Food and Cooking recipes

RSS Feed Homepage

Articles: 1, 2, 3, 4

Beer Butt Chicken - How Can That Be Anything But Good?
2007-12-27 21:05:00
Sure, you can BBQ chicken. You can marinate it, rub it, baste it, grill it, and smoke it. But beer butt chicken... there's a bit of a change for you. If you have not heard of this, or tried it, it may sound strange. But, a lot of people have been preparing chicken this way for quite some time.It is a unique way of cooking chicken that keeps it moist and flavorful. From everyone that I have ever talked to, if they have tried it, they love it.I will give you some ingredients. But remember, you do not have to use these. Please feel free to change, omit, or add to these in any way you want. You know what you like. If you prefer (as an example), to replace the Italian seasoning with some cilantro, lime and onion... go for it.INGREDIENTS1 cup butter4 Tablespoons Italian Seasoning (blend)2 Tablespoons garlic saltsalt and pepper to taste1 (16 fluid ounce) can beer1 (4 pound) whole chickenOpen the can of beer, take one drink, and set it aside.Preheat outdoor grill for a low heat (250 to 350...
More About: Beer , Chicken , Good , Butt

Simple, Delicious And Free Bread Machine Recipes
2007-12-27 21:02:00
There are thousands of free bread machine recipes online, so you really don't need to buy any recipe books. You can easily find them of recipe sites and forums. Here are a few to get you started.Just because a bread maker recipe is free doesn't mean it's bland; many folks with a passion for home baking love to share their knowledge with others. And, don't be afraid in trying out a new one; bread machines allow you make perfect bread easily - you just have to follow the directions given and, in a couple of hours, you'll be eating delicious wholesome bread.Italian Rosemary Bread Ingredients - this will make a 1.5lb loaf1 cup warm water3 tablespoons olive oil - use good quality oil as it really does make a difference in the overall taste1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar1 1/2 teaspoons salt1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper1 tablespoon dried rosemary - you can also use fresh as well.2 1/2 cups bread flour1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeastDirectionsPut all...
More About: Recipes , Machine , Free , Simple

Enjoying the Taste of Fruits and Vegetables as if From Faraway Places
2007-12-27 21:02:00
If you enjoy food from all over the world, you don't have to travel or visit your local ethnic restaurant to experience food from other countries. Consider the following tips to easily bring the taste of faraway places to your kitchen table:? Puree fruits and vegetables in a food processor to create dips, sauces, and dressings. Try blending chick peas, garlic, olive oil, and yogurt to make a Middle-Eastern dip.? Combine a variety of fruits and vegetables to make salsas and chutneys. Use your creations to flavor grilled chicken or fish. To make a Caribbean salsa, combine papaya, onion, bell peppers, lime juice, and cilantro.? Use avocados in sandwiches and salads or mix with cilantro and tomatoes for an easy guacamole? Add fresh or dried basil to sauces, soups, and stir-fries? Chick Peas or Garbanzo Beans are legumes containing a protein source. Use in soups, salads, and bean dishesMost of these ingredients can be found in your local grocery store.Serve fufu in place of mashed potat...
More About: Fruits , Vegetables , Places , Taste , Fara

Baked Vegetable Side Dishes For Holiday Meals
2007-12-27 21:01:00
I am not personally a big fan of cooked vegetables. Give me a fresh salad any day! There are a lot of ways you can disguise vegetables so that your family will eat them, however, and baked vegetable casseroles are an easy way to add vegetables to your holiday meal in a way that your whole family will enjoy. These recipes are probably too high in calories for everyday meals, but make a great treat for the holidays.Baked Corn1 c. bread crumbs2 tbsp. butter1 c. corn, canned or frozen (cooked)2 eggs1 can cream of mushroom soup1/4 c. chopped onion1/4 tsp. salt1/8 tsp. pepperBrown crumbs in butter, add drained corn, slightly beaten eggs, soup, onion, and seasonings. Pour into buttered baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean.Cheese Scalloped Carrots12 medium carrots, sliced1 small onion, minced1/4 c. butter1/4 c. flour1 t. salt1/4 t. dry mustard2 c. milk1/8 t. pepper3/4 c. chopped celery1/2 lb. shredded cheddar cheese3 c. buttered fresh bread...
More About: Holiday , Vegetable , Side , Meals

