Healthy food for babies: Homemade Healthy baby food

When I first introduced baby food to my son I did not one day buy baby food from the shops. Feeding your infants healthy food grow into healthy babies and who says you cannot make healthy food for your little one right from the start at home?


Forget about myths of baby food from the shops is the most healthy and people who discourage you from making baby food from home. You should know today as parents that making baby food at home is simple and saves you money for better future projects for your baby. Making home made food for your baby ensures your baby gets best quality, best nutrition and best taste. Making baby food using fresh and natural ingredients has many benefits interms of health: no additives, fresh, nutritional and economical.

My favourite mix of 7 vegetables for my almost 7 year old food. Feeding your baby healthy homemade food will keep your baby healthy and little visits to the doctor.

Easter Dinner: Celebrating Easter

Easter Eggs
Bread and Wine
Lamb

Lamb skewers

Minced lamb meat about 1/2 kg
2 eggs
1 clove garlic
Juice from 1 onion
Thyme 1/2 tea spoon
Paprica 1 tea spoon
Salt and Pepper and a little olive oil

Steps:
Mix the minced lamb meat with all other ingredients. Make some cubes and insert them into the skewer. Cook in the oven turning them a couple of times.
Serve in a plate garnished with tomatoes, lemon and some greens.
Happy Easter

Italian Birthday for kids: How to

Italian Bruschetta

6 or more pieces of bread
250g of ripe tomatoes
garlic
oil
basil (depends on availability)
salt


cut the tomatoes and basil into small pieces removing seeds from the tomato, mix together in a bowl with olive oil
adding a pinch of salt

put the pieces of bread in the oven for few minutes,
garlic the bread by scrubbing it on the bread, for every piece garlicked bread decorate with the fresh tomato.Arrange on a large tray to serve.

Festive mood? No time to do alot of cooking?
Then follow my simple Pizza recipes here and instead of making a whole big pizza take a cup or a glass to curve out small pizza's which are just perfect for a birthday celebration.
Chicken skewers

marinate the chicken lemon juice, honey and Worcester sauce plus add salt and pepper and marinade for 1 hour. grill.

Chicken skewers number 2: Marinade the chicken cubes with coconut milk and yellow curry and serve with coconut milk cooked with peanut butter sauce.

Check out more chicken recipes on my previous posts here simple easy chicken receipes/recipes

bread filled with ham or salame
As you can see in the picture there is an Italian kind of bread filled with salame and ham this will do great time for the party you are throwing. Just read on how to make this at my Italian bread recipe/reciepes

Simple easy Spaghetti with shrimps and smoked salmon

easy spaghetti pasta recipe for inlove

400g spaghetti
60g smoked salmon
250 g of fresh shrimps
onion
glass white wine
oil
salt and pepper

Easy Spaghetti Recipe
Heat oil, cut onion and salt in medium heat.
Add cleaned shrimps and cook for about 4 minutes
then add cut salmon and mix well.
Add the glass of wine and cook in high heat to let it evaporate

In the meantime cook the spaghetti in alot of water, when cooked sieve and add to the the pan with shrimps, add some pepper, adjust the salt cook 2 minutes and serve.

Great meal for a weekend when you need to eat something delicious and yet dedicating few minutes in the kitchen.

Enjoy your Spaghetti.

Simple Easy Italian Brijole aka Braciola recipe

Italian way of making Brijole recipe

Braciola aka Brijole (plural braciole) is the name of an Italian dish. Brijole are simple thin slices of beef pan fried in their juice, or in a light amount of olive oil. Brijole, probably, one of the simplest dishes in Italian cooking; served with a green salad or boiled potatoes.

