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How to Cut Cucumber for Satay
Satay is a traditional Indian cuisine, where cuts of meat like chicken or pork are skewered, grilled and served with sliced cucumber and a chili or peanut sauce. Satay skewers and sauces are often spicy and smoky, so the inclusion of delicate cucumber slices helps to balance the flavors and relieve
How to Crispen Proscuitto
Prosciutto is a dry-cured ham that comes primarily from the Parma region of Italy. It is made from a pig's or wild boar's hind leg or thigh, taking anywhere from nine months to two years depending on the size of the ham. The ham is first salted and cleaned then left alone for a few months, where all
Top 5 Tips On How To Carve A Chicken?
Roasted chicken with the heavenly golden brown hues, the juicy interiors and the browned exteriors is so very inviting. For me this is one meal that I can have for days together without ever saying ...
Bread and Olive Tapas
Delicious and satisfying tapas to make are simply chunks of bread with marinated olives. This is an authentic Spanish small plate. Here's what you'll need:The best bread to use for bread and olive tapas, in my humble opinion, is any fresh baguette - easily found at your local supermarket o
What You Should Know About Tea
Tea is one of the healthiest beverages in the world. At the same time, it is also one of the most popular and preferred. With regards to drinking tea, anyone can get lots of health ...
How Red (Rooibos) Tea Boosts Your Health
For the people of South Africa, red tea has long been a favorite natural remedy for various ailments. The name Rooibos is literally translated from Afrikaans as "red bush." This bush is selective as to where it grows and is found only in a small area of the Western Cape in South Africa, na
How to Get Rid of Bloat From Drinking
One of the most common complaints from anyone who drinks alcohol---aside from a bad hangover---is the bloated stomach they experience after consuming large quantities of alcoholic beverages. Alcohol has the capability to make you bloated because our bodies have to work really hard to process the tox
What Is Up With Goji Juice? - Is Goji Juice A Scam?
If you Google the term 'goji juice' on the Internet, you'll receive a bunch of hits for websites that sell this supposed miracle in a bottle.You'll also get a bunch of hits talking about goji juice scams.
How to Bake Jiffy Muffins in a Microwave
Jiffy Mix began in a small town in Michigan in 1930. Today you can buy Jiffy muffin mix in the familiar little blue box in all 50 states. Each box makes enough for six regular-sized muffins, making it a popular choice for singles and smaller families. If you want hot Jiffy muffins in the morning, bu
DIY Design for a Brick Barbecue
Designing your own brick barbecue gives you the flexibility to choose the look and features you want. The design is only limited by the available parts and your imagination. Building the barbecue is a great way to learn basic masonry skills. With some common tools and a little patience you will crea
Is Chinese Green Tea Effective?
Chinese green tea has for centuries remain the most coveted beverage amongst the Chinese. This blend of tea has immense potential in terms of giving the body comprehensive health benefits. A lot of effective gains are made by the body through and habitual consumption of the tea. Major benefits of th
I Love French Wine and Food - A Midi Syrah
I love French wine and food so much that I am doing a series on the typical and special wines and foods of Frances eleven wine regions. This article explores the Languedoc-Roussillon region of southeastern France and reviews a red Syrah wine. Was it a bargain? I'll make specific recommendations
DIY Sparkling Water
Sparkling water, also known as carbonated water, is water that has been pressurized to become effervescent. The process infuses carbon dioxide gas and dissolves it into the water. The same process is used to created carbonated beverages such as soda. The defining feature of carbonated beverages is t
Barbeques Grills and Rotisseries for Luscious Food and Delightful Outdoor Cooking
Cooking food outside over a rotisserie is an exciting experience. Using charcoal to cook food is luscious and mouth-watering. Rotisseries are used to skew roast meat using a spit. Big meat joints can be cooked ...
How to Barbecue Grouper
Grouper fish belong to the sea bass family. Many different varieties of grouper exist, such as black grouper, white grouper and yellowfin grouper. Grouper fish have a white flesh and mild taste. The fish are often caught locally and served at seafood restaurants in local areas. When you purchase fre
Best Breakfast Joints on St Pete Beach
We've driven up and down the streets of Gulf Boulevard to bring you the very best breakfast joints of St. Pete Beach. So whether you live there or are vacationing, check out these restaurants and diners for the very best this Pinellas beach has to offer!
The Process of Glazing
Glazing as an effective process for painting was mostly a technique of the past. The technique had been a necessity throughout the Renaissance as a way to hasten drying intervals for people who depended on ...
Cloudy Bay - New Zealand's Gift to the Wine Industry
Wine is a mark of fine dining and shows its presence in almost all happy occasions in your life. Engagement, wedding, anniversary - no matter what the occasion is, it won't be complete without a toast with the tastiest wine of the season.
How to Crisp Up Lettuce
Green lettuces -- not iceberg lettuce -- are a good source of vitamins A and C, both of which are antioxidants that help protect against some cancers. Lettuce, though, tends to wilt quickly. To help prevent wilting, store lettuce in the coolest section of your refrigerator, usually near the back on
Holy Guacamole! Why Some Believe the Avocado is an Aphrodisiac
The history of the avocado as an aphrodisiac begins with the Nahua people of Mexico. Commonly and incorrectly known as the Aztecs, the Nahuas were the people occupying current day Mexico City at the time of the Spanish conquest.