Showing posts with label Perfect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Perfect. Show all posts

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Eating Healthy and Staying Fit With the Perfect Recipes


Eating everything you want and staying fit used to be a contradiction because you just couldn't eat anything you craved for and stay in great shape as well. It's not impossible anymore. Specialists have developed methods to make you look great and feel healthy even if you eat food you were not normally allowed to in the past. What's the secret? You have to stick to a steady schedule, use good recipes to cook and exercise from time to time. Nutritionists have come up with programs that allow you to eat as much as you like without gaining one pound by teaching you to live a happy healthy life. You can now forget the starvation method and the holding back from food frustrations and just stay slim having a normal life.

Many people go on a diet when they think they are too fat, but this isn't necessarily a good idea because once you finish the diet you will most likely go back to your old habits and gain pounds again. The fat will build up a lot faster and you will be more disappointed because of your long term past efforts. The best thing is to be in a constant diet, not a severe one (like fasting), but holding back from different types of food that aren't nutritious and very fattening. This kind of food is usually the junk food and fast food. Even though a hamburger might make you feel full and satisfied, it actually doesn't feed your body like it should and it's full of fattening agents. Junk food like chips, chocolate bars and other type of sweets share the same story as fast food. So a good diet is the no junk food diet which means more health for you.

The worst diet possible is the starvation method. You will probably loose some weight, but you will also destroy your stomach in doing so. If you really want to start a good diet, all you have to do is create an organized schedule for yourself and stick to it. First of all you need to give up all the fast food and any food you order through the telephone and start eating some cooked at home food made according to healthy recipes. Even if you are not a professional cook you can enjoy your activity and turn it into a real beneficial experience which can't go wrong with detailed recipes.

What are the best recipes for a diet? It's difficult to say what recipes are more efficient because other factors have to be taken into consideration (your body and how it responds to different foods, how active you are and so on and so forth). Any of the recipes you have might be good for a diet if you take out the fattening ingredients. Of course there are some recipes that just aren't appropriate for a diet, like anything that involves pork and gravy. Pork is very high in cholesterol so it will stack up making you ill and you will get to see the results on your own body. The best type of meat for a diet is chicken and fish. You should look for any recipes with chicken and especially for the ones based on grilled chicken. Another type of meat you can eat without any problem is fish and there are a lot of recipes for cooking fish.

Beside the fact that it's nurturing and lacks fats, fish meat is very high in phosphorus which is great for the body. Recipes that keep the fish as natural as possible without cooking it to much are the most popular and the most nourishing. Sushi is a great idea if the raw fish doesn't bother you. Another important suggestion for a diet is to eat greens. Add vegetables to any of the recipes you like. They won't compromise the taste of any food and might even make it better. A secret to destroy as few of the vitamins contained in vegetables and fruit is not to boil or cook them too much because they will lose their proprieties. In fact, it's better to eat them as raw as possible. If you cook chicken, you can always add a raw salad to it. The recipes usually give indications on how the salad should be a little soured with vinegar because the chicken is sweet and this way you can balance the flavors. You need to know what you can and can't eat. You can't have pork so you have to avoid recipes involving pork, but any natural food (especially vegetable and fruit) is preferred to the artificial and full of chemicals products on the market.

After you've decided what you would like to eat you have to imagine what you would like it to taste like. For example chicken or beef is very sweet, but not all recipes containing these ingredients are sweet. You can make it hot, sour and salty or whatever you like it to be. You can always look for a recipe on the internet, but trying to cook something that a chef recommends is not advised at first because you will probably fail. All recipes can be modified to your own liking.

Alcohol is a very important thing in healthy eating. A lot of recipes contain alcohol, especially wine. Alcohol is an ingredient which (in small quantities) helps the blood move faster. Another one of its properties is the power to break down food particles faster and most importantly to break down fats. That is why after the meal a small quantity of alcohol is recommended - to help in the digestion of the food.

