Making Durian Pastillas

Making Durian Pastillas

Materials

1. 7 kg durian pilp (approx. 1,000 pilps of native variety or 3 kg chance variety)

2. 200 g powdered milk

3. 400 g white sugar

4. 400 g glucose

5. 0.5 g sodium benzoate (0.05%)

6. 0.5 g sodium metabisulfite (0.05%)

Procedure

1. select and buy sound durian fruits.

2. then extract the pilp from the fruit and remove the seeds.

3. mix all the ingredients

4. then cook the mixture until it is thick enough to be formed into balls . then cool.

5. transfer the cooked pastillas to a board sprinkled with sugar and roll to about 1/4 cm thick

6. then slice into desired size and shape

7. finally wrap individually in cellophane

Yield

16 packs (500 g pack) for native variety


18 packs (50 g pack for chance variety)

Variation

blending of 20% native variety and 80% chance variety.

The Human and Vegetable Vendetta by E.S. Cromwell

Seemingly, there has been a constant feud between humans and vegetables since the dawn of mankind. Well, maybe not since then, but, there sure has been quite a conflict ever since our individual childhoods. A complete disassociation of vegetable from child was all too common. And, we're all to blame, too. As children, we could never just eat our veggies willingly. They were always left as lonesome piles on dinner plates and called every name in the book from yucky, to gross, to poopy.
As adults though, we are fine with vegetables and dare I say it, we enjoy them! We savor them because they actually taste good and the nutritional value is high. But, really, why should we eat vegetables? What makes them worth while?
A Multitude of Reasons
Nutritional Mitochondria:
Veggies are extremely healthful foods. Full of vitamins and minerals, vegetables are fantabulous sources for fiber. Even better, they're low in fat, sodium and calories.
Naturally Medicinal:
Phytochemicals - heart disease, chronic disease and cancerous preventatives �" exist in a number of vegetables. Broccoli, green peppers and spinach contain natural antioxidants that keep your body in tip-top shape, maintaining a youthful look and feel.
So, with veggie disputes behind due to beneficial knowledge, one would think things would have panned out. But alas, the quarrel with our vegetable beings is far from over. The battle has moved from our dinner tables of old to grocery stores of new. The current problem at hand isn't eating our vegetables, it's purchasing and maintaining their freshness.
Here though are a few tips to absorb and consider when it comes to choosing and housing your vegetables at home:
Keep an eye out for vegetables with bright and shining colors; they're what you want. The best produce available at a grocer will have a regular shape and size with untainted skins or surfaces.
Beyond regular and overall looks, be mindful of appearance in terms of damaging. Be sure to sift through and discard veggies that show evidence of tampering or aging. Nicks, bumps, bruises and the like can be unfavorable for future keeping and serving, as they can attract bacteria and mold to speed up spoilage in your refrigerator's crisper. When selecting your leaved vegetables, be aware of how fresh they are in the store and of the date they'll need to be consumed by; wilted and slimy romaine should be avoided at any grocer.
When purchasing your vegetables, especially if you buy fresh, be sure you'll be eating them within 3 to 5 days, as to not waste your money if they go bad. If you plan on not eating vegetables right away after grocery shopping, buy ones slightly unripe so you can store them and let them ripen over a more extended period of time. Yet, be aware that longer storage times reduces nutrient levels and overall scrumptious taste.
In-season vegetables should be purchased when they're in season! The closer you purchase a specific vegetable in relation to its growing season, the fresher that vegetable will be, obviously. And, the taste is much more enhanced and enjoyable. So, buy in season.
Opt for the produce section rather than the frozen produce section when you can. But, when some vegetables are out of season it's not a bad idea to console your frozen vegetable isle in your grocer. In some cases, frozen veggies contain lower sodium levels and a higher nutrient amount than some “fresh” vegetables, since they're processed immediately after harvesting.
The human and vegetable vendetta, it's been an ongoing occurrence for years. We all experienced it in our childhoods and we've grown out of it. Yet, the war still wages on in adulthood, specifically in choosing that perfect vegetable at the grocers. Thankfully though, you'll at least have the above tips and tools to utilize when in combat.
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Fight for yourself against uncooperative vegetables, use reusable produce bags! Try green bags to prolong the life of your fresh produce.

Hot White Chocolate From The Ancient Cacao Bean by Dean Forster

There are almost endless possibilities when it comes to choosing and buying chocolate. There are as many chocolate assortments on the market as many people's tastes for this treat. The term chocolate includes a number of foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical cacao tree, native to lowland tropical South America. People used to drink liquid chocolate beverages as back as 3000 years ago by the native Mayans and Aztecs. Chocolate is also associated with the Mayan god of fertility. A lot of the hot white chocolate consumed today is made into bars that combine cocoa solids, fats like cocoa butter, and sugar.
White chocolate is a special chocolate type. One of the first things you should know about it is that although it is called chocolate, white chocolate isn't really chocolate at all.
Yes, the white assortment comes from the same cacao plant, but it turns white because of a different production process. White chocolate was first made in New Hampshire after World War I and of course, hot white chocolate first appeared back then but only with isolated requests. Hot white chocolate isn't as popular as generic hot chocolate is, but it has way more demand than it had in those days.
Chocolate is made from useable items extracted from the ancient cacao bean. While dark chocolates use the cocoa powder ground from the seeds, the versions of white use only the butter. Actually, this is the reason for which the hot white chocolate has that very light color. White chocolate contains neither chocolate liquor nor cocoa solids. Because of this fact, the lack of chocolate syrup from its creation process, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not even consider white chocolate at all to belong to the chocolate family. Some people also state that hot white chocolate hasn't got anything to do to hot chocolate in anyway.
To create this delicious treat, producers use cocoa butter, milk solids, vanilla, sugar and lecithin; these being its main ingredients of course, for hot white chocolate, all of these are powdered (or should be). If real, natural cocoa butter is used, the result is a better tasting, higher quality product. Other producers will not use natural cocoa butter, but vegetable fats (these products are known as confectioner's coating or summer coating). Doing so, they end up with a lower quality chocolate product. If you read on the chocolate bar that vegetables fat has been used, you would better buy another assortment, made using real cocoa butter. It will simply taste better.
When they are made with natural cocoa butter, white chocolates have an ivory color. They are a tasty combination of cream and vanilla and no producer making white chocolate using vegetable fat will ever manage to match it in taste. You can also distinguish white chocolate made using cocoa butter from that made using vegetable fats by their consistency, taste and ability to be stored. White chocolate can be stored for many months before it expires. You can find out more about chocolate including recipes at http://www.gourmetdarkchocolatetruffles.com
White chocolate is very delicate by nature. It melts quite easily and it will scorch even easier. White chocolate can also be difficult to work with. When melted, the cocoa butter can split and create an oily compound that can be recovered by re-emulsifying.
If you want to melt white chocolate in your kitchen for making other treats (such as ganache or chocolate fondue), take care and slow the entire process down to be sure you do not ruin it.
White chocolate is usually used for decoration of milk or dark chocolate confections.
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Learn more about types of chocolate including Chocolate Truffles, easy to use recipes and chocolates for special occasions at => http://www.gourmetdarkchocolatetruffles.com