Braciola/Brijole easy recipe

Pork Brijole/chicken brijole or Beef Brijole

Ingredients

Pork Brijole(Braciola),garlic, sage, rosemary, flour, olive oil, salt and pepper
Crush the garlic with rosemary and sage. Put oil in your non stick pan or grill and leave this mix to cook for a minute. In the meantime rub the Brijole with the flour and add to the cooking mix, add salt and pepper and cook.
(you could add tomato if you like)



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Simple Easy Italian Brijole/Braciola recipe

Brijole step by step recipe



Brijole step by step recipe



The Perfect Italian Brijole/Braciole recipe from the way my mother in laws does it. Easy simple brijole recipe of a lifetime

Some call it brajole others braciole recipe and in America brijole, but definitely all is the same.Simple Easy Italian Brijole to cook in this blog.

Italians food can be simple and easy to prepare anywhere. You do not have to go to an italian restaurant or Italy to eat like Italians. You can learn the basics of Italian cookingg right here in this blog and create an Italian corner in your Kitchen wherever you are. Look all the food presented in this blog I make it and most of the time I'm not in Italy. Follow my ideas and see what local products you can use.

I always enjoy summer when there is more of grilled meat. If you happen to go to Kenya for a holiday or a safari Brijole or grilled style meat will be called "Nyama Choma".

Italians also enjoy grilled meat as I mentioned mostly during summer outdoors. Let me take you through a simple way of preparing your meat like my Mother in Law does.

There is not much to be done for her marinated brijole she marinate the meat in rosemary, salt and sage.

(lets look at another step by step brijole recipe in the next post)
Then after some minutes it's on the grill. She will mostly serve with Piadina I have a recipe in the beginning of the blog but you can short-cut from Italian bread

I hope you are here looking for brijole recipe you already have a non stick pan

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If you are doing your grilling in the oven in your house which I also do sometime then there are some resources for you on meat quality and safety here read this

I found the following article very important as it is related to grilled meat. Better know what you are eating and what can be side effects.
Reduce Your Cancer Risk From Grilled Meat

Research suggests that grilled meat may increase the risk of certain types of cancer. Red meats, poultry and fish produce compounds called heterocyclic amines (known carcinogens) when cooked at high temperatures. Another type of carcinogen called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are formed when animal fat drips onto hot coals which then flame up and deposit the carcinogens on the meat. You can reduce your exposure to these carcinogens by following the following grilling tips:

Choose lean cuts of meat to grill, instead of high-fat varieties such as ribs or sausages.
Trim fats from meats when possible and remove skin from poultry.
Use tongs or a spatula to turn foods instead of a fork. Piercing meat with a fork allows fats and juices to drip down onto the hot coals which causes flame-ups.
Removed charred areas from meat before eating.
Marinate meats in marinade that contains anti-oxidants (vinegar, citrus juice, herbs, spices and olive oil) as research suggests that this may help inhibit the formation of carcinogens on grilled meat.
Read on here

Super foods for Super families

Super Vegetables
Asparagus,Avocados,Beets,Bell peppers,Broccoli,Brussels sprouts,Cabbage,Carrots,Cauliflower,Collard, greens,mushrooms,Cucumbers,Eggplant,Garlic,Green beans,Kale,Onions,Peas,mushrooms,Potatoes,lettuce,Shiitake mushrooms,Spinach,Sweet potatoes,Tomatoes,Turnip,Yams

Super foods for Super families

Having meals with the different super food groups means maximum body benefits for the family. What is Super food?
Super food is a term used for foods naturally rich in vitamins and minerals
Super food benefit your body in so many ways powering your brain and fuelling your body correctly. Super food fight infection, enhance your immune system, and protect you against diseases.

Super foods are healthy, affordable, well known, and readily available at the grocery stores and farmers markets. Given the Super food choices that we have it is still easy to feed your family with these Super food every day even in recession.

No one food is rich in everything. Need to eat a variety.

Seaweed benefits

Many a times I have gone to the shops in Bangkok and seen snacks from seaweed, and by looking at them I'm like Oh God I can't eat that..

but today according to news from http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100322/tuk-seaweed-bread-key-to-obesity-6323e80.html
Seaweed might be the key to obesity.
Have a read

Carrot Benefits

I have been wanting to blog about benefits of eating carrots for some time since my husband started using lens few months ago. And he kept telling our son it is because he did not eat enough carrots when he was growing up. So, now my son want to eat more carrots for his eyesight.



