I was surfing the web today when I came across this page while on my way to visit the Food Network. The site basically asks you to share some changes you’ve made to improve your health (if you do, Country Crock will donate a “meal” to a charity). It got me thinking about what changes [...]
Archive for May, 2008
A Little Goes a Looong Way
Posted in Diet Foods, Healthy Living, tagged diet, dieting, food, health, Healthy Living, lifestyle on May 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Fun Food Facts: Grocery Shopping Around the Globe
Posted in Food Expenditures, Fun Food Facts, tagged Families, Food Expenditures, Groceries on May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Your weekly dose of fun food facts and oddities (as of today).
For this week’s dose, a fascinating look at what families around the world are eating, and how much they spend on groceries per week.
Compare your family’s food expenditures to families such as this American family of 2 adults and 2 teens. They spend $341.98 [...]
Greek Salad
Posted in Diet Foods, Salads, tagged Diet recipes, Salads on May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
My favourite kind of salad! If you happen to be on the South Beach Diet (as is a member of my family) this salad is “kosher”. If not, Greek salad goes great with pitas.
Ingredients:
1 cucumber, diced (not sliced)
2 large tomatoes, diced (not sliced)
1 red onion, sliced or diced
1 1/3 C kalamata olives, pitted (pitted black olives are [...]
Balsamic Chicken
Posted in Chicken, Diet Foods, tagged Chicken, Diet recipes on May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
This recipe is both filling and healthy. It’s based on a recipe I found in the book South Beach Diet - so it’s great for those trying to eat healthy. It also goes great with Greek salad, another diet-proof recipe.
Ingredients:
6 boneless chicken breasts
pepper
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 1/2 tsp [...]
“Pasta Fasta” with Garlic Bread
Posted in Pasta, tagged Bread, Pasta on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Warning: this meal contains a lot of garlic! Although this is good for your heart, it’s disastrous for your breath.
As you’ve probably already guessed, the Pasta Fasta recipe gets its name from its quick prep time. The recipe recommends you prepare the dressings in the moring -perhaps before you leave for work- which leaves you the painless [...]
Tortellini and Meatballs
Posted in Pasta, tagged Meat, Pasta on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
This recipe combines McCormick’s Basil & Garlic Tortellini recipe with Maria’s Italian Meatballs (with a few alterations). Easy to make and filling to eat, it was a big hit in my family.
Basil & Garlic Tortellini
1 tablespoon oil
1 8 oz package sliced mushrooms
1/2 can (about 7 oz of a 14 1/2 oz can) diced tomatoes, undrained
3 [...]
Shrimp and Beer (Recipe)
Posted in Fish and Seafood, tagged Appetizers, Seafood on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Shrimp coated in a crispy batter!
Ingredients
One 12 oz (355 mL) can of light beer
1 and 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons paprika
20-40 medium or large shrimps, de-shelled
lemon juice (or the juice of 2 lemons)
salt and pepper
Worcestershire sauce
1 cup flour
oil for deep-frying
Directions
In a large bowl, sift together the beer, flour, salt, and paprika until light and [...]
School is out. Time to get cooking!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Shrimp and Beer
Shrimp and beer (or Shrimp in beer) is basically shrimp that’s coated in a beer batter and deep-fried to a crispy and crunchy perfection. I tried it out for the first time yesterday and my family loved it. If you’re interested in making some too I’ll give you a link to the recipe [...]
To Cook or Not to Cook
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Behold!
This is an accumulation of my current food supply, with the exception of a box of hot chocolate powder which I forgot to include in the picture. (There’s a basil plant in there too but I don’t eat that).
I should probably clarify that I live in a dorm in a wonderful village known as York [...]
