Archive for July, 2008

Anybody have any good recipies for better tasting protein shakes?

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Kristi asked:


My doctor suggested I add frut to my shake (vanilla) anybody have any recipies?

Frederick

I need some easy recipies that kids can make. Because i am a kid and I need some easy recipies?

Sunday, July 20th, 2008
Rabia A asked:


All I really need is like deserts and snacks. You can give me other recipies but they can”t have any meat in them.

The recipies that I like the most will get the best answer.

Easy Question.

Katie

How can I find easy recipies ?

Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Deby asked:


I need to give my friend some good recipies to please her future husband. Please tell me some easy ones to tell her to make him.

Dawn

What are some good recipies to use for a toddler allergic to tomatoes, nuts, seafood, soy, and dairy?

Friday, July 11th, 2008
Princess madeline JPA asked:


I’ll be babysitting my two year brother all summer and I need recipes for breakfast lunch dinner desserts and snacks.

Preferably kosher.
oh, and eggs too.

Claude

Anyone know some really good, unusual vegetarian recipies?

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
snelly asked:


Been a vegie for about 2 yrs and im getting bored with the usual stuff and recipies.

Edgar

Body Detox Recipe Options - How to Make Your Recipes Detox Friendly

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
John Khu asked:


t have to have a special body detox recipe book in order to enjoy the benefits of a body detox. In fact, you can use your favorite recipes to make your own body detox recipe book. The first thing you need to do is pick out your favorite recipes. You will want ones that cover breakfast, lunch and dinner. Most people just grab some cereal or fast food for breakfast but that contains huge amounts of things, which can cause your body to slow down and can help to build toxins within your system.

It is a good idea to have a solid plan for what you are going to make for breakfast. If you need something quick, consider making things like quiche or breakfast burritos that are home made and can simply be reheated. This is the first step to making a variety of body detox recipe options.

To avoid preservatives, make your own wraps and breads. Bread makers are fairly standard equipment for kitchens and you can get organic wheat flour. Simply freeze what you are not using to store. This is a healthy alternative to prevent you from adding toxins from processed foods back into your diet. For lunch recipes consider home made bread for your sandwich or a salad. You can even enjoy a vegetable stir fry. If possible reheat in a pan rather than a microwave or eat cold. Simply substitute organic ingredients and tofu. When making stir fry or any type of dish involving vegetables cook for a short time on high heat and make sure the vegetables are as fresh as possible. This is probably one if not the most important thing when it comes to making a body detox recipe.

Drinks are favorites when it comes to a body detox recipe because you can fit so much more into a drink or juice than food. Consider modifying smoothie recipes and healthy juice drinks body detox recipe options by placing a variety of antioxidant and omega fatty acid rich fruits such as coconut or Acai along with blueberries. This can make a wonderful drink option and some of the juice combinations make a wonderful marinade for meat that can turn a normal marinade recipe into a body detox recipe.

As you can see it is not hard to make any recipe into a body detox recipe. You simply need to modify ingredients and be willing to make a few adjustments for taste. In fact, you may be surprised to find that a body detox recipe modification comes out better than the original and not just in taste. These types of recipe modifications can help you to feel better as well and have more energy. It does not take a special body detox recipe book to provide the perfect recipes for your detox diet. All it takes is a bit of effort and some time sitting down and going through your current books to find things you love and make them better by switching out ingredients for ones that will provide you with a greater amount of energy, a healthier lifestyles and provide you with a way to keep your body in its best shape without having to make and plan special meals.



Monica

Sharing Diabetes Recipes With Others

Sunday, July 6th, 2008
coheso asked:


It is a great benefit for those who are diagnosed with diabetes to be able to share their favorite recipes with others. For newly diagnosed diabetics, you can receive some great recipes that can help you start living a healthy and controlled diet. Try sharing recipes with other diabetics who are successfully living with the illness.

If you have been living with diabetes for a while then you probably have quite a collection of diabetic recipes. Why not share your wisdom and share some of those recipes to those who are new to managing diabetes. You must remember what those first weeks and months were like after your initial diagnosis, you could help someone who is going through the same thing.

By providing your recipes to others you will be helping another person who needs the support and help of other diabetic persons. You can also become involved with a recipe sharing program and get some great recipes for yourself. Everyone can benefit from sharing the recipes that are right for a diabetic diet.

For the person who has been recently diagnosed with diabetes there is a comfort in sharing recipes with other diabetes sufferers. You are joining a community of people who are caring for their health and managing diabetes in the healthiest possible way. This can show you that it is possible to live a completely normal life and still care for your illness.

When you are sharing recipes with other folks who are managing diabetes, you will want to be sure to look them over to make certain that they are, indeed, healthy for your diet. Just because someone is on a diabetes forum and sharing their recipes does not necessarily mean that they have taken the time to create a healthy diet. Many people make mistakes with their diet plan and could inadvertently give you a recipe that is not appropriate.

You should take the same care when you are participating in the diabetes community. Always check with your doctor to be sure that the advice that you are reading in these forums is accurate. You do not want to do anything to risk your health. Someone who is very well meaning could potentially give you some incorrect information. This is especially true if you are newly diagnosed. You don’t have enough information to know whether or not what you are reading is true.

You will find that when you have diabetes you are able to live a completely normal life and eat foods that are enjoyable and delicious. You can share recipes with other diabetic persons and enjoy the benefits of good health. You can also pass these benefits on to every member of your family when you begin preparing the great recipes that you find in diabetes forums and through other diabetic people.



Carmen

Recipes for Halloween and Autumn-swamp Dip, Chocolately Holiday Bark, Spiced Cranberry Apple Cobbler

Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Sandee Lembke asked:


Getting ready for a Halloween or Autumn Theme Party can be a lot of work so when choosing recipes, look for ones that are:

Are simple to make

Have few ingredients

Hold up well over time

Are pleasing to look at and of course,

Taste great!

We polled our friends and relatives to get their favorite recipes for Halloween and Autumn. Some of our favorites can be found here including Swamp Dip, Chocolately Holiday Bark and Spiced Cranberry Apple Cobbler served with Cinnamon Vanilla Ice Cream. 

 Hot Halloween Appetizer–Swamp Dip (aka Creamy Feta Spinach Dip)

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter

1 cup onion, chopped

1 small red bell pepper, chopped

1 tablespoon garlic, finely chopped

2 tablespoons flour

1/2 cup chicken broth

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

1/2 cup feta cheese

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/4 cup plain yogurt

1-10 oz. package spinach leaves, stems removed, cut into thin strips

1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Salt and pepper

Dippers including crackers, bread chunks and assorted vegetable sticks

 

Melt butter in 10-inch skillet and add onion, red pepper and garlic. Cook over medium heat until softened. Stir in flour and continue cooking 1 minute.

Whisk in broth and whipping cream. Continue stirring until mixture is thickened.

Add cheese, seasoning, yogurt, spinach and hot pepper sauce and stir until spinach wilts and mixture is heated through. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

This Halloween appetizer is best served warm with dippers.

 Easy Halloween Dessert–Chocolately Holiday Bark

The best thing about this Chocolatey Holiday Bark recipe is that you can customize it for every holiday or theme party. For Halloween, use white chocolate and candy corn. For a Football party, milk chocolate and candy the color of your favorite team. The possibilities are endless.

Ingredients

16 chocolate sandwich cookies, chopped

1-1/2 cups broken small pretzels

1/3 cup raisins

1-1/2 pounds chocolate, broken into squares

2 cups candy (M & M’s, candy corn…)

Sprinkles

Start by spreading the cookies, pretzels and raisins evenly onto a lightly greased small baking sheet.

Melt chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water, or in the microwave, stirring frequently until melted. Remove from the heat while there are still a few chunks, and stir until smooth. Watch carefully as chocolate can burn easily.

Drizzle chocolate with a spoon over the goodies in the pan, spreading the top flat to coat evenly. Top with candy and sprinkles. Let cool until firm. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

You can usually find sandwich cookies the color of the holiday (orange for Halloween, red for Christmas…). Coordinate the cookies, chocolate, candy and sprinkles to match the holiday or theme of your party.

 

Most Requested Autumn Dessert–Spiced Cranberry Apple Cobbler

This Autumn Recipe is the perfect dessert for a cool Fall night.

Ingredients

4 cups cranberries

6 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced thin

2 cups firmly packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups plus 1 tablespoon flour, divided

4 tablespoons butter, cut into bits

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup shortening (I use butter flavored)

1-1/2 cups sour cream

2 teaspoons sugar

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine cranberries, apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, ground cloves and 1 tablespoon flour in 3-quart baking dish. Mix evenly and dot top with butter bits

Stir together remaining 2 cups flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Cut shortening in using pastry blender or 2 knives until crumbly. Add sour cream and blend well (dough will be sticky).

Drop dough by spoonfuls on top of fruit mixture. Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 20 to 30 minutes on middle rack until top is golden.

Spiced Cranberry Apple cobbler is outstanding served with Cinnamon Vanilla Ice Cream. It is hard to find in stores so you can make my own. Add a teaspoon of cinnamon to a pint of softened vanilla ice cream and re-freeze. When ready to serve, put a big scoop on top on each bowl of warm cobbler. 

 

 

 



Jerome