Carrots have extremely major healthy benefits to our bodies. Carrots are the richest foods in Beta-Carotene which is the ingredient that gives it it's orange color. This may according to research reduce cancer risks in humans.
As you might know carrots can be eaten raw or cooked overcooking deprives them of nutrients. Best cooking method is steaming. But eating them in salad is best. I grew up eating carrots direct from my family garden and I miss that now.
You can store them (with soil) for quite some time, plus also you can conserve them by drying or bottles (preserves)
Some few ways of utilising carrots:

Carrot Juice with vegetables (can be bought from shops but why not make something fresh from your home?)
eg take 4 carrots and half cucumber wash them cut and process in the juicer.
or for apple and carrot juice, just take 1 apple and 3 carrots, wash, peel carrots, cut them and juice.
or even tomato/carrot, you take 3 carrots, 1 tomato and half stalk of celery, cut everything and juice everything.

Simple Easy Chicken: Neighbours will come asking for the recipe

Simple Easy Chicken for those who love real food

Grilled Chicken with herbs: Ohhh Yummy, I need more Mum!

For this chicken recipe you need
Chicken drumstick (5-6), olive oil,lemon juice,white wine,rosemary,sage, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper.

How to:
Clean the chicken drumsticks, prepare the marinade with 3 spoonfuls of olive oil, lemon juice from 1 lemon, 1 glass white wine, rosemary,6 leaves of sage, 2 cloves of garlic, salt and pepper.

Mix with the chicken drumsticks and leave them to marinate for 40-50 minutes turning the chicken in the marinade few times.
Cooking:
Arrange the chicken drumsticks in the rack in the oven and under it an oven pan with water, cook for 45 minutes and turning them often is recommended until they brown and the skin is crunchy.

mmmmmmm' I can already smell them as I write down this article.

Serving: Serve hot, accompany with mixed salad, potato puree and or grilled vegetables.
Enjoy your chicken

Loosing weight fast: Golden rules

7 Golden rules for weight loss

1)Motivation: More motivation faster you loose weight
2)Protein and raw vegetable consumption- these 2 increase your metabolism and decrease appetite around 40% of your diet protein. Consume less carbohydrates. (moderate between carbs and proteins)
3)Eating habits before weight loss project
4)Stress means slow weight loss
5How much you eat does not mean that the little you eat the faster you loose weight
6)Active persons loose weight faster
7)People who are more overweight tend to loose weight faster- common sense takes more energy to move heavier person

This blog is very determined and working hard to find you all information that is going to help you shape your health bring happiness and save money. You know that the most sold info products on the web today revolves around weight loss and diets. I have personally taken this to myself to save you all that money buying ebooks after ebooks. All you can do to help this blog achieve that is by donating something today. Feel free to donate however much you feel like.
Thanking you in advance in helping bring all that information to readers who can and cannot afford to buy diets and related info.

How about loosing weight rapidly and easily

How to loose weight easily

Plan healthy meals
When I bake for example I reduce the sugars and butter the recipe requires
Reduce snacks like chocolates, icecreams etc
Check my soup recipes and make sure that you have atleast 2 portions a week
Drink water instead of fizzy drinks etc
Lucky to be in Bangkok there is always appetite for fruits as it is always very hot here (mangos, watermelon and pineapple)
share more after you read the above books

Bananas oh Bananas: Maybe key to fight Aids

Bananas may hold the key to powerful new treatments that protect against the Aids virus.
Bananas may be key to fight Aids.

In laboratory tests, scientists found that a banana ingredient called BanLec was as potent as two existing anti-HIV drugs.