How to Make Your Kids Love Filipino Food by Carlo Villamayor

Feeding kids can be tricky: let them pick their food and they’ll choose junk, give them healthy food and they won’t touch it. If you’re a parent, you’re probably familiar with the tantrums that come with every meal. But it doesn’t have to be that way, especially if you know your Filipino food. Our dishes are naturally healthy and flavorful, so there’s sure to be something your kids will love.
If they’re really picky, you can always tweak the old Filipino food recipes to match their tastes. Sometimes all it needs is a little extra spice or a change in presentation. Still confused? Here are some things you can do to make your kids love Filipino cuisine, plus some recipes you can try.
Plan your meals together
Have your kids help you with your weekly meal plan. You can choose dinner one some days and let them decide the rest of the week. To help them make healthy choices, let them pick Filipino cooking recipes from a cookbook. The point is to make them feel involved. If they know they’re helping put the meals together, they’ll be more open to your ideas.
When planning your meals, make sure to keep the right balance between your choice and your child’s. Don’t plan for a meat dish the day after they choose pork chops or pot roast. Since the point is to give them control, try not to limit them with your own choices. Let them take their pick first, then add in your own picks to fit around them.
Suit their tastes
Take your cue from the junk foods your child likes. Does he always pick cookies and candies, or does he seem to like salty chips and crackers? If they have a sweet tooth (most kids do), sweeten up your old recipes or serve them sweet dishes such as tocino for breakfast or ginataan for afternoon snacks. If they like things a little spicy, add a couple of chilies to your soup or let them season to their own taste.
Some kids have constantly changing preferences, which might make it a little harder. If your kid likes sweets one day and barbecue the next, stock up on sauces and dips. That way, when they don’t like the food, they can always grab their favorite sauce and turn it into something they like. Here’s a quick dish that’s easy to customize to any child’s tastes.
Barbecue Meatloaf
Ingredients:
½ kg sausage, minced
½ kg ground beef
1 c bread crumbs
2 tsp curry powder
2 onions, chopped
1 egg
½ c milk
1 c water
salt, pepper and parsley
Sauce:
¼ c Worcestershire sauce
½ c tomato sauce
2 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp coffee powder
½ c butter
1/c packed brown sugar
Procedure: in a bowl, combine the beef, sausage, breadcrumbs, curry powder, onions, salt, pepper, and parsley. Lightly beat the egg and add to the mixture. Add the water and milk and mix well. Grease a baking dish or loaf pan, then pour in the meat mixture. Bake on moderate heat for about 30 minutes or until the meat is just done. Meanwhile, mix all the sauce ingredients and boil together until thick.. Pour over the half-cooked loaf, leaving some for basting, and bake for another 45 minutes. Baste once in a while.
Be creative
Most of the time, presentation makes all the difference between foods that children love and foods that go uneaten. Make your food more appetizing by garnishing with their favorite foods, such as cheese slices or hot dog bits. You can even let them design the garnish themselves. Look for Filipino recipes that can accommodate colorful ingredients such as peas, bell peppers and corn kernels. You can even add a bit of food color if the recipe allows.
Fruits make great garnishes for Filipino desserts recipes. Just cut up one of their favorite fruits and layer it over ice cream, cakes, or pies. Better yet, serve a variety of fresh fruits for dessert�"it’s healthier, and it doesn’t take much preparation time.
Make trade-offs
If your child is being particularly difficult, try giving them incentives in exchange for eating healthy foods. During meal planning, for example, you can let them pick dessert if they promise to eat their vegetables. Alternatively, you can keep a stack of their favorite desserts and give it to them when they eat right. Don’t overdo it, though�"they may get used to getting treats and only eat healthy when there’s something in return.
About the Author
Carlo Villamayor is the owner and co-author of the Filipino food blog, Kusina.ph. A devoted cook, he makes it his personal mission to spread the joy of Filipino recipes with food lovers the world over. Bon appetit!

Fun Food For Kids - Start Them Off Right by Robert William Locke

Obese kids are getting a hard time from the press. Figures just released in the UK say that about a quarter of five year olds are fat. They say that in the long term, that is going to affect life expectancy. Others say that these figures are not really true and that death rates are not going to be affected in any significant way by obesity.

No matter what your stance is on this, we still have to make sure our kids eat right. That means finding fun food recipes for kids. Discovering a nutritional health program at school and at home will be of paramount importance for a healthy lifestyle from now right into adulthood.

The food industry shows kids about 20,000 ads a year ! The ads rarely show foods or snacks which could be called nutritional or healthy and the aim is to make more money. Most of these snacks are full of trans fats, sugar and salt and as kids will snack constantly, this is worrying. Research just published points the finger at food additives and colourings in these snacks as a possible cause of hyperactivity and ADHD.

Getting kids to help you in the litchen is a great way of involving them and making them aware of what they eat. Kids love to try cooking and have great fun in eating what they have prepared. Their spirit of adventure is greater than we think and if they follow our boring choices, then we only have ourselves to blame.

