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Fine Dining On The Sunshine Coast

Fine Dining on the Sunshine Coast

As everyone heads in from the beach at days end the tummies rumble and the decision making turns to where to go eat. On the beautiful Sunshine Coast there are a plethora of fantastic restaurants just waiting to fill you full of fabulous local seafood or some world cuisine or maybe some Aussie style BBQ.

If you're looking for world famous French and Italian foods then you've come to the right area to find it. Chefs have moved here from all over and each brings it's own spin on the multitude of cuisines to be found in this region.

If you are looking for some incredible places to dine while you are in the here, then you can easily access all that you will need through the many online restaurant guides that offer peeks at the menus, prices and wine lists of many fine dining establishments. Since the Sunshine Coast includes the areas of Noosa Heads, Mooloolaba, Caloundra, Noosa, Alexandra Headland, and many others you will surely delight at the many different restaurants of the region. Whether you are searching for a restaurant in a specific location or one with specific menu items the many searches on the web make this information easy to access.

Looking at the dining review sites online offer you such things as maps, customer reviews and pictures to assist in your choice of the right location for your family dinner or your romantic dining experience. It will assure you have all the background information to make exactly the right decision.

If you love to eat seafood you'll love eating on the Sunshine Coast as that's one of the things the area is famous for, fresh, local seafood. There are many choices of the seafood locally caught here, lobster and prawns amongst them. There are of course other cuisines like Indian, Vietnamese, Asian, French, Thai and Italian.

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Top 10 Things To Do On Your Lanzarote Holidays

Top 10 Things to Do on Your Lanzarote Holidays

If you're off on holiday to Lanzarote then you'll be looking for some fun activities to keep you amused. I've put together some top tips for your Lanzarote holiday.

Take in the sunshine

Let's be honest, the main reason you want to get away to Lanzarote on holiday this year is to enjoy the warmer climate and beautiful sunshine. So, make sure you top up your tan whilst on your Lanzarote holidays.

Make a splash

This Canary Island has copious water sports to have a go at. Whether you fancy whizzing by on a get jet ski, exploring the underwater world with some scuba diving or a spot of windsurfing, Lanzarote has it all.

Safari on a Quad bike

Experience stunning areas on the island by off roading on a quad bike, this wild ride will offer you spectacular views and real adventure on your holiday.

Eat to your heart's content

There's an abundance of restaurants and bars in Lanzarote. You can enjoy the local specialties or there is a whole host international cuisine options from Indian and Chinese to a good old bag of fish and chips.

Shopping

You'll be able to find some fantastic markets to pick up some souvenirs. One of the best markets in Lanzarote is Teguise market, check it out if you want to get yourself a great bargain.

Island hop to Fuerteventura

The island of Fuerteventura is only a short boat trip away. It's a great day trip offering a entirely different experience to Lanzarote - it's well worth a day trip on your holiday.

Enjoy a glass of wine... or two

Lanzarote has a fantastic wine making industry and the vineyards are very welcoming. You'll learn about the process of making wine and get to try plenty of samples. You can even buy a bottle or two of your favourites to take home.

Fishing

The sea fishing in Lanzarote is famous, so catch yourself some dinner with a boat trip onto the ocean. A Lanzarote holiday is a great way to enjoy the thrills of sea fishing.

Take a trip to Jameos del Agua

The lava bubbles of Jameos del Agua bring visitors from all over Lanzarote. The bubbles were caused by the eruption of Monte de la Corona 3000 years ago. Don't miss the blind albino crabs.

Visit Timanfaya National Park

We've saved the best for last - Timanfaya national park is the most popular attraction in Lanzarote. Don't miss a visit to this fabulous tourist attraction on your Lanzarote holidays.

