What Is a Healthy Dinner? Healthy Meals for Your Family.

How can you cook up a healthy dinner when you're hungry, and in a hurry?

One simple way is to make sure that you always include the right foods to create your healthy meals. It's easier to ensure that all your dinners are healthy if you keep your store cupboard and freezer stocked with some nutritious basics.

Keep a supply of wholewheat pasta, brown rice, canned or dried pulses, nuts, seeds and cans of oily fish like tuna, salmon and sardines, plus frozen chicken breasts, diced turkey and fish fillets.

On this page you'll find a checklist of foods to include in a healthy meal.

Ideally you should serve wholegrain foods at every meal. Starchy foods (including potatoes) should make up around one-third of your daily food intake.

Make the switch from refined versions of these foods gradually. You may find your family don't even notice - and if they're like mine, they could surprise you and say they even prefer the wholegrain version of some of their best-loved dishes.

Include these wholegrains in you dinner menus more often: wholewheat pasta, brown rice, wholegrain bread, wholegrain cous cous, quinoa.

Are you getting enough fresh veg? To hit the recommended five or more servings a day, get into the habit of serving two different vegetables at dinner. Find out more ways to include fresh fruit and vegetables in your diet.

Serve a green vegetable like broccoli, peas or leeks, alongside a baked or broiled (grilled) tomato, some braised chopped mushrooms, or a sweet-tasting oven-baked onion. Serve vegetable accompaniments with everything, including pasta dishes which don't always merit a veggie.

Chop up a dish of raw vegetable crudites, or put together a little salad bowl and either serve these alongside your main dinner dish, or put them on the table ahead of mealtime for nibbling.

Explore healthy vegetarian recipes to add to your repertoire of meals. Roasted vegetable recipes are quick, easy and always popular.

Fresh fruit is a great ending to a healthy dinner. You can simply munch on an apple, or prepare a quick fruit salad with chunks of fresh pineapple and mango, tossed together in fresh orange juice. Vary the fruits you serve - banana one day, kiwi the next, baked pears on another.

Most people eat more protein every day than their body needs. As long as you're enjoying a balanced diet, there's every chance that you're getting enough protein. You probably don't need reminding, but fast foods and highly processed foods are a no-no in a healthy diet. Keep a check on fatty, salty or sugary foods and reduce the amount of sweets and snacks you eat.

Return from Healthy Dinner to Healthy Eating Made Easy. Good Food MattersHome | Healthy Dinner Recipes
?2007-2009 healthy-eating-made-easy. All Rights Reserved

Search this site! Subscribe now to Eat Healthy!, and get 50 Healthy Eating Tips free! Your email address will never be sold, rented or given to anyone else without your permission.Visit our sites:
Healthy Weight Loss Made Easy
Beat Menopause Weight Gain

View the original article here

Bulgur Risotto with Corn and Shrimp

Have you built a profile?
Create your own profile, share recipes, and organize your recipes in your personal Recipe Box.
get started now ›

Find other foodies
View member profiles, Recipe Boxes, and even become a fan of a fellow member.
find members ›

Join a Member Group
Whether you're a chocoholic, love entertaining, or are looking for healthy eating ideas, we've got the perfect foodie community for you.
see all Member Groups ›

View the original article here

Feb 22, Sweet Potato Cake

Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.

View the original article here

How To Lose Belly Fat - Weight Loss Tips Major on Healthy Eating

Want to know how to lose belly fat and have a healthy diet? Follow our foolproof weight loss tips. ADVERTISEMENTS

Here are the keys to help you reduce fat around the middle: stop going on slimming dietsswitch to eating healthy to lose weightstop eating refined carbohydrates - cut junk food out of your dietget the right kinds of exercisereduce your stress levelsGive it time but be consistent, and your stomach fat will gradually start to disappear.

Thinking - 'Just help me lose weight!'? Read about the tactics that can help you get rid of a wobbly tummy and stubborn belly fat for good:

First rule - don't go on slimming diets. They simply destabilise your metabolism, and as soon as you stop dieting, on goes the weight again. Better by far to switch gradually to a healthier diet - find out exactly what is a healthy diet here - and make that your way of eating from now on.

