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Vegetarians and Weight Loss

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  I'm celebrating the coldest, windiest Maryland day in a comfy wool sweater, calf-high fuzzy boots... and a jean skirt. Did NOT plan this one, I swear; I did jeans laundry last night and woke up to them still damp in the dryer, so I[...]

Granola Goddess ? And Thoughts on Kitchen Creativity

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I woke up this morning with the urge to get in the kitchen. The sun had just come up ? my shining hours. I love the mornings and always feel the most creative and alive when the day is young. I knew I wanted to spend this morning making[...]

South Indian Breakfast and Making quick MTR Rava Idlis

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I have grown up with having idlis and dosas as breakfast every Sunday. Idlis, dosas, appams, mendu vada, puttu belong to the category of tiffins served in south india. Tiffins are breakfast items served in south india. These are traditional[...]

How to make Basic Mayonnaise - Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe

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Mayonnaise is one of my favorite sauces. I sometimes have it as a dip with french fries, or as a spread on sandwiches and burgers. Amongst salads, I like Russian Salad and as it is made with Mayonnaise, its one of my favorite salad. One can[...]

How Can You Combat The Loss of Nutrients in Today's Produce?

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I was reading through some health-related articles the other day and came across this one, which shocked me....sort of. The article reported that many of our once very nutritious fruits and veggies have lost their nutritional value over the[...]

What to Eat in a Snowstorm, Hurricane, or Other Natural Disaster

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Matt and I are without electricity, and probably will be until Saturday evening. We lost it last night around 9pm, banding together with a couple of our neighbors (bonding time!) to discuss the snowstorm that somehow ended up taking out our[...]

Cooking Rice Methods

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I know basically two cooking methods to cook rice (on the stove), the Absortion Method and Boiling Rice . In my last edition I shared my mom's rice recipe, which is very close to the adsorption method, I may say the her method is a[...]

Cooking Methods for Turkey

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Cooking Tip of the DayThere are a number of ways to cook your turkey?.? Roasting? Grilling? Rotisserie? Deep Frying? BriningRoasting is the most popular way to cook the turkey? it utilizes an oven ? so no special equipment is needed?. and you can[...]

Cooking Veggies: Best Methods

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A few of my friends are getting their CSA deliveries. I'm jealous. One of these days I might start getting my own boxes. Meanwhile, I don't feel too guilty, since the garden's producing an abundance of seasonal fruits and veggies. So that's cool. But[...]

Understanding Fish & Seafood Part 2 - Methods for Cooking Fish & Seafood

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Now that you know how to purchase, clean, prepare and store your fish (Undestanding Fish & Seaffod Part 1); you will need to know how to cook the fish you have purchased. This is what this... for more visit Dima's Kitchen blog[...]