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Celebrating PI day are you

Pie day: PI

From wikipedia: Pi Day and Pi Approximation Day are two holidays held to celebrate the mathematical constant π (pi) (in the mm/dd date notation: 3/14); since 3, 1 and 4 are the first three digits of π. March 14 is also the birthday of Albert Einstein and the two events are sometimes celebrated together.


Pi Approximation Day is observed on July 22, because of Archimedes' popular approximation of π being 22/7. However, this may be considered misleading, as all cited dates are "approximation days" (as π is an irrational number) and 22/7 is actually a closer approximation of π than 3.14 is. Typically, March 14 is more popular for countries using the month/day format and the 22nd of July is more popular for countries using the day/month format.


For more on this go wikipedia
How do we celebrate Pi day
Simple most common way of celebrating Pi day is eating pie
founder of Pi Day Larry Shaw still helps out with the celebrations.

Here is my lovely Pi day pie

Simple Healthy free recipes for families

Explore this blog for hundrends of free healthy recipes in the following categories
- chicken recipes
- food recipes
- easy recipes
- cake recipes
- soup recipes
- healthy recipes
- pork recipes
- cooking recipes
- beef recipes
- all recipes

And much more pizza, pasta and lasagne for a real housewife is what we do best

Easter Recipes: Healthy Easter Recipe Ideas

Italy during Easter

Easter in Italy will not be without the lovely Yummy cake in form of a dove, a Easter dove sign of peace.


Easter dove cake the colomba

Just like the Italian panettone it is possible to make this Easter cake also but will take days before you can put it into the oven.



You will have to do it in different steps

Begin: Easter cake
4 table spoons water, 1/4 teaspoonful of sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast (same one I use in Bangkok to make pizza) and 8 tablespoons flour (I'll use any flour available - all purpose)

Next step 2 - Easter cake
2/3 cup flour, 4 large egg yolks from the condo shop downstairs (get them from 7 Eleven or wherever), another 3 table spoons of water and 2 teaspoons of sugar


Next step to our Easter cake is step 3
around 160g unsalted butter leave it out of the fridge to soften in my case Bangkok (where by the way we are seeing very big protests aiming at parliament dissolution and going back to vote by the red shirts is underway tomorrow) just a few minutes and my butter is as soft, another 5 tablespoons sugar and 2 large yolks, 2 tablespoons warm whole milk and another 2 1/4 flour

Next is step 4 on the Easter cake preparations.
1/2 cup water, 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast,2 cups flour and another around 50g of butter,
6 tablespoons sugar,4 large egg yolks,3 tablespoons milk,2 teaspoons vanilla extract(if you have),1 1/2 teaspoons salt,1 1/2 cups chopped candied orange peel in bangkok get them from carrefour in the fruit section

Moving on with Easter cake to Step 5
1/2 cup flour, 2 dove-shaped paper baking molds or whatever baking pans you have really whether its a dove or heart or circle its all the same.

Easter cake step 6 baking
1 cup sugar,1/2 cup whole almonds,3 large egg whites,1 1/3 cups sliced almonds and powdered sugar.

step 1: Easter cake
Mix water and sugar in bowl then Stir in yeast and leave it to stand until yeast dissolves, about 10 minutes. Then mix in flour till dough is firm. Cover this with plastic wrap and leave it to rise about 45 minutes.


step 2: Easter cake
Add all ingredients in step 2 to starter. Beat until blended about 5 minutes the dough will be soft and thick. Cover bowl with plastic. Let dough rise at room temperature for about 1 hour.


step 3: Easter cake
Add first 5 ingredients in step 3 to dough and beat until blended. Add flour. Beat at low speed until smooth about 5 minutes. Cover bowl with plastic; let dough rise at room temperature until lighter in texture for about 3 1/2 hours. The dough will double in volume.