Eating several smaller healthy meals each day, rather than 2-3 huge platefuls, can also help keep your blood sugar stable and put an end to bingeing and food cravings. Try these easy healthy weight loss tips.

If your diet's been pretty unhealthy up to now, don't attempt to make the switch all in one go. Take it gradually, introducing one new thing at a time. That's how to lose belly fat.

For instance, first switch your mid-morning muffin for an apple. After a few days of that, drop your lunchtime soda or soft drink, and have water or herbal tea instead. Add vegetables to every meal - salads to sandwiches and veggies with main meals. Then add a second portion of a different type of veg. These healthy soup recipes for weight loss can make a useful addition to your diet.

Have a good range of healthy foods. Variety helps you get all the nutrients you need. Don't waste time chasing after the so-called fat burning foods. There's no convincing evidence that I've seen that any of these really work, and who can manage on a diet of green tea and navy beans?

Better to experiment with all types of healthier food until you find those you really enjoy, then adjust your eating pattern so you're eating healthy to lose weight.

If you're concerned that your kids are overweight and need to lose belly fat, learn more about weight loss for kids.

One of the best weight loss tips is - slowly does it. Enjoy your healthy food. Relish the freshness and the delicious flavours. Highly sweetened, overly salted junk food will soon begin to seem less appetising, as your palate gets accustomed to healthier foods. And speaking of junk food...

The main culprit behind stomach fat is...junk food. Refined carbs, 'bad' carbs, fast food - whatever label you choose, the end result is the same. These foods offer virtually no nutrition and are sky-high in sugar, fat, salt and additives. Eating these foods is guaranteed to be bad for your longterm health, and will make it all too easy for the tummy fat to pile on. If you want to lose belly fat, you've got to drop the junk.

Still need convincing? Check out the fast food facts and the junk food facts.

You hardly need reminding...but just in case, here's a list of foods that you must cut out if you seriously want to burn belly fat fast.

Bread and rolls made with white flourAll pasta, except varieties made with wholewheatCakes, biscuits, cookiesWhite riceTacos, potato crisps/chipsPizzaPastry - pies, tarts, quichesDesserts such as gateaux, flans and tarts and sweet piesCandy, sweets, chocolateMany commercial breakfast cereals - learn more about healthy breakfast cerealsProcessed cold meatsSausages and frankfurtersSoda, soft drinks, fruit-flavoured drinksJams and jelliesIce cream

There's more information to help you spot refined carbs in this food additive list. Learn about understanding a food label, and you'll soon see how many foods on the supermarket shelf are full of additivies, including sugar in all its many guises.

I'm sure you know that healthy eating by itself isn't enough to get shot of that midriff bulge. You've got to get into eating healthy and exercise - together, they're a powerful and effective combination.

But what is the best kind of exercise to give you those slender abs and get rid of your belly fat for ever?

Surprisingly, it's not the crunch-style exercises you might expect. These exercises, like sit ups and ab curls, are great for strengthening and toning the muscles of your abdomen. But they won't shift the fat that's accumulated on top of your abs. In fact, by giving yourself a more muscular midriff without tackling the fat problem, you could even end up with a belly that looks bigger!

Instead, you need to exercise your whole body. Spot-reduction has never worked, so start adding aerobic and cardio exercise to your routine, add in some strength training to build muscle and tone your shape and watch what you eat - that's the way to shift that stubborn belly fat for good.

You may not realise it, but if you're under stress, you're more likely to put on fat around the middle, particularly if you are a woman in the menopausal years.

When you're under stress, your adrenal glands release the hormone cortisol - and that hormone encourages women's mid-life fat cells to lay down further stores of fat, and to gather that excess blubber right around the middle. That's where it's easily accessible by the liver if you need a sudden burst of energy.

The problem is that we rarely need to use that energy in physical activity, because so much of our modern-day stress is psychological: worries about money, jobs, health or relationships, or frustration at traffic jams, colleagues, our kids. Add to that the fact that our lives are far more sedentary than those of previous generations, and you have a recipe for gaining weight and sprouting that fat gut which is so unappealing and so unhealthy.