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Top Culinary Schools

Top Culinary Schools

Culinary schools teach the fine art of cooking. Cooking is no longer considered to be just simple cooking. It involves a lot of expertise and innovation. With the food industry growing at spectacular rates, there is a lot of demand for good cooks. This is the reason most people are taking up the culinary arts as a serious career option. There are now hundreds of culinary schools that teach not just basic cooking but also specialties like pastry preparation, wine classes, knife skills, desserts, baking, holiday foods, healthy foods, regional cooking, style cooking, sauces, chocolates, safety and sanitation, cost management, food handling and identification, food and nutrition, special cuisines, and more.

Culinary schools offer a lot of courses: executive chef, sous-chef, saucier, garde manager, pastry chef, sommelier and more. The courses are based on the level of expertise: level 1 for basic introduction, level 2 for more experienced cooks and level 3 for professional cooking.

The best culinary schools not only offer certifications that are respected worldwide, but also the finest facilities and instructors, food service operations, job placement assistance, good credentials, teaching by experts, hands-on teaching, and so on. They teach fundamental and traditional cooking, and encourage innovation and novelty. They generally have small teacher-student ratios. One way to judge the quality of a culinary school is to take at look at its alumni and where they are placed. These people can also provide their own critique of the various schools. Another way to judge is to see the accreditations that school has.

There are many rankings and ratings provided to culinary schools by Princeton Review or US News or World Report. Some of the best culinary schools across the world are: The Culinary Institute of America, Texas Culinary Academy, Sullivan University, New England Culinary Institute, Liaison College, The Art Institutes, Johnson and Wales University, Le Cordon Bleu, the French Culinary Institute, Western Culinary Institute, and several others.

Information about top culinary schools and their programs can be obtained by visiting the school or requesting a brochure. The internet will help you locate a top culinary school in your area; there are several websites that provide information. The schools also have their own websites that advertise their latest courses and offers.

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Cooking Tips For Asian Dishes

Cooking Tips for Asian Dishes

A lot of my friends often wonder how I am able to cook a delicious Asian dish after a long day of work. they typically ask me, "Sope - How do you cook dinner when you work so late and commute one hour home every night?" "Where do you find the time?" I tell them it's pretty simple when you are organized, know the basic ingredients for every Asian meal, and have the ingredients ready. It's all about the preparation and organization that will make cooking any Asian meal a breeze. Most Asian meals start with the sauce, veggies and meat. Here's a quick list of what I store in my pantry on a daily basis.

Pantry items:

- Oyster Sauce (any brand will do) - Fish Sauce (I prefer the three crab, but any fish sauce will be fine) - Sugar - Chili Flakes (for a kick of spice!)

There's no need to measure anything. My basic rule of thumb is - the more oyster sauce and fish sauce you put the more flavor you will get. So, if you are not a fan of strong flavor, then use a small amount. If you want more flavors then I would suggest adding more. I tend to swirl the oyster sauce bottle two round and one round of fish sauce over the meat and veggies. A sprinkle of sugar and the stir fry dish is done! You can add any type of veggies and meat to your liking. And any type of peppers to add a kick of spice to the dish.

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How To Cook Salmon In The Oven

How to Cook Salmon in the Oven

Alaskan salmon is a nutrient rich food filled with antioxidants and essential vitamins. It contains high concentrations of Omega 3 oils which reduce the risk of coronary diseases and contribute to a healthy lifestyle. There are many ways to prepare salmon; you can use cedar planks for grilling, giving the salmon a smoky wood flavor, you can bake and broil salmon, and you can even enjoy it raw, sashimi style.

Perhaps one of the more traditional methods of cooking salmon is using your trusty oven. Here we will present you with a few tips and suggestions on how to cook salmon in the oven. Though it may not sound as exotic as cedar plank salmon, using the oven can actually be quite versatile.

Baked salmon recipes abound. In fact, baked salmon is incredibly healthy and easy to prepare. One of the simpler and healthier versions of baked salmon involves seasoning the fish with a dash of salt and pepper, adding a squeeze of lemon, and wrapping the whole thing up in foil. Chefs call this method of cooking en papillote. Of course, you're just learning how to cook salmon in the oven, so you may want to keep it more simple. For variations, try adding garlic, olive oil and some freshly chopped parsley into the mix. Again, bake in foil for about 45 minutes, until the fish flakes easily with a fork. Another method involves using a shallow baking pan or casserole dish with vegetables and a smattering of liquid such as white wine to keep the fish tender.