For step 4: Easter cake
Mix water and yeast in small cup. Let stand until yeast dissolves, about 10 minutes; add to dough. Add 1 1/3 cups flour, half of butter, sugar, and 2 yolks; beat until dough is smooth, about 3 minutes. Add remaining 2 yolks, milk, vanilla extract, and salt. Beat at low speed until blended, about 3 minutes. Add the remaining 2/3 cup flour, remaining butter, and orange peel. Beat dough until well blended, about 5 minutes.Put the dough into buttered bowl. Cover with plastic. Let dough rise about 8 to 10 hours.


step 5: Easter cake
Sprinkle 1/2 cup flour onto work surface. Put the dough on floured work surface. work the dough in flour then brush away excess flour and divide dough into 3 equal pieces. Depending on the oven plate that you have shape it accordingly in the pans. Cover pans with plastic. Let stand at room temperature until dough rises to top of each pan for about 3 1/4 hours.


step 6: Baking Easter cake
Preheat to 375 F. Grind sugar and whole almonds in processor. Add the egg whites for 10 seconds. Remove the plastic off dough in pans. Put half of almonds and sprinkle each with sliced almonds then sift powdered sugar over and into the oven


Bake about 45 minutes. Happy Easter everyone!

Easy simple Italian recipe: Keeping food safe and clean

Oh help have got ants in my kitchen, learning to practice hygiene and food safety is the only way to keep animals from our kitchens and keep our selves safe from diseases. If you already have ants and cockroaches then sorry but you need some resources out there like the guide to killing red fire ants etc. These animals carry harmful bacteria that can spread throughout the kitchen and get onto cutting boards, utensils, and counter tops hence spreading diseases to you and family

How to prevent bacteria and disease.
Observe good personal hygiene before and during the preparation, serving or eating of food, avoid cross contamination between raw and cooked food for example the meat by storing them separately.
Others include keeping the kitchen clean and tidy at all times and encouraging the children to wash their hands before they eat or drink.

There are more to these the golden rules are keeping food in the right temperatures, cooking food properly, separating raw and cooked foods and keeping kitchen surroundings clean and dry and last washing hands and drying all times.
Remember too when cooking to observe cooking temperatures especially meats make sure you cook at 160° and above.

These are some ideas you can always find wealth of information in this topic from the internet. Do not say you were not told or did not know.

Easter Eggs or Easter Egg have you seen them?

Easter Egg hunt ideas

Easter is a time of prayer and time of fun. Easter egg is the best part of the day for kids.
Ideas for Easter egg

- Easter Egg decoration. Here you will find Easter Egg Decorating Crafts for your Kids and other Holiday Recipes


- Make Easter egg cards
- Easter Cut Outs



-Easter book to read out to kids


-Decorate Easter eggs: The eggs are first boiled then you can fill cups with boing water and add vinegar add different food coloring, place the eggs in mugs after some few minutes you get the eggs coloured then remove them place on paper towel to dry.I think we can also decorate them with beads by adding glue and adding cheap glass beads to them makes them look very nice. Children will enjoy.

- Remember this could be a great time to raise money for charity too. By doing Easter egg competitions and other.

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday meaning

Easter Sunday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, Easter Sunday is a very important important Christian celebration.

Easter Dates

Easter date for Easter Sunday changes every year but Easter dates fall between late March & May.
Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead 2 days after he died thus making Easter a very important date for Christians in the world.

Around the world people celebrate Easter in different ways and makes it very church time for many Christians.

From lighting special Easter candles to special songs and the best part in todays Easter chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs.

Easter Ideas: Easter Chocolate ideas

Chocolate gifts for special person

An idea this Easter for that someone special.
Easter theme: Leave an Impression


Assortment of gourmet chocolate gifts
The Belgian chocolates
Or Truffles
Chocolate cheesecakes
Chocolate covered nuts and fruits
Luxury chocolate gift baskets
Chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate covered cherries
Chocolate Easter leaving an impression