Free Restaurant Recipes
2007-12-27 20:59:00
Imagine a world with restaurant quality food in the comfort of your home. Sound impossible? Well it is not! By using free restaurant recipes, you can make great meals any time of the day. There are many great reasons to use these recipes. Some of these reasons include saving money, time, impressing friends and family, gaining a sense of accomplishment, and so much more!I've been using free restaurant recipes for a long time and I would have to say it is one of the best things I've ever done. No longer do I have to wait in the confines of expensive restaurants to get a meal. I can shop for all the best foods that I love to eat and prepare it for myself and others for tons cheaper! Not only am I saving money, this is a great way to start conversations about cooking, and I have found that everyone I have cooked for asks me the secrets to my great food! I would like to take the credit, but I know that the free restaurant recipes I have been using are the keys to my success.Cooking has...
More About: Recipes , Restaurant , Free , Reci

Beef And Scallop Saute Recipes
2007-12-26 17:20:00
Beef And Scallop Saute Reci pes Ingredients For Beef And Scallop Saute Recipes2 tb Peanut oil1 ts Minced garlic1 lb Beef cut for stir fry1 pn Red pepper flakes3/4 lb Sea scallops1 pn Red pepper flakes1 1/4 c Sliced green onion1 tb Water1 pn Fresh ginger1 pn White pepper1 ts SaltMethod For Beef And Scallop Saute Recipes1. Heat oil in wok until almost smoking.2. Add garlic and beef, then scallops and stir-fry about 30 seconds.3. Add remaining ingredients and stir-fry beef and scallops
More About: Beef , Allo

Merry X' MAS
2007-12-25 13:39:00
Hope everybody is well and ready for a good time with your family during this festive season.I would like to wish you all a merry X''Mas and a Happy, Prosperous,Successful, Healthy New Year 2008!Looking forward to continue enjoying our friendship in 2008.Merry X' MAS Food And Cooking Recipes

13 Amazing Tips For Preparing Healthy Chicken
2007-12-24 17:38:00
13 Amazing Tips For Preparing Heal thy Chicken Today, most people would like to consume foods that are good for health, and a great means of achieving this is by consuming poultry. There are quite a few handy hints on cooking chicken that can be of use to you while cooking and at the same time ensure your family is eating healthy.Some of the popular tips on cooking chicken are furnished below.1.Always ensure to thoroughly clean your hands, cutting board and knife in piping hot sudsy water after handling raw poultry.2. On no account should you utilize the very same cutting board and utensils for other food items unless you have meticulously washed them before and after using them. This fully puts a stop to any cross contamination.3. Always see to it that the marinated poultry is kept in the refrigerator. By no means keep it exposed to the outside air.4. Marinade applied to poultry should not be used for basting.5. In the event that the marinade is intended to form the sauce base, make ...

Best Christmas Cookie Recipes - Peppermint Pinwheel Cookies
2007-12-24 17:34:00
A zesty cookie that resembles a pinwheel.3/4 cup butter, softened3/4 cup sugar1 egg yolk1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 cups all purpose flour1/2 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract1/4 teaspoon red liquid food coloringDirectionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees.Prepare baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.Divide the dough in half and add the extract and red food coloring to one section.Take four sheets of wax paper and roll out each portion of dough between two sheets. Roll dough into a 16x10-inch rectangle. Remove waxed paper.Place the red rectangle over plain rectangle and roll up tightly (jelly roll style), starting with a long side. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight or until firm.Unwrap the dough and cut into 1/4-inch slices. Place 2-inches apart onto prepared baking she...
More About: Christmas , Recipes , Cookies , Reci , Cookie

