Have dinner on the table half an hour after you get home! Women’s Health Magazine has 11 great recipes that are not only quick and easy, but yummy too!
Try out these meals this week:
Apricot Pork Tenderloin
Spicy Lime Tilapia
The Even-Faster Stir-Fry
Seafood and Mushroom Pasta
Thai Chicken and Pasta
Quick Burritos
15-Minute Black Bean Soup
Beef and Broccoli
Roasted Red Pepper Pesto Pizza
Easy Parchment-Baked Halibut
Grilled Salmon with Citrus Salsa
Who said home packed lunches had to be boring?
With great ideas like a pizza sandwich or turkey-cucumber pita and you’ll never want to eat out again! Check out recipes for everyday of the week from Kraft. These look so good that I think I’m going to try something out for dinner tonight.
Take-Along Tips from Kraft:
Buy gel packs and an insulated bag to keep food cold.
Make lunchtime special with single-serve desserts, such as cookies or JELL-O Cups.
Round out midday menus with fruits and veggies.
Don’t forget to pack some crackers to go with salads.
Buy small containers for condiments and dips.
Who doesn’t enjoy a grilled cheese or a plate of mac’n'cheese? The problem is that most foods we enjoy the most are creamy, cheesy and oh so very fattening.
Here are some healthy twists to my favorite comfort foods.
Grilled Cheese
Try a cheese toast instead. Take a piece of whole-grain bread with a piece of cheese on top inside the toaster oven. Leave it in there until the cheese bubbles and then add some spices or veggies.
Macaroni and Cheese
Forget the store version, the best makeover to this dish is by making it at home.
Use whole grain pasta, non-processed cheese and dice up some vegetables.
Apple Pie
One slice of apple pie can have as many as 750 calories-and that’s not counting the meal that you had before dessert!
Use whole-wheat pastry flour to add fiber and lower the saturated fat by replacing some of the butter with canola oil to make the worst part, the crust, a little healthier.
French cuisine is considered among the world’s best, but its traditional ingredients like butter and cream aren’t always appropriate for today’s heart-healthy diets. New World Provence is a new-style French cookbook designed with contemporary North American audiences in mind, featuring healthy, easy-to-find ingredients prepared using traditional French techniques tweaked with the home cook in mind.In this video WatchMojo.com speaks with the authors of New World Provence: Modern French Cooking for Friends and Family about their culinary approach.
Nothing says summer like ice-cold lemonade. But there are a couple of other drinks that will be sure to quench your thirst in the hot summer sun. Try sipping some iced tea, or a nice watermelon cooler by the pool. In this video, WatchMojo.com shows you how to make these three summertime beverages to bring to your next barbecue or picnic.
Indian cuisine is one of the most popular cuisines across the globe. In this video learn how to make the very popular and easy recipe Indian Keema and rice.
In this video learn step by step how to make your own sweet slice of Sugar Pie.
No matter what diet you’re on here are some foods that should always be incorporated.
As a whole, any diet should be filled with an lots of fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins and essential fats. However, if there are some that should always be remembered here they are.
According to the New York Times:
Eggnogs have long been a Times recipe staple. An 1895 article on Christmas-food traditions noted that Americans eat more lightly than the English throughout the season. The only exception, the writer added, “is eggnogg, a mixture of eggs, milk, sugar, spices, rum, brandy and — headache. This beverage, however, has lately fallen somewhat out of favor. Either our stomachs have grown weaker or our brains stronger, and we are not willing to sacrifice future well-being for the sake of a momentary gratification, even though sanctioned by the precept and example of our ancestors.” Well, pooh-pooh!
By the late 1950s, eggnog, and drinking, had staged a comeback. If you already have a favorite eggnog recipe, throw it out, because the one that Craig Claiborne ran in 1958 sweeps the field. What makes Claiborne’s Southern-style family recipe different from all the also-rans is that it doesn’t pretend to be a drink. He suggests you eat his nog with a spoon. And so you should: it’s the only way to get it out of the punch cup.
If you’re looking for an eggnog recipe, check out WatchMojo’s take on the classic:
I may be behind on this news, but Coolio - yes, the rapper - has an online cooking show. It’s called Cookin’ With Coolio, and it’s basically what you’d expect from a cooking show hosted by a rapper. Except with better food. Worth a look, check it out here.
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