You can read more about how to lose belly fat during menopause on our sister site Beat Menopause Weight Gain.

To reduce stress, try delegating some of your work, using relaxation techniques, doing things you enjoy and that take you out of yourself, taking more physical exercise. All of these can help to keep your hormones better balanced, and prevent you from piling on the fat around the middle.

Return from How To Lose Belly Fat to Healthy Eating Made Easy.

Good Food Matters© 2005-2010 healthy-eating-made-easy. All Rights Reserved

View the original article here

Super Natural Every Day: Six Recipe Sampler

Hi all, I feel like today is a big day for me. As promised, I'm over-the-moon excited to share a handful of recipes from Super Natural Every Day with you. It feels like it has been a long time coming! You can download the recipe sampler PDF here. The file is quite small, just 2MB. It is twenty pages in length, and includes six of my favorite recipes from the new book. It also includes a number of photo out takes that didn't make it into the final book. In short, a little teaser of the book to come.

I can't remember if I've mentioned this before, the book chapters are organized: breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, drinks, treats. Structured in the way a typical day might unfold for me. The recipes are all written in cups / oz / grams. Which I hope will be helpful for those of you who are cooking from it who aren't from the U.S. And, as you can see in that graphic up above, the sampler includes recipes for Millet Muffins (thank you Jess, my nephew loves these), Ravioli Salad, Avocado & Mustard Seeds (a terrific way to use avocados that isn't guacamole), Black Sesame Otsu, Tinto de Verano, and a Tutti-Frutti Crumble (I put beaujolais & poppy seeds in this).

I'll leave it at that for now, and simply say, I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as I do. Thank you all for your ongoing support, excitement, and encouragement. And(!) thank you Toni for making me a pretty PDF for me to share :) -h

For those of you who have missed the last couple of book-related posts, Super Natural Every Day is available for pre-order on Amazon for $13. There is a list of alternate retailers on this page, and on the final pages of the recipe sample PDF as well.

View the original article here

Peanut Soup

Ingredients

2 pounds stew meat, cut in 1-inch chunks
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 medium onions
2 medium tomatoes [nb: Roma best]
2 tablespoons salad oil [nb: peanut oil best]
1 cup unsalted peanuts, coarsely broken
4 cups hot cooked rice

Method

In a covered medium saucepan, cook meat, 1 1/2 cups water, salt, and
pepper for 1 1/2 hours or until tender.

Meanwhile, in covered electric blender container at low speed [nb:
this is pre-Cuisinart], blend onions and tomatoes until smooth (or
chop onions and tomatoes very fine.)

In large skillet over medium-high heat, in hot oil, cook onion-tomato
mixture for 5 minutes.

Add meat mixture and peanuts, cook about 20 minutes until sauce cooks
down slightly.

Serve over hot rice. [Allegedly] 6 Servings.

Accompaniments: Pass small bowls of shredded coconut, orange segments,
pineapple chunks, and fried onions to sprinkle over individual
servings of stew, if you like.

View the original article here

Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies - Something Sweet for a Healthy Diet

Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies allow you to satisfy your chocolate cravings as part of a healthy diet.

Healthy chocolate chip cookies contain less fat and sugar than shop-bought cookies so can be enjoyed in moderation without feeling guilty!

? Healthy Eating Made Easy.com

When you're making these cookies it's important that you use dark chocolate chips, instead of milk or white chocolate.

Dark chocolate contains anti-oxidants that are said to be good for your heart and reduce your blood pressure. Chocolate is made using cocoa butter which is one of the healthier types of fat. Find out more chocolate facts.

So, the higher the cocoa content the better - ideally you should use chocolate chips that are 70% cocoa as these use less saturated fats that are unhealthy and can lead to heart disease.

If you find dark chocolate too bitter, try replacing half the chips with raisins or chopped dried apricots as a healthy way of making them sweeter.

These cookies are a great replacement for chocolate bars in a lunchbox or as a snack. Although they are healthier than manufactured cookies, you should be careful not to overdo it, but have them as a treat once or twice a week.