When parents are diffident about what they eat, kids beome very choosy. Parents need to exploit their kids' curiosity about food and the best way to do this is to be really enthusiastic about what yu are eating. Then they will more than likely want to try it. As a family we should always eat together- research shows that teenagers who were on a healthy nutritional program had always eaten with the family.

Why do kids always choose the same old boring things on the kids' menus? Fact is they are just repeating the same old routine and going for the fish fingers and chicken nuggets which they always have at home ! Again, being enthusiastic about food is a great way for parents to get them out of the rut. Another way is to not let them choose from the kids' menu but to have somrthing with you from the normal menu - in this way they can be involved in the choice.

When The University of Minnesota did a survey of the schools who were offering healthy nutritional lunches alongside with more traditional fare, they found that there was no reduction in the sales for the healthier meals. Some schools now offer a low-fat turkey hot dog and have found that this healthy alternative is popular with the students.

Another great way of getting kids into a nutritional health program without them even realizing it is to get out your blender and go for the smoothies. Kids do not like greens or fruit but when you mix them in a smoothie, then it is much more attractive and easy for them for to drink - tons better than a bottle of soda pop!

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Tired of thinking up healthy recipes for a healthy nutritional program for your kids ? Fun Food For Kids For Health Tips, visit The Wellness Bible for the latest news and research on wellness, fitness and medicine.

Filipino Food Rice Toppings by Carlo Villamayor

Rice has always been the staple food in Filipino cuisine, but until recently, plain and fried were the only varieties we knew. It was only a few years ago that we started playing around with rice recipes such as java, garlic, chili, and Chinese. But what seems to be a hit among Filipinos is rice toppings, wherein meat and vegetable dishes are served on top of a box of rice. It's the same old Filipino food, but packed in a light, convenient way. You've probably seen them in malls, sidewalks, and school cafeterias.

But although they come in handy on busy days, they're often overpriced, especially considering that you can do them yourself at home. That's right--you don't have to run to the mall whenever you're craving. What's more, there are no long lines and you can mix and match toppings as you please. Here are some Filipino food recipes that make excellent rice toppings.

Chicken Curry It's more Indian than Filipino, but it fits in perfectly with other Filipino cooking recipes. Curry blends well with rice because of its strong flavors. Use it on plain white rice--flavored varieties will wash out the taste of the curry.

Ingredients: 3 cups chicken meat, diced 1 cup chicken broth 2 tbsp curry powder 1 small onion, chopped ½ tsp powdered ginger ¾ cup flour ¾ cup butter 2 ½ cups milk garlic to taste

Procedure: In, melt the butter and sauté the ginger, garlic, onion, and curry powder. Set on low heat and let stand for about 1 minute. Add in the broth and milk and stir until the soup is thick. Stir in the chicken and cook until the chicken is done. Serve over white rice.

Stir-fried Beef Teriyaki Filipinos love teriyaki dishes because of their distinct Asian flavor. They make excellent rice toppings because they're easy to cook and personalize--you can make them all-meat, all-veggie, or a mix of the two like most Filipino recipes. This recipe can be prepared in advance, perfect for those hectic weekdays.

Ingredients: ½ kg beef round, cut into strips 3 tbsps teriyaki sauce 2 tsps cornstarch 2 bell peppers, cut into strips 6 spring onions, thinly sliced 4 tsps vegetable oil

Procedure: In a bowl, mix together the cornstarch, teriyaki sauce, and half of the vegetable oil. Stir in the beef and refrigerate for about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, stir-fry the onions and bell peppers in the remaining oil for about 3 minutes. Remove from the pan, then stir-fry the marinated beef for another 3 minutes. Stir in the vegetables and cook until the beef is done.

Honey Lemon Chicken This tasty topping provides a good contrast to wild and flavored rice, especially the Chinese and garlic varieties. It also goes well with cold Filipino desserts recipes and salads. The dish is fairly easy to prepare; you can have it ready in less than 30 minutes.

Ingredients: 4 pcs skinless chicken breasts, chopped 1/3 cup honey ¼ cup lemon juice ¼ cup butter, melted 2 tbsp hot water 1 tsp seasoning

Procedure: Preheat oven to 325oF. Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish with the bone side facing down. Sprinkle with seasoning. Set aside. Mix the honey and hot water, then add the butter and lemon juice. Pour over the chicken breasts and cover with foil. Bake until the chicken is just done. Remove the cover and baste with the remaining sauce. Continue cooking until the chicken is browned, basting occasionally to add flavor.

Sweet and Sour Pork A favorite viand among Filipinos, sweet and sour pork is a perfect complement to almost any rice variety. It's great for kids as it offers a nice blend of flavors and a balance of meat and vegetables.

Ingredients: ¾ kg pork loin, deboned and sliced into bite-size pieces 2 ½ c pineapple chunks (reserve juice) 1 tbsp soy sauce ¼ c vinegar ¼ c packed brown sugar ½ c onion slices 1 pc green onion, thinly sliced 2 tbsp cornstarch ½ tsp salt ¾ c water

Procedure: sauté the pork in vegetable oil until it turns light brown. In a bowl, combine the water, pineapple juice, soy sauce, vinegar, salt and sugar. Mix until well dissolved. Pour over the pork andlet it simmer until the meat is soft. Dissolve the cornstarch in 2 tablespoons of water, then add to the pork. Turn down the heat and continue stirring until the mixture thickens. Stir in the pineapple chunks, pepper and onions. Simmer for another 10 minutes, then serve over rice.

About the Author

Carlo Villamayor is the owner and co-author of the Filipino food blog, Kusina.ph at http://www.kusina.ph A devoted cook, he makes it his personal mission to spread the joy of one of his Filipino cooking recipes at http://www.kusina.ph/unique-filipino-fiesta-recipes/ with food lovers the world over. Bon appetit!