Salmon wrapped in filo pastry and seasoned with a spoonful of thick, Dijon mustard and salt and pepper makes a great appetizer. Additionally, you could experiment with salmon pies or salmon patty recipes.

Incorporating baked salmon into your diet is a great way to get healthy. Remember, eating fish often will discourage the development of chronic diseases and improve mental functioning. Now you've got the basics of how to cook salmon in the oven down. Fire it up and get cooking!

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Famous Restaurant Recipes - Do You Fancy Cooking Them At Home?

Famous Restaurant Recipes - Do You Fancy Cooking Them at Home?

Peter Shuker

What I mean by a famous restaurant, is a restaurant that resides in a town near you, that is part of a national chain of famous restaurants , maybe even international, in some cases. The main problem with these chains, is that the service, is not quite what it could be or should be, as a result of the de-personalisation that occurs.

Famous restaurant recipes are not necessarily the tastiest of meals, but because we eat when we go out for pleasure, then you seem to relate the atmosphere and the ambience of a famous restaurant as being the tastiest of menus, because normally we are amongst friends and relatives.

How many of us have visited a famous restaurant and then after the meal, or even during it, you make a complaint to the chef and or the service, due to your steak being over/under cooked or your main course arriving and you having to endure a delay for the vegetables to arrive and then you find everything has gone cold.

The treatment in a famous restaurant then has the potential to create a negative feeling , for the rest of the evening, especially considering the cost of the meal for you and your family.

Children tend to be attracted to the famous restaurant brand names, like the one with the golden arch or the one that sells chicken from Kentucky, this is due to the massive marketing budget that these large companies spend each year, which runs into $m's.

How would it make you feel to be able to cook the exact recipes that you, at the moment can only get, if you pay the exorbitant prices at these famous restaurants.

To be able to cook the exact recipes and even, if you chose to, to substitute some of the ingredients for those that are a little healthier, for example, if the product listed sour cream, you could replace with natural yoghurt or low fat mayonnaise, instead of full fat, sweetener instead of sugar. There could be lots of ways of increasing the healthiness of the famous restaurant recipes.

See for yourself

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A Taste Of Thai Cuisine

A Taste Of Thai Cuisine

The distinctive taste of Thai cuisine is now enjoyed all over the world. Original Thai cooking reflects the land and waters where Thais have traditionally lived. For generations people in Thailand learnt to cook by watching and helping out. Thai cuisine is influenced by the neighbouring countries especially India, China and Malaysia.

Thai cuisine places emphasis on lightly prepared dishes with strong aromatic flavours and is known for being spicy. An assimilation of Indian spices, Malaysian and Chinese preparation and cooking methods give Thai cuisine its distinctive taste. Balance, detail and variety are important to creating a harmonious contrast in Thai cooking. It is known for its balance of the five fundamental taste senses in each dish or the overall meal: hot (spicy), sour, sweet, salty, and (optional) bitter. Ideally to create the unique taste fresh ingredients should be used.

The exotic ingredients used in the Thai recipes may not be available everywhere, but it is still possible to create some delicious dishes using some dried spices. The common ingredients are coconut milk, fresh turmeric and lime juice. Coconut milk is used in soups and curries, the coconut can be shredded for use in deserts.

There are four basic Thai herbs and spices essential l for Thai cuisine, chilli, lemongrass, kaffir lime and galangal. Dishes such as Tom Yum Soup (spicy soup), Num Prik (Chillie Paste) and Gai Pad Kha (Siamise Ginger Chicken). A full Thai meal would consist of either a single dish or rice khao with many complementary dishes such as aromatic curries and stir fries. Rice is the staple food, and jasmine rice with its natural aroma is made as steamed rice. Highly aromatic curries and stir fries consisting of large quantities of chillies, lime juice and lemon grass accompany the rice. Noodles are also a very important part of Thai cuisine. The beauty of Thai cooking is that the recipe can be used as a guideline as the quantities of the ingredients can be varied according to taste. Vegetarian dishes can also be created. The secret of a delicious Thai dish for your family and friends is to be creative when combining all the flavours.