Ingredients
55g/½ cup butter, softened
115g/¾ cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
55ml/¼ cup skimmed (nonfat) milk
225g/2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour, preferably wholewheat
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
150g/¾ cup dark chocolate chips

Method
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4. Lightly grease two baking sheets.In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.Beat in the egg, then the milk.Stir in the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon and chocolate chips.Place teaspoonfuls of the mixture on to the baking sheets and press down lightly with the back of a fork.Bake for 15 minutes until golden brown.

Enjoy healthy chocolate chip cookies as a deliciously sweet snack.

Did your family love it? Did you change it around? Did it taste good? Please share...

Go from Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies to Healthy Cookie Recipes.
Go from Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies to Easy Healthy Recipes.
Go from Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies to Healthy Eating Made Easy.

Good Food Matters

View the original article here

Saut�ed Swiss Chard with Mustard Seeds

1 large bunch of Swiss chard, rinsed1 Tbsp olive oil1/4 cup sliced shallots or chopped onions1 Tbsp whole mustard seedsSalt2 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar (can sub with plain rice vinegar and large pinch of sugar)

1 Prepare the chard leaves. Leaf by leaf, cut out the tough center stem. Slice the stems crosswise in 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch pieces. Keep separate from the leaves. Slice the leaves crosswise into 1-inch thick strips.

2 Heat oil in a large, wide, stick-free saut? pan on medium high heat. Add the chopped chard stems, the shallots or onions, and the mustard seeds. Sprinkle a little salt over the chard. Saut? until the onions or shallots become translucent. About this time some of the mustard seeds may start to make a popping noise. Add the chard leaf greens. Sprinkle on a little more salt and toss to coat with the oil and onion mixture.

3 Reduce the heat to low and cover the pan. Let cook for a couple minutes only, lifting up the pan cover to turn the greens over in the pan after the first minute. The greens should cook down considerably. When they are just wilted, remove from heat and place in a serving bowl. Sprinkle on seasoned rice vinegar right before serving.

Serves 2-3.

View the original article here

LENTIL SOUP (2)

Ingredients

500g (1 lb) red lentils
1.8 l (3 pints) meat or chicken stock
1 tsp ground cumin
Salt and Pepper to taste
Pinch of Cayenne (optional but good)

Method

Put lentils in a large pot with stock and Bring to a boil. Remove any
scum and simmer for 30 minutes or until lentils disintegrate. Add salt,
pepper, cumin and cayenne when the lentils begin to soften. Add water
if it gets too thick.

Garnish with fried onions and garlic flavored with coriander, parsley or
dill, pita and a lemon wedge.

Note:
This recipe requires a good tasting stock. DON’T use cubes!!

To make chicken stock:
Get some chicken bones from your local butcher or save and freeze them
when you de-bone chicken breasts.

Prepare a mirepoix (chopped carrots, onions or shallots, celery or
celery root (preferable, also known as celeriac) and garlic) exact
quantities depend on the volume of stock you are making and your own
personal taste.

Sweat the mirepoix on medium head with a little oil (let the veggies
cook alone for a while)

If using fresh bones , add them to the mirepoix and heat them up. Do
not do this for frozen bones and meat as too much blood will be released
later and cloud the stock.

When the bones are hot, add very cold water (as much as you want,
depends on how much bones you have).

Add a few peppercorns and whatever other herb and spice you like
(oregano is nice)

Simmer for 3-4 hours removing scum frequently.

Strain stock through a couple layers of cheesecloth

View the original article here

Healthy Eating Magazine - my free newsletter

How important is it that your family eats healthy food, every day?

FREE WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE
Subscribe today to
EAT HEALTHY!, and get a free gift that you can't afford to miss - 50 Healthy Eating Tips and Tricks. You'll be sent a link to this great healthy eating resource as soon as you subscribe.

You know the answer ? it?s hugely important, not just for NOW, but for the lifelong health and wellbeing of you, and your kids.

But sometimes healthy eating feels hard. You?ve run out of time, out of ideas, out of ingredients, and the only place to turn is to the takeaway.

Subscribe to my free healthy eating magazine
EAT HEALTHY!, and get all the help, info and inspiration you need to make your life easier.
Delivered to your inbox every month, EAT HEALTHY!, is packed with:

seasonal suggestions ? great ways to enjoy fresh food at its best quick, healthy recipes ? for simple, delicious, good-for-you food healthy eating for kids - to help you feed your family...plus tips, inspiration and much more, all designed to make healthy eating hassle-free!