Bake Cookies and Still Cut Calories: Learn How to Avoid Gaining 10 Pounds this Christmas by Arlene Pellicane

When you open your favorite magazine, you see delicious Christmas cookie recipes. Stop by the grocery store and you can’t avoid the special baking displays lined with brown sugar and cake mixes. Christmas means “start baking!” The old Pillsbury advertisement said it well, “Nothing says loving like something from the oven!” So how can a mother bake delightful treats for her children without gaining ten extra pounds in December?

1. Bake & Give. Make a list of the neighbors and friends you’d like to bless and then make up a plate for each household. Pull out your favorite recipes: sugar cookies, seven layer bars, chocolate peanut butter balls, and go to town! Have your kids help you bake and decorate your delicious cookies. By the time you get all your cookies wrapped up, there shouldn’t be too many leftover. Just enough for you and your family to enjoy as a special treat, instead of a cookie invasion to last for weeks.

2. Freeze & Save. Freeze leftover cookies and enjoy them slowly in the New Year. They will keep perfectly delicious in your freezer for three months. If you receive lots of treats from different neighbors or coworkers, you can freeze those also. Just enjoy a few cookies and freeze the rest to enjoy in January, February and March. You can divvy up the cookies evenly among family members and bet on who can make the cookies last the longest.

3. Shop & Skip. When you’re out grocery shopping, skip buying the gingerbread pound cake they’re sampling, the egg nog, and the special holiday M&Ms. Don’t buy any special treats for yourself or your family. There will be plenty of opportunities for treats at school Christmas parties, office parties, neighborhood parties…you get the picture.

You don’t need to be a Scrooge and outlaw all cookies in December. But you can’t say yes at every temptation or else you’ll look like Santa Claus come New Year. So bake your favorite cookies, share them with your friends and loved ones, and enjoy the tastes of Christmas in moderation.

About the Author

Arlene Pellicane, mother of a toddler and infant, helps women lose their baby weight and thrive as wives and mothers. Her weekly podcast "Losing Weight After Baby" is full of practical ideas that work for busy moms. An everyday mom herself, you can visit Arlene's website for free articles and exercises at http://www.losingweightafterbaby.com

How To Cook Salmon - Tasty Broiled Salmon Recipes by Anselmo Mendez

There are lots of recipes for salmon you can search online and once you read this article, it will be certainly a great addition to your collection of easy salmon recipes.

BROILED FISH - 1

The best way in which to cook small fish, thin strips of fish, or even good-sized salmon that are comparatively thin when they are split open is to broil them. Since in this method of cooking the flavor is entirely retained, it is especially desirable for any fish of delicate flavor.

To broil salmon, sear them quickly over a very hot fire and then cook them more slowly until they are done, turning frequently to prevent burning. As most salmon fish, and particularly the small ones used for broiling, contain almost no fat, it is necessary to supply fat for successful broiling and improvement of flavor. It is difficult to add fat to the fish while it is broiling, so, as a rule, the fat is spread over the surface of the fish after it has been removed from the broiler. The fat may consist of broiled strips of bacon or salt pork, or it may be merely melted butter or other fat.

BROILED FISH - 2

Bluefish, young cod, mackerel, salmon, large trout, and all other fish, when they weigh between half a pound and four pounds, are nice for broiling. When smaller or larger they are not so good. Always use a double broiler, which, before putting the fish into it, rub with butter. This prevents sticking. The thickness of the fish will have to be the guide in broiling. A bluefish weighing four pounds will take from twenty minutes to half an hour to cook. Many cooks brown the fish handsomely over the coals and then put it into the oven to finish broiling. Where the salmon is very thick, this is a good plan. If the fish is taken from the broiler to be put into the oven, it should be slipped on to a tin sheet, that it may slide easily into the platter at serving time; for nothing so mars a dish of fish as to have it come to the table broken.

In broiling, the inside should be exposed to the fire first, and then the skin. Great care must be taken that the skin does not burn. Mackerel will broil in from twelve to twenty minutes, young cod (also called scrod) in from twenty to thirty minutes, bluefish in from twenty to thirty minutes, salmon, in from twelve to twenty minutes, and whitefish, bass, mullet, etc., in about eighteen minutes. All kinds of broiled salmon can be served with a seasoning of salt, pepper and butter, or with any fish sauces. Always, when possible, garnish with parsley or something else green.

Hope you enjoy these easy to cook broiled salmon recipes.

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For more ways how to cook salmon, check out Recipes for Salmon blog and more great collections of great tasting, healthy and easy recipes for salmon.

How to Choose Vegetarian Meals that Are Nutritious and Filling by Muna wa Wanjiru

The way to good health starts with eating vegetarian meals that are nutritious and filling. You will find that many people feel that a meal is complete when you have meats, vegetables and gravies as part of the main meal.

Whenever you are planning vegetarian meals with a vegetarian main dish you should see that you have chosen one that will provide you with most of the nutrients that your body needs. Any gravies and dressings that you will be using should be light in calories and texture.

These dishes can be ones like bean burritos, eggplant gratin, vegetable biriyani, Zucchini lasagna and others. For meat lovers you have a number of different main vegetarian dishes. These will mock lamb curry, Moussaka, mock beef bourguignon are among the meatless meat dishes that you will find are a perfect substitute vegetarian main dish.

The different foods that you choose should complement each other. Since you will need to make sure that everyone has more than enough to eat you should ensure that you have a goodly selection of vegetarian dishes available in varying quantities.

Once you have decided to have full vegetarian meals you will need to choose the foods for the meal. Since each person has different tastes in foods you will need to take these into account when you are looking at the different foods that you can make.

Since there are so many different foods that can be made with vegetables you will need to look at how these foods are prepared. This preparation method will help you to see what changes you may need to make.

The addition of raw and blanched vegetables will provide an interesting contrast to your vegetarian meals. You can cut some raw vegetables and keep them for at home snacks. The different vegetables and fruits you can change into delicious tasting smoothies. These raw snacks and smoothies will allow you the opportunity of introducing your family to the delights of vegetarian foods in small stages.

