Eating Fruit – This is Great!
July 15, 2010 by MAC
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EATING FRUIT This is?informative! We all think eating fruit means just buying fruit, cutting it up?and?popping it into our mouths. It’s not that?easy. It’s important to know how and? when ?to eat fruit.? What’s the correct way to eat fruit?? IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUIT AFTER A?MEAL!? FRUIT SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN? EMPTY ?STOMACH. ? Eating fruit like that?plays a major role in detoxifying your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.? FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let’s say you eat two slices of bread,?then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it’s prevented from doing so.? In the meantime, the whole meal rots and ferments, and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach, and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil. ? Eat your fruit…
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Foods for Beautiful Skin
July 11, 2010 by MAC
Filed under American, Corn, Edamame, Fish, Food and Our Skin, Fruit, Lent, Martha A Cheves, Oats, PA, Peppers, Produce, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, ants, bell peppers, berries, broccoli, cancer, carrots, causes, coffee, cookbooks, cream, diet, event, food, orange, potato, salmon, skin, skin cancer, soy, spinach, squash, strawberries, tart, tofu, tomatoes, tuna, ve, water, watermelon
A friend sent this and I felt it was worth sharing. 5 Foods for Beautiful Skin By Brierley Wright, M.S., R.D., EatingWell.com My husband, Andy, lives in a perpetual summer, chasing warmer weather, making a living racing sailboats—so, understandably, he’s a sunscreen fanatic. And for good reason: more than a million Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer this year, which by the way is the most common type of cancer . Andy’s sunscreen habits mean he’s protecting his skin from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays from the outside in. …
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What We Ate with links and recipes…
June 13, 2010 by
Filed under Bread, Corn, Dressing, Garlic, Greek, Grill, Holidays, Leftovers, PA, Recipes, Salad, Shrimp, berries, cream, entertaining, family, food, fresh berries, friends, fun, greek food, infuse, marinate, party, pork, puff-pastry, recipe, salad dressing, souvlaki, tart, tzatziki, ve, water, watermelon, weekend, yogurt
So I posted a teaser the other day of all f the food that we ate over the Memorial Day weekend but right after that my computer developed a virus and it took me until Friday of last week to get everything figured back out.? I was so lucky and ended up not losing anything but some of the files are different and I had to reinstall some things.? Anyway as promised… Starting from the upper right hand corner and going clock wise and finishing up in the middle: ? Tzatziki sauce – this is typically used with souvlaki and gyros but we used the leftovers all weekend sometimes even as a salad dressing!!! ? Greek Salad – Really simple dressing that is fresh and quick to make. ? Marinated Shrimp Salad – So simple and the best thing is you make it the night before and allow it to marinate all night.? Then just take it with you the day of the party. Watermelon infused with watermelon Vodka:? Simply take a whole water melon and cut a hole in the skin just large enough for a funnel to fit in.? Do this about 12 hrs before serving.? Fill the funnel with watermelon vodka and allow the watermelon to absorb it.? Keep doing this until the desired amount is in the watermelon.? Chill and slice immediately before serving.? Place a cork in the whole for transporting to the party! ? Pork Souvlaki: ? This is the souvlaki recipe that I got from my friend Peter over at Kalofagas .? It is the best I have ever tasted and made by me at home! Bread – We bought it from our favorite German bakery and brushed it with garlic infused olive oil and grilled it… ? Michelob Ultra – Yummmmmm! Summer Berries with berry reduction and whipped cream (recipe to follow in a day or so) Happy Summer!!!
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June 6, 2010 by
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Hopefully I will be able to get a full post up soon…wish me luck! Oh, and that watermelon? Filled with watermelon Vodka!!!
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Watermelon and Blueberry Margarita!
To me the Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of summer!? I know, by the calendar we are still weeks away from the official start but I have always been a summer lover and it sure is stinking hot here already.? With all of the thought about summer and the long weekend I started thinking about drinks that I could serve over the weekend and I remembered one that I had made last year but could not for the life of me find the recipe for it again. Finally success!? It is a Bobby Flay recipe and it is a true summer time drink…beautiful juicy watermelon, ripe plump blueberries and fresh from your garden mint!? How could it get any better?? TEQUILA!!!! Watermelon and Blueberry Margarita (recipe by Bobby Flay) This makes enough for about 8 drinks… Ingredients 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup granulated sugar 8 cups diced seedless watermelon (1 pound) 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 1 3/4 cups blueberries 3/4 cup lightly packed fresh mint leaves, plus 8 sprigs for garnish 1 1/4 cups silver tequila Ice Directions In a small saucepan, bring the water to a simmer with the sugar and stir over moderate heat until the sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute; let the sugar syrup cool. In a blender, puree the watermelon until smooth. Set a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl and strain the watermelon juice, pressing gently on the solids to extract as much juice as possible. Discard the pulp. In a large pitcher, combine the sugar syrup with the lime juice, blueberries and mint leaves. Using a wooden spoon, lightly muddle the blueberries and mint. Add the watermelon juice and tequila. Refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours. Pour the cocktail into tall ice-filled glasses. Garnish with the mint sprigs and serve.
