australian food recipes: June 2013

Hello, new sponsors & cooperation partners!

Hello, hello! It's July and I would love to welcome my new blog sponsors and cooperation partners for this month! :)
I'm really happy to welcome those brands and indie businesses (again) for advertising on my blog and / or for one or another great cooperation about which I am going to write quite soon. :)

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Happy shopping and I'm soon going to show you more of this month's cooperations! :)
Lu

Spice Up Your Cuisine with Herbs & Spices (shivi roy)

Indian cuisine perhaps uses more spices than any other cuisine in the world. Most commonly used spices such as curry powder, chilli powder, coriander seed, and turmeric powder have gained an important place in Indian kitchen over a time. Notwithstanding the growing prices of Indian spices in intercontinental food markets, the demand is constantly mounting with time. Indian spices have savory taste, bright color, sensational aroma, and different flavor that add richness to the north as well as south Indian recipes masala.

Apart from enhancing the taste of food, the spices are also found to have varied medicinal benefits. Their ability to kill harmful bacteria made them well-known for curing as well as treating many health problems. Some of the commonly available spices used for their curative properties are

1. Turmeric Powder: Turmeric has anti- inflammatory qualities and widely used to give relief as well as prevent from heart disease, smoking related diseases, arthritis, and also helps body to destroy mutated cancer cells.

2. Coriander Seed: Coriander has many health benefits. One of the known benefits is that coriander is very popular to lower blood sugar by stimulating the secretion of insulin. It also protects from urinary tract infections. Besides, coriander helps the heart by lowering bad cholesterol and increasing good cholesterol as well.

3. Chilli Powder: Chilli is a body slimmer. It is best healthy seasoning, with sufficient amounts of varied beneficial nutrients. Also, research shows that capsaicin that is hugely found in chilli peppers, has an anti-inflammatory effect that helps ease arthritic swelling and pain.

4. Fenugreek: Fenugreek is very simple and highly effective treatment for different skin problems such as boils, gout, burns, abscesses, eczema, etc.

Furthermore, spices are also used in almost every household on a daily basis. By knowing this, PRS Spices offers a wide array of spices & herbs to spark your cuisine at industry leading prices. Besides, selling spices at reasonable prices, our aim is to make your shopping easy as well as enjoyable. With our utmost satisfaction, there is nothing to lose when you buy spices from us.

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Make delicious Cupcakes by Following Chocolate Cupcakes Recipes (Andy Samuel)

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A Fresh Garden Makes For Easy Party Food (Twistson Snacks)

What better way to pay homage to the planet than to lay out a garden of fresh foods? Our Mother Earth gives so much, and one of the best things that springs from her ground are vegetables. So why not plan a garden that will provide you with ingredients for the best easy party food and recipes for the family.

Imagine being able to easily whip up this Marinated Fresh Vegetable Salad

You may have a large plot of land, or just a small corner of a rooftop apartment, but either way, it's possible to grow something that can be added to your recipes to give them a truly fresh quality. While being green is about the environment, you may want to also think about the 'other' green. Planting your own garden also saves money.

Planning
The first thing you'll need to do is determine what you want to grow. This decision should be based not only on what you eat, but what also grows well in your climate, how much sun you get in the proposed garden area, and in the size space you have.

Preparing
You will either need to prepare existing soil, or build a raised bed. For a few quick starter tips, see this video on How to Plant a Vegetable Garden. Here are easy-to-follow instructions for building a raised bed.

Maintenance
Having a garden isn't a plant- it -and- leave- it venture. Understand the commitment it will take to nurture your vegetables. Be realistic what you will want to plant, and the also the quantity based on this criteria. Water availability and time spent watering is perhaps one of the most important factors in successfully growing a vegetable garden.

The top 10 most popular vegetables to grow are:
1. Tomatoes
2. Cucumbers

3. Sweet peppers
4. Beans
5. Carrots
6. Summer Squash
7. Onions
8. Hot Peppers
9. Lettuce
10. Peas

Imagine the delicious recipes for the family you can make from this list!

Beware - the 10 hardest to grow vegetables are.
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet Corn
Eggplant
Head Lettuce
Carrots
Muskmelon
Onion
Sweet Potato
Artichoke

You may notice that carrots wound up on both lists. While popular to plant, carrots require just the right type of soil (preferably humus, not clay) and at least 6 inches of soil needs to be well tilled and loosened.
Onions are also on both lists. They are tricky because a certain amount of daylight is needed for growth. Selecting the right type of onion is critical.

The benefits
The most popular of the home-grown foods is the tomato. While not actually a vegetable, the tomato is one of the foods most often planted in a vegetable garden. Once you've harvested your juicy tomatoes, you may find you have more than you know what to do with. Giving them to friends is a great idea. Using them to create delicious, easy party food is another.

Here are some fabulous Fresh Tomato Recipes from Cooking Light.

While carrots may be one of the more challenging vegetables to grow, here are some fresh carrot recipes that may tempt you into growing your own!

If you'd like to get in touch with nature, save money, and have fresh vegetables to use in your recipes and easy party food, plant a garden and have a happy healthy day!

Source: http://www.twistsonsnacks.com/a-fresh-garden-makes-for-easy-party-food

We are the best source on the web for delicious, entertaining easy finger foods and easy party food recipes ideas. Twists on Snacks are sponsored by John Wm. Macy's Cheese Sticks. They're known for our award winning, twice-baked and hand rolled gourmet snacks.

Tips for Finding the Ideal Cooking Classes (Extra Virgin)

Do you want to become a cook or sharpen your cooking skills? Joining some good Cooking Classes would not just help you learn cooking but it could also help you in learning about different cultures. What are the different criteria for choosing the right cooking class? The following information should help you with this.

The first factor to consider is the proximity of a cooking class. It should be located close to you. Trade schools and local colleges could be offering evening or weekend classes in cooking. Even some of the larger Catering Services, professional cooking schools and cookbook stores could be offering special classes designed for non-professionals.

Next, you would have to choose the duration of the course. You can find courses that are offered for a number of weeks or one that takes only one day. Both the courses would offer their own set of advantages. However, if you choose a longer course, it would give you sufficient time to sharpen your cooking skills. You would also be able to ask more questions to the instructor and learn more.

However, even a single-day course would be ideal for someone who is already adept in cooking and wants to learn a few more success tips. If your life schedule doesn't allow you to commit to a longer course, again you would do good by joining a single-day or some classes with shorter sessions. A smaller course would also give you the chance to explore if the course is ideal for you to commit more time and money.

Next, it would be best to choose a course that gives you the chance to get a hands on experience. In such a case, it would be better to choose some classes with longer session. However, choosing some cooking videos can also supplement your learning process. It would be even better if you cook in a group consisting of people with similar interests.

Next, you should understand that there is a world of a difference between recipes and cookbooks. The later has more detailing compared to recipes. Recipes give you only an overview of the actions that would otherwise take place in a class. In this case, the directions would usually be shorter, because the teacher would do all the explaining with progress of the course.

When it comes to cooking classes, you should remain prepared for the variety in formats. Choose a class that offers a more conducive environment where you can share your views and ideas openly. You shouldn't have any restrictions in getting a closer look at the cooking and ask questions without any limitations. As an addition, it would be even better to find a class that would also offer Food Catering services.

These are some of the leading points to be considered when searching for the perfect cooking class.

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Grab food vacations of Spain with Spaintaste.com (Yvan Mas)

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Using The Rangemaster Professional Plus To Make Beef Hotpot (Eva Fox)

It can be a challenge to work a full time job, manage a family, participate in hobbies, enjoy times with friends, and still find time to make home cooked meals. Luckily, for busy people like yourself, the rangemaster professional plus is exactly the tool you need to make cooking meals a snap. Not only will they be easy to make, but they'll be delicious and your family will think you were slaving in the kitchen for ages. You don't have to tell anyone how simple the rangemaster professional plus is to use. Here is a great recipe for making beef hotpot. It's perfect for a chilly winter evening when you want to stay inside with your loved ones and be warmed from the inside out.