Looking at these different foods that you can use, will allow you to make vegetarian meals that provide your family with all of the day’s nutrients that are needed. You should look at the vegetarian recipes to find the full value of these meals and the different foods.

While there are some people who may feel that vegetarian meals are bland and pale into comparison when compared to other foods, you will find this is only true based on the foods that you choose. Vegetarian meals which are prepared in a tasty manner will help you to choose a better lifestyle.

Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Vegetarian Cooking for Years. For More Information on Vegetarian Meals, Visit His Site at VEGETARIAN MEALS

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Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Vegetarian Cooking for Years. For More Information on Vegetarian Meals, Visit His Site at VEGETARIAN MEALS

How To Make Great Tasting Vegetarian Soup Recipes by Muna wa Wanjiru

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 with the broth.

For a fully vegetarian soup you can see about trying one of the vegetarian soup recipes that includes only fresh vegetables that complement each other. One such recipe for soups is that of a Butternut squash soup. In this soup you will find a mixture of vegetables that all contribute towards the taste. For instance you will see there are vegetables like celery, onions, butternut squash, potatoes, and carrots.

These vegetables and spices are left to slowly blend together as the soup simmers over the fire. You will find that you can also look for international style vegetarian soup recipes. These will include ones like a Thai peanut soup, Mega Veggie Soup and Brazilian black bean soup among many others.

In all of these vegetarian soup recipes you will find that you have the chance of adding or changing the ingredients which are provided on the recipes. You can by this method make these soups taste different.

While you may initially feel that any type of soup will not fill you up there are many exceptions to this rule. You can also find interesting vegetarian soup recipes which will provide you with a hint of meat in the soup for added flavoring and chunky texture.

The various vegetarian soup recipes that you can look through will provide you with the tools that you need to make delicious tasting side dishes, starter courses and very filling main meal dishes. The sheer variety of vegetarian soup recipes will allow you to expand the ever growing collection of recipes that you can collect for a complete vegetarian diet and lifestyle.

Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Vegetarian Cooking for Years. For More Information on Vegetarian Soup Recipes, Visit His Site at VEGETARIAN SOUP RECIPES

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Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Vegetarian Cooking for Years. For More Information on Vegetarian Soup Recipes, Visit His Site at VEGETARIAN SOUP RECIPES

Find Delicious Food Recipes Online by Ross Josephs

Humans like variety. Whether it is everyday dressing up or the food we eat. We especially like to experiment with food to satisfy our taste buds. The same food everyday diminishes our appetite for that food. We always prefer to have variety in what we eat.

In this Internet era, our day begins and ends being online. It is quite easy to go online in search of gratifying your appetite for an exquisite evening.

Just imagine after a long & hard day; you get home and mmmm, what an aroma?

These exquisite recipes are just a few clicks away from you in the times of Internet. There are thousands of varieties of recipes available. We are going to list and discuss few websites that allow adding and viewing recipes for your ready reference.

A number of online sites share recipes online, where you can find the best recipes along with tips. Online recipes are easy enough to understand and the ingredients are easy to find. Besides you can easily copy, print, or email the recipe. They provide methods of cooking as well as the ingredients, standard serving instructions etc.

Recipe sites can help you in all kinds of food you prefer whether it is dietary food or pregnancy time food, even child food or food for week! You can use the ingredients you've at home and can find a recipe based on it.

Some of online sites ask you to purchase their cookbooks while some of them ask you to register and log in to the site to view their recipes. If you find the cookbook to your interest, click to download it. Some sites may charge you for downloading the cookbook. Many users simply copy the recipe and save it in their computer.

www.allrecipes.com

Allrecipes.com has more than 40,000 free recipes. All recipes are created, tested, reviewed and approved by users worldwide. This site has a popular collection of recipes in sections like appetizers, Mexican, Italian, chicken recipes, soups and stews and many more.

Allrecipes.com allows its users to create an online recipe box where they can manage private recipes, submit recipes and photos, post recipe ratings and reviews, create shopping lists, and more.

The distinguishing feature of this site is that of creating a cookbook. You can publish your favorite recipes in your personalized cookbook.

www.canadianliving.com

Canadianliving.com is an interactive site for Canadian families featuring food, nutrition recipes and family information.

Canadianliving.com has a categorized section in their menu. It also gives out timely ideas, real solutions for a healthy lifestyle, tips, and great recipes. Canadianliving.com provides a personal Recipe Box where users can save their favorite recipes from the recipe menu, or add their personal recipes to share with the world. You can also join online forums, where you can chat and discuss with other readers.

www.kraftfoods.com

Kraftfoods.com is one of the great online recipe cookbooks. This site has different varieties of recipes to prepare food items that attract food lovers. Kraftfoods.com provides tips to prepare quality, nutritious and healthy foods. Beside all this they have introduced how prepare food from their own special products, like Kraft cheese.

They have categorized recipes into dinner, food and family, healthy living, delicious cereals and cereal bars for the convenience of users.

To help lovers of cooking Kraftfoods.com has a section known as cooking school where there is an extensive collection of cooking videos, tips, and more.

Kraftfoods.com allows storing all favorite recipes in one spot. Just sign up for free and get your own personal recipe box to store your favorite recipes from the Kraft Kitchens, or a favorite from other online recipe cookbooks.

Kraft foods invite its viewer to post their recipes and share their secrets of making delicious food.

www.food.yahoo.com

Yahoo is mainly known as search engine. It has a special section on food where recipes are also featured.

Yahoo food's recipes section features articles and blogs on food recipes. The Yahoo recipes section has functionality to filter by ingredient, meal, cuisine, occasion, diet, dish, taste, method that help visitors to find recipes.

Yahoo food features a home food section where you can find recipes according categories: Everyday, Special Day, Recipes, Blogs, Restaurant and Cook. It's the best way to find recipes every day and on special occasions.

This site also has Food Videos with reviews and recipe of the day. Yahoo foods allow you to send email from the site and also to take a printout of each recipe.

www.g2bux.com

There are so many amazing and delicious vegetarian and Non Vegetarian recipes on the Web, you could spend days scouring every cyber corner and barely scratch the surface of what's out there. Wouldn't it be great if there were one place on the Net where you could access those thousands and thousands of recipes? Well now there is! G2bux Recipes, it's the Best of the Net Recipe Collection. Now everyone can use the Internet to make living delicious and easy!

