Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Campfire Cooking

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Search for some prime cooking on the web or books on tips and tricks for Dutch oven campfire cooking. Buy books which are specifically written for the camper who wants to make campfire cooking easier, safer, revealing how to make campfire cooking grilling and RVing easy and fun in camping. I learned years ago from a relative that most pans will do well for campfire cooking.

If you've never done any campfire cooking or camp cooking before, one of the things to be aware of is that you'll need to monitor food closely from start to finish because it can burn quickly. Placing a marshmallow or hotdog on the end of a good stick and holding the food at just the right distance from the heat.

One of the disadvantages to campfire cooking is that cookware gets much dirtier than it does when cooking with a stove. So most likely campfire cooking will require more clean-up. Although campfire cooking can take a little more time than simply firing up the stove, it is more rewarding. If on the other hand you're in the mood to take your time and enjoy the experience, campfire cooking can be relaxing in a way that a stove can't begin to match.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Lovely Taste

We all love Wendy’s Spicy Chicken Filet sandwich and I recently purchased a cookbook that featured copycat recipes from America’s favorite restaurants. On the way home from work, I stopped at the grocery store and purchased all the required ingredients. When I got home I yelled, “How about Wendy’s for dinner?” Everyone came into the kitchen ready to place their order, but I explained that we were going to prepare the sandwiches together at home, Pollo alla cacciatora with mushrooms.

They didn’t believe that I even knew how to make the Wendy’s spicy chicken sandwich, so now it became a challenge! I gave everyone a task and we went to work on the recipe. In no time at all, our sandwiches were ready.

Time for the taste test! I was surprised to see everyone so excited to try out the food they just cooked. The sandwiches came out great! It was so satisfying to see the family cooking together with a smile. The cutest was my 6 year old son who was so proud that he helped cook dinner, he couldn’t wait to call grandma and let her know. Since then, we have cooked Boston Market Meatloaf, Applebee’s Crispy Orange Chicken Skillet, and Taco Bell’s Beef Burritos. Now every week we try and have a family cooking night.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Body Nutrients

Think of your body the way a farmer tills the soil. Your body, just like the soil of the earth, extracts nutrients from the food it's given. Enzymes, which are found in (living and raw) foods, aid in the process of digestion (transporting nutrients to the cells). By choosing alkaline rich foods, (foods with a ph level of 7.0 or higher), these foods contain vital and living enzymes which aid in the digestion and the absorption of nutrients. These nutrients are extracted from the food by the body through the process of assimilation, same Italian pasta.
If the food is alive, then the process of digestion is easier. The nutrients are then distributed to the cells and then the healing of the body begins. "Let thy food be thy medicine" is a proverb that has been used in indigenous cultures all over the world for thousands of years. But if the food is void of nutrition, then the healing process is compromised. According to Wellness Educator, Carmellita Brown:

"For the average person, 80% percent of what we eat has no nutritional value. About 40% of the foods we consume are meats and animal products such as milk, cheese, butter, which have nutrients, but these nutrients do not assimilate well in the Human body. We eat it because we enjoy the way it tastes and because it gives us a temporary sense of fullness.
The other 40% is processed foods such as pastas, breads, canned foods, and frozen foods. Only about 20% of what we eat is actually raw fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds. This ratio not only promotes anaerobic pathogens, it also causes obesity, nerve damage, allergies, and stress."

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Proper Nutrition

There’s a grape diet, a cabbage soup diet, which is fun for all concerned and an eat anything you like but stop at 4pm diet. We’re all heard of the Atkins diet and we’ve probably all heard of the low GI diet, both are quite popular at the moment. There is, however, one diet that no one should ever like to be on and that is the eating for cancer diet. The obvious prerequisite is that you should have cancer of some kind and be about to undergo treatment.

The right kind of food and proper nutrition can help a cancer patient feel better, stay stronger and even cope with the side effects of treatment. It is best to seek the advice of a registered dietician before undergoing treatment for cancer but below are a few handy tips for you to consider.
Patients need to build up a stock of bodily reserves so they need a diet high in calories and high in proteins such as milk, cream, cheese, eggs, sauces, gravies and to have their food cooked in more butter, oil or margarine. They may need to eat less fibre as this might aggravate upset stomachs or sore mouths. This is the time to treat the patient. Food is pleasure and should be treated as such.
Make meal times as fun as possible, if there are children present include them in the preparation of the meal. Prepare everyone’s favourite meal once a week; include at least one of the patient’s favourite dishes in each meal. Think positively and keep an optimistic attitude, this increases the appetite, at the very least it will stop the appetite from decreasing.

Even though it has been said that you must eat food high in calories and fry the hell out of it, it must now also be added that you need to try to eat as healthily as possibly. It seems very contradictory but if you include your daily 5 portions of fruit and veg and get all your fats your should be doing ok. This will help build up your reserves to prevent body tissue from breaking down during treatment and to maintain your defenses against infection.