A lot of people complain they don't have the recipes too cook the food they want and they resort to eating out. You don't need very elaborate recipes to enjoy a wonderful, healthy meal and the Internet has all the food information you need. With a little bit of imagination which can sometimes turn into passion and a website with recipes, you can be a healthy individual without appealing to any diet. Although healthy food has always been important ("We are what we eat"), people tend to forget that. They are afraid that healthy food isn't as tasty as junk food, but they are wrong. With the appropriate recipes and ingredients you will see for yourself that healthy food is the best food: nurturing, tasty and non-fattening.








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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Making pancakes-a recipe and tips for a perfect French pancakes every time


Pancakes are so easy, low-calorie and cheap, and just about everything you so stylish with them, you may be wondering why you should not make them every day of the week.

T he ingredients:

6 oz flour

pint milk

2 eggs

2 tablespoons oil plus a little more for cooking

sugar to taste (optional)

The tools:

Deep frying pan (or crepe pan) If you're lucky enough to have a approx 8 cm

Pallet spatula

Scale/liquid sensor for mixing the batter

Kitchen scales

Stove

Plastic shopping bag or parchment paper to keep it separate from the pancakes in the stack

The method:

1. mix flour, eggs, milk and oil until very smooth and let up 20 or so minutes

2. in the meantime, put the pan on a medium heat. My burners range from 1-6, so I just to him to three on the heat and the warm pan. This is an electric heater so customize it as you on gas

3. Once you're ready to go save the heat the Cook up a notch or two and put a small decline in oil in the Pan

4. pour over a cup of the batter into the Pan and swirl around to a thin layer at the bottom

5. the boil on the one hand, to the top and the bottom is dry is golden brown

6. use your pallet knife the crepe and rotate

7. on the other hand, Cook until golden brown

8. Remove from the pan on a plate and cover with parchment or plastic bag

9. continue cooking the pancakes and them on the sheet with parchment or plastic bag between layering until you all the tips

Science:

What you create is pretty much an omelette with some flower added.

Mix the batter. you do not want all the pieces and the gluten in the flour will activate.This will ensure that the pancakes an elasticity they easy to convert.

Pancakes are referred to as flat. This is the reason why the tips are before you leave the pancakes.It lets the air you into the batter during the mixing of the escape.

Troubleshooting

The problem:My crepe never goes Brown!

The solution:Turn off the heat! make sure that your pan and oil are very hot for adding the batter

The problem:My crepe pan shall comply with the rules laid down

The solution:Turn off the heat! I really do not know why this works, but these first two problems in General.

Also, make sure you are using a good pan. that's very scratched will never be good pancakes to produce because you add too much oil in the Pan must be to them.

The pancakes can also because you sweet pancakes (with sugar in the mash) which stuck to a hot pan will if you don't have enough oil.

If your pan is good enough really isn't much need oil. really need to do a drop

The next step

Pancakes are really the easiest way you can posh of a meal. all you can have on a roll or a roll that you make to a crêpe can come up and people will think that they are a kind of complex French delicacy. ham and cheese, ricotta and spinach, chicken salad, that you name.

They Just roll up, put them in a shallow baking dish, grate on some cheese and bake for about 20 minutes.

Serve with a fresh salad or other vegetables such as asparagus or green beans. Something eat more than lunch are a sauce to pour over them.

Sweet pancakes are served with ice cream, chocolate sauce, applesauce, or just about any sweet thing that you can think of. one of my favorite recipes for pancakes is pancakes frangipane which the frangipane bit far the more difficult part of the operation.

They freeze excellent. If I have a dinner for two with pancakes will I only have two of a head and one for a starter and dessert. the rest of us can go in the freezer for next time. they can weeks in advance, which really helps if you honey is all about in the short term.

And yet, they are as simple as long as you provide the appropriate tools.

These are good for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. you can even pull them out for a late supper, dessert or coffee.