Click to see back issues of Eat Healthy!

As soon as you sign up, you'll receive a link to your free copy of
50 Healthy Eating Tips and Tricks which includes 3 breakfast hints 5 food shopping hints 7 healthy cooking hints 6 hints to help you cut down on fat 3 tips on portions and servings 5 tips to improve your diet......and much more! Don't miss out! Simply add your details below.

Subscribe now to Eat Healthy!, and get 50 Healthy Eating Tips free! Your email address will never be sold, rented or given to anyone else without your permission.

Good Food Matters

View the original article here

Low Fat Dinner Recipes - easy low fat diet recipes for your healthy diet plan

Healthy low fat dinner recipes - use these quick, easy and delicious meals as part of your healthy low fat diet plan.

Here's a great selection of healthy low fat recipes - choose from chicken, fish or veggie healthy meal ideas.

Low Fat Chicken Recipes

Lemon Chicken Risotto
Fragrant with lemon, this risotto also includes mushrooms.
Tabbouleh With Chicken A quick and easy low fat salad recipe. Dress sparingly.
Tandoori Chicken Curry Use low fat yogurt to make the marinade for these tasty chicken bites.

Low Fat Turkey Recipes

Low Fat Leftover Turkey Recipes Stir-fries, turkey hash, a warming soup - make the most of this low fat meat.
Turkey Meat Loaf Recipe Lean ground turkey, mixed with plenty of flavouring, make this a tasty low fat choice.
Turkey Salads Lots of variations here. Add dressing sparingly and omit the cheese from the Couscous Salad.

Chinese-Spiced Salmon with Fragrant Noodles Fresh herbs and generous spicing make this a particularly flavoursome way to serve salmon.
Eggy Prawn Chow Mein A quick and easy noodle-based dish.
Fast Cooked Herby Fish Cheer up plain fillets of white fish with a generous fresh herb topping.
Grilled Salmon with a Yogurt Crust Use low fat yogurt to make the coating for this simple salmon dish.
Kedgeree with Coriander Spicy rice with flaked smoked haddock makes an easy low fat meal.
Savoury Haddock Hash Chopped boiled new potatoes form the basis of this midweek low fat supper.
Quick Spicy Salmon Rice Cook some rice, add tomato and canned salmon and dinner's ready - fast and easy.
Easy-Peasy Curry Low fat yogurt makes the sauce creamy, but healthy.
Pasta with Fresh Vegetables Use any vegetables you have available for this dish.
Pasta with Italian Mushroom Sauce Make the most of the wide variety of mushrooms available.

Pasta with Roasted Fennel and Zucchini Roasting the veg really brings out their natural flavour.
Pasta with Uncooked Tomato Sauce One to make in the late summer, when tomatoes are at their sweet and juicy best.
Stir Fry with Fresh Vegetables Save time by using just two or three different types of vegetable.

Spanish Style Quorn Casserole Lots of veggies and tomato add substance and colour to this tasty casserole.
Quorn Bolognese The classic pasta sauce recipe, much lower in fat than the meaty alternative.

To follow your healthy dinner, you might like to sample one of our Low Fat Desserts.

If you enjoyed these low fat dinner recipes, try some of our other other Healthy Dinner Recipes.

Good Food Matters

Return from Low Fat Dinner Recipes to Healthy Eating Made Easy.
© 2005-2009 healthy-eating-made-easy. All Rights Reserved

View the original article here

Easy healthy desserts - the sweet part of your healthy diet

Try these recipes for easy healthy desserts at dinner time tonight and give your healthy diet a touch of sweetness.
ADVERTISEMENTS

Many of these healthy recipes are made in minutes and you can choose from simple recipes using fresh fruits, pancakes, puddings and traditional crumbles and crisps.

Fresh fruit by itself makes a great diet dessert, but it's always nice to have something a bit extra, and healthy recipes like these are a far better choice than manufactured puddings, pastries or ice cream, which so often are super-high in fat and sugar.

