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Saturday, June 30, 2012

SWEET & SOUR TOFU

Source: The Enchanted Broccoli Forest Ingredients 1 lb. tofu 1/4 c. lemon juice 1/4 c. tamari sauce 6 T. water 1/4 c. tomato paste 2 T. honey 1 tsp. ginger 4 cloves of garlic 8 scallions, minced 1 green & 1 red bell pepper, sliced in strips 1 lb. mushrooms 1 c. toasted cashews Instructions Cut...

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Kare Kare Recipe

Ingredients: * 1/2 kilo beef (round or sirloin cut) cut into cubes (for a more traditional kare kare, use cleaned beef tripe instead of beef) * 1/2 kilo oxtail, cut 2 inch long * 3 cups of peanut butter * 1/4 cup grounded toasted rice * 1/2 cup cooked bagoong alamang (anchovies) * 2 pieces onions,...

Monday, June 25, 2012

Beef Stew (Nilaga) Recipe

Ingredients: * 1 kilo beef, cut into 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ cubes * 8 potatoes cut the same size as the beef * 1 bundle Pechay (Bok choy) cut into 2 pieces * 1 small cabbage, quartered * 5 onions, diced * 1 head garlic, minced * 4 tablespoons of patis (fish sauce) * 3 tablespoons of cooking oil * 10 corns...

Australian Coleslaw

Ingredients: 1 cabbage, shredded 3 carrots, grated 2 capsicums 3 onions 4 stalks of celery 1 cup of sugar 1 cup of red wine vinegar 3/4 cup of olive oil 1 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of mustard 1 teaspoon of celery seed Directions: IMPORTANT! When handling the capsicums ALWAYS wear rubber...

WHAT MAKES AN IDEAL KITCHEN

It is a mistake to suppose that any room, however small and unpleasantly situated, is “good enough” for a kitchen. This is the room where housekeepers pass a great portion of their time, and it should be one of the brightest and most convenient rooms in the house; for upon the results of no other...

Friday, June 22, 2012

Healthy Eating for Kids - eCookBook

Teaching children to eat healthily is not just a matter of pressuring them into eat good meals now and then. It is a long-term goal that will stay with them their entire lives, if taught properly. Healthy eating should not be about deprivation or dieting – it is about making the right choices to ensure that the foods a child...

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Recipes Tried and True -1894 CookBook

"A hasty plate of soup"PREFACEThe best soups are made with a blending of many flavors. Don't be afraid of experimenting with them. Where you make one mistake you will be surprised to find the number of successful varieties you can produce. If you like a spicy flavor, try two or three cloves, or all spice, or bay leaves. All soups...

5 Commandments Of Cooking Healthy Meals

Cooking healthy for your family is important for everyone. Not only will you be eating healthy meals, but your children will learn a lot from eating healthy. They will get to experience healthy foods that they may have not even tried before, or wanted to. They will learn...

THE PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC COOKERY

It is not enough that good and proper food material be provided; it must have such preparation as will increase and not diminish its alimentary value. The unwholesomeness of food is quite as often due to bad cookery as to improper selection of material. Proper cookery renders good food material...

The Wonderful Tools of Cooking

Far too often people overlook the importance of using the proper tools when cooking fine meals. While there is nothing in the world that can quite compare to cooking with the finest and freshest of ingredients, these things can only be enhanced by making use of the perfect tools for the...

Friday, June 15, 2012

Pork Sisig (Lutong Pinoy)

Ingredients: 500 g pigs head, cleaned and deboned 2 tbsp minced garlic 75 ml soy sauce 125 ml vinegar 1 bay leaf 1 tbsp salt 1 tsp ground pepper oil for frying 2 tbsp chopped spring onions Sauce: 150 g cooked chicken liver 125 ml vinegar 60 ml fresh calamansi...

Importance of Food Elements

The purposes of food are to promote growth, to supply force and heat, and to furnish material to repair the waste which is constantly taking place in the body. Every breath, every thought, every motion, wears out some portion of the delicate and wonderful house in which we live. Various vital processes remove these worn and useless particles;...

Saturday, June 9, 2012

How Can You Be Sure Your Children Are Getting The Nutrition They Need?

Most parents would worry that if they keep their children from eating those fatty foods that they love, and only offer vegetables, that the children will starve, or have nutritional deficiencies. These parents feel that the kids will just not eat the food. If you...

Food And Nutrition Eat Wisely, Live Healthy!

Author: Sandra EssexFood is very important. FOOD AND NUTRITION, a hand book that discusses the importance of having a proper diet states that “a good diet is the most basic human need� without sufficient food we would die.” That’s a fundamental truth we can easily appreciate when...