Ingredients:

* 1kg braising steak trimmed into 5cm chunks
* Salt & pepper
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
* 75g butter
* 150g peeled baby onions
* 4 carrots peeled and cut into chunks
* 1 tablespoon plain flour
* 200mL red wine
* 400mL beef stock
* 2 fresh thyme sprigs
* 1kg potatoes cut into 5mm chunks

Once you've compiled all of the ingredients, you'll want to preheat your rangemaster professional plus to 170C. The following steps will take you from preparation to the completion of a delicious meal made solely in your rangemaster professional plus.

1) Season the steak with salt and freshly ground black pepper
2) Heat the rangemaster professional plus until it's very hot and then add the oil and a little bit of butter.

3) Fry the beef until it's browned all over and then take it out of the pan and put it on a plate somewhere nearby but out of the way. You'll probably have to do this in batches since the rangemaster professional plus can't accommodate the entire kilogram of beef at one time.
4) Add the onions and little more butter to the rangemaster professional plus and fry another 2-3 minutes or until lightly browned.
5) Add carrots and cook another minute.
6) Stir in the flour to the mixture already in the rangemaster professional plus and gradually do the same with the red wine. Make sure that you stir it until it's smooth.
7) Add the browned beef and beef stock, seasoning again with your salt and pepper.
8) Bring the entire thing to a boil.
9) Stir the thyme into the mixture in the rangemaster professional plus and lastly, arrange the potatoes on top.
10) If you have any remaining butter, use that on the surface.
11) Put the lid on the rangemaster professional plus and cook for one hour.
12) Remove the lid and then increase the head to 200C for another 30 minutes.
13) Enjoy!

This recipe for a beef hotpot is a great way to make a satisfying comfort meal in a flash. Once you've done the preparation, it doesn't take long to get all the ingredients into the rangemaster professional plus and then you just have to let it cook on its own and in no time at all, it'll be ready to be enjoyed by you and your loved ones.

The beef hotpot is a traditional English dish that is perfect for any occasion. This article sets out how to prepare a beef hotpot using the rangemaster professional plus.

What I wore: Green & Pink.

Green pullover: c/o Blütezeit Berlin

Skirt: h&m

Tights: primark

Necklace: handmade

Camera tote bag: handmade (available here)

Kitty sneakers: handpainted

Headscarf: unknown

Hello! :) Here's a new outfit of which I recently took photos with Flo and Mogli. I love the combination of pink and green and I especially love with new hoodie I got from Blütezeit Berlin for a cooperation. :) It's made of 100% cotton, it is super comfortable and has the most awesome hood ever! I'm soon going to tell you more about this great indie label from Berlin.
From time to time I step out of my normal comfort zone which means mostly wearing dresses and try out something new and I really like this casual street style look. What do you think? :)
The necklace and the bag are handmade, the camera tote can be bought here in my shop. :)
The black and white star head scarf is an accessory I have been owning for a really long time and I'm always super happy when a piece I've been keeping for a while without wearing it then comes into usage again. :)
If you want to learn how to make those shoes, too, check out my kitty sneaker DIY. :)
Happy weekend!
Lu

Dinner Catering - Light But yummy and Healthy (fedrerrandhawa randhawa)

Whether you're designing a dinner party, a wedding, a business event or the other reasonably non-public party, you'll undoubtedly use the assistance of a caterer. By hiring the correct catering company to require care of the food and drinks, all that searching and change of state, you'll save plenty of your time and energy. Even higher, line of work services square measure these days cheaper than ever there is really no purpose in enterprise such a trial all by yourself.

First of all you ought to continually raise around and realize additional a few caterer's name before you opt to rent them. Whether or not somebody counseled the caterer or not, you ought to continually do some analysis on your own and acquire the maximum amount data as you'll. you'll begin by checking on-line forums and websites that need to do with event designing, wedding designing, etc. continually hunt for client reviews and testimonials therefore you'll get a clearer image concerning the catering company.

I have a additional health aware family that's terribly careful of what they eat once it involves dinner time; they believe that the catered meals ought to be nice tasting and not too significant. Within the case of my family, a significant meal would be additional consistent of deep-fried foods whereas a lighter meal would be. Once it involves catering for dinner, identical plan applies. Whenever mentioning this concept relating to dinner or dinner parties, several guests have asked ME of it; what dishes square measure served. I typically provide them a listing of what's ready at that point.

1. Grilled lemon chicken- Lemon chicken is incredibly light-weight and straightforward. it's a pleasant citrus style and is not too bitter.
2. Steamed Broccoli- once line of work an enormous party for the family, my oldsters continually ensure to own this. A healthy treat that's amazingly satisfying.
3. pasta soup- pasta may be a Greek food that may be a tiny noodle formed like massive rice grains. during a soup with some carrots and celery, it are often terribly alimentary and supply plenty of energy. My oldsters am fond of it therefore anytime they host a feast, it's a requirement have dish.
4. Mango salad- A catering company introduced this initial to my family excluding myself. This nutritious dish provides nice foodstuff and a few sweetness to the additional earthy and acidic tastes of the opposite dishes.

These four dishes square measure light-weight and healthy: at any event my family caters it's nearly warranted that these dishes are here. luckily, the businesses which offer their dinner catering for my family square measure terribly understanding of this and continually do their best to own an excellent style of dishes. whereas i like the thought that everything features a profit for my body, it still from time to time will leave ME probing for some french-fried potatoes or deep-fried dumplings.

Dinner catering is completely different for everyone: some love healthy dishes whereas some love something they'll get their hands on.F
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Give your Tasty Recipes a Healthy Touch of Fiber (India Network)

Fiber is a fundamental nutrient required for proper digestion of foods, proper functioning of the digestive tract at large, and for helping fill your tummy. A deficiency of fiber can lead to constipation, hemorrhoids, and high elevation of cholesterol and sugar in the blood. Likewise, an excess of fiber can lead to a bowel obstruction, diarrhea, or even dehydration. The body needs proper amount of fiber to fulfill the body requirements. There are many different types of ingredients which can help in providing the amount of fiber needed for the body. There is nothing more apt on a chilly morning like a steaming bowl of creamy oatmeal. Oats are regarded as one of the best ingredients to get soluble fiber, the kind that can help slide down your cholesterol levels. Start your day with a cup of cooked oatmeal and you bless your body with 4 grams of fiber. Top it with a sliced banana (or better yet, add the banana while you're cooking the oatmeal -- it will help make oatmeal more creamy) for an extra 3 grams. With 10 grams of fiber and just 65 calories each, artichokes are a light but filling option for individual interested in dieting. Try them in Creamy Artichoke Soup; it is a recipe which can be made easy by using frozen artichoke hearts.

Frozen peas are one of the most fast and easy available options to add vegetables to a meal. Peas are also regarded as one of the vegetables very high in fiber with 9 grams per cup. You can take peas and carrots to a whole new level by including it in a plate of pasta with Peas and Carrots. Whole Wheat Spaghetti is another ingredient high in fiber. Replacing regular white pasta with whole-wheat will give you more than twice as much fiber -- 6 grams in a cup. Going for 100 percent whole-wheat pasta or bread is a simple way to start getting more fiber (and whole grains) in your diet. Beans are one of the best sources of fiber out there: 1 cup can bless your dish with 12 to 19 grams of fiber. You can also try mixing black beans into a quesadilla, make a white-bean-and-escarole soup or top a green salad with garbanzo beans. Cooked bulgur wheat contains very high amount of fiber amongst all the whole grains. It can be used in various salad recipes. It offers an extra dose of fiber, if blended with lentils. Popcorn counts as a whole grain and has the fiber to prove it. 3 cups of the crunchy tasty popcorn can provide you with 4 grams of fiber for just 90 calories when air-popped. Popcorn is also easy to make. Just put 3 tablespoons of popcorn seeds in a paper bag, fold over the top a few times to keep it closed and microwave it until you hear the pops becoming less frequent.