Instead of those, give your family a treat, and schedule in a baked apple, blueberry pancake or pineapple muffin - it's easy!

Apple Cake Recipe A moist cake made with apple puree (apple sauce), with spicy variations.
Easy Apple Crisp or Apple Crumble Recipe A classic warming dessert that you can vary with other fruits in season.
Apple Flummery Light, fluffy and fruity, to serve warm or cold.
Apple Pancakes Thin rings of apple, cooked swiftly in a pancake.
Apple Pie with Filo A low fat, open-topped pie or tartlet.
Fresh Apple Cake Juicy fresh apple is grated into the mix.

Baked Apple Recipes
Baked Apples with Spiced Honey A warming, spicy sauce trickles down these homely baked apples.
Baked Dessert Apples Use sweeter, smaller dessert apples instead of the traditional cookers.
Classic Baked Apples Just like Grandma used to make!

Blackcurrant Crisp The classic crumble recipe.
Blackcurrant Fool Light, creamy and a beautiful colour.
Blackcurrant Sauce An easy sauce to serve with ice cream.
Fresh Fruit Delight Totally simple fresh fruit salad recipe.
Fresh Fruits with Chocolate Fondue A little chocolate can go a long way with this special-occasion recipe.
Fruity Kebabs A simple diy recipe, that kids love.
Gooseberry Crumble A classic crisp or crumble topping on fresh gooseberries.
Mango with Chocolate Meringue Light meringue flavoured with cocoa, topping juicy fresh mangoes.
Mixed Fruit Salad Apples and pears, peaches and plums, delicious.
Strawberry Puree Very simple and very versatile.
Summer Fruit Salad Beautiful berries.
Summer Pudding A much-loved midsummer favourite.

Baked Rice Pudding Simple, homely and delicious.
Boiled Rice Pudding Simmer this one gently until done.
Pancake Recipes Basic pancake recipe, plus variations including Banana Pancake, Blueberry Pancake, Chocolate and Chocolate Chip Pancake.
Pumpkin pancake recipe Spicy little pancakes made with pumpkin puree.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries Seasonal fruit, each one dipped in a little top-quality chocolate.
Chocolate Mousse A cream-free recipe, using whipped egg whites.
Healthy Chocolate Cake Recipe Can be made fat-free, by substituting apple puree (apple sauce) for oil.

Banana Cake A simple loaf cake, fragrant with banana.
Banana Nut Bread A great everyday cake, using wholemeal flour.
Healthy Blueberry Muffin Baking brings out the fruity flavour of the blueberries.
Carrot Cake - Low Fat Simple to make, best served freshly baked.
Lemon Olive Oil Cake Deliciously lemony, good served with fresh fruit.
Mini Fruit Cakes Little cakes are quick to bake, and easy to eat.
Pumpkin and Apricot Cake An easy fat-free cake.
Pumpkin Nut Loaf A spicy loaf made with pureed pumpkin.
Pumpkin Squares Pumpkin pie filling, sandwiched in an oaty crumble mix.
Sugar Free Pineapple Muffins Pineapple juice provides all the sweetness these muffins need.

If you're looking for a main course to complement your choice of dessert, check out our Healthy Dinner Recipes.

Good Food MattersTop of Healthy Desserts

Return from Healthy Desserts to Healthy Eating Made Easy.

? 2005-2010 healthy-eating-made-easy. All Rights Reserved

Search this site! Subscribe now to Eat Healthy!, and get 50 Healthy Eating Tips free! Your email address will never be sold, rented or given to anyone else without your permission.Visit our sites:
Healthy Weight Loss Made Easy
Beat Menopause Weight Gain

View the original article here

Ham and Bean Soup Recipe - delicious homemade soup for your healthy diet

Our ham and bean soup recipe is great at lunch or dinner - homemade soups are very healthy foods.

As the fragrance of this traditional soup wafts through the house, it brings kids and cats alike to the kitchen, to find out what's cooking.

To make soup with the true ham flavor, you must use liquid produced by simmering a ham knuckle or gammon joint in water. This is one recipe where stock from powder or a cube simply won't give you the right results.

