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Healthy Food Recipes

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:53:43 +0000

Tired of cooking the same old thing for dinner? Yeah me too. I have found a way to add some variety to my standard recipes by visiting the local food co-op websites and looking up their recipe section.

Here are 2 of my favorite websites for healthy recipes:

http://www.valleynaturalfoods.com/MealSolutions.cgi – Valley Natural Foods

http://www.lakewinds.com/store/Recipes-C7713.aspx - Lakewinds

Substitute Honey for Sugar in Recipes

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:21:39 +0000

You can substitute honey for sugar in most recipes. Honey is sweeter and stronger than sugar so replace half the quantity of sugar with honey. Honey can get cloudy and thick making it difficult to get out of the bottle. Put the honey jar in a bowl of very hot water for a few minutes and it will be clearer and easier to pour.

Good things do come in cans… Chili Soup Recipe

admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:59:30 +0000

It was later than usual as I started to look in the closets for something to make for dinner. Everyone was hungry so dinner had to be quick. It was cold outside so I was looking for hot comfort food. I grabbed a can of Hormel chili and a can of organic kidney beans. With a few spices and a dash of red wine vinegar I made the most delicious chili soup. We had about a ½ cup of chili soup for leftovers which I poured over some elbow macaroni with a little cheese sprinkled on top to make a very yummy lunch the next day.

To check out my latest chili soup recipe go to www.simplifymyfoodchoices.com/chili-soup-recipe.html

Easy Basic Stir Fry Recipe

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:17:38 +0000

Stir Fry vegtables

I have just whipped up a new stir fry recipe. Since I cook mostly by flavor everytime I cook it tastes a little different. When friends say “can I have the recipe for your stir fry?” I usually say toss in a little of this and a little of that and they all look terrified to try cooking by taste. I made a stir fry last night and actually wrote down the recipe while I cooked. This stir fry recipe can be changed just by adding different vegtables. The stir fry sauce can also be changed just by mixing different ingredients in a small bowl then tasting them. If you make a boo boo in the sauce just dump it out and start again. You won’t ruin the whole dish if you mix the sauce in a seperate bowl and then taste it as you add spices and different things.

http://www.simplifymyfoodchoices.com/stirfry-recipe.html

Saffron Rice Recipe

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:57:27 +0000

A little saffron spice goes a long way. Adding saffron to rice releases golden color and a fragrant flavor. This low cost, delicious Saffron Rice Recipe serves 4 and only takes 25 minutes to cook. Saffron rice dish is excellent served with indian dishes, stir-fries and asian dishes.

Saffron Rice
Ingrediants:
1 cup long grain white rice
2 cups water or chicken stock
1 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp finely minced onion (optional)
1/2 Tsp salt
1 small pinch of saffron crumbled
Directions:
Place butter and minced onion in a quart saucepan. Saute over medium heat until onion is transparent. Add rice, saffron, water or chicken stock and salt. Cover, reduce heat to simmer, cook until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed (about 18 minutes).

How to Freeze Broccoli or Cauliflower

admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:55:55 +0000

Our garden is overflowing with broccoli and cauliflower and there is just so much you can eat before looking for ways to preserve it for later use. One of those ways is to freeze cauliflower or broccoli and store it up to 9 months in the freezer. You’ll want to pick only just ripened vegetables to freeze, any vegetables that are past have black spots and are not suitable for freezing.

Remove leaves and thicker stems from vegetable and cut into pieces for stir fry’s or other dish sizes. Dunk the cut broccoli or cauliflower in a bowl of warm water which will dislodge any dirt and bugs. Bugs and spiders don’t like the warm water and will crawl out of the vegetable if there are any.

Drain and then dunk the whole bunch into boiling water for 3 minutes, making sure the water covers them. At exactly 3 minutes drain them quickly and dump them into either a bowl of cold water or a bowl of ice water which stops them from cooking. Once they have thoroughly cooled strain them again and let them sit until most of the water is off of them. Before you place in freezer bags shake florets in the sink to get excess water off. The more water you get off the less ice crystals and the better they freeze. Before sealing the freezer bag squeeze out any air which will also helps to eliminate ice crystals. Immediately place bags in freezer in single layer so they freeze quickly.

The frozen broccoli or cauliflower can go from freezer to pan without thawing in stir fry’s or other dishes. Cook these the same way you would cook frozen vegetables from the store.

New Herb Recipes – herb butter – herb cheese

admin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:51:40 +0000

Its time to harvest the herbs in the garden so I’ve added some fresh and dried herb recipes. If you are looking for ways to use herbs in your recipes visit: www.simplifymyfoodchoices.com/herbed-cheese-recipe.html

Warm bread tastes great with the herbed butter recipe so try some and let me know what you think.

Make Your Own Salad Dressing From Scratch

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:06:53 +0000

If you have ever bought store brand salad dressing and looked at the ingredients? Besides the preservatives and high fat content there are artificical ingredients, artificial flavors and high fructose corn syrup. I thought the idea of eating salads is to be healthy.

Leave the store brand on the shelf and make your own healthy salad dressings. We have added 7 of our favorite homemade salad dressings to the website. After the recipes we have included a section on helping you learn to experiment making your own recipes. http://www.simplifymyfoodchoices.com/salad-dressing-recipes.html

Try the salad dressing recipes and let us know what you think . If you have a favorite homemade sald dressing and would like to share we’d be honored to have you post it.

Baked Herbed Fish Recipes

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:39:03 +0000

Fish is one of those basic foods that are rich in proteins, vitamins and nutrients. Fish also contain Omega-3 fatty acids which are good for your heart and brain.

The healthiest and best way to cook fish is by flavoring fish with herbs. I have 3 baked fish recipes for you to try at http://www.simplifymyfoodchoices.com/herbed-fish-recipes.html

The baked herbed fish recipes take about 30 minutes and very little prep time so you can have a delicious fish dinner without too much fuss.

Our Latest YouTube Video – tomato basil pasta

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:14:08 +0000