Blackberry Muffins with a Streusel Topping
2007-12-24 17:24:00
Blackberry Muffins with a Streusel Topping If you ever stay in an American B&B you will almost certainly be offered a different type of baked good everyday. In an English B&B it's rare to be offered muffins but even though I do offer them "freshly baked at the crack of dawn by my own fair hands" 99% of guests still choose the full english.Finding the perfect muffin recipe has been a bit of a lifelong quest but I think I'm there now. The magic ingredient is really the cinnamony sugary streusel topping!These can also be made using blueberries, whinberries (wild bilberries to those of you that don't live in Shropshire ), raspberries or, in the Autumn when you have a glut, apples.For the muffins225g self raising flour1 teaspoon baking powder60g caster sugar1 teaspoon cinnamon140g fresh or frozen blackberries55g melted butter1 beaten egg200ml milkFor the streusel topping50g soft brown sugar1 level tsp ground cinnamon50g plain flour40g butter, meltedPreheat conventional oven to ...
More About: Blackberry , Fins

Bayrischer Kartoffelsalat Recipes(Barvarian Potato Salad) -Salad Recipes
2007-12-21 21:51:00
Bayrischer Kartoffelsalat Reci pes (Barvarian Potato Salad ) -Salad RecipesIngredients For Bayrischer Kartoffelsalat Recipes(Barvarian Potato Salad Recipes)4 c potatoes, peeled and sliced 1/4-inch thick2 c chicken broth,** 1/2 t salt1/4 c vegetable oil1/3 c onion,chopped1/2 t sugar2 T lemon juice1 pepper(optional)Methos For Bayrischer Kartoffelsalat Recipes(Barvarian Potato Salad Recipes)1. Boil potatoes in broth with 1/4 t salt for 5 minutes or until tender.2. Drain. Toss warm potatoes with vegetable oil and onions. Dissolve remaining 1/4 t salt and the sugar in lemon juice.3. Pour over potatoes, then marinate salad 1 to 2 hours before serving.

Food for Picky Eating Kids
2007-12-21 21:48:00
Does your daughter push away more than she actually eats? Does your son move food around his plate in an intricate vegetable shuffle? If your child suffers from picky-eater syndrome, here are eight ways to help him broaden his culinary horizons.1. Ask your child to try just one taste The threat of having to eat an entire portion of any food is daunting. Promise your child that all you require is a single bite. If, after trying a new food, she still insists that it?s not going to be on her menu, you simply accept that statement with a nod.2. Reintroduce foods periodically. Many kids have to try a food several times before developing a taste for it. Continue to offer those vegetables without forcing your child to eat it. Eventually, she might just acquire a taste for more of them.3. Be a role model Let your children see you enjoy a wide variety of foods. Even if you don?t push them to try it, they will see that sauteed broccoli or green beans can be delicious. Scheduling family meals ...
More About: Kids , Food , Eating , Icky

Thai Cooking: famous the world over
2007-12-21 21:45:00
If you mentioned Thai land to a westerner say 30 years or so ago, more than likely they would confuse the country with the Chinese Republic on Taiwan. Or, if they even knew the name at all, all it was probably through Hollywood?s slightly libelous version of Thai ?history? as portrayed in Anna and the King of Siam. Nowadays, of course, Thailand is known throughout the world, and the reason is the kingdom?s fabulous cuisine. Thai restaurants can be found in almost every nation and are patronised by people who may never have set foot in Southeast Asia or possibly never even left their own.So just what is it that makes Thai food special? Most likely it is the combination in each dish of the four basic flavours ? sweet, sour, salty and spicy. Over the centuries, Thai cooking has borrowed freely from the culinary arts of China, India and Malaya, blending these different influences to create something that is truly unique. And while Thai food has a reputation for being spicy, in reality mo...
More About: Cooking , World , Famous , The World