There are many fruits which are high in fiber content. Raspberries and pears are one of them. You must have noticed the little seeds dotting raspberries. These little seeds are responsible for raspberries' high-fiber content. Just a small cup of this low-calorie, sweet-tart berries can provide you with 8 grams of fiber. These berries can be blended with yogurt for a healthy breakfast, tasty snack or dessert. Pears are not too far behind raspberries. Just one pear provides you with 5 grams of fiber. You can snack on them by just slicing them out or layer them onto an almond butter sandwich or give them a French twist in a Pear desert which is tasty yet healthy. These ingredients can be used in scores of recipes, which would be tasty and yet with a proper touch healthy needs.

It is very essential for the kids to intake proper amount of fiber for healthy well being. Mothers can use these high fiber ingredients to blend it in tasty recipes for the kids. India Food Network is one of the websites that provide large number of recipes made by using these healthy ingredients. You can find a range of recipes varying from deserts, snacks and much more. With the boom of the internet, finding these healthy recipes has become a cakewalk. So what are you waiting for? Healthy and tasty food is just one click away. Log on to India Food Network for more details.

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Know More about the Icings of Filled Cupcake Recipes (Andy Samuel)

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Cooking Healthy Dinner Recipes - Lemon Poached Chicken & Potato Salad (India Network)

Many people feel that dinner is one of the important meals in the day. Most of the people in the metropolitan cities pursue a very hectic lifestyle. This hectic lifestyle devoid them from maintaining a proper routine for daily breakfast and lunch. It is the most enjoyable meal for some people. You can relax after a hectic day at work and enjoy your dinner with your family in complete peace. On the other hand there are many people that come home and prepare the dinner themselves. It can turn out to be a pretty tedious task. It would be a real blessing if one gets hand on some recipes that are not so time consuming and healthy alike.

There are many ways that can make cooking dinner recipes fun, quick, healthy and easy. One must consider it as a time to be involved with the family and kids. There are a number of recipes that even kids can contribute with. These recipes can help you strike a chord between fun, cooking, health and taste. Get the kids involved in helping prepare the meal. They can do things like washing and tearing up vegetables and measuring out ingredients. One must add proper dash of fruits and vegetables to the dinner meals. Vegetables and fruits are often regarded as one of the healthiest ingredients while preparing a dinner meals.

These fruits and vegetables are easy on stomach and easily digestible. It also helps in providing a sweet and tangy punch to the meal. Try to chop the essential fruits and vegetables days prior to store it in the fridge. You can store them in containers in fridge and use them as per your needs. This would work wonders for the working class people that cook dinner after reaching home drenched in tiredness. Let us discuss a not so time consuming dinner recipe which is tasty and healthy alike. You can involve the kids too in preparation of it.

Lemon Poached Chicken & Potato Salad

Ingredients

4 small chicken breast fillets, trimmed
1 lemon, rind removed (see hint), juiced
750g kipfler or pink fir potatoes, scrubbed
100ml extra-virgin olive oil
150g baby green beans, trimmed, halved
1 bunch asparagus, trimmed, cut into thirds crossways
1 tablespoon dill leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped chives

Method

Place chicken in a large, deep frying pan with lemon rind. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 12 minutes. Remove chicken from pan. Cool slightly. Slice across the grain.

Meanwhile, cook potatoes in a large saucepan of boiling water for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Using tongs, transfer to a chopping board. Stand for 10 minutes or until still warm but cool enough to handle. Peel potatoes and cut into chunks. Place in a large bowl.

Using a fork, whisk oil, 1/4 cup lemon juice and salt and pepper in a jug. Drizzle three-quarters of the dressing over potato. Stir gently to coat.

Place beans and asparagus in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 3 minutes. Drain. Add to potato with chicken, dill and chives. Drizzle with remaining dressing. Toss gently to combine. Season with pepper. Serve.

Hint: Use a potato peeler to remove the rind from a lemon, avoiding the white pith which can make the poaching liquid taste bitter.

This recipe would take 20 mins for preparation & 30 mins to cook.

There are many websites and video channels online that provide many such healthy dinner recipes and cooking tips. India Food Network is one such website which you can refer to learn these easy to cook instant healthy recipes. It also provides many nutritional tips and ingredients list for cooking fanatics. Visit the India Food Network website for more information.

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Easy Snack Recipes to Send Overseas - Or Anywhere! (Twistson Snacks)

It's hard when loved ones are away for long periods of time. You want to comfort them, or remind them of home. For many of us, food is love, so sending food to a dear friend or family member is a great way show you care. Unfortunately though, not all foods travel well. What you need are easy snack recipes that you can ship anywhere.

Whether you are sending a child off to camp, or to college, or you have a relative in the armed forces consider sending a "care" package. Obviously you won't want to put in anything that would spoil or get smashed. Prepackaged foods are fine, especially if they keep well over time and won't go bad in extreme heat. But if you truly want to send them a taste of home, send something homemade.

Ideas
With Armed Forces Day coming up this weekend, let's focus on items that will ship well to military personnel around the world. These ideas are also good for anyone you know that is living on another continent. It can take a long time for packages to reach overseas. They may also go through some rough handling and extreme temperatures. Here is a list of items that will fare well on their long-distance journey abroad.

* Snack mixes: cereals, crackers, and pretzels are easy to munch on and can withstand all the challenges of shipping. Be sure to fill a container tightly so they don't rattle around and break into tiny pieces. Don't add dried fruit to the mix, pack those separately and make sure that they ares in a factory- sealed package.

Here's a recipe for Super Snack Mix that doesn't contain any perishable items:
1Cup canola oil
1 jar Butter oil (Orville Redenbacher)
2 packages dry ranch dressing mix
1 box JWM Macy's CheeseCrisps
2 bags oyster crackers
1 bag chow mein noodles
1 bag crunchy Cheetos
2 cans mixed nuts
1 box Crispix cereal

Mix all the ingredients in a large bag. Bake at 250 degrees for 45 minutes, stirring a few times. This makes a huge batch that can be shared.

* Beef jerky: You can purchase this in any grocery store and it will last for a very long time.

* Baked Goods: If you want to send cookies, stack them and roll them tightly in tin foil, then place the 'cookie log' in a sturdy container so they don't crumble. You can also try placing them in a potato chip canister, or for larger cookies try a tennis ball can.
* These Chocolate Shortbread Cookies will travel well because they are hard. Unlike soft chewy cookies that can dry out if shipping takes more than one week, these will hold up to traveling.
* Not much of a baker? Try sending these crisp, sweet and all natural SweetSticks.

* Seasonings: Military cafeteria food can be bland, so ship a package of seasoning mix to be added to the boring stuff they may be getting.

* Candied or Spiced Nuts: These tasty tidbits will keep well, especially if sealed tightly. You can provide containers of both savory and sweet nuts to cover any craving. Here's an easy snack recipe we found on Squidoo.
Sugar-coated pecans
1 egg white
1 Tbs water
1 pound pecan halves
1 cup white sugar
? tsp salt
? tsp ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 250 degrees, grease baking sheet. Mix egg white and water in a bowl until frothy. In separate bowl mix sugar, salt, and cinnamon. Add pecans to egg whites and stir to coat evenly. Remove nuts and toss them in sugar mixture until coated. Spread on baking sheet and cook for 1 hour - stirring every 15 minutes.

The extras
Imagine opening a package of delicious food and also finding all the accessories you might need. Pack small plates, bowls, napkins, zip-lock bags and other items that will help them eat the easy snack recipes, and allow them to save any 'leftovers'.

So, send them food and send them love. It is a gift that will please anyone away from home.

Source: - http://www.twistsonsnacks.com/easy-snack-recipes-to-send-overseas-or-anywhere

We are the best source on the web for delicious, entertaining easy finger foods and easy party food recipes ideas. Twists on Snacks are sponsored by John Wm. Macy's Cheese Sticks. They're known for our award winning, twice-baked and hand rolled gourmet snacks.

Eating Healthy Food is the Key to Good Health (India Network)

People often think of healthy eating as a rocket science, but that is not the case. A key foundation for any healthy diet is moderation, balance and bifurcation. Now you must be thinking what is moderation? What would be the appropriate amount of nutrients in the ingredients? The proper moderation and selection of the ingredients completely depends on you and your eating habits. The only motive of healthy eating is to initiate a diet that you can maintain for life, not just a few weeks or months, or until you've hit your ideal weight. In simple words moderation and balance are like two sides of a same coin. Maintaining a proper diet doesn't mean that you can't gorge on your tasty favourite foods. We all know that eating healthy is the key to good health. All an individual needs is to balance the health quotient and blending it with the tasty ingredients. You must strike a chord of balance of carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber, vitamins, and minerals to sustain a healthy body through bifurcating the ingredients. There are many recipes which blend the health quotient and also tingles your taste buds. Let us discuss one such recipe which is inclined towards good health and tastes good altogether.

