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How to Cook White Asparagus
2007-05-15 15:02:00
Green and white asparagus are both good and wholesome.Instructions on how to cook white asparagus:1. Peel the stem 4-5 cm from the asparagus tip with a potato peeler. Cut the lower end if it's dry.2. Put in boiling water in a big pot with some drops lemon juice.3. Boil 5-15 minutes depending on how you like the asparagus, soft or crisp.4. Take up the asparagus, let them drain and put them on a hot dish.
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Cannelini Beans Salad
2007-05-15 14:32:00
During the summer I eat much more salad than during the winter months. Today I made a refreshing salad with cannelini beans, chopped tomatoes, corn, peas, chopped lettuce, chopped sundried tomatoes, chopped cucumber, olive oil, herb salt, oregano and basil.
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Indulge in Dark Chocolate
2007-05-12 13:46:00
I absolutely love dark chocolate, especially vegan chocolate.Psychologists assert that dark chocolate is good for your humor because the high content of cocoa increases the body's production of endorphines. This improves your mood and raises your energy levels. Only 30 grams of dark chocolate contains ten times more antioxidants than one strawberry.Although milk and dark chocolate contain high levels of saturated fats which increase levels of cholesterol, it's healthy to eat chocolate as long as you limit your consumption. Some people say that the Aztek's headman Moctezuma, who had a harem with 600 women, drank 50 cups of chocolate a day to cope with his obligations.
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Pizza Vegetarian Mince
2007-05-10 18:33:00
Pizza isn't the most nutritous food, but it taste good to eat once in a while. At least this recipe with vegetarian mince sauce and lots of oregano.2-3 personsIngredientsPizza dough:25 g yeast2 1/2 dl water2 tablespoons vegetable oil1/2 tsp salt6-7 dl flourOn the pizza:1 tablespoon olive oil300 grams vegetarian mince3 tomatoes, chopped1 tsp herb salt2 tablespoons oreganoPreparation 1. Crumble the yeast in a bowl.2. Heat the water to 37 degrees Celcius.3. Stir the yeast with the water.4. Add vegetable oil, salt and flour and knead the ingredients to a dough.Allow the dough to rise 1/2 - 1 hour.In the meantime, fry the vegetarian mince with olive oil 5-6 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, herb salt and oregano and fry 4-5 minutes.Roll out the dough on a baking plate covered with greaseproof paper. Depending on how thick you want the dough, form it to one or two normal sized pizzas. Spread out the vegetarian mince sauce and add cheese on the top.Bake10 minutes in 437 F (225 C)If you l...
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Spinach Lasagna with Coconut Milk
2007-05-10 13:09:00
Spinach lasagna with cocunut milk is a recipe I made today. My sister didn't think it would taste good without cheese on the top, so I covered half of the lasagna with cheese for her sake. The picture above is of my lasagna without cheese. 3-4 persons Ingredients:9 sheets of lasagna 200 grams frozen chopped spinach (fresh spinach is even better) 1 1/5 cup coconut milk2 tablespoons olive oil 3 sundried tomatoes, chopped1 tablespoon oregano1 tsp herb salt Preparation:1. Preheat the oven to 400 F (204 C) 2. Put 1 tablespoon olive oil in an ovenproof dish.3. Stir 1 tablespoon oliveoil, spinach, coconut milk, sundried tomatoes, herb salt and oregano in a pot for five minutes. 4. Mix sheets of lasagna with the spinach sauce. Finish with the sauce. 5. Add some grated cheese on top if you like. Bake: 20-25 minutes. The lasagna is finished when its surface is golden brown.
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Refreshing Lime Water
2007-05-09 20:20:00
Lime fruits are rich in vitamin C and a great health booster. To increase your energy levels and protect your immune system, make it a habit drinking lime water each morning.Just cut a lime fruit in two halves and squeeze its juice into a glass of water.
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What to Eat instead of Meat!