Braune Zucker Platzchen Recipes(Brown Sugar Cookie Recipes)-Cookie Recipes
2007-12-21 15:43:00
Braune Zucker Platzchen Reci pes (Brown Sugar Cookie Recipes)-Cookie RecipesIngredients For Braune Zucker Platzchen Recipes(Cookie Recipes)1 1/2 c brown sugar,frimly packed 2/3 c shortening2 eggs,large 2 T milk1 T orange rind,grated 2 t baking powder 1 t cinnamon1/2 t cloves 1/4 t salt2 c unbleached flour 1 c raisins1/2 c nuts,chopped, if desiredMethod For Braune Zucker Platzchen Recipes(Cookie Recipes)1. Cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy, add an eggs, milk and orange rind. Stir together2. Add baking powder, spices, salt and flour, raisins and nuts . Mix into sugar mixture.3. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.4. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit about 10 minutes.5. Remove from baking sheets and cool cookies on rack. Store in airtight tins.
More About: Brown Sugar

Brennsuppe Recipes (Flour Soup)? Soup Recipes
2007-12-21 15:40:00
Brennsuppe Reci pes (Flour Soup )? Soup RecipesIngredients For Brennsuppe Recipes50 g fat (a generous 3 tbsp) 4 T flour1 1/2 qt water1 salt1 pepper1 onion,chopped 1 caraway seeds 1 seasoning herbsMethod For Brennsuppe Recipes1. Heat the fat, then add flour, and make a roux.2.Add the chopped onion. Add the water, and season to taste with salt, caraway seeds and other seasoning herbs

Quick Casserole ? Casserole Recipe
2007-12-20 19:46:00
Quick Casserole ? Casserole Reci pe Ingredients For Quick Casserole recipe1 tb Butter1 tb Chopped onion1 c Chopped celery3/4 c Uncle ben's rice1 cn Mushroom soup1 cn Chicken & rice soup1 cn Beef consommeMethod For Quick Casserole recipe1. Saute onion & celery, then add to other ingredients in casserole & bake at 350 until rice is cooked about 1 hour.
More About: Quick

Quick Marinated Chicken ? Marinated Chicken Recipes
2007-12-19 17:36:00
Quick Marina ted Chicken ? Marinated Chicken Reci pes Ingredients For Marinated Chicken Recipes1 ea Chicken, cut-upMarinade:1/2 c Vinegar1 c Vegetable oil1 tb Ground black pepper1 tb Salt3 tb Worchestershire sauce2 tb Lemon juice2 tb Thyme1 tb Garlic salt2 tb MayonaiseMethod For Marinated Chicken Recipes1. Rinse chicken pieces, pat dry and place in a large plastic bag.2. Place marinade ingredients in a pot, stir well3. Pour marinade over chicken, squeeze out air and seal bag. Rotate several times to coat chicken.4. Marinade in refrigerator for 1 hour to overnight.5. Remove chicken, saving excess marinade.6. Grill over hot coals or 6-7 inches from oven broiler until done (30-45 min.) , basting several times with reserved marinade.
More About: Quick

Finding the Perfect Chocolate Cake Recipe
2007-12-19 17:34:00
Finding the Perfect Chocolate Cake Reci pe It is quite simple to find a great chocolate cake recipe nowadays. You can turn to a lot of amazing concoctions that will surely produce tasty results. You can visit many places to locate these recipes as will. There?s a chance that you will find the right recipe if you consider the tastes of those who will partake in the cake as well as your specific needs.The family is the traditional place to begin a search for any kind of cooking instruction. We all have a relative who has a fantastic chocolate cake recipe or two that everyone looks forward to during family get-togethers. You should draw inspiration from this individual.However, consulting other family members for great recipes is a double edged sword. On one hand, the fact that you would like to adopt her approach to baking may flatter your relative. But then again, she might want people to recognize the chocolate cake recipe as her signature. There are even those who will make sure that...