? Healthy Eating Made Easy.com

I often like to cook a gammon joint for an evening meal, knowing that I'll be able to make this lovely soup the following day.

To end up with 1500ml/ 7 cups of ham stock, take a small gammon joint weighing about 1 kg. Cover with cold water, bring to the boil and drain. This is to remove excess salt.

If you wish - and this will give a better flavor - pour over 225ml/1 cup dry white wine or dry cider, then top up with fresh cold water to cover the joint. Add a halved onion, 1 large carrot which you've peeled and cut into chunks, a couple of sticks of celery cut into pieces, a bay leaf, 3-4 cloves and a few black peppercorns. Bring to a simmer and cook for 50-60 mins (around 25 mins per 500g).

Strain off the liquid and throw away the flavoring vegetables. Cool, then refrigerate overnight. Skim off any fat that's settled on the surface, and use in this recipe.

Ingredients
1500ml/7 cups ham stock (see above for method)
2 onions, chopped
1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
2 large celery sticks, strings removed, chopped
500g/3 cups cooked flageolet beans (use 250g dried beans, prepared as per Method below, or else use the drained contents of 3 x 450g cans)
140g/1 cup diced cooked ham
chopped parsley to garnish

Method
If using dried beans, rinse well, place in a large bowl, cover generously with cold water and soak overnight. Drain, place in a pan, cover with cold water, bring to the boil and cook until tender, approx 90 minutes. Drain.Pour the ham stock into a large pan and bring to the boil. Add the onions, carrot, celery, beans and diced ham.Simmer gently for 20-30 minutes until the vegetables are tender.Stir the parsley into the soup, or sprinkle it on top when serving. Serves 4-6

This ham and bean soup recipe is a perfect dish for a cold day.

Did your family love it? Did you change it around? Did it taste good? Please share...

We have many other healthy soup recipes on the site for you to try:
Black Bean Soup Recipe
Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Carrot and Lentil Soup Recipe
Celery Soup Recipe
Chicken and Rice Soup Recipe Crimson Beetroot Broth
Easy Onion Soup with Gruyere Toasts
Gazpacho
Gorgeous Green Soup
Hot and Sour Soup Recipe
Jerusalem Artichoke Soup Recipe
Lentil and Vegetable Soup
Potato Leek Soup Recipe
Pumpkin Soup Recipes
Spicy Lentil Soup
Tomato and Red Lentil Soup
Turkey Soup
Vegetable and Barley Soup
Vegetable Soup Recipe
Zesty Carrot Soup

Go from Ham and Bean Soup Recipe to Healthy Soup Recipes.

Go from Ham and Bean Soup Recipe to Healthy Eating Made Easy.

Good Food Matters

View the original article here

Peanut Butter Soup

Similar recipes: Broth and Stocks, Vegetable

 Print This Recipe |

Ingredients

1/2 cup diced onions
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced gren pepper (less if you are not a Vitamin A
or pepper lover).
2 cloves minced garlic
3T butter
3 to 4T all purpose flour (You can judge the consistency you
like) I like mine rather thick.
2 1/2 cup chicken broth (Optionally use water)
5 cups milk
1 cup half and half cream. (You can vary this mixture
depending on how rich you like your soup. Sometimes I
make it even more decadent than 1 cup of cream.
1 cup creamy peanut butter. I really prefer the old
fashioned natural best.
2T Tomato Paste. You decide whether you like this
ingredient. I do not, but then I like New England clam
chowder.
3T Soy sauce
Chopped peanuts for garnish

Method

Saute onions, celery, green pepper and garlic in the butter until
onions are translucent. Add flour and cook for 2 to 3 minutes,
until you have a light roux. Stir in water, Add milk slowly.
Bring to a boil. Add peanut butter,tomato paste (optional), and
soy sauce. Reduce heat and simmer approximately 15 minutes.

Serve hot with chopped peanuts for garnish.

View the original article here

Healthy Lunch Recipes

Our delicious healthy lunch recipes will cure the midday munchies.ADVERTISEMENT
Lunch is an important meal, and not one you should ever skip. Try not to eat lunch at your desk, but get some fresh air and exercise as well as enjoying some light and healthy food.