Baked Lemon Chicken with Ricotta and Puree

12 Ingredients and 6 Servings

6 chicken breast fillets with skin (wing bone attached - optional)
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
1 lemon, sliced
1 bunch mint leaves picked
1 bunch oregano leaves picked
200g sugar snap peas
450g fresh peas
2 bunches thin asparagus, woody ends trimmed
250g thin green beans, trimmed

1 cup (240g) low-fat fresh ricotta
1 garlic clove, crushed
Potato wafers, to serve

Place chicken, oil, and lemon in a large bowl. Tear half the mint leaves and add to the chicken with half the oregano. Season and toss to coat the chicken, then cover and marinate in the fridge for 2 hours.
Step 2

Preheat the oven to 180?C. Cook the sugar snaps and peas in a large pan of boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Add asparagus and beans and cook for a further 2 minutes, then drain. Place in a bowl of iced water to stop cooking.
Step 3

Roughly chop half the vegetables, and then blend in a food processor with the ricotta, garlic, and remaining herbs (reserving a few mint leaves to garnish) until smooth. Transfer to a saucepan, season, and then set aside.
Step 4

Heat an ovenproof fry pan over medium-high heat. Remove chicken from marinade (reserving lemon slices) and cook skin- side down, in batches, for 2-3 minutes until golden. Turn and cook for 1 minute, then turn skin-side up and add reserve lemon to pan. Transfer to the oven for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked.
Step 5

Meanwhile, place the ricotta sauce over very low heat for 1 minute just to heat through. Reheat the remaining blanched vegetables in a pan of boiling salted water for 30 seconds, then drain.
Step 6

Divide the sauce among serving plates and top with chicken. Place some of the green vegetables, and the parsley and potato wafers on the plates, then drizzle everything with a little olive oil and scatter with the reserved mint leaves.

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Order delicious food online in Las Vegas (Ron aldo raw)

Out of so many cities and holiday destinations in the world, some are really very famous among people. If we name a few holiday destinations which are famous among a large number of youngsters then we should mention the name of Las Vegas. There are numerous people who wish to go to this city. Many people might have heard different things about this city. Every year, a large number of people visit this city.

People who have been to this city know that all kinds of services are available here. People who wish to eat preferred kind of food in this city will not face any problem. There are so many restaurants here which serve food from different cuisines. People who do not want to go out can also order their food online. To know about food to order las vegas services, people just need to spend some of their time online. There are some websites where people can get food to order las vegas services.

There might be many people who like to order food online because it is convenient. People who wish to order food online in Las Vegas just need to know the contact numbers of different restaurants which provide such services. People who are new in this city might be thinking that it is not easy to place an order for food online here. However, anyone who wants to know about the best online restaurant las vegas just needs to log on to the internet for some time. There are some of the best online restaurant las vegas which can be contacted at any point of time.

People who are from India but living in this city might be interested in knowing about the indian food las vegas. For such people, we would like to mention that there are some fine restaurants where people can easily get delicious indian food las vegas.

Several people love to eat dishes from the Mexican cuisine. If anyone wants to know about mexican food las vegas then he should do some research online. Over the internet, people will find different restaurants where people can get delicious mexican food las vegas. There are different kinds of restaurants in this city and people need to make a choice according to their taste. Las Vegas is a wonderful city where people get all those things which they desire. order food online in Las Vegas.

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Planning Party Snack Food with a Theme (John Wm. Macy's CheeseSticks)

Throwing a party can be a lot of work. But planning for an event can be simpler if you select a theme for your party snack food Often a party table will be set with dips, bite-sized nibbles, cheese snacks, and veggie trays. While this is fine, having some rhyme or reason to the food makes choosing your party snack recipes easier; it also creates a bit of fun.

Choosing a Theme for the Party

Pulling together a larger theme - one for the party itself, not just the food - takes a bit more effort, but some favorites that aren't too much of a challenge are "around the world" or even a specific country. Think of the fun you'll have decorating for a location party, how much fun your guests will have feeling like they're on a mini vacation, and what a treat it will be to select party snack recipes while learning about a particular country!

Color party themes are another go-to idea. Black and white parties are common, but it's difficult to find foods that match that concept. Throwing a Blue party wouldn't be a great idea either, can you think of many blue party snack foods? An orange party, however, would allow for serving any appetizers that have carrots, or cheese, or yes, oranges. Some easy party snack recipes that come to mind are cheese balls, carrots with a delicious cream cheese dip or an orange spice cake for desert!

Choosing a Theme for the Food

The theme could be food related, such as using some of the same ingredients throughout the spread. It could also be color related, especially to celebrate a holiday or certain season. It's easy to come up with red and green foods for Christmas or red, white, and blue foods for the Fourth of July. If you are not feeling very creative for the day, just turn to the internet where you can find great holiday related party snack recipes. The small amount of effort there makes a big impact on the eyes.

If it is a struggle to find a theme you are comfortable with, look at what decorations may be stored around the house. An old flower arrangement could be transformed into a center piece for a spring dinner event or an old Birthday wrapping paper could be easily transformed into a personalized table cloth. Many appetizer recipes can be made with a few ingredients that are also stored in the pantry.

So whether you're throwing a "Hot and Spicy" party, or a meat lover's extravaganza, having a theme for the food, and even the d?cor makes it easy and fun for all of the guests. They will leave the party feeling inspired and full with all of the wonderful party snack food you prepared!

John Wm. Macy's Cheesesticks is a snack food company provides party snack food and recipes. We also provide gourmet snacks and baked snacks include crunchy and delicious flavors of CheeseSticks, Cheese Crisps and Sweet Sticks.

How To Make Yoghurt At Home? (BarbaraWilson)

Many people are fond of only home-made yoghurt as they can be made with complete hygiene and of the desired flavor. Commercial yoghurt can be more expensive and also make you restricted to buy them with limited flavors. Moreover, the hygiene measures carried out during the making of commercial yoghurt is completely uncertain. Yoghurt is completely easy and simple to make at home. So, if you really want to learn how to make yoghurt at home then you must buy our Easy Yoghurt Maker C6 kit.

With the help of the Easy Yoghurt Maker C6 kit you can make yoghurt of your desire flavors and taste. Also, you can put complete control on ingredients while making yoghurt at home. When you begin with the making of yoghurt at home, you must first go through all instructions given in a Easy Yoghurt Maker C6 kit.

While making yoghurt you must need to be selective in choosing required amount of ingredients. Milk and starter are considered to be the basic ingredients when you make your yoghurt in yoghurt maker. You can make your own yoghurt with any of the low or high fat milk. Low fat milk is usually suggested to choose while making yoghurt at home as it provides higher overall nutritional quality and also helps you keep yourself slim and trim. If you are choosing refrigerated milk for making yoghurt then you must first heat it until it comes to boil and then let it to cool to add starter in it.

The starter that you will add in room temperature should contain live bacteria cultures before stirring it. After stirring well you can pour the mixture into your yoghurt maker and can keep it in refrigerator to get cool for 5 to 6 hours. After cooling it you can add your desired fruit, walnut, or cashew nut in it, and can have the taste of your home made yoghurt.

All that you require to make home-made yoghurt is the genuine yoghurt making kit. Many famous companies are manufacturing different types of yoghurt making kit in the market. If you want to know about new yoghurt making kit then you must visit CheeseLinks store new arrivals. You can also turn on internet to know about CheeseLinks workshops dates and schedules.

CheeseLinks is the world famous company that manufacture high quality cheese and yoghurt maker machine. You can buy any one or both machines to make cheese or yoghurt at home. With the help of a cheese maker machine you can make cheese exactly like Australian cheese professionals.