Christmas Cookie Recipes - Holiday Gumdrop Cookies
2007-12-19 17:33:00
Christmas Cookie Reci pes - Holiday Gumdrop Cookies These cookies are filled with color and sweetness.1 1/2 cups gumdrops3/4 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped1/2 cup golden raisins1 3/4 cups all purpose flour, divided1/2 cup shortening1 cup packed brown sugar1 egg1/4 cup buttermilk1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon saltDirectionsPreheat oven to 400 degrees.Take out all of the black gumdrops and store for another use. Cut the remaining gumdrops into small pieces. Place gumdrops into a bowl. Add in the walnuts, raisins and 1/4 cup flour; toss to coat. Set aside.In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add egg; beat in buttermilk, flour; stir into creamed mixture. Add gumdrop mixture and mix well. Chill for 1 hour.Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2-inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool .Makes 36 cookies.=> Christmas Cookie Recipes: Frosted Cashew CookiesA tasty frosted cookie decorated with a cashew in the middle.1/2 cup butter, softened1 cup p...
More About: Christmas

Changing Your Cooking Habits
2007-12-19 17:30:00
Changing Your Cooking Habit s Having more body weight than is considered healthy or allowed for one's age is risky for your health. If you want to lose weight you must swap your bad eating and shopping habits for good ones. This also means changing your cooking habits as well, by replacing high-calorie to low-calorie foods, such as butter, creams, cheese, whole milk, etc.As a result, you can eliminate on hundreds of calories on what you eat every day. To give you a help hand, here are some easy tricks to keep you cooking and eating less calories.If you feel the need to satisfy your hunger, eat an apple pie or a salad.To eliminate the use of butter and/or oil, use nonstick pan when cooking.Instead of sprinkling butter, use butter-flavored seasoning on vegetables.Remove the fat from the meat.Cook stews and other casseroles ahead of time, then refrigerate. Take care to remove congealed fat before serving.Remove the skin of chicken before serving.Drip away fats by cooking hamburgers on t...
More About: Changing

Chicken Biscuits Recipes - Easy & Quick To Prepare!
2007-12-19 17:26:00
Chicken Biscuits Recipes - Easy & Quick To Prepare!These chicken biscuits recipes are quick, easy and delicious. Just check these out and I'm sure you'll be amazingly surprised.So here we go for some chicken biscuits recipes:>> Chicken Biscuit Casserole1 biscuits (tube or fresh)1 can peas (8 oz.) canned1 freezer bag jumbo1 onion chopped1/3 cup cold water2 garlic cloves sliced3 cups chicken broth3 cups chicken cooked and cubed3 tablespoons cornstarch4 carrots sliced 1 thick4 stalks celery sliced 1/2 thick8 ounces mushrooms halvedBring chicken broth to a boil; add carrots, onions, celery, mushrooms and garlic; simmer 10 minutes. Add cubed chicken meat and peas; simmer 5 minutes more. Mix cornstarch with cold water in measuring cup; add slowly until chicken mixture has consistency of gravy. Remove from heat; cool. To freeze: pour into round casserole dish (2-qt capacity). Cover with aluminum foil; flash freeze, then wrap in jumbo freezer bag.To prepare: thaw casserole before cook...
More About: Chicken

Dutch Ovens - A Great Option For Outdoor Cooking Parties
2007-12-19 17:23:00
Dutch Ovens - A Great Option For Outdoor Cooking Parties The inventive human mind and engineering skill, combined with creative cooking ideas and a lot of practice using outdoor Dutch ovens, one can produce gourmet meals in any outdoor party. Cooking meals in Dutch ovens is a tad different from the regular cooking techniques used in everyday cooking.Usually called "slow cooking options" the oven can help you save a lot of time and energy that you could expend elsewhere with more important tasks. Thought the cooking technique with Dutch ovens are very different they are very easy to learn and grasp. So go on out and get yourself a Dutch oven and begin to prepare all your meals including a quick breakfast and desserts. You can use this oven for deep frying as well.One of the many advantages of using a Dutch oven for cooking is that they allow for perfectly cooked dishes that absorb all the nutrients and flavors of the ingredients. These ovens are extremely versatile and can be used for...
More About: Dutch

