the local churches and other local organizations cookbooks.  When the best cooks in a community come together and share their recipes, it is always a treasure trove of mouth-watering results.  So, needless to say, I have many such books in my vintage collection.  This Pork Split Pea Soup recipe was found in a church cookbook from Waterloo, Iowa.  I have never been to Iowa but was born and raised close by in Indiana.  Since both states are farm states and have a lot in common, I grabbed this old cookbook when I got the chance.  I felt sure it would be full of good recipes and I have not been disappointed.   The potato...

Chicken is one of the all time favorite food. Both kids and adults enjoy having chicken whether in their sandwiches, salads, pasta, as appetizers, and as full meals. On the plus side, it is relatively inexpensive and can be quite easy to prepare. It is a good source protein, zinc and iron and depending on the preparation and cooking is relatively healthier than red meat. You can have a fulfilling meal with just quick and easy chicken dishes. There are several of these recipes which you can easily buy off the shelves of bookstores or even read on the internet. Don’t worry too much on the chicken parts you are using. Believe me when I say that you won’t run out of recipes for each chicken part...

Four Quick Recipes that are High in Protein and easy to do. Enjoy! Protein Pancakes - These tasty pancakes are packed with protein, fibre and slow digesting carbs that provide all-day energy. Ingredients: 1. 3 whole eggs 2. 3 egg whites 3. 2 level scoops of Vanilla flavoured protein powder 4. Half a cup of rolled oats 5. Cucumber 6. Onion 7. Pinch of salt and ground pepper 8. 1 teaspoon of extra-virgin olive oil Mix together the eggs, egg whites, protein powder and oats. Grate the cucumber and onion into another bowl and stir in the black pepper, salt and minced garlic. Combine with the first bowl of egg, protein powder and oats. Pour olive oil into a non-stick pan and heat to medium, and then add...

I remember, as a child, my Italian mother in the kitchen, pots and pans bubbling on the stove, delicious aromas wafting throughout the house. Sometimes she would send me out to the garden to pick fresh vegetables, but mostly, fresh herbs. It is then that I started to learn the names of different herbs and their use in the kitchen and I now use many of them in my own cooking. Italian cuisine is one of the best loved in the world with some of the tastiest and most renowned herbs coming from Italy. Many culinary herbs grow well in pots (don't worry if you don't have a garden!), but they do need plenty of sun and well-drained soil. Make sure to find out the habits of each herb you plant, as some, like...

My husband comes from an Italian family, so he grew up eating authentic Italian food. Shortly after we got married, my mother-in-law invited me over to her home so that I could learn to make their family lasagna recipe. We spent the afternoon making homemade garlic bread, salads and of course, the lasagna. Here is the recipe that she passed down to me, and now I am passing it down to my daughter. Italian Lasagna Recipe Sauce: 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 small onions, finely chopped 1 teaspoon table salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 2 lb. lean ground beef 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce 2 teaspoons granulated sugar 1 cup water Filling: 1 lb...

The rich delights of fine Italian cuisine is enjoyed everywhere in the world. The colorful array of flavors that excites the pallet can be largely attributed to the refined blend of herbs that has been grown by this fine nation for centuries in herb gardens Almost everyone prepares Italian cuisine at home for their families and many grows the plants in their own garden to keep at hand a fresh and flavorful supply for preparing these wonderful meals. If you wish to start this fine hobby for yourself, this is a list of the 7 most used herbs to assure a complete authentic Italian herb garden. 1. Garlic is probably the most used herb to be grown in the garden and is the basic ingredient in many Italian...

p>Italian cuisine has the most flavored recipes in the world. Why is that? The answer is simple: Italian herbs. You can have an Italian herb garden at the comfort of your home. First herb in the Italian herb garden list is Basil. When planting basil make sure you do it in a place that is reached by sunlight. Basil is a herb that is really sensitive to cold temperatures. It also has many uses. You can use it to enhance your recipes. The commonly known caprese salad with tomatoes slices, mozzarella and basil is a huge delight for you or your friends. Garlic is another famous Italian herb. To plant garlic you need a sunny spot and a not too wet soil. Make sure that when you plant it you do it within 2...