Each month hundreds of new recipes are added by genuine users here on G2bux recipe section from variety of corners around the world. Do you have a favorite recipe you'd like to add? There is a provision to post it and it will be listed on your recipe list instantaneously.

G2bux allows sharing of recipes, cooking tips, and serving suggestions. Visitors can search recipes by tags. This is a good feature and it saves time.

G2bux also has a feature to send recipes to a friend and allows users to share the link of a particular recipe with your friends by mailing them. You can post a comment on each other's recipe. Above all, G2bux gives 2 G2bux Points for each recipe you add.

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Christmas Eve Menu Ideas by Prosperity66

Christmas is quickly approaching and the time has come to soon send our invitations to the Christmas Eve or Day dinner.

Special occasions are a great time for friends and family and, in order to please our guests, we have to be creative when it comes the time to create our menu. But... if the Christmas turkey is a delicious meal, we would sometimes change our habits and eat something else.

Here is a Christmas menu idea including four different dishes from soup to dessert; which are simple to make special occasion cooking recipes but include a nice alternative to the Christmas turkey.

The portions are calculated for 8 guests.

Soup: Tomato Cream

Ingredients: 2.2 lb peeled and chopped matured tomatoes 200 g chopped carrots 250 g chopped celery 120 g chopped onions Chopped garlic (to taste) 1 small box of canned tomatoes 200 ml cream salt and pepper to taste Thyme, bay Oil 2 tablespoon sugar 4 tablespoon red wine vinegar 200 ml water

In a large saucepan, melt sugar with a little water and pour vinegar until reducing Add the vegetables Cover and simmer 20 minutes Mash the canned tomatoes and add them in the saucepan Simmer 30 minutes Salt and pepper to taste Add 200 ml water and then the cream Blend the soup Serve hot

Starter: Avocado cream

Ingredients: 2 chopped avocados 2 lemons (juiced) 2 chopped shallots 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar salt and pepper to taste

Use a fork to mash the avocado Stir in lemon juice Add the chopped shallots Blend all the ingredients Serve cold in small glasses Decorate with lemon zest

Main dish: Christmas Goose

Ingredients: 8 to 10 lb. whole goose 1 chopped onion 1 chopped apples 1 tablespoon dried grapes Oil 100 ml red wine 500 ml chicken broth Thyme salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 365 degrees F Put the oil coated goose in a shallow roasting pan Tuck the wings and tie the legs together with kitchen string Put the apples, onions and dried grapes around it Cook for 3 hours, basting regularly with the cooking juices Remove the goose from the oven Pass the cooking juices through a strainer In a saucepan, combine the fat from the roasting pan, the red wine, the Chicken broth and the red wine Let cook until boiling and then add floor, stir constantly, until the gravy thickens Serve with steamed potatoes.

Dessert: Baked Apples

Ingredients: 10 mashed speculaas 120 g almond paste 40 g dried grapes 2 tablespoon rum 4 tablespoon grounded hazelnuts 1 tablespoon honey 8 apples, washed, cored and halved sugar glace

Preheat the oven to 365 degrees F Combine the mashed speculaas, the almond paste, the dried grapes, rum, hazelnuts and the honey Put the apples in a baking dish Garnish with the mixture Bake for 15 Ã 20 minutes Serve warm with ice cream and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

About the Author

Prosperity66 is an European History, Holidays and Tarot cards passionate. She writes articles and creates websites dedicated to these subjects. For more Christmas Costume, Christmas Cards, Christmas Recipes, Christmas Traditions Information, feel free to visit Christmas Time Guide.

Healthy, Nutritious Home Cooked Food by Rangoo Srinivas

The need for healthy, nutritious meal is the need of the hour in this action oriented jet age. But the very fact that we are in the jet age makes it difficult for us to spend time in the kitchen to cook an elaborate meal.

Canned Food

Canned food or ready-to-make food items that are usually available in the stores have some preservatives in them, which are not always good for our health. Instant food might also include frozen food that have lost their freshness and nutrient value.

Home Cooked Vs Instant Food

The problem here is two fold. Home cooked food takes time to prepare and hence not preferred by many. Instant food most often do not have the freshness or nutrient value. At times they contain harmful preservatives. So what is the solution?

If we can have instant food that is in the raw form, that contains the nutrient value and freshness and that can be used to churn out recipes in minutes....

What can be better than that?

Healthy Instant Food Solution

It is possible to have instant food that saves us a lot of time in preparation and yet do not have the harmful effects of partly cooked ready-to-eat food.

For example, Dosa is Indian pancake that is healthy and nutritious. The usual procedure of making the dosa batter is an elaborate process that takes more than one day. But the same benefit of cooking a healthy meal can be obtained with a ready-mix powder.

Instant Dosa Mix, is a ready-to-make powder that can be used to make dosas in minutes. This powder is rich in nutrients with carbohydrates, protein and mineral salts. This can be kept for months and contains no preservatives.

Even if someone has never made dosa before, it should be possible to make one, after watching a two minute video. And the curry powder that is available with instant dosa mix is another time saver. It is an all-in-one powder that can be used for a variety of dishes. Just by adding a spoon full of this curry powder the recipe becomes easy to cook, healthy to eat and delicious to taste.

About the Author

Rangoo Srinivas has collected instant food recipes and videos. Get Instant Food Video CD.

Chocolate coffee toffee bars by Nicetyle.com

Chocolate coffee toffee bars
This is an amazing recipe with indulging taste that combine chocolate with coffee and toffee.

You will need:
1 cup finely crushed chocolate wafers, 3 tbs. melted butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 4 egg yolks, 1 ounce unsweetened melted chocolate then cooled, 2 tsp. instant coffee crystals, 1/2 tsp. vanilla, 4 egg whites, 1 1/16-ounce bars chocolate coated toffee crushed about 1/2 cup
Combine crushed wafer and melted butter, then press onto bottom of an 8*8*2 inch baking dish. Cream together 1/2 cup of the sugar and 1/2 cup butter till fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after wach.Then add chocolate, coffee crystals, and vanilla, beating till combined.

Beat egg whites till soft peaks form. Then gradually, add remaining sugar, beating to stiff peaks. Fold egg whites into chocolate mixture, spread over crust. sprinkle crushed toffee bars atop. Cover, freeze overnight or till firm. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Tell us what you think of this recipe and share your recipes with us.

About the Author

Nicetyle.com, offers delicious recipes for desserts and savory meals. Also recommends some of the best restaurants and bakery places that would offer catering services to your party.

How To Make An Easy Diet Pizza Dough by David Allday

How To Make An Easy Diet Pizza Dough

An inexpensive and simple food, Pizza is definitely the reason why Pizza parlours make so much money selling these slices of heaven. Although, Pizza is a meal you can create at home, and you do not have to buy and keep Pizza bases for when you get that craving.

If you surf the world wide web it’s easy to locate recipes and methods for creating all types of Pizza dough. Examples are; half wheat pizza dough, thin pizza dough, herby pizza dough, and the popular crispy pizza dough. Think of a dough crust, and someone probably makes it. Unfortunately most of those Pizza Dough Recipes need you to spend anywhere up to twenty-four hours to prepare. In my mind Pizza is only a convenience food if its fresh and quick, and in this case an easy diet Pizza recipe. Forward planning shouldn’t be a part of the experience. Kneading for ages and waiting patiently for it to ferment, no thanks! Thankfully I have a better way and best of all its an easy diet method.

When I get the craving for a Pizza, I can’t wait, but it’s got to be fresh, quick, low fat, low cal and high in stomach filling fibre! However, if dough mixture needs time to rise, how can it be made quickly? Well guess what, my recipe is speedy and simple to create in your very own kitchen, and you only need a few ingredients: olive oil, whole wheat flour, water, yeast, salt, and my secret ingredient (read on).

A technique in creating an easy Pizza dough fast, is using rapidly rising yeast. Using this special yeast has the ability to cut your pizza dough prep’ time from up to twenty-four hours to only thirty minutes. In that thirty minutes, you have the time to cut up and select all the toppings you would like on the Pizza, failing that just relax for 30 minutes, “chuckle“.

Step-by-Step Recipe:

1. You need one cup of hot tap water (not boiling). Get a large mixing bowl, pour the hot water in, and then add a teaspoon of salt and a packet of the rapid rising yeast. Mix it all together with a fork.

2. Slowly mix in 2 cups of whole wheat flour, and 1 tablespoon of my secret ingredient - powdered psyllium husk. The husk is tasteless and high in fibre. In the beginning, the mixture will combine quickly. Then the mixture will get too thick to use the fork, that’s when you start using your hands. It can get a little fiddly. If it gets a bit gooey, keep a little extra spare flour on the side.

3. When your kneading the dough it might stick to your hands, to prevent this dust the hands with the spare flour, then resume kneading the dough. Keep repeating the process until it forms a ball and it doesn’t stick. In an ideal world, you need to use as little extra flour as achievable to make this occur.

4. Now cover the outside of the dough ball with a tablespoon of olive oil, it just makes it a bit easier to handle. Get a clean kitchen towel and cover the dough ball, then leave for half an hour.

5. After 30 minutes roll out the dough ball with a rolling pin, roll it out on big baking sheet, or something equivalent like a pizza stone. When finally making this Pizza base it’s better to have the thin and crispy style, to achieve this make sure you roll it out as thin as practically possible. But don’t make it so thin if splits apart.

What make this an easy diet Pizza is the speed, high fibre, and comparatively lower calories. The combination of Psyllium husk and whole wheat flour adds lots of indigestible fibre making it filling and nutritious.

That’s all there is to it! Fast, easy diet Pizza dough that’s delicious.

About the Author

David Allday is an ambitious British-born entrepreneur. A creative and enterprising author who enjoys writing articles on new solutions to old problems. Educated in Economics, Computers, and Business, David has a real passion for Diets, Health and Lifestyles. His mission is to make an innovative difference to peoples lives.

Chettinadu Chicken by Amarnath Prabhakar

Chettinad cuisine is the cuisine of the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu state in South India. Chettinad is one of the driest regions of south India. The Chettiar community, who are a majority in this region are a very successful trading community. Chettinad cuisine is one of the spiciest and the most aromatic in India. Chettinad cuisine is famous for its use of a variety of spices used in preparing mainly non-vegetarian food. The dishes are hot and pungent with fresh ground masalas, and topped with a boiled egg that is usually considered essential part of a meal. They also use a variety of sun dried meats and salted vegetables, reflecting the dry environment of the region. The meat is restricted to fish, prawn, lobster, crab, chicken and mutton. The recipe for one of the very popular dishes of this region is below

Chettinadu Chicken Ingredients:

1 Chicken

1 tsp Turmeric powder

1 tsp Cayenne pepper

3/4 Inch piece ginger

1 tsp Ground coriander

6 Curry leaves

2 Onions

2 Garlic pods

Black peppercorns

2 Ounces Kurumulaku

2 tbsp Vegetable oil

3/4 Cup peeled and chopped tomatoes

Salt to taste

Cooking Instructions:

- Chop the chicken into pieces.

- Fry chopped onions, ginger and garlic in the vegetable oil.

- Add remaining spices and fry for a few minutes.

- Add tomato pieces and salt. Fry for another 5 minutes.

- Add chicken pieces and mix well to coat them with the gravy.

- Put the lid and simmer the contents for about half an hour.

- The mixture would turn almost dry. Occasionally add a little water if required.

- Chettinad chicken is ready to serve.

For more such recipes from chettinadu region visit http://chettinadufood.blogspot.com/

About the Author

I am a foodie and am passionate about the food we consume. I do not belong to the clan who consume food to live. I live for food!!! I also love goin on long rides and drives, love my wife, my life, my friends and family, you'll see more of me!!!