I've chosen the recipes below to give you delicious choices for healthy lunches, when you want something quick and sustaining to eat.

Carrot and Lentil Soup A carrot soup with the added goodness of lentils.
Celery and Apple Soup A lighter soup with a touch of sweetness.
Easy Onion Soup with Gruyere Toasts Classic onion soup, warming and delicious.
Gazpacho Make the most of fresh tomatoes when they're in season.
Jerusalem Artichoke Soup A great way to use this vegetable, also called sunchoke, when it's in season.
Vegetable and Lentil Soup Lentils are a great inexpensive and healthy food, and add substance to this veggie soup.
Quick and Easy Pumpkin Soup Very quick to make, this soup is satisfying and creamy.
Quick Vegetable Soup Recipe Another speedy healthy meal suggestion.
Turkey Soup Swiftly made with leftover turkey scraps, or you can start from scratch with fresh turkey breast.

Healthy Salad Recipes Book A complete collection of 50 simple salad recipes

Lemon Tabbouleh with Chicken Light grains with a fresh lemony dressing make a super salad.
Potato and Asparagus Salad One to make when fresh asparagus is available.
Potato, Spinach and Mackerel Salad If you want to eat more healthy oily fish, give this recipe a try.
Salad of Roast Carrots and Beetroot A delicious lunch idea using roasted vegetables.
Salmon Salad Nicoise Potatoes, tomatoes, olives - all the elements of a traditional Salade Nicoise.
Tomato Salads Variations using basil, avocado, egg or tuna
Turkey Salads A selection of light lunches using cooked turkey.

Mini Pizzas Kids love to make these for themselves.
Pittas Stuffed with Roast Vegetables A really yummy way to use roast vegetables.
Healthy Lunch For Kids Lots of ideas to try if you're feeding kids.
Lunch Boxes for Kids Ideas for the best lunch bags.
Lunch Box Ideas More inspiration when you need a healthy packed lunch.
Easy Turkey Sandwiches Brilliant ways to use up leftover turkey after a roast.
Healthy Lunch Box Ideas 10 sandwich fillings and 10 healthy lunch box suggestions.
Good Food MattersTop of Healthy Lunch Recipes

Return from Healthy Lunch Recipes to Healthy Eating Made Easy.

©2005 - 2010 healthy-eating-made-easy. All Rights Reserved

Search this site! Subscribe now to Eat Healthy!, and get 50 Healthy Eating Tips free! Your email address will never be sold, rented or given to anyone else without your permission.Visit our sites:
Healthy Weight Loss Made Easy
Beat Menopause Weight Gain

View the original article here

Feb 23, How much prego pasta sauce will feed 25 people

Sorry, I could not read the content fromt this page.

View the original article here

Cauliflower with Pine Nuts and Bacon

1 cauliflower head, cut into florets1/4 cup pine nuts1/4 pound bacon or pancetta, cut into batons4-5 garlic cloves, sliced thin1-2 teaspoons dried oregano1-2 teaspoons red pepper flakesSalt and black pepper to tasteLemon juice to taste

1 Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the cauliflower for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.

2 While the water is heating, toast the pine nuts in a dry saut? pan until lightly browned. Keep an eye on them, as pine nuts go from toasted to burnt quickly. Set the pine nuts aside when they are toasted.

3 Add the bacon to the pan and fry gently over medium heat until crispy. Remove the bacon and set aside with the pine nuts. Saut? the garlic for 1 minute on medium-high heat, then add the cauliflower, pine nuts, bacon, oregano and red pepper flakes. Toss to combine and saut? for 3-4 minutes, stirring often. Do not let the garlic burn.

4 Turn off the heat and add salt and lemon juice to taste.

Serves 4-6 as a side dish

View the original article here

Roast Chicken with Rosemary-Garlic Paste

Have you built a profile?
Create your own profile, share recipes, and organize your recipes in your personal Recipe Box.
get started now ›

Find other foodies
View member profiles, Recipe Boxes, and even become a fan of a fellow member.
find members ›

Join a Member Group
Whether you're a chocoholic, love entertaining, or are looking for healthy eating ideas, we've got the perfect foodie community for you.
see all Member Groups ›

View the original article here