Using Easy Yoghurt Maker C6 is really one of the best ways to make yoghurt of desired flavors and tastes from the comforts of home. With this kit you would get a CD recipe with which you can easily learn and make different types of yoghurt and cheese.

The CheeseLinks is a company that is considered to be one of the cheese experts in the world. Read more info about yoghurt at home here.

Sambar-Surely, a healthy food item (lisa bay)

Food with high nutritional value helps us to avoid bad health. A well-known notion which is popular among people is that a well nutritious food item does not taste or smell good. But, this belief in relation to healthy food can be broken down by the classic Indian lentil based mouth-watering vegetable gravy, known as "SAMBAR".

The Lentil stew - Sambar is prepared from vegetables, curry leaves, garlic, tomatoes, onions as well as tamarind water with spices like chilli powder, coriander powder & salt; and taste enhancers like mustard, asafoetida, cumin seeds, fenugreek and coriander leaves. This exclusive mixture of nutrients makes Sambar an extremely healthy food, with being an excellent source of irons, vitamins, protein, potassium etc.

Sambar is made healthy by adding up vegetables which are rich sources of minerals, calcium, iron, vitamins, potassium etc. Curry leaves added with vegetables is an excellent source of Iron and is predominantly utilized to put a stop to premature grey hair. Antioxidant Mustard seeds as well as anti - inflammatory turmeric powder are added to add taste, color and nutritional values to Sambar. Flavor and aroma enhancement is done by adding a little bit of ghee, which work as a tonic for digestive acids secretion and moreover helps to soak up fat soluble vitamins from other foods. Besides the above benefits, its good Glycemic Index slows the absorption causing slow enhancement in blood sugar and insulin level which is eventually good for health.

Delicious, lip-smacking, appetizing, mouthwatering, classic Indian dish called Sambar is used as a side dish to dip for breakfast dishes, for example idli Sambar and as a main appetizer to merge with rice for lunch as well as dinner.

Idli dipped in sambar is amongst the most liked South Indian dish. This simple, tasty and healthy dish is one of the quick served order in any South Indian restaurant, which makes it all the rage among those who want to grab a quick bite and rush.

One of the best places to satisfy your hunger for lip smacking idli-sambar in Delhi is vaango. This vegetarian restaurant is well-known for its authentic south Indian food.
Here you are able to get as many rolls of delicious sambar and chutney as you would like to have.
So, for an authentic south Indian vegetarian dining experience, do visit vaango, the best dosa restaurant in town for having food with family and friends.

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DIY: How to make an easy mini notebook.

Hello, hello! I'm a huge fan of crafty projects that you can easily do with things you have at home anyway and don't have to buy lots of stuff when you spontaneously feel the desire to create something pretty. This tutorial is one of those things. :)

For this notebook DIY, you simply need to gather your masking tapes, pretty stationery, paper and some other supplies I bet that most of you have at home.

So here's exactly what you will need:
- Some sheets of white paper
- Colorful / patterned paper or cardboard (not too thick)
- Needle and yarn
- A (handmade) stamp and an ink pad
- A cut ruler (or at least normal scissors and a ruler, but this needs more time and accuracy)

Use your stamp and the ink pad to stamp the bottom of each page with a motif to make the pages more special and to add a personal touch to this project. Next, after the ink has dried, put all sheets of white paper (the amount depends on how many pages you want to have) onto each other. Then cut out the patterned paper (this is what I used the cut ruler for) so that it has the same size and use it as cover. Fold all sheets in the middle and use yarn and needle to sew them together in the middle. Make a bow to make it even prettier.

That's it! You can even add pretty labels or other details and embellishment and make matching gift tags or postcards with the same paper.
Those easy little notebooks are perfect as last-minute gift idea or as content for a goodie bag or tiny thank you present.
Have fun making your own ones in all different sizes and colors! :)
Lu

Planning Party Snack Food with a Theme (John Wm. Macy's CheeseSticks)

Throwing a party can be a lot of work. But planning for an event can be simpler if you select a theme for your party snack food Often a party table will be set with dips, bite-sized nibbles, cheese snacks, and veggie trays. While this is fine, having some rhyme or reason to the food makes choosing your party snack recipes easier; it also creates a bit of fun.

Choosing a Theme for the Party

Pulling together a larger theme - one for the party itself, not just the food - takes a bit more effort, but some favorites that aren't too much of a challenge are "around the world" or even a specific country. Think of the fun you'll have decorating for a location party, how much fun your guests will have feeling like they're on a mini vacation, and what a treat it will be to select party snack recipes while learning about a particular country!

Color party themes are another go-to idea. Black and white parties are common, but it's difficult to find foods that match that concept. Throwing a Blue party wouldn't be a great idea either, can you think of many blue party snack foods? An orange party, however, would allow for serving any appetizers that have carrots, or cheese, or yes, oranges. Some easy party snack recipes that come to mind are cheese balls, carrots with a delicious cream cheese dip or an orange spice cake for desert!

Choosing a Theme for the Food

The theme could be food related, such as using some of the same ingredients throughout the spread. It could also be color related, especially to celebrate a holiday or certain season. It's easy to come up with red and green foods for Christmas or red, white, and blue foods for the Fourth of July. If you are not feeling very creative for the day, just turn to the internet where you can find great holiday related party snack recipes. The small amount of effort there makes a big impact on the eyes.

If it is a struggle to find a theme you are comfortable with, look at what decorations may be stored around the house. An old flower arrangement could be transformed into a center piece for a spring dinner event or an old Birthday wrapping paper could be easily transformed into a personalized table cloth. Many appetizer recipes can be made with a few ingredients that are also stored in the pantry.

So whether you're throwing a "Hot and Spicy" party, or a meat lover's extravaganza, having a theme for the food, and even the d?cor makes it easy and fun for all of the guests. They will leave the party feeling inspired and full with all of the wonderful party snack food you prepared!

John Wm. Macy's Cheesesticks is a snack food company provides party snack food and recipes. We also provide gourmet snacks and baked snacks include crunchy and delicious flavors of CheeseSticks, Cheese Crisps and Sweet Sticks.

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Cooking Healthy Dinner Recipes - Lemon Poached Chicken & Potato Salad (India Network)

Many people feel that dinner is one of the important meals in the day. Most of the people in the metropolitan cities pursue a very hectic lifestyle. This hectic lifestyle devoid them from maintaining a proper routine for daily breakfast and lunch. It is the most enjoyable meal for some people. You can relax after a hectic day at work and enjoy your dinner with your family in complete peace. On the other hand there are many people that come home and prepare the dinner themselves. It can turn out to be a pretty tedious task. It would be a real blessing if one gets hand on some recipes that are not so time consuming and healthy alike.

There are many ways that can make cooking dinner recipes fun, quick, healthy and easy. One must consider it as a time to be involved with the family and kids. There are a number of recipes that even kids can contribute with. These recipes can help you strike a chord between fun, cooking, health and taste. Get the kids involved in helping prepare the meal. They can do things like washing and tearing up vegetables and measuring out ingredients. One must add proper dash of fruits and vegetables to the dinner meals. Vegetables and fruits are often regarded as one of the healthiest ingredients while preparing a dinner meals.

These fruits and vegetables are easy on stomach and easily digestible. It also helps in providing a sweet and tangy punch to the meal. Try to chop the essential fruits and vegetables days prior to store it in the fridge. You can store them in containers in fridge and use them as per your needs. This would work wonders for the working class people that cook dinner after reaching home drenched in tiredness. Let us discuss a not so time consuming dinner recipe which is tasty and healthy alike. You can involve the kids too in preparation of it.

Lemon Poached Chicken & Potato Salad

Ingredients

4 small chicken breast fillets, trimmed
1 lemon, rind removed (see hint), juiced
750g kipfler or pink fir potatoes, scrubbed
100ml extra-virgin olive oil
150g baby green beans, trimmed, halved
1 bunch asparagus, trimmed, cut into thirds crossways
1 tablespoon dill leaves, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped chives

Method

Place chicken in a large, deep frying pan with lemon rind. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 12 minutes. Remove chicken from pan. Cool slightly. Slice across the grain.

