Articles tagged with recipe
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Beyond Vegetable Dip
“Vegetable dips” can go two ways. You can create a dip intended for dipping your raw raw vegetables into, or you can make the dip itself out of vegetables. Well, for this delicious snack idea, we used vegetables as the dip! This is just a pizza sauce dip, but we included some extra veggies, for a [...]
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Tradition with Cooking: How to make fresh fish stock at home
Knowing how to make good stocks is essential for the home cook. Stocks are the base to many dishes and can add an amazing amount of flavour to the simplest recipe. Going past flavour, the nutritional properties of stock are extremely beneficial to the body and should be incorporated into the diet as often as possible. [...]
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Whey & Casein Protein Shake Recipes
Protein shake recipes are fast becoming popular for their simplicity and benefits in exercise. Protein is one of the most important nutrients your body needs to improve its muscles, bones and skin. Keep in mind though, that protein shakes should not replace your diet, but only supplement it! Also remember that the recommended amount of [...]
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Vegan tempeh quesadilla
I just had the best lunch that I've had in awhile! I was rummaging around in the fridge trying to use up a few things and came up with this awesome quesadilla! Vegan tempeh quesadilla Serves 2 1/3 cup finely chopped red onion 2 cloves of garlic, minced 2 tsp olive oil plus more for tortillas Fresh cracked pepper Sea salt to [...]
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Prawn Cocktail with a twist
The Starter of Prawn Cocktail with a twist Ingredients 1 lettuce, leaves separated, washed and drained 2/3 peppers of different colours 1 Lemongrass and 1 sage leaves 1 garlic 2 prepared and sliced avocados North Atlantic prawns, thawed and drained two chopped chilies 4 Martini shaped, fancy glasses Put two lumps of butter into a pan over a heat of gas [...]
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Roasted red pepper dip
This is one of my absolute favorite snacks. You can dip fresh veggies, pita bread, or pita chips in this dip or use it as a sandwich spread or salad topper. Roasted red pepper dip 2 red bell peppers 2 Tbsp fine unseasoned dry breadcrumbs 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 1/2 Tbsp grated onion 1 Tbsp lemon [...]
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The benefits of spicy food
It has been debated whether spicy food contribute directly to weight loss. However it does make you sweat, which provided you drink lots of water or green tea at the same time you are going to clean those toxins out! Also you cannot eat lots of spicy food because it will burn, so it [...]
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15 ways to sneak more veggies into your meals
Parents often talk about sneaking vegetables into their kids' meals in a ton of different ways. I've even seen a chocolate cake recipe that called for beets! I am not a big fan of making this the only way that your kids get their veggies, though. I think that kids should learn to enjoy vegetables [...]
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Ginger lime soup with soba noodles
If you over-indulged in chocolate bunnies over the weekend, this soup is a nice way to get back on track. It is light, healthy, and full of flavor. For extra protein, I serve it over soba noodles. Soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour and contain 8 grams of protein per serving. Ginger Lime Soup Serves 4-6 2 Tbsp [...]