Southern Cooking Techniques
2007-12-19 17:22:00
You can find hundreds of recipes for Southern Cooking on the internet, but what they fail to tell you is the techniques needed to turn those recipes into real southern dishes.On the subject of Southern recipes, I'm sorry to say that what is often represented as a Southern recipe, is not. For instance, when you see a recipe for Southern cornbread that includes sugar, that is NOT Southern. I lived all my life in the South and traveled the world but have never met a Southerner that puts sugar in cornbread. We call that "Yankee" cornbread. That is cake, not cornbread.Back to the subject at hand, assuming you have real Southern recipes, you can still wind up with a dish that is not truly Southern if you do not employ Southern cooking techniques. You may produce something that is good but the technique makes it more than good, it makes it special.Cooking Method:Southerners fry more of their dishes than any other people I know. Therefore, for the most part, Southern cooking is not low fat...

Hamburger Stroganoff-Quick And Economical- Hamburger Recipes
2007-12-18 14:28:00
Hamburger Stroganoff-Quick And Economical- Hamburger Reci pes Ingredients For Hamburger Stroganoff Recipes1 lb. ground beef1/2 c. chopped onion1/4 c. margarine2 tbsp. flour1 tsp. garlic salt1/4 tsp. pepper1 can cream of chicken soup1 c. dairy sour cream2 c. hot cooked noodles8 oz. mushroom piecesMethod For Hamburger Stroganoff Recipes1. In large skillet, brown ground beef.2. Drain off most of fat and Stir in onions and margarine3. Browning until onion is tender. Stir in flour, add garlic, salt, pepper, and mushrooms.4. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.5. Stir in soup. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Heat through.6. Serve
More About: Urge

Healthy Filipino Food Lunches
2007-12-18 14:22:00
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but that doesn?t mean it?s okay to scrimp on lunch. Whether you?re in school or at work, you need that midday meal to keep up your energy for the rest of the day. If, like most students and yuppies, your idea of a regular lunch is soda and crackers, you?re a long way from eating right.So what makes a healthy lunch? If you want something that?s light but filling, Filipino food is your best bet. For one thing, it?s cheaper than buying fast food or ?light? snacks like coffee and cookies. It also lets you choose exactly what goes into your food. It doesn?t have to be rice-based or anything heavy; there are lots of easy Filipino recipes you can prepare at home. Here are a few tips to help you get started.Plan aheadPlanning is the key to preparing healthy lunches and to healthy eating in general. When you know what you?re having for the next few days, you won?t be tempted to pick up that extra soda or grab an ice cream for dessert. At the s...
More About: Food , Healthy , Filipino food , Heal

Wine Food Pairing - Live large with Great Wine and Comfort Food!
2007-12-18 14:19:00
What is it about comfort foods that make them, so, comfortable? Is it a personal thing that we bring with us from childhood or maybe a food that we ate while going through tough times? I guess, if that would be the case, then spam would be on everybody's must have list and how do you do wine food pairing with spam?My definition of a comfort food is something we crave to eat when we want to cocoon ourselves in the comfort of "food love", perhaps a good home cooked meal or memories of that special dish prepared lovingly by a friend or family member. Food high in sugar or carbohydrates, filling our bellies and nourishing our very soul seems to fit the bill. I guess you could almost call it a guilty pleasure.One of my favorite comfort foods around the holiday season is ham and cheese scalloped potatoes. My Mom used to make this every year when we had leftover ham from Thanksgiving and Christmas. Of course, potatoes were always plentiful around the kitchen.This rich, wonderful casserole...
More About: Wine , Great , Comfort food , Live