Meanwhile, cook potatoes in a large saucepan of boiling water for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Using tongs, transfer to a chopping board. Stand for 10 minutes or until still warm but cool enough to handle. Peel potatoes and cut into chunks. Place in a large bowl.

Using a fork, whisk oil, 1/4 cup lemon juice and salt and pepper in a jug. Drizzle three-quarters of the dressing over potato. Stir gently to coat.

Place beans and asparagus in a heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 3 minutes. Drain. Add to potato with chicken, dill and chives. Drizzle with remaining dressing. Toss gently to combine. Season with pepper. Serve.

Hint: Use a potato peeler to remove the rind from a lemon, avoiding the white pith which can make the poaching liquid taste bitter.

This recipe would take 20 mins for preparation & 30 mins to cook.

There are many websites and video channels online that provide many such healthy dinner recipes and cooking tips. India Food Network is one such website which you can refer to learn these easy to cook instant healthy recipes. It also provides many nutritional tips and ingredients list for cooking fanatics. Visit the India Food Network website for more information.

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Spice Up Your Cuisine with Herbs & Spices (shivi roy)

Indian cuisine perhaps uses more spices than any other cuisine in the world. Most commonly used spices such as curry powder, chilli powder, coriander seed, and turmeric powder have gained an important place in Indian kitchen over a time. Notwithstanding the growing prices of Indian spices in intercontinental food markets, the demand is constantly mounting with time. Indian spices have savory taste, bright color, sensational aroma, and different flavor that add richness to the north as well as south Indian recipes masala.

Apart from enhancing the taste of food, the spices are also found to have varied medicinal benefits. Their ability to kill harmful bacteria made them well-known for curing as well as treating many health problems. Some of the commonly available spices used for their curative properties are

1. Turmeric Powder: Turmeric has anti- inflammatory qualities and widely used to give relief as well as prevent from heart disease, smoking related diseases, arthritis, and also helps body to destroy mutated cancer cells.

2. Coriander Seed: Coriander has many health benefits. One of the known benefits is that coriander is very popular to lower blood sugar by stimulating the secretion of insulin. It also protects from urinary tract infections. Besides, coriander helps the heart by lowering bad cholesterol and increasing good cholesterol as well.

3. Chilli Powder: Chilli is a body slimmer. It is best healthy seasoning, with sufficient amounts of varied beneficial nutrients. Also, research shows that capsaicin that is hugely found in chilli peppers, has an anti-inflammatory effect that helps ease arthritic swelling and pain.

4. Fenugreek: Fenugreek is very simple and highly effective treatment for different skin problems such as boils, gout, burns, abscesses, eczema, etc.

Furthermore, spices are also used in almost every household on a daily basis. By knowing this, PRS Spices offers a wide array of spices & herbs to spark your cuisine at industry leading prices. Besides, selling spices at reasonable prices, our aim is to make your shopping easy as well as enjoyable. With our utmost satisfaction, there is nothing to lose when you buy spices from us.

PRS Spices's true success can be attributed to the meticulous efforts and dedication of its workforce in order to processes and supply a wide array of Spices & Herbs according to the rising demands of ever changing industry. Since started its journey in 2004, the company believes that success of any business entity is to ultimately satisfy the diverse customers. For this, we processes our complete range of turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander seed, etc.

using superior quality ingredients, considering different parameters that can withstand with national as well as international quality standards. Moreover, owing to outstanding features of our spices such as delectable taste, rich aroma, unadulterated, free from fatty acid & moisture, long shelf life, purity, high quality, etc., PRS Spices has been able to establish itself as one of the renowned and trusted Fenugreek Suppliers in the industry.

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Give your Recipes a Dash of Eggs - Egg & Bacon Sandwich (India Network)

Egg yolks are known primarily for their high cholesterol content. But the medical research community has learned that dietary cholesterol is a different measure than blood level of cholesterol, which is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Egg yolks also contain two carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, which protect against vision loss. , eggs are packed with vitamins A, D, E, B2, B6, B9, iron, calcium, phosphorous, potassium and choline. Eggs promote healthy hair and nails because of their high sulphur content and wide array of vitamins and minerals. Many people find their hair growing faster after adding eggs to their diet, especially if they were previously deficient in foods containing sulphur or B12.
According to a study by the Harvard School of Public Health, there is no significant link between egg consumption and heart disease. In fact, according to one study, regular consumption of eggs may help prevent blood clots, stroke, and heart attacks. These little orbs contain a certain sequence of amino acids that makes egg protein easy for your body to absorb. Which means a hard-boiled grade-A is an ideal muscle-repair food after a butt-busting workout. A great bargain, eggs are easy on the wallet and packed with goodness. So, be brave, be an egghead, and see what these capsules of dense nutrition can do for you. Let us discuss an egg recipe that is high on nutrition and also tastes like heaven.

15 Mins Egg & Bacon Sandwich

Total Time:
15 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
5 min

Yield:
4 servings

Ingredients

3 egg yolks
Juice of 2 whole lemons
2 sticks butter, melted and slightly cooled
Dash of salt
Cayenne pepper
4 whole eggs
2 English muffins split, toasted and buttered

4 slices Canadian bacon, warmed in a skillet
Dash of paprika

Directions

Add the egg yolks to a blender or a food processor. Add in the lemon juice and blend for several seconds. With the blender on, slowly drizzle in the melted butter. Turn off the blender and add in a little salt and cayenne. Whip it again until combined. Set this aside for a minute.

Next, poach an egg by gently cracking an egg into simmering, slightly bubbling water.

Leave the egg alone for 2 to 2 1/2 minutes, and then remove it with a slotted spoon and carefully place it on a plate. Repeat with the remaining eggs.

To serve, place a buttered, toasted English muffin half on a plate. Top the English muffin with a warm slice of Canadian bacon. Place the warm poached egg on top. And then drizzle on some warm hollandaise. Sprinkle a little paprika on top.

One should not consume raw and lightly-cooked eggs due to the risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness. To reduce this risk, use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell. For recipes that call for eggs that are raw or undercooked when the dish is served use shell eggs that have been treated to destroy Salmonella, by pasteurization or another approved method.

There are many websites and video channels online that provide many such healthy recipes and cooking tips. India Food Network is one such website which you can refer to learn these easy to cook instant healthy recipes. It also provides many nutritional tips and ingredients list for cooking fanatics. Visit the India Food Network website for more information.

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Sambar-Surely, a healthy food item (lisa bay)

Food with high nutritional value helps us to avoid bad health. A well-known notion which is popular among people is that a well nutritious food item does not taste or smell good. But, this belief in relation to healthy food can be broken down by the classic Indian lentil based mouth-watering vegetable gravy, known as "SAMBAR".

The Lentil stew - Sambar is prepared from vegetables, curry leaves, garlic, tomatoes, onions as well as tamarind water with spices like chilli powder, coriander powder & salt; and taste enhancers like mustard, asafoetida, cumin seeds, fenugreek and coriander leaves. This exclusive mixture of nutrients makes Sambar an extremely healthy food, with being an excellent source of irons, vitamins, protein, potassium etc.

Sambar is made healthy by adding up vegetables which are rich sources of minerals, calcium, iron, vitamins, potassium etc. Curry leaves added with vegetables is an excellent source of Iron and is predominantly utilized to put a stop to premature grey hair. Antioxidant Mustard seeds as well as anti - inflammatory turmeric powder are added to add taste, color and nutritional values to Sambar. Flavor and aroma enhancement is done by adding a little bit of ghee, which work as a tonic for digestive acids secretion and moreover helps to soak up fat soluble vitamins from other foods. Besides the above benefits, its good Glycemic Index slows the absorption causing slow enhancement in blood sugar and insulin level which is eventually good for health.

Delicious, lip-smacking, appetizing, mouthwatering, classic Indian dish called Sambar is used as a side dish to dip for breakfast dishes, for example idli Sambar and as a main appetizer to merge with rice for lunch as well as dinner.

Idli dipped in sambar is amongst the most liked South Indian dish. This simple, tasty and healthy dish is one of the quick served order in any South Indian restaurant, which makes it all the rage among those who want to grab a quick bite and rush.