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Cooking Turkey Tips That Work

Cooking Turkey Tips That Work

Well, it is that time of year again. It is time to throw on a few layers of clothes, grab the rifle and head to the woods for a cold day of tracking and hunting for you holiday feast. Oh, wait a minute. That is not how it is done these days. You are looking for cooking turkey tips, or turkey cooking tips, right?

OK, it is time to put down the remote control, get off the sofa, and head to the supermarket to buy your holiday turkey. For those who have never roasted one of the giant birds, the task might seem daunting. No worries, it is actually easy.

Of course, the first step is to buy the bird. I guess you already figured that one out. OK, now it gets easier than you expected. If the turkey has been frozen, it will take 24 hours of defrosting in the refrigerator for every five pounds of weight. The fridge is the safest way to defrost.

Use a shallow roasting pan. A dark pan is better than a shiny one, because the dark pan will cook the turkey faster. Cover that bad boy with butter. Do not be shy, because this is the holiday season. If you want to stuff it, then stuff it, but do so just before you put the bad boy in the oven, because you do not want the bacteria. Put a triple layer of aluminum foil under the bird on the roasting pan.

OK, here are some choices for you. Do not freak out, please! You can cover the bird or not cover the bird. You can cover it with a lid to the pan. You can bag it in a roasting bag. It is not recommended that you use a paper shopping bag, because most are recycled these days. That is good for the environment over all, but we do not know what will go in our bad boy bird. You can make a tent out of aluminum foil, but that will add more cooking time. Or, you can just let it all hang out and put the bird in the oven naked. You get to decide, because this is your crisis, not mine.

Stick a thermometer in the bird before you put him, or her, in the oven. That is the best way to know if he, or she, is fully cooked. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees, and cook the bird at that temperature or higher. You can find all sorts of different advice about how long you should cook a turkey. The equation is usually so many hours per pound. But it varies, so ask your butcher. She or he knows everything. Last step is to pull the perfectly cooked, delicious holiday turkey out of the oven, and enjoy.

I told you this would be easy. Now you have turkey cooking tips, and cooking turkey tips. So, chill out, you did it!

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Second Hand Glam And Thrift Store Dreams

Second Hand Glam and Thrift Store Dreams

Joy Ross

Okay, I'll admit it. I am a second hand store addict. No matter where I travel, I must go on a search for the best thrift shops around. I am never looking for one particular item, just something that catches my eye. It could be a Beatles record or a set of Tupperware salt and pepper shakers. Maybe a rusty, old metal fan or a pair of ladies' Sunday gloves will make the trip home with me. It's always an adventure.

London is chock full of such emporiums for people who love this kind of shopping as much as I do. Here are just a few of the places in London that sell a variety wonderful items that I didn't even know I wanted.

Cenci - Specializing in vintage clothing and accessories, Cenci offers the best of the best from the past 80 years. Whether you are searching for a hat from 1934, a scarf from the 70s or a belly shirt from 1993, Cenci is the place to find it!

Retro Clothing - Located conveniently at Notting Hill Gate next to Portobello Road (which is my favorite place in London) is Retro Clothing. This store is one among many of Music & Goods Exchange Ltd. It offers a wide range of gently used clothing, accessories and jewelry for men and women.

Beyond Retro - Every style of clothing you could possibly want you will find in Beyond Retro. Top hats, sequined dresses, tooled leather bags, flowered swim caps...need I go on? With 2 stores in London, I'm in vintage heaven!

Elemental - If you're looking for unique home d?cor, try Elemental. You can find just about anything here. Need an outdoor marble-top table? A chandelier that resembles jacks? How about a Moroccan metalwork framed mirror? Elemental has all of that and more! Even if you're just browsing around, there is so much to marvel at in Elemental, you will more likely than not find something you never knew you always wanted.