It's almost no matter what you put in them. people are so impressed with your apparently advanced cooking skills which they do not notice that it's what they have on their shrimp salad sandwich yesterday.

Recommendations

A good pan and a good pallet knife/spatula are the secret with no negative pancakes. If you have any of these items are not, I suggest that you make the investment.

You do not need a crepe pan specialist, but a good 8 inch shallow non-stick baking pan is an indispensable tool.

Pancakes are almost impossible with a pallet knife or spatula. I have a degree of success with a regular spatula/egg turner but the thinner the edge, the better.








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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Barbecue tips to the vagaries of the perfect piece of meat


The best barbecue in the world won't help you a dinner to Cook, to make, unless you take the time to learn a few of the vagaries of the pros use tricks. No matter what you cook on the barbecue, there are a few basic things that you can do in order to improve your results, time and time again.

Of the market in beef and veal:

• Ask your butcher trim your steaks, so that there are no more than [inch fat.This will minimize the amount of fat that will melt away and is located between the louvered Grill; fat drippings to shoot open fire, in which you can sear meat.

• For best results, grill steaks that is a complete 1-inch thick. This is the ideal size of frying time is optimal for the overlap of juices while full taste.

• If you want juicy hamburgers, bite the bullet and ground beef, this is a complete 15 to 20 percent fat gain. overlap The extra fat in both taste and moisture.

Chicken:

• Thinner chicken pieces to its best, because they are less time to Cook, in view of the fact that chicken should be fully cooked by, it's easy to overdo it on the grill and a thinner cut gives you more control.

• Parboiling chicken with some herbs for about 20 minutes before the cooking time barbecuing, and helps reduce the juices in val.

•The outside of the chicken searing through the laying on of high heat during the early part of cooking is another way to capture in fruit juices while giving it a characteristic barbecue meat taste.

Of the market in pigmeat:

• Reduction of pork for the barbecue should be as thick or thicker than the market in beef and veal.Grilling aficionados suggest a thickness of 1 to 1½ inch. use a thermometer to measure the temperature of the meat, pork cannot be undercooked and to an internal temperature of at least 155 degrees Fahrenheit. well done and the flesh of swine, and ranges from 175 to 180 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Although pork will boil over high heat in about five minutes, you have to plate pork chops and cover them with foil after removing the meat grill. let it sit for about 10 minutes before you eat meat; this gives it a nice texture and improve the juiciness.

For fish:

• Solid cuts of fish fillet, like sharks, tuna and swordfish, its simplest grill. They not flake or fall apart as other types of fish.

• If you want to a salmon steak grill, try cooking up near the poaching for doneness by before it on your barbecue.

• Oil on both sides of the reduction of fish, as well as the grill before you turn on your barbecue. This will prevent your fish enter when you select it, something that is a cut meat can ruin flakier.

• A plank grilling is an excellent accessory, grilled salmon if you love, but can not seem to to cook on the barbecue without falling apart.

General tips:

• If you are on the basis of sugar or tomato-based sauces, do not apply to the last few minutes cooking. otherwise they will burn-that can ruin an otherwise perfect grilled piece of meat.

•Do not use a fork to your flesh; this leads to perforation holes that can change the cooking time. instead, use pair of pliers.

• Do not a piece of cooked meat to return to the marinade; instead serve as soon as possible after the take off of the grill.

• If you cannot take up your marinade meat for cooking, give it at least a few hours in the marinade mixture and the use of 1 to 2 cups of marinade per each one and a half to 2 pounds of food.

Happy grilling!








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Monday, October 4, 2010

Champagne Brunch – how to throw the Perfect Brunch


Spring is the perfect time to a party, how about a champagne brunch? Well here are some tips and ideas that you can use to throwing a large brunch.

