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Baked Sweet Potato Fries: I can't get my knife through the rock hard sweet potatoes, and when I eventually do (by literally hacking them apart), they aren't cut evenly, and therefore don't cook evenly.0
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i would love to know how to make a gravy that is not as high fat as the standard ones.. any advice?
would be brown. thank you so much for your effort I think everybody loves yur thread!0 -
how come we are taught to never play with our food but we can carve pumpkins and all that? I don't even eat pumpkins..0
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Should I weigh my meat frozen or cooked on my scale to obtain the correct calorie count? I have researched this topic, however I keep getting opposite opinions. I dont eat red meat much, but I am especially concerned with the correct calorie count on red meat. Thanks for your help!0
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Baked Sweet Potato Fries: I can't get my knife through the rock hard sweet potatoes, and when I eventually do (by literally hacking them apart), they aren't cut evenly, and therefore don't cook evenly.0
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i would love to know how to make a gravy that is not as high fat as the standard ones.. any advice?
would be brown. thank you so much for your effort I think everybody loves yur thread!
Of the pan, and simmer the liquid until reduced by half add in 2.75 cups of the appropriate low/no sodium stock (chicken or veggie if you're cooking chicken or pork, and beef stock for beef) take another quarter cup of stock and make a slurry with cornstarch and slowly stir it in, simmer until thick, and season to taste.0 -
i need healthy dinner recipies
my husband is a picky eater and tends to over eat.
i am looking for flavorful and filling
hopefully low carb0 -
Thank you for offering this service to others. I am having a hard time trying to find exactly which foods I can eat and what I can not eat. I am trying to do a 2200 calories a day diet (pre-diabetic)...but since I started it...I have ate far less than that and run the risk of being in starvation mode. With the holidays coming up I would love to find some recipes for low calorie pumpkin pie and other goodies that are normally eaten during this time of year, that won't totally destroy everything I am trying to do. I don't want to feel that I am depriving myself ; or this will never work, for me.
Thanks again.
Lena Howell
Stuart, VA0 -
How would i bake with coarse oats/steel cut oats, as i know this is different from regular oats.. its tougher...
Also do you have any recipe ideas?
Steel Cut Oats with Blackberry Orange Sauce
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
35 mins
Total time
40 mins
Easy, creamy steel cut oats with a hint of orange topped with a fresh and tart blackberry orange sauce.
Author: Gina Matsoukas
Recipe type: breakfast
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Steel Cut Oats
1 cup steel cut oats
1 tablespoon coconut oil
3 cups water
½ cup coconut milk
½ cup 2% milk
¼ teaspoon salt
zest of 1 orange
juice of 1 orange
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Blackberry Orange Sauce
1¼ cup blackberries
¼ cup water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 teaspoon honey (or agave)
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
Steel Cut Oats
In a skillet over medium heat, toast oats in coconut oil for 3-5 minutes, until fragrant. Set aside.
In a medium sauce pan, bring water and milk to a boil.
Add toasted oats, reduce heat to low and cover for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
After 25 minutes, mixture should be considerably thicker. Add salt, orange juice, zest, vanilla and cinnamon.
Cook and stir frequently for another 5-10 minutes until creamy.
Remove from heat and serve.
Blackberry Orange Sauce
In a small sauce pan over medium heat, combine all ingredients and simmer.
Stir frequently until blackberries are broken down and mixture thickens to desired consistency, about 8-10 minutes.
Stir into oatmeal.
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i need healthy dinner recipies
my husband is a picky eater and tends to over eat.
i am looking for flavorful and filling
hopefully low carb0 -
When food gets reheated in a microwave and is covered with plastic wrap, what happens to the food? Does the plastic leach into it?
i'm in a discussion with the boyfriend about this. I never cover my food with plastic, he always does. Wraps it like it's a bleeding wound.
What's your overall theory on cooking in microwaves?
I want to be right.0 -
how come we are taught to never play with our food but we can carve pumpkins and all that? I don't even eat pumpkins..0
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When food gets reheated in a microwave and is covered with plastic wrap, what happens to the food? Does the plastic leach into it?
i'm in a discussion with the boyfriend about this. I never cover my food with plastic, he always does. Wraps it like it's a bleeding wound.
What's your overall theory on cooking in microwaves?
I want to be right.0 -
Thank you for offering this service to others. I am having a hard time trying to find exactly which foods I can eat and what I can not eat. I am trying to do a 2200 calories a day diet (pre-diabetic)...but since I started it...I have ate far less than that and run the risk of being in starvation mode. With the holidays coming up I would love to find some recipes for low calorie pumpkin pie and other goodies that are normally eaten during this time of year, that won't totally destroy everything I am trying to do. I don't want to feel that I am depriving myself ; or this will never work, for me.
Thanks again.
Lena Howell
Stuart, VA0 -
Hello , you might be just the person I need
I recently had amazing carrot and coriander soup at a resturant, went to asda bought their good for you version and it was sickeningly bitter from the lemon they'd put in it so now I want to make my own. Could you give me a good recipe with some amounts and any hints to make it tasty please.
Many thanks0 -
Should I weigh my meat frozen or cooked on my scale to obtain the correct calorie count? I have researched this topic, however I keep getting opposite opinions. I dont eat red meat much, but I am especially concerned with the correct calorie count on red meat. Thanks for your help!0
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not about food but about cooking....
i got some calphalon stainless steel cookware as a gift. and althoyugh it boils water beautifully, i can't get it to stop sticking! seems like no matter what i cook. it sticks! sometimes it loosens up, othertimes it acts like it burns.0 -
Hello , you might be just the person I need
I recently had amazing carrot and coriander soup at a resturant, went to asda bought their good for you version and it was sickeningly bitter from the lemon they'd put in it so now I want to make my own. Could you give me a good recipe with some amounts and any hints to make it tasty please.
Many thanks
Not my recipe but by far my favorite.
Ingredients
knob of butter
drizzle of rapeseed oil/olive oil
1 onion, sliced
450g/1lb carrots, sliced
1 potato, sliced
1 tsp ground coriander
1 litres/2 pints vegetable stock
50mls cream
large bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Heat the butter and oil in a large pan and add the onions, potato and the carrots. Cook for 3-4 minutes until starting to soften.
Stir in the ground coriander and season well. Cook for 1 minute.
Add the vegetable stock and bring to the boil. Simmer until the vegetables are tender.
Whizz with a hand blender or in a blender until smooth.Add the cream. Reheat in a clean pan, stir in the fresh coriander and serve.0 -
not about food but about cooking....
i got some calphalon stainless steel cookware as a gift. and althoyugh it boils water beautifully, i can't get it to stop sticking! seems like no matter what i cook. it sticks! sometimes it loosens up, othertimes it acts like it burns.0
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