Easter Bunny: Easter Bunny Baking Pan

Easter special baking session with this Wilton's step-by-step bunny pan. Just like a rabbit's head with big, perky ears and plump cheeks, the aluminum pan comes with complete instructions to transform one box of two-layer cake mix into a charming fellow with big, expressive eyes, long front teeth, and plenty of whiskers. More adventurous bakers can go out on their own to design a one-of-a-kind bunny from any combination of frosting, food coloring, sprinkles, and of course, jellybeans. Aluminum is an ideal material for baking because it heats evenly and keeps insides moist while surfaces gently brown. Lightweight yet durable, it also retains its shape for many years of service and cleans easily when washed by hand. The pan measures 9-3/4 by 14 by 2 inches and comes with a delicious recipe to fire up imaginations

Easter Recipes: Healthy Easter Recipe Ideas

Easter Breakfast

Did you ever hear friends talking on how to save money when you go for weekly shopping by having lunch at home before you go out so you are not tempted to spend those extra dollars for lunch out?

The same rule here if you let your children eat breakfast before starting the hunt for Easter eggs filled with candy most likely they will consume less candy that is if you did not switch those candies with fruit like we said earlier.
Easter Breakfast Ideas
A variety of children nutrient-rich breakfast foods like eggs + whole grain cereal+ fresh fruit and low-fat yogurt will do the trick here.


The above fits perfectly the Easter theme. Important is kids have lot's of fun things and foods to choose from and they will really get on with the healthy food you have on the table without thinking about candies and extra sweet chocolates.

Yogurt can be mixed with honey and and fresh fruit in small pieces.
Involve the kids in preparations so they help you choose their favourite fruits and and other healthy options you are considering.

Easter Recipes: Healthy Easter Recipe Ideas

Easter: Traditional Sitting Chocolate Easter Bunny

Easter Bunnies and chocolate eggs getting very very popular among little children, and sure Easter egg hunting is great fun and Easter egg surprises add even more smiles to childre.

Healthy Easter Basket

There are some few things we can do to ensure a healthy Easter basket, try adding some fruits instead of the Easter candy.
Come up with ideas for adding healthful foods that are going to be fun for kids like dried fruits, low fat yogurt and chocolate milk into the much awaited traditional Easter basket treats.


Remove those candies and add some healthy foods.
Instead of having candy in the above basket add toys that will help the family exercise a jump rope or a ball.

Keep on reading their is soo much coming up for Easter

Free Printable Recipe Cards

Here are some of the ideas for using the printed recipe cards. Are you getting married? Thought of something different to do to make the invitation cards unique? Then come to think of this including free recipe cards with every invite you send out.

Every country I visit I buy a cook book and try a few recipes, an idea would be to make standard sized postcards with the best recipes (easy of course and send out to family and friends. Sure many will enjoy the new recipe.

Free printable recipe cards can be used in all sorts of ways including fundraising. You can sell printed recipe cards with various themes to help the charity of your own choosing at any time of the year.
There is very large collection of free recipes on the internet waiting for you to get it and print and use.
From my site I will be sharing some of my free recipes,chicken recipes,food recipes ,easy recipes,cake recipes,healthy recipes,salad recipes,pork recipes,pasta recipes,all recipes,beef recipes that are already and will be coming your way from this blog. I have for the moment created a few but keep reading and I will try my best to create more with time. You can always share your recipes here if you wish. Thanks for reading and Don't forget Easter is coming check ideas from Italian lasagne and pasta or pizza.

Copy cat or restaurant what will it be?

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I was talking with some friends last night about the habit we have got of eating out in Bangkok. Did you know that many people in Bangkok do not cook in their apartments? Just eat out every other day.
So we had dinner at a Lebanese restaurant last night and we were discussing about restaurant recipes, when you taste them you make you feel like there is no way you can make any of those recipes at home. But is it true?
An evening out with family will cost about 80 euros depending on where you eat even more. But, what if I told you that you could make those same recipes at the restaurants alias copycat of what you enjoy in most restaurants would you believe it? And believe it or not the taste and quality will almost match those of your favourite recipes at your favourite restaurants.

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