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Watermelon and Feta Salad
July 25, 2009 by
Filed under Dressing, Garlic, Ingredients, Recipes, Salad, entertaining, ground pepper, lemon, salt, water, watermelon
These babies are popping up all over the internet and I just had to have some.?? I thought that the combination of watermelon, vinegar and feta would be amazing…and it was!!! This was such a bright, summery and delicious salad.? I can’t wait to make it again! Watermelon and Feta Salad from Dragon’s Kitchen Ingredients: 1 cucumber, peeled and seeds removed 1/2 cup tomato, seeded and chopped 1 seedless watermelon wedge, 5 inches wide, cut into chunks roughly the same size as the tomato and watermelon 1 poblano pepper, chopped 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 2 garlic clove, minced 3 tablespoons olive oil 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons basil leaves, shredded 1/2 cup crumbled feta Directions: 1. In a large bowl mix together the cucumber, tomato, watermelon and poblano. 2. Whisk together vinegar, garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper and lemon juice. Drizzle the dressing over the salad. Add the basil and feta. Toss gently to combine. 5. Serve at room temperature. As Always… Happy Entertaining!!! Judy www.nofearentertaining.com
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How to Choose a Melon
July 2, 2009 by MAC
Filed under Fruit, How to choose a melon, Martha A Cheves, PA, Recipes, Stir Laugh Repeat, cantaloupe, cookbooks, cooking tips, honey, honeydew, melons, water, watermelon
Cantaloupe – look for an indented stem end This means the melon came off the vine at the right time and not too early. Honeydew – look for a smooth skin that is white, yellow or pale green. A ripe honeydew should have a fruity aroma and be soft at the stem end. Watermelon – Give it a good thump. It should sound hollow when it’s ripe. Also look for a creamy yellow underside where it laid on the ground long enough to ripen.
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Add Color to Your Dishes
June 7, 2009 by MAC
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The color RED: Tomatoes, red peppers, radishes, beets, raspberries, apples, guava, strawberries, watermelon – These Red foods improve your heart health and help improve your memory. They help to lower the risk of some cancers and also promote urinary tract health. The colors YELLOW and ORANGE: Corn, squash, sweet yellow peppers, oranges, mangos, peaches, lemons, pineapples and bananas – The Yellow and Orange foods boost your heart, vision and immune system. They also help lower the risk of prostate cancer. The color GREEN: Asparagus, cabbage, broccoli, celery, spinach, zucchini, brussle sprouts, kiwi, and honeydew melons – The Green foods help improve your eye health, promote stronger bone and teeth. They also help cut the risk of colon and breast cancer. The colors PURPLE and BLUE: Purple onions, eggplant, blueberries, grapes and plums – The Purple and Blue foods help lower the risk of heart disease, promote urinary tract health and help to improve memory. The colors WHITE and TAN: Cauliflower, onions, parsnips, turnips and garlic – The White and Tan foods help slow cholesterol absorption, boost the body’s ability to fight infections and help lower the blood pressure. So the next time you plan a meal, think about adding some color to your dishes and help your body at the same time.
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Crispy Fish Fingers {CEimB}
May 28, 2009 by
Filed under Bread, Chicken, Dinner, Eggs, Ellie Krieger, Fish, Garlic, Greek, Healthy, Healthy Meals, Kid Friendly, Main Dishes - Seafood, PA, Recipes, Salad, baking, bread crumbs, dip, family, food, frozen, garlic powder, lemon, new, pie, potato, recipe, rye, salt, water, watermelon, yogurt
It’s not often that I can make a dinner that everyone in the family (well most) enjoys. Usually I have to tweak part of the recipe (like adding no heat) to make it more kid friendly, or just make them something different all together. It’s a lot of extra work sometimes, but I like my food and my spice and my kid’s just haven’t caught up to my page on that just yet. I’m working on it though. This recipe is one of the few that I can make for the entire family. My husband loved it and was raving about it. Even my 4 year old son, though hesitant at first, ate his plate full of fish fingers. My normally not picky 2 year old daughter…well, we’ll keep trying. This recipe was this week’s Craving Ellie in my Belly selection, chosen by Rainforest Recipes . In case you don’t know CEimB, we are a group of bloggers that get together to cook up healthy Ellie Krieger recipes each week and share our experiences. It’s been great trying new recipes and learning from others, check us out here . I didn’t really follow Ellie’s recipe exactly for this week’s selection, I knew my kid’s wouldn’t want the dipping sauce (they aren’t dippers) and I surprisingly didn’t have any Greek yogurt on hand so I skipped it and decided to serve the fish with lemon like I normally do. I also paired it up with a nice green salad for Mom and Dad (me and hubby) while the kids ate theirs with some watermelon and a potato roll. The fish turned out flavorful and crispy thanks to ” air baking “, without all the grease from a fryer. These were definitely not your frozen fish sticks. Crispy Fish Fingers Recipe adapted from Ellie Krieger 1 lb tilapia, cut into strips or chunks 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 or 2 eggs, beaten or 1 egg plus egg whites, beaten 2 cups whole wheat or regular Panko (I used a mix of both) garlic powder salt and pepper to taste zest of 1 lemon sliced lemon for serving Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a plate, season flour well with garlic powder, salt, pepper and lemon zest. A few pieces at a time, dip fish pieces into flour mixture dusting off the excess. Dip the fish in egg, then bread crumbs (I seasoned bread crumbs as well with salt and pepper). Arrange breaded fish on a cooling rack placed into a rimmed baking sheet. Once all fish is breaded, spray each piece liberally with non stick spray or drizzle lightly with olive oil. Place in preheated oven and bake until golden brown and cooked through, approximately 10 -12 minutes. Serve with lemon and a green salad for a healthy dinner!
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Watermelon – How can it help you?
May 21, 2009 by MAC
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Watermelon Protects prostate Promotes Weight loss Lowers cholesterol Helps stops strokes Controls blood pressure
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