2007-05-07 15:56:00
Vegetarians and vegans have plenty of food choices today. Below is a list of what you can eat instead of animal products.Meat - Tofu, beans, tempeh, China mince, seitan, soya meatMinced meat sauce - Vegetarian mince sauceHotdogs - Vegetarian hotdogsButter - Milkfree margarine, vegetable oilIce cream - Soy- and oat ice cream, Tofuline, OatlyMilk - Soy milk, oat milk, rice milk: Alpro, Provamel, Oatly, GoGreen, RiceDream andcoconut milk (for cooking)Cheese - Soy cheese, Tofutti Creamy Smooth, Veggiedelphia, Parmazano, YaksoYoghurt - Soy- and oat yoghurt: Alpro, Granovita, Soya YofuMayonnaise - Egg free mayonnaise: Plamil, YaksoCaviar - Cavi-art or Seaweed caviarWhipped cream - Coconut whipped cream, Soy- and oat whipped cream: Alpro, Oatly,Provamel, GoGreen, SoyatooEgg - Egg substitute powder "No egg" for bakingHam - Vegetarian rashers, cheatin, peanut butter,hummus, flavoured veg paté: Tartex, Allos, GranovitaGelatin - Agar-agar

A Special Oatmeal Recipe
2007-05-04 12:00:00
Sometimes I do this for breakfast, it's even better than the normal oatmeal.A Special Oatmeal 2,5 dl water1 dl oats3 dried apricots1 spooon raisinsmixed nuts - hazelnuts, wal nuts, almonds or peanuts1 spoon linseeds1 spoon sunflower seeds1 spoon wheat germssaltMix everything in a deep plate and put it in the microwave for 2-3 minutes. Stir the porridge when it's finished and serve with soya milk.You can also cook the oatmeal in a pot for 3-4 minutes.
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Organic Root Vegetable Gratin
2007-05-02 12:08:00
Serve the gratin with a few black olives on the top.Root Vegetable Gratin is one of my favorite veg recipes. Personally I think organic vegetables taste better, but all sorts work fine.For 2 persons, you need:3 carrots - peeled and cut into slizes2 parsnips - peeled and cut into slizes2 sweet potatoes - peeled and cut into pieces1 Swedish turnip (rutabaga) - peeled and cut into pieces1 red pepper - cut into pieces1 red onion - peeled and cut into big slizesolive oilherb saltoreganobasilPour some olive oil in an ovenproof dish. Spread out the vegetables over the oil and add herb salt, oregano and basil after taste.Roast in the oven for 30 minutes in 225 C.Serve with a green salad.
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The Most Delicious Breakfast
2007-04-30 11:09:00
Pukkola muesli © Rachel BethJamie Oliver's yummy and personalized Pukkola Muesli is something of the best and wholesome you can eat for breakfast. I eat it at least a few times a week and it's absolutely delicious. I always use his recipe, but with soya instead of diary. You can taste the real deal on his restaurant Fifteen in London, but if you don't eat diary I suggest you mix your own at home. This recipe will last for many mornings:put together and keep8 handfuls of oats2 handfuls of crushed bran1 handful of chopped dried apricots1 handful of drief dates1 handful of crushed or chopped walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts or Brazil nutsPut the oats and bran in a mixing bowl with apricots and dates. Add the walnuts and the other nuts. Now you can improvise and add the sort of fruits you like, for example raisins or figs, or use Jamie Oliver's combination. This mixture will last for several months in an airtight bowl, but by then you have probably eaten it anyway.make and mixmilk - I u...
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Nicoya in Costa Rica: Where People Live Healthier
2007-04-29 14:40:00
On a recent CNN commercial, health reporter Dr. Sanjay Gupta talked about Costa Rica ’s Nicoya Peninsula and the town of Nicoya. He said that people live to be 100 years and even older inNicoya. ABC and other news organizations have had similar reports. Everyone followed up a research by the National Geographic writer Dan Buettner who is also the founder of Quest Network, a longevity researching project for students. In 2005, a Costa Rican demographer, Dr. Luis Rosero, claimed that of all the people in the world, 60-year-old Costa Ricans can expect to live longest. Academics at the international conference that Dr. Rosero attended didn’t believe him. Therefore, National Geographic’s Dan Buettner gathered a team and started an investigation. They identified several so called “blue zones”, places where people tend to live healthier and longer lives. The town of Nicoya is one blue zone. Here, 100-year-old women chop firewood, walk a long way to church every Sunday, make all me...
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Original Birchermüesli
2007-04-27 11:38:00
Around 1900 Maximilian Oskar Birch er-Benner ((1867-1939) suggested that cereals, fruits and vegetables were more valuable food than meat. He called it "food of sunlight" and created the world-wide famous recipe of Birchermüesli, a meal based on biological, natural ingredients.Soya products instead of diary for vegans taste even better than the original recipe.Birchermüesli - original recipe by Dr. BircherIngredients for 4 persons:4 tablespoons oat flakes 8 tablespoons water 4 tablespoons sweet evaporated milk or cream Honey or sugar according to your own taste (use as less sugar as possible) Juice of 2 lemons 8 apples Variations:You may use plain yogurt instead of water and evaporated milk. You may also add cream, half and half or milk according to your own taste. Take any kind of berries, oranges or other fruits instead of or in addition to the apples. You may add 2 to 3 tablespoons grind almonds and or hazelnuts.Preparation:Put oat flakes, water, sweet evaporated milk and juice ...
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