How To Make Great Tasting Vegetarian Soup Recipes
2007-12-18 14:19:00
Soup is known to be a comfort food. Besides eating soup to get well or even to take the place of a meal when you are too lazy, you will find these soups are a delicious in so many ways. For the lovers of vegetables you will find that you can make great tasting vegetarian soup recipes.You will find these myriad vegetarian soup recipes on the internet and also from cookery books that have soups listed down. Each of these soup recipes has lots of interesting ingredients and ways of making the soup.The different types of vegetarian soup recipes will allow you to have a meal or a starter that is both filling as it is nutritious. You can find a great quantity of these recipes on the internet. For instance you can see how to make a soup like a black and red bean soup.In this soup you will find that red and black beans are used together with chili powder and vegetable broth. The entire dish is simmered until you have a soup that is rich in flavor as the beans are soft enough to eat along wi...
More About: Vegetarian , Recipes , Great , Vegetarian Recipes , Soup

Dark Chocolate and more than you needed to know
2007-12-18 14:13:00
Chocolate, the product of cocoa beans, is a popular ingredient of many kinds of confections such as chocolate bars, candy, ice cream, cookies, cakes, pies, chocolate mousse, and other desserts.The chocolate without milk is termed as ?dark chocolate,? which is an additive. Dark Chocolate is sometimes also called ?plain chocolate.? According to the US Government, the ?sweet chocolates? are required to have a 15% concentration of cocoa and the European rules specify a minimum of 35% cocoa, but dark chocolate contains a lot more cocoa than other forms of chocolate. The standard chocolate manufacturing destroys up to half of the flavoniods present in cocoa. However some chocolate companies have now learned to make dark chocolate that keeps up to 95% of its flavoniods.Dark Chocolate is said to be the creation of the Mesoamerican civilization. A large number of studies have revealed the benefits of dark chocolate. The team of Mary Engler, PhD, RN, of the University of California, San Franc...
More About: Chocolate

Low-Carb Cookbook Review - Low Carb Christmas Cookin' With an "Old-Fashione
2007-12-17 15:30:00
Low-Carb Cookbook Review - Low Carb Christmas Cookin ' With an "Old-Fashioned"?I love low carbing, but I'm getting so tired of the same old foods.??I wish I had time to figure out how to convert my family recipes to lowcarb!??I love finding old recipes done low carb!?Do any of these comments sound familiar? They sure do to me; I've saidthem all at one time or another. And they are so true-two years later andI am still trying to find the time to try and convert some of my favorite old recipes, especially with the holidays arriving!I am determined this holiday season to stick with my low-carb eatingplan, and I decided since I couldn't find the time to convert my ownrecipes, I needed to find some good alternatives. I hit the jackpot withLow Carb Christmas Cookin' With an ?Old-Fashioned? Cook by JanMcCracken (Poppyseed Press, 2003).Jan's brand new cookbook is an entertaining delight. Every pagedelivers a smile, laugh or grin-and terrific recipes. Low Carb ChristmasCookin' is a col...
More About: Low carb

Christmas Cookies ? Want a Great Activity for the Whole Family this Christm
2007-12-17 15:22:00
Christmas Cookie s ? Want a Great Activity for the Whole Family this Christmas!During the festive season it is important for families to spend not only quality time but fun time together. A great way to share some quality and fun time is to make and bake Christmas cookies. Even very young children can participate and they especially love the job or stirring or adding ingredients. It?s quality time because you are doing something together as a family where you have to show patience, support and interact with each other in a positive and good spirited manner. It?s also an opportunity to show off your talents as a family as Christmas cookies make a great gift in a Christmas decorated jar for family and friends to enjoy!The German traditions that led to Christmas cookies used less sugar and more spices like, nutmeg (as sugar was once a very expensive item that the average family could little afford). Cinnamon, cloves, raisins and other dried fruit were also commonly used. Today more mode...
More About: Christmas