One of the best places to satisfy your hunger for lip smacking idli-sambar in Delhi is vaango. This vegetarian restaurant is well-known for its authentic south Indian food.
Here you are able to get as many rolls of delicious sambar and chutney as you would like to have.
So, for an authentic south Indian vegetarian dining experience, do visit vaango, the best dosa restaurant in town for having food with family and friends.

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Select Your Favorite Fast Food Restaurants To Hang Out With Friends (Isha Neggi)

Many of you consider fruits, salad, vegetables, eggs, pulses, milk and other similar items as healthy food. Some of the fast food items like pizza pasta have also joined this category. Many of you might disagree with this statement. By reading this article, you will get to know about the nutritional value of these food items.

Why are these beneficial for health?

Many of the ingredients added into pizza are beneficial to people's health. One of the important ingredients is cheese. Like other dairy products, it contains good amount of calcium. Calcium is helpful in strengthening the bones. Regular consumption of cheese can keep you away from life threatening diseases like osteoporosis. This is the main reason why this food item is healthy.

Tomato sauce present in pizza has high content of vitamin C. This vitamin protects the body from bacteria that causes cold and other serious diseases. So, besides providing great taste, pizza has high nutritional value too.

Features of the fast food stalls and restaurants

Various fast food restaurants sell such foods at different rates. Such restaurants provide minimum table services to their users. They cook and prepare the food in advance. When the order is placed, food is ready to be served. An array of restaurants is located in cities, towns, near leisure parks, along the major roadways and many other locations.

Some of these restaurants provide dining areas to the users. In such restaurants, you could order and eat the food on premises. Moreover, you could place your order by phone and the food will be delivered to your address. They deliver a range of items such as noodles, burger, ice cream, snacks, soups and many other dishes at convenient rates. Pizza restaurants offer such services at zero extra charges.

Know about different styles of pizzas

Pizzas are available in different sizes and tastes. Some of them contain onion and cheese, while some are prepared from mushroom and tomatoes. Many of the restaurants provide discounts on buying more than two fast foods. Moreover, many offer coupons on every purchase.

Nowadays, people are becoming fitness freak. Hence, most of the restaurant owners are modifying their menus and adding healthier snacks, fruits, salads and vegetables to it. Moreover, they are trying to reduce the amount of fat, sugar and salt used while preparing the food. This is an effective strategy to attract the clients.

So don't wait! rush at pizza Hut Restaurant.

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A summer Sunday in Berlin.

Awww, what a great Sunday it was! Yesterday I spent the afternoon with my best friend Anja and her boyfriend in Berlin at the Mauerpark and it was just perfect with this beautiful weather! We had a look at all the second hand stuff on the flea market, listened to the karaoke singers, walked around, took photos and enjoyed the atmosphere. :)
I love the Mauerpark in summer, it's always like a huuuuuge open air festival with so many interesting people, lots of music and foreign food which smells so delicious. Perfect!

Isn't Anja the cutest? :) :*

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After being at the Mauerpark, we walked around a little and I played with my camera, looking for pretty things to take a photo of.

In the evening, we had dinner at Fräulein Burger, it was simply delicious! I loved the overall concept of the restaurant, decorated and furnished in 60s style and the burger was soooo good. Eveything there is regional and organic and suuper tasty!

In the end we couldn't resist having a froyo at yoli, mmmh! No perfect summer day without frozen yoghurt!

Although I love Berlin a lot and always enjoy spending time there, I'm always happy to drive home to my beloved Potsdam in the end! :)

How did you spend your Sunday? Have you ever been to the Mauerpark and the awesome open air karaoke in summer? :)
Lu

Eating Healthy Food is the Key to Good Health (India Network)

People often think of healthy eating as a rocket science, but that is not the case. A key foundation for any healthy diet is moderation, balance and bifurcation. Now you must be thinking what is moderation? What would be the appropriate amount of nutrients in the ingredients? The proper moderation and selection of the ingredients completely depends on you and your eating habits. The only motive of healthy eating is to initiate a diet that you can maintain for life, not just a few weeks or months, or until you've hit your ideal weight. In simple words moderation and balance are like two sides of a same coin. Maintaining a proper diet doesn't mean that you can't gorge on your tasty favourite foods. We all know that eating healthy is the key to good health. All an individual needs is to balance the health quotient and blending it with the tasty ingredients. You must strike a chord of balance of carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber, vitamins, and minerals to sustain a healthy body through bifurcating the ingredients. There are many recipes which blend the health quotient and also tingles your taste buds. Let us discuss one such recipe which is inclined towards good health and tastes good altogether.

Baked Lemon Chicken with Ricotta and Puree

12 Ingredients and 6 Servings

6 chicken breast fillets with skin (wing bone attached - optional)
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
1 lemon, sliced
1 bunch mint leaves picked
1 bunch oregano leaves picked
200g sugar snap peas
450g fresh peas
2 bunches thin asparagus, woody ends trimmed
250g thin green beans, trimmed

1 cup (240g) low-fat fresh ricotta
1 garlic clove, crushed
Potato wafers, to serve

Place chicken, oil, and lemon in a large bowl. Tear half the mint leaves and add to the chicken with half the oregano. Season and toss to coat the chicken, then cover and marinate in the fridge for 2 hours.
Step 2

Preheat the oven to 180?C. Cook the sugar snaps and peas in a large pan of boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Add asparagus and beans and cook for a further 2 minutes, then drain. Place in a bowl of iced water to stop cooking.
Step 3

Roughly chop half the vegetables, and then blend in a food processor with the ricotta, garlic, and remaining herbs (reserving a few mint leaves to garnish) until smooth. Transfer to a saucepan, season, and then set aside.
Step 4

Heat an ovenproof fry pan over medium-high heat. Remove chicken from marinade (reserving lemon slices) and cook skin- side down, in batches, for 2-3 minutes until golden. Turn and cook for 1 minute, then turn skin-side up and add reserve lemon to pan. Transfer to the oven for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked.
Step 5

Meanwhile, place the ricotta sauce over very low heat for 1 minute just to heat through. Reheat the remaining blanched vegetables in a pan of boiling salted water for 30 seconds, then drain.
Step 6

Divide the sauce among serving plates and top with chicken. Place some of the green vegetables, and the parsley and potato wafers on the plates, then drizzle everything with a little olive oil and scatter with the reserved mint leaves.

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Meatballs - an amazingly delicious dish (Jim Doyle)

Meatballs are a spicy food made out of meat. Usually, they are made out of beef. However, sometimes, chicken is also used to prepare meatballs. Here are the ingredients required to prepare meatballs.

Lean ground beef 1 lb
Egg 1
Water 2 tsp
Bread crumbs ? cup
Minced onion ? cup
Salt ? tsp
Pepper ? tsp

Preparation method

The first step is to preheat the oven up to 350 degrees. Then pick up a large bowl and mix together the ingredients: an egg, water, bread crumbs, onion, salt and pepper. Then break the ground beef into clumps and add it to the mix. Then you should crush it properly with your hands. Take the clumps and change them into the shape of balls. Keep them on a broiler pan. Grill them at 350 degree Celsius for at least 30 minutes. By this time they will lose its pink color. You have perfect meatballs waiting to be served.

Sweet and sour meatballs

Instead of sticking to the simple preparation you can try your hand at some other recipes. Here are the needed ingredients:

Ground beef 1 pound
Egg 1
Dry bread crumbs ? cup
Diced onion 1
Brown sugar 1 cup
All purpose flour 3 tsp
Water 1 ? cups
White vinegar ? cup
Soy sauce 3 tsp

How to prepare

Take a medium-sized bowl and compound the ground beef, egg, onion and bread crumbs. You should mix well and turn it into the shape of golf-sized balls. Place the balls onto the large skillet and heat it under average temperature. Once the balls become light brown in color, stop heating them. Again, in a large sauce pan compound the other ingredients including brown sugar, water, vinegar and soy sauce. Then, boil them. You should bring down the heat and allow them to boil for 30 minutes. You should stir them at regular intervals. When you see the color changing into brown, you can be sure that everything is absolutely ready.