Why take my word for it? Find a cheap flight to London and see for yourself all the bargains and deals that await you.

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Slow Cooker Chili Recipes - The Easiest Way To Spice Up Your Cooking

Slow Cooker Chili Recipes - The Easiest Way To Spice Up Your Cooking

Slow cooker chili recipes are one of the easiest ways to enjoy the benefits of spicy fresh food cooked using a variety of spices.

Many amateur chefs or home cooks are scared by the prospect of cooking spicy food. Such cuisine is often perceived to be the domain of professionals or cooks that have grown up in regions famous for spicy foods such as Asia or south America. This could not be further from the truth.

Spices such as chili, turmeric, garam masala, all spice and cumin offer a very simple way for the inexperienced or amateur cook to liven up an otherwise bland dish. Take for example a tin of chopped tomatoes: place them in a pan with some garlic, fresh chili and some cumin and you immediately have a lively sauce that could form the base to many Indian dishes.

So assuming chili peppers and other spices offer the cook a simple way to liven up simple cooking, adding a slow cooker simplifies the process of putting dishes together such that the chef can focus more on flavour combinations and taste rather than cooking methodologies.

Using a slow cooker chili recipe simply involves choosing a nice selection of base ingredients that can be used in most dishes; chili peppers, potatoes, carrots, courgettes, onions, garlic. In addition the cook can then add other more specific ingredients such as chicken, beef, red or white wine, fish, liver etc. Once these two elements have been combined and are cooking slowly the chef has little to worry about.

Slow cookers therefore remove the need to be concerned about timings, browning onions, searing, crisping etc and instead let the chef free to concentrate on the 3rd element to a successful slow cooker chili recipe; spices. Once the first two elements are cooking, you should taste and experiment by adding different varieties of chili, turmeric or other spices and herbs in order to perfect the blend of flavours in your dish.

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Culinary Schools In Los Angeles

Culinary Schools in Los Angeles

Robbie Becklund

If you're looking to go to culinary school and you live in Los Angeles or nearby, you're in luck. There are tons of places to learn and a huge variety of types of training to be found in Los Angeles.

If you're looking for the traditional classroom program you can pick between the California School of Culinary Arts - a Le Cordon Bleu program, and the International Culinary School and the Art Institute of California. The International Culinary School gets you prepared to get an entry level position in a restaurant. The Le Cordon Bleu program is a diploma program and is designed to get you started at entry or mid-level employment.

Another culinary arts school with a 9 month diploma program is the Kitchen Academy which is located in Sacremento. The Kitchen Academy also has a professional baking and pastry program that will get you a diploma in 30 weeks. Besides an excellent hands on program, there is an externship built into the program to get you the feel of working in a real kitchen.

An interesting program is the Culinary Entrepreneurship Program for Food Professionals and Culinary Students. It's designed for those who want an alternative to earning money in the culinary field. Their course teach people how to become a food stylist, which is preparing food for photo and video shoots.

Chef Eric's Culinary Classroom in Los Angeles has extensive master chef and master baking programs. One of the courses goes in depth through a wide variety of international cuisines. Also, he has an 8 week intensive program that is suited for personal chefs and caterers.

It's very clear that Los Angeles is a great food town. To have a great food town you need great chefs and great programs to train them. No matter what kind of culinary training program you are looking for it can be found here in Los Angeles.

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Italian Cuisine

Italian Cuisine

When someone mentions the Italian cuisine, immediately all we think is about their delicious pizzas and pastas. Yes, Italian pizza is well -known all over the world, but Italian cuisine is not just all about pizzas. The main reason for the popularity of Italian food is their taste, and is delicious. The secret lies in the quality and the freshness of the ingredients that they use in making this marvelous food.

Lets look little bit in the history of Italian kitchen. The Italians believe that their nourishing and tasty food was borrowed from the Greeks. The regular meals consists food prