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Sep 04 2010
With all the ingredients prepared, learn how to cook beef noodle soup in this free video on Vietnamese cuisine. Expert: Hiu Yau Bio: Hiu Yau has been a home chef and occasional caterer for more than eight years. He was born and raised in Hong Kong and is familiar with Chinese cuisine, especially Southern Chinese dishes. Filmmaker: Hiu Yau
Video Rating: 3 / 5
Sep 04 2010
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Sep 04 2010
Your Guide: Tips for holiday safety; Labor Day weekend events
Labor Day weekend is here, and here’s what it does not mean: It does not mean summer is over. Refuse to give in. Summer rules.
Read more on The Sacramento Bee
Fans, tailgaters ready for Aggie football
The steady sound of generators providing power to hundreds of televisions. The voices of new and old friends playing washers, reminiscing, predicting final scores. The familiar smell of hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill. Maroon and white plas …
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Community Notes
* Greene County Singles will hold a dance and dinner at the Greene County Extension Building at Switz City. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., dance from 7- 10 p.m. Admission is $ 5 with a food item, $ 6 with a 2 liter soda or $ 7 empty-handed. For more information call 825-4032.
Read more on Greene County Daily World
Sep 04 2010
What’s on: Sat’s picks
Events listings for Sat, Sept 4
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Cooking with my BFF, Mama Sita
What is Filipino food and do I know how to cook it, my American friends ask. I tell them that our food is a reflection of our history. It has been influenced by the Malays, Chinese, Spaniards, and Americans who came to visit and stayed for a while… or longer.
Read more on Manila Standard Today
Jersey Shore Season 2 Episode 6: JWoww and Sammi Sweetheart fight
Thursday’s episode of “Jersey Shore” on MTV focused on the growing tension between JWoww and Sammi. It culminated in a physical fight at the end of the show.
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Sep 03 2010
Cooking Chinese Food
Chinese recipes are simple and delicious, making them an excellent choice for those nights when your family is in a hurry but still wants to have a hot, tasty meal. You just need a few simple tools to begin making Chinese recipes at home, including your favorite restaurant specialties.
All you need to cook basic Chinese recipes is a wok and a bamboo steamer. You may also want to invest in a small slotted wok spoon, which is almost like a spatula, but made specifically for use with a wok.
You may also want to have a very sharp knife, or a cleaver, on hand. Many basic Chinese recipes call for finely diced meats and vegetables, making a sharp knife a necessary tool for Chinese cooking.
Chinese recipes often call for the use of a bamboo steamer, which can be picked up inexpensively in a local shop or ordered online. There are several tricks that will help you make your Chinese food healthy and delicious using your steamer, which should be used over a wok or large pot of boiling water.
First, you will want to make sure that the water you are using is boiling, and producing steam before you add the food to the steamer. This will keep the food flavorful and fresh, rather than damp and falling apart.
You should also make sure that you have enough water in your wok to cook the dish without adding more water, so that the water is producing steam throughout the cooking time for the dish. Chinese cooking will become easier with practice, but until you are an expert, you will have to experiment a little.
You may also want to buy some basic Chinese ingredients, such as soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, cornflour and ginger. Having the basics on hand will allow you to quickly cook your favorite Chinese recipes without having to make a special trip to the supermarket to pick up supplies.
You can always review your favorite Chinese recipes before your next trip to the supermarket, and pick the items that you will need later for cooking them. Some items, such as ginger, will keep for quite some time as long as you keep it refrigerated, while other items should always be fresh.
After you have spent some time experimenting with Chinese cooking, you and your family will know which Chinese recipes you like best, so you can stock up on the ingredients you need with less guessing.
You can find many different Chinese recipes using an online search engine, which will also allow you to learn more about Chinese food and how to prepare them. Many of the most popular Chinese recipes are easy to find online, such as Kung Pao chicken, Chinese steamed fish, fried rice or sweet and sour pork.
Finding several Chinese recipes online will also allow you to prepare your tools and pantry for making your favorite Chinese food at home. Many different websites will offer you a comprehensive list of the things you need to get started.
Asian Food Recipes is an online recipes and cooking website offering plenty of free Asian Recipes and cooking tips.
Sep 03 2010
Low Fat Dessert Recipes
If you think that low fat dessert recipes would have a tendency to be boring and tasteless, you are not alone. Like you, there are hundreds of dessert lovers who feel that a real dessert should ideally be full of fat and every other sinful element – or else, how can it be called a dessert?
The trick to make low fat dessert recipes tastier and memorable has a lot to do with the some techniques of cooking rather than the elements that you put in them. Here are some tips to make low fat dessert recipes unforgettable, yet healthy for not just the weight watchers but for the rest of the family too:
The best way to ensure that you are having low fat dessert recipes is to make them at home instead of buying them out. Ready-to-eat desserts bought from stores can prove to be unhealthy for you – full of sugar, salt and fat.
It is perfectly possible to reduce the quantum of fat like oils and butter used to cook the low fat dessert recipes by half or even one-third by using 80% fat reduced Cream cheese, Fat reduced Cream and other low fat products. You can even buy fat reduced frozen pastry! You might feel the difference the first time, but from then onwards, you would not even feel that you have used less than half of the fats or less recommended in the original recipe. It is all about careful and planned substitution.
A perfect way to cook low fat dessert recipes is to use fresh fruits. Not only do they add color but ensure that the quantum of fat used is low, while retaining the taste of the dessert.
Why not replace ice creams with yoghurt, when you are particular about low fat dessert recipes? The same kind of flavors can be used in yoghurts as you use in ice creams. Moreover, yoghurt after a meal always helps in better digestion.
If you are overtly concerned about the fat content in your desserts, use nuts which are lower saturated than the higher ones. Remember, nuts are beneficial to your health, but you do not have to go overboard with them. You need to chop the nuts very finely, so that your low fat dessert recipes have that nutty flavor, yet remain low in fat content.
Choose darker chocolates for low fat dessert recipes rather than the normal ones. Normal milk chocolate actually tastes too sweet whereas darker chocolates contain anti-oxidants which are good for health.
Essences like vanilla, almond, orange or lemon extracts and spices like nutmeg or cinnamon can easily add that extra punch to your desserts without compromising on taste, just because they are low fat dessert recipes.
As is evident from the above, a bit of creativity in your cooking can result in the low fat dessert recipes turning out delicious and tasty – so much so that no body would ever imagine that the desserts were low on fat content!
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The author lives on 1.5 acres of beautiful untouched bushland about 120km North West of Sydney Australia. We enjoy a sub-tropical climate and receive daily visits from a myriad of native birds which lasts from first light until dark. (Then the owls and possums come out)
We buy as much of our produce as we can from local farmers realizing the importance natural methods of growing food and the crucial element of mineral rich soils.
I hope you enjoy my work, as much as I have in presenting it.
My knowledge of cooking comes from my grandparents whose old fashioned but tried and tested ways live on through me and now I hope through YOU, and your loved ones.
Sep 03 2010
Beef Wellington video is one of 100s that are available to license on vidvend.com which has stock cooking video to license for brands and individuals looking for video content. You can license recipes, tips and general cooking videos on Vidvend
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Croque Madame video is one of 100s that are available to license on vidvend.com which has stock cooking video to license for brands and individuals looking for video content. You can license recipes, tips and general cooking videos on Vidvend
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Sep 03 2010
How to properly serve an orange chicken dish; learn more about making Chinese food in this free cooking video. Expert: Hiu Yau Bio: Hiu Yau has been a home chef and occasional caterer for more than eight years. He was born and raised in Hong Kong and is familiar with Chinese cuisine, especially Southern Chinese dishes. Filmmaker: Hiu Yau
Video Rating: 3 / 5
How to stir fry beef for an orange beef recipe; learn more about making Chinese food in this free cooking video. Expert: Hiu Yau Bio: Hiu Yau has been a home chef and occasional caterer for more than eight years. He was born and raised in Hong Kong and is familiar with Chinese cuisine, especially Southern Chinese dishes. Filmmaker: Hiu Yau
Sep 03 2010
The Most Popular Chinese Food Recipes
Sure, Chinese takeout has its allure, but why not keep it healthy and indulge with some home cooked Chinese food?
Chinese food is popular all around the world, and that with good reason – it is extremely versatile, healthy and easy to whip up in your kitchen.
Invite your family and friends and enjoy delicious homemade Chinese food.
KUNG PAO CHI (CHICKEN WITH CHILES AND NUTS)
Ingredients
1 lb. Chicken breast, boned
4 Tbs. Soy sauce
1 1/2 Tbs. Cold water
Cornstarch
1/4 Tsp. Garlic salt
4 Dried red chiles or more
1 Tbs. White wine or sherry
1 Tbs. Sugar
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1 Tsp. Sesame oil
Oil for deep frying
1 Tsp. Chopped peeled gingerroot
1/2 c. Peanuts
*Note: Chicken should be cut in 1-in. cubes.
**More chiles may be used, to taste.
Directions
For this recipe with chicken, combine chicken, 2 Tbs. soy sauce, cold water, 1 1/2 Tbs. cornstarch and garlic salt in bowl. Stir evenly in one direction and let marinate 30 minutes. Remove tips and seeds from chiles, then cut in 1-inch pieces. Combine remaining 2 Tbs. soy sauce, wine, sugar, 1 Tsp. cornstarch, salt and sesame oil in small bowl. Heat 2 to 3 inches oil in wok to 400F. Add chicken and fry 30 seconds. Remove chicken and drain off all but 2 Tbs. oil. Heat oil and fry chiles until black. Add gingerroot and chicken, stirring and tossing together. Add soy-wine mixture and cook, stirring, just until thickened. Remove from heat and sprinkle with nuts.
CHINESE EGG ROLLS
Ingredients
1/2 cup carrots, chopped
10 each napa cabbage leaves, chopped and ends removed
2 each stalks bok choi, chopped
4 cup bean sprouts, fresh
1/2 md onion, chopped
4 each garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup bamboo shoots, chopped
1 cup water chestnuts, chopped
1 pound pork, cooked, ground
1 pound small shrimp, cooked
1/2 pound beef, cooked, ground
1/4 cup cooking wine
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoon sesame oil
1 pk egg roll skins, or wrappers
1 oil for frying
1 each egg, beaten
Directions
Mix filling ingredients together. Put mixture in the freezer awhile to cool. Warm meat tends to soften the wrappers and make things messy, as in similar food recipes. Heat vegetable oil in fryer to 325 degrees.
To roll, place about 3 tb filling mixture in the center of the wrapper. Fold 1 corner over mixture and fold in ends. Continue rolling. Brush egg mixture on exposed corner of wrapper to help seal egg roll.
Put egg rolls in hot oil, a few at a time, and fry a few minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove to drain on paper towels. Serve warm with soy sauce, hot mustard, or sauce of your choice.
Makes 18 egg rolls.
Articles courtesy of the cooking site Chinese Recipes
Sep 03 2010
Easy Chocolate Dessert Recipe
Chocolate is one of the oldest processed foods enjoyed over the past millennium. It came from the tropical tree called cocoa. This tree is native to South America, Central America and Mexico. The seeds of the cocoa tree are dried and fermented and finally grounded and liquefied. As a result of these processes, pure unsweetened chocolate is formed.
There are different kinds of chocolate. Each is classified according to its composition and color. Milk chocolate is the combination of sugar, cocoa butter and milk. It is considered not a true chocolate because of the absence of cocoa solids formed from the processes involved in production of pure chocolate. White chocolate can be consumed by animals. The addition of sugar and fats makes up the third kind of chocolate. Dark chocolate has high cocoa content and is believed to have health benefits by reducing the occurrence of heart attack. One example of dark chocolate is semisweet chocolate which is used in cooking recipes. Sometimes vanilla is added for a more pleasing aroma.
Chocolate is enjoyed in a wide variety of preparations nowadays. If one would go to a nearby restaurant, cafeteria or snack bar, one would definitely come across chocolates in various attractive servings ranging from breads, cakes, drinks and ice creams.
Below is an easy chocolate dessert recipe that you can enjoy doing. It’s a recipe on how to make your ice cream richer, creamier and attractive when served after a sumptuous meal. It is very easy to prepare.
Chocolate Caramel Sauce
Ingredients:
½ gallon vanilla ice cream of any flavor
10 caramels
¾ cup of Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk
1 ¾ cups of Nestle Toll House Milk Chocolate Morsels
Directions:Combine caramels, 1 ½ cups morsels and evaporated milk in a saucepan under low heat. Continuously stir until mixture is smooth. Serve as a topping on ice cream.
This easy chocolate recipe has an estimated cooking time of ten minutes. It yields to seven servings of ¼ cup each. In case of left over, refrigerate and reheat in saucepan while continuously stirring.
You can also use this sauce to add flavor to your brownies and cheesecakes. You can even add peanut butter chips, colored chocolate chips to make it more attractive for kids. This stuff is heavenly and your friends will compliment you for its rich and tempting taste.
This is just an example of an easy to prepare chocolate recipe. Other recipes vary from their ingredients, procedures, cooking time, skill level and the number of servings. Nestle, a multinational packaged food company, offers a wide range of easy chocolate recipes for you to choose from to fit your interests. With its line of chocolate products, dairy products, and ice cream you can surely select a wide variety of easy recipe suggestions to satisfy your eagerness to learn more about easy chocolate recipes.
These easy chocolate recipes let you spend little time in your kitchen yet let you delight anybody’s taste buds. These are easy to follow recipes that you alone can enjoy doing even on a busy day. Enjoy the chocolates. Enjoy the recipes.
More recipes can be found at the Easy Chocolate Dessert Recipes site.