Chicken meatballs

Meatballs can also be made from chicken. Here are is a list of the ingredients:
Ground chicken 1 pound
Beaten eggs 2
Cream cheese ? cup
Grated parmesan cheese ? cup
Dry bread crumbs 1 tsp
Red pepper flakes 1 tsp
Italian seasoning 1 tsp
Garlic powder 1 tsp
Vegetable oil 1 ? tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black pepper 1 teaspoon
Preparation Process

The cooking process starts with preheating the oven up to 230 degrees Celsius. Place a large bowl and inside it make a compound out of chicken, cream cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, pepper flakes, salt, garlic powder, vegetable oil, and black pepper. Make a perfect mixture out of these ingredients. Then, turn it into the shape of balls. Keep it on the pan and then place it in the center of the oven. Heat it at the temperature of 74 degree Celsius for 15-17 minutes or until the mix gets rid of the juicy part. Then, take it outside and allow it to set. Now you can proudly serve the dish.

If you are looking for more original recipes when it comes to the cooking and preparing of meatballs(interesting for you could be that the Danish term is frikadeller), you can follow this link.

Top 4 Healthy Foods to Keep you Healthy (India Network)

Nowadays along with being tech savvy, people have turned very health conscious. There are lots of people that are dumping the junk food to move on to healthier eating habits. Maintaining a healthy diet is not a hard thing to do. Eating healthy just means eating smart. It all depends on an individual to blend in the healthy ingredients to make the cuisine tasty. Maintaining a healthy diet is all about feeling great and energetic all the time. Eating healthy food and maintaining a proper diet can work wonders for an individual over a stipulated time. It is a myth that healthy eating is surrounded by nutrition philosophies. A person doesn't need to follow a strict and rigorous routine to facilitate healthy eating. It can be achieved by learning some nutrition basics and using them in a way that works for you. You can expand your range of healthy food choices and learn how to plan ahead to create and maintain a tasty, healthy diet. You don't need to analyze your diet in terms of calories and fats.

A person just needs to rate the food to be consumed in variety of freshness and color. If one follows the way, it will be a lot easier to make healthy choices in the food consumed. One can consume any food that he or she likes, it's only necessary to incorporate the healthy ingredients in the dish. If you have been gorging on junk for years, switching on to a healthy diet overnight is not a smart choice. Start slowly and start making changes to the eating habits over the time. Having a lot of water also plays a pivotal role in maintaining a healthy diet. Always make sure to have water in good proportions. Water helps in flushing the waste products and maintains proper hydration of the body. You don't need to completely eliminate the food you have always loved in process of maintaining a healthy diet. Just think smart, choose smart, eat smart and live smart. Let us discuss the top 4 healthy food which would help to keep you healthy.

Eggs:
Egg yolks are regarded to have a lot of essential and hard-to-get nutrients, including choline, which is inclined towards lowering the rates of breast cancer (one yolk supplies 25% of your daily need) and antioxidants that may help prevent macular degeneration and cataracts. Though many of us have shunned whole eggs because of their link to heart disease risk, there's actually substantial evidence that for most of us, eggs are not harmful but healthy. People with heart disease should limit egg yolks to two a week, but the rest of us can have one whole egg daily;

Fat Free Milk:
Studies show that calcium isn't just a bone booster but a fat fighter too. Recent research from the University of Tennessee found that obese people who went on a low-calorie, calcium-rich diet lost 70% more weight than those who ate the least. Vitamin D not only allows your body to absorb calcium, it's also a super nutrient in its own right. Research shows that adequate D levels can reduce heart disease risk, ward off certain types of cancer, relieve back pain, and even help prevent depression, but most of us don't get nearly enough of the 1,000+ IU daily that most experts recommend.

Avocado:
One Ohio State University study found that when avocado was added to salads and salsa, it helped increase the absorption of specific arytenoids, plant compounds linked to lower risk of heart disease and macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness. "Avocados are packed with heart-protective compounds, such as soluble fiber, vitamin E, and potassium," says Elizabeth Somer, RD, author of 10 Habits That Mess Up a Woman's Diet. But they are a bit high in calories. To avoid weight gain, use avocado in place of another high-fat food or condiment, such as cheese or mayo.

Red Peppers:
Citrus fruits get all the credit for vitamin C, but red peppers are actually the best source. Vitamin C may be best known for skin and immunity benefits. Researchers in the United Kingdom looked at vitamin C intake in 4,025 women and found that those who ate more had less wrinkling and dryness. And although getting enough vitamin C won't prevent you from catching a cold or flu, studies show that it could help you recover faster. Vitamin C has other important credentials too.

There are various sites which dish out lots of healthy recipes which include these essential ingredients for kids and adults. India Food Network is one such site which you can refer to for healthy recipes, ingredients lists and much more. You can also refer to this site for cooking tips, healthy tips, cooking lessons and much more. Just remember the motto - Think smart, choose smart, eat smart and live smart.

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What I wore: purple and yellow.

Jersey dress: c/o Blütezeit Berlin

Earrings: sixx

Necklace: won at nahili

Wedges: spm fun via Bianco footwear

Bag: h&m

Hello! I love the combination of purple and yellow, especially in this super comfortable jersey dress I got from Blütezeit Berlin (more about our little cooperation soon). It's just perfect for spring and cool summer days. :)
Happy Sunday!
Lu

Make Healthy & Scrumptious Salads - Four Bean Salad (India Network)

All you need are the ingredients mentioned in the shopping list, a bit of pre-preparation, and some smart and practical tips that will help you cut down your cooking time considerably. Follow the best recipes and you will have a delicious and nourishing meal ready within no time. Quick and easy to make, salads are the best way to absorb the benefits of fresh vegetables and fruits. Cool and refreshing, salads make an ideal summer brunch. As vegetables and fruits have high moisture content, salad is an excellent way to stay hydrated during summer.

Eat it as a main course, as an accompaniment to a spicy dish or simply when you feel like a bite. You can make your own salad combinations or try out our delicious and quick to make Quinoa Salad, Chilled Melon Ball Salad as well as Barley and Crunchy Nut Salad. Salads are no longer just diet food, composed of lettuce and dressing. There are large numbers of delicious concoctions available, including light and fresh, hearty and savory -- these big, bold combinations of prime produce and flavor-packed add-ins make it easy to get your veggies on.

You can use chicken breast and turkey bacon for a leaner version of many popular salads. If you prefer, you can use roasted turkey breast instead of poached chicken. There are many healthy salad recipes that can be made in a very little time that includes various beans and vegetables. These salads are high on health quotient and also never fail to tingle your taste buds. Let us discuss on such salad recipe that should definitely be the part of your dinner plans. It is regarded as one of the healthiest salad recipes, four bean salad.

Four Bean Salad
Nutritious bean salad.

Cooking Time: 10-15 minutes
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 30-40 minutes
Category: Veg

Ingredients
*White cow beans (chowli/lobia), soaked 1/4 cup
*Red kidney beans (rajma), soaked 1/4 cup
*Green gram (sabut moong), soaked 1/4 cup
*Salt to taste
*French beans, 1/4 inch pieces 10
*Lemon juice 3 tablespoons
*Fresh coriander leaves, chopped 1/2 medium bunch
*Fresh mint leaves, chopped 1/4 medium bunch
*Green chillies, chopped 2
*Chaat masala 11/2 teaspoons
*Onion, 1/4 inch pieces 1 medium

Method
Boil the three soaked beans separately in one cup of salted water each till soft. Drain and let them cool. Boil French beans in one cup of salted boiling water till done. Drain immediately (you may reserve the cooking liquid for some other recipe) and refresh with cold water. Dilute lemon juice with equal amount of water. Stir in chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilies and chaat masala. Shake well and refrigerate the dressing for at least an hour. Mix all the cooked beans with diced onion and add the dressing. Toss the salad to evenly mix the dressing and serve cold.

India Food Network is a website that provides a number of salad recipes online. It is home to recipes of many types of cuisines like Continental, Chinese, Indian & Italian cuisines. You can enjoy a large number of recipes available on the web at the ease of a single click. Don't miss out on these exotic recipes and encourage the chef in you right away.

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