Recipes in making Tiesa Pastillas

Materials:

1/2c tiesa pilp

3/4c milk (evaporated)

1/2c sugar

1/2tsp vanilla (optional)

1/2c water

1 tbsp. glucose

Procedure:

1. Wash teisa fruit.

2. Peel, scrape the pulp and mash.

3. Add in the other ingredients. Mix.

4. Cook over low fire and continue stirring to avoid scorching.

5. Continue in cooking until it will not stick to the frying pan.

6. Knead on a chopping board with a rolling pin.

7. Cut into desired sizes. Then cool and wrap individually in
cellophane sheets.

8. Finally pack in polyethylene bags and seal.

Yield:

250 g (50 pcs of 5g pastillas)

Red Velvet Cake by Tuck Self

Are you comfy with the process of creating what you desire? Aware that you do it every moment of every day? Everything in life up to this point, and forever moving forward, is, was, and will be created by you. Not just some of it, ALL of it! YOU’RE DOIN’ IT!

Question: Does it seem as challenging for you at times as it does for me? Recently, I pondered why it seems more challenging to create items on My Dream List than to create something simple like My Favorite Dessert �" Red Velvet Cake.

In recording the process, the simplicity of creating My Favorite Dessert �" Red Velvet Cake versus the actual experience, here’s what I discovered:

Red Velvet Cake �" The SIMPLE Version

Step One: Have desire. My desire is to create and enjoy every morsel of Red Velvet Cake.

Step Two: Ponder and enjoy ALL possibilities for creation. Ask and receive, right? Here are a few choices:

• Go to a bakery and buy it. • Ask Heather to make her “kick ass” cake for me. • Use a Duncan Hines boxed version. • Make it from scratch.

Step Three: CHOOSE a possibility. Go for it. For adventure and challenge, I decide to make it from scratch. Now what?

• Find a simple recipe in my cookbooks. • Call Heather for her “kick ass” recipe. • Armed with recipes, go to the store for ingredients. (• For one small moment, ALMOST wimp out and buy Duncan Hines.)

Step Four: Do it! Let creativity begin. Jump in, enjoy the process, ask for help and adjust along the way. My kitchen is a disaster area! Oops, I mean… “creativity area.” I’m off and cooking with no clue how it will turn out, but who cares? I’m having fun, cooking and learning, learning and cooking, licking cake and icing along the way, having a blast.

Step Five: Savor the fruits (in this case, the desserts) of your labor. Share the experience. I invite Larry, the boyfriend, to share the experience of delighting in every delicious morsel of my Red Velvet Cake. He tells me over and over how awesome I am. I am complete!

Now, folks, this was the SIMPLE version of creating. The same principles apply in all situations, whether creating a Big Dream or My Favorite Dessert. However, the actual version that follows is what usually happens:

Red Velvet Cake �" The ACTUAL Version

Step One: “OMG! I want Red Velvet Cake.”

Step Two: “Bake it or buy it?” Pretty neutral question, yes? But before I choose, my mind is off...

“WHY do I want cake? It’s not my birthday. I’ll get FAT! Do I need it? Am I hungry? Dare I bake it myself? Why don’t I buy it? How much will it COST? Can I afford it? I have so many cookbooks! What a waste. I never use them. I SHOULD. I’ll get Heather’s recipe. It’s kick ass. What if she wants to taste mine? I’ll be embarrassed. I can’t COMPARE. I’ll look stupid. Even Larry will laugh. Everyone knows how to bake a Red Velvet Cake but me. I’ll just buy it, dammit. No, I NEED to do this. If I don’t I’ll never be whole and complete. What if I screw up? I’ll have WASTED time and money. I’ll NEVER be a cake maker.”

Judgment, judgment, compare, compare! WHERE did the “enjoy ALL possibilities” go?

Step Three: “Okay, suck it up. Buy the ingredients and make it!” And here I go again. (This is exhausting!)

“Buying it is the easy way out, something for nothing. I’ll be a BETTER person if I PULL MYSELF UP BY MY BOOTSTRAPS AND JUST DO IT!”

I look through the cookbooks and the chatter continues:

“Oh, cook that I am not, why so many books? I’m obsessive compulsive. Too many recipes. How do I choose? I’ll use Heather’s! YES!”

I call Heather. The entire time she’s explaining how to make the cake, I’m off:

“She thinks I’m stupid. She’s laughing at me. It must be like hers.” (Overwhelm and anxiety!)

To the store I go, overwhelmed by the obnoxious amount of ingredients needed.

“How do I choose?” (Indecision, paralysis.) “What to do? I’ll call Larry. He’ll tell me. I can’t do it. He’ll assure me I can do it. I need that!”

Folks, are you getting the picture? Where did PASSION and DESIRE go?

Step Four: Beginning with enthusiasm and a li’l apprehension, I’m off and cookin’. Turn on a li’l music, get focused and off I go, into the flow of making my Red Velvet Cake. I’m baking and stirring, stirring and baking, havin’ a blast... creatin’ my desire.

OMG! We’re back to PASSION and DESIRE! Not so fast...

Step Five: Done, I’m ready to call Larry. My cake rocks! And it begins again:

“Will Larry like my cake? He’ll tell me it’s delicious. He loves me! Do I believe him? Is he telling the truth? If he thinks it’s good, I’ll know I’m good. Larry’s a great cook. He knows. He can be the judge.”

Whew! I love The Simple Version, unfortunately, I’m all too familiar with the Actual Version. How ‘about you?

Let’s keep it simple!

Desire, enjoy, choose possibility, flow with passion, and savor results. Sounds easy, doesn’t it? I don't know about you, but I’m tired and hungry. Red Velvet Cake, anyone?

About the Author

Tuck Self, The Rebel Belle, is a Southern voice for bold self-expression. As a coach, writer and speaker, she inspires women to wake up, crank it up, and squeeze the juice from life with passion, purpose, and a lot of play! Let The Rebel Belle guide you to freedom and bold self-expression. Visit www.rebelbelleblog.com