Champagne Brunch can be used as a formal or as relaxed as you want. Often a brunch will usually casual with a hint of formality. You don't have to wait for Mothers Day or Easter to host a champagne brunch. Most people will host the brunch on Sunday, but Saturday can also be a good day. You can host your brunch as early as 10: 00 am or only in the afternoon. Most brunches are higher than before.Please bear in mind that champagne brunch are not just for the rich, they can usually be hosted for less than most dinner parties, after all the breakfast is the least expensive meal. Brunches are a very affordable way to entertain.

The first thing to consider is that your guests list, and invitations.If the brunch will be very casual can waive the written invitation and call your guests invite. but if you would prefer a bit more of a formal brunch then by all means send a letter of invitation. Even if you send invitations, keep them simple and casual and make sure that you send them well in advance.

Since it is a champagne brunch you want to make sure that there is sufficient to side. So how do you know how much to buy. The typical bottle of champagne will yield of six four ounce servings, each guest with two or three servings of plan.If you have a champagne punch you may be able to get by with less. a perfect champagne punch for a champagne brunch is mimosa, champagne and orange juice that is great for brunch. You might want to also serve Bloody marys, typically the drink of choice in the morning for a lot of people. In addition to the variety of alcoholic beverages, coffee with sugar and cream, milk, orange juice, and, where appropriate, any other fruit juices.

The brunch would be stored and served in courses, but most brunch served served in buffet style.How much you decorate will depend on how the party is formally. But with a nice table cloth, a beautiful centerpiece, maybe some spring flowers and putting out your beautiful china is a great idea for most brunches. Casual recall with a bit of formality.

If you click buffet style decision use two tables, if possible, one for the starters, salads and appetizers, drinks and deserts.This will help the files that are possible with buffets can occur.

For your menu you will have many choices, what you final decision will depend on your guest list, how much space you have, and your budget. Most people will offer both breakfast and lunch.When planning your menu to think about where dishes from the following categories. Fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, bread, meats, salads and desserts, you must both hot and cold items, as well as both sweet and savoury products. try too many different colors with your menu, this can add to the festive atmosphere.

For items of the egg is great for a brunch quiche, as well as a frittata.These two egg dishes can be as fancy as you desire, and both vegetables and meat and cheese. These are considered the ultimate brunch items are separated by a lot of people. If you use the skill that an omelet station with custom made to order omelets for your guests will help your brunch in particular. Other egg dishes to consider would be eggs benedict, Florentine eggs and huevos ranch eros.

Of course breakfast items such as pancakes, French toast, waffles, blintzes and other pancakes are delicious brunch items. you might have a waffle station where you or your guests waffles to order. Make sure that you have several different syrups to choose from. Meat items such as sausage, ham, bacon and chicken fried steak also will be well received by your guests.Please bear in mind the hash brown potatoes, o'brian, or the biscuits and gravy.

Coffee cakes, scones, cakes, donuts, bagels and muffins are already welcome to brunch.Fruit can be served in a fruit salad, try to add a nice flavour yogurt for a wonderful twist. Ambrosia works well if the classic waldorf salad.Colorful items go again.

You must provide a soup and also some salads.Some cut meat such as ham, roast beef or Turkey together with cheese and fresh rolls and croissants, can be used for sandwiches or snacks. adding a few different mustard would be a great idea.The provision of a chicken fish dish would be a nice variety.Maybe Lemon Basil fried chicken breast, or some smoked salmon.

Depending on how much you sweet items you can add to desert decisions if you don't think you have enough. Sorbets, ice-cream cake, cake, baklava and mousse make great desert for a brunch.

Finally, don't forget about the music, if you can afford live entertainment will make a big splash your brunch. a solo guitar player performing some nice soothing, relaxing music in the background will be adding the perfect ambience. of course, a nice relaxing CD, cheats, my debut solo CD works great for such situations.

With so many choices have to make decisions and choose your menu with thought of your cooking skill, your guest list and the available space. but with a creative thinking and plans will help you to host a memorable brunch indeed.








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