Healthy Eating

Lemon and Garlic Asparagus

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Asparagus is one of the healthy thing I like to eat and make various recipes with it. You can simply try it in pasta, soup or just with lemon aioli. Here is great summer recipe with asparagus for side dish or just enjoy as it is;

Ingredients:

Asparagus (2 bunch)

Parsley (chopped about 2 cups)

Olive oil (2 Teaspoon)

Lemon (1 for lemon juice and Lemon Zest)

2 Garlic cloves (minced)

Salt and Pepper per taste

Recipe:

  • Boil 2 bunches asparagus 4 to 5 minutes; drain.
  • Mix 1/2 cup chopped parsley, 1 tablespoon each lemon zest and juice, 2 minced garlic clove, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and salt and pepper in a bowl.
  • Drizzle the asparagus with olive oil and top with the parsley mixture.
  • Enjoy

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Pasta and Pizza Sauce Recipe – with Fresh Vegetarian Ingredients

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Everyone loves Pasta and Pizza, especially kids.  My child seems to love Pizza and will not eat anything else. I started making pizza and pasta sauce at home. It is easy and very quick to make. It makes a perfect choice for weeknight dinner, when you are rushed and do not have enough time. You will love this simple and healthy pasta dish with vegetarian ingredients that even meat lovers would love. Check it out.

Pasta sauce recipes with fresh ingredients are a favorite at my house. Simple and uncooked this is a great vegetarian recipe too. Fresh tomato sauce recipes are quick, easy and delicious. In this video, Rita Heikenfeld from AboutEating.com shows you how to use simple ingredients in this “no-cook” sauce. Tomatoes, basil, cheese and green onion give this sauce recipe is… Continue reading

Best Thermal Cooker : Tiger NFA-B600

Thermal cooker: Best Thermal Cooker : Tiger NFA-B600

Not too long ago, I did not know what thermal cooker was and did not think I needed one either. About a year ago, we went to beach picnic with a few friends of ours and we had lugged some food and snacks to eat during the driving and at the beach. By the time we got there, our sandwiches were cold and unappealing to eat and we were ready to buy junk food at high prices at the beach! Yes, I know it is pathetic, we felt the same way but did not think of any better way to remedy the situation at the hand.Our friends had brought some large stainless thing with them, I thought they were crazy carrying that thing around until they opened it and spooned really hot… Continue reading

How to Chop an Onion

Chopping an onion was one of the hardest thing I took time to learn. I cried, I cut myself and pieces were not unified. I wished I had seen this video when I was learning to cook. Here it is for all of us again to remind us a better way to chop an onion, without tears, hopefully!

Onions can lend a sweet distinct undertone to many soups, sauces, and stews. For more great videos check out: www.goodhousekeeping.com More from the World of Good Housekeeping: www.goodhousekeeping.com Subscribe to Good Housekeeping: subscribe.hearstmags.com

Note: having a right grip and right knife can do wonder for chopping an onion or any vegetables for that matter. Do you agree?

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10 Steps to Season Your Cast Iron Cookware

How to season your carbon steel Wok?

Best traditional woks are made of carbon steel material. What is a carbon steel? Carbon steel is usually rolled or hammered into tiny thin sheets of material. Material supposed to be strong and holds heat well enough. Hand hammered and double to triple ply woks are generally best quality.

Important note: This seasoning technique is bare Cast Iron, if you have Enamel Coated Cast Iron cookware, it will not need seasoning.

Step 1:

Wash the wok in hot water with mild detergent soap with a sponge.

Step 2:

Scrub the exterior with scrubber but do not use anything abrasive inside the wok pan.

Step 3:

Rinse the wok in water and dry it completely with a dish towel.

Step 4:

Place the wok on high heat stove top.

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How to encourage your picky eater kids to eat healthy

Many parents with young kids like to encourage healthy eating at home. Research as shown that many kids who help with cooking at home, tend to eat healthier and home cooked meals as a grown up too. This strategy may work with a very picky eater, who will not eat many things, but if he has helped with cooking process, he will show an interest to eating a vegetable that he never has tried before. Our team members are parents who have used this technique with their kids with much success.

The key is to start small, have safe kitchen tools and work area with supervision with kids of younger age. Here are a few ways cooking and feeding your picky eaters to eat healthy food and ask for seconds.

1. Go food store or farmer market together.

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Calphalon Commercial 13-Piece Hard-Anodized Cookware Set

Calphalon 13-pc. Commercial Hard-Anodized Cookware Set

You can update your kitchen with this great looking  cookware set from Calphalon called Calphalon 13-pc. Commercial Hard-Anodized Cookware Set. The charcoal-gray matte finish of the Commercial Hard-Anodized series not only looks sophisticated but is impressive in performance:  Pan from this set can sears meats over medium heat, cooks evenly, and stays stick-resistant without having a nonstick finish that can eventually peel. Moreover, hard-anodized pots and pans are safe to use with metal utensils and under the broiler. Riveted on for strength, the stainless-steel long  handles stay cool during stovetop cooking and are oven-safe and lids are oven safe as well.Heavy-gauge aluminum is responsive to temperature changes. These pans feature the original Calphalon hard anodized surface, which is non stick without the Teflon coating and worry about the peeling. You do… Continue reading

Lodge Color Enameled Cast-Iron 6-Quart Dutch Oven, Island Spice Red

Lodge Color 6-Quart Dutch Oven, Island Spice Red

Lodge Color is one of the newest lines from this respected American cast iron cookware company. This Lodge 6-qt. Enameled Color Enamel Round Dutch Oven, Red traditionally shaped and more affordable than some European brands, Lodge Color enameled cast iron is just as durable, requires no seasoning, and attractively serves at the table.

Lodge infuses this 6-quart Dutch oven with two coats of hard-as-nails porcelain enamel, in a choice of several bright colors that are gradated (dark to light) on the exterior, and which are nicely set off by a cream interior. It is oven-safe to 400 degrees F, so you can start a stew or casserole on the stove top and finish by baking it in the oven.

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Le Creuset 5 1/2 Quart Round French Oven

Le Creuset is well known for it long lasting and quality cookware products and this dutch oven is no exception. This 5-1/2-quart French oven by Le Creuset is the most cook friendly and forgiving pan we have ever used. Continue reading

Great Cooking and Health Related eBooks

New year is going to be around the corner and many people will make personal resolution to eat better and be healthier. That is certainly a good goal and I make that almost every year! If you are thinking about changing your health and eating habits for better, we have found some great eBooks for you check it out. eBooks are electronic or digital form of regular book which you can read on your computer, your kindle reader and send it loved ones via email. We love following eBooks, and I am sure you will too.

Cooking Recipes eBooks

.1. Save Money – As Seen On TV – Official Secret Restaurant Recipes Save Money by Making Your Favorite Restaurant Dishes at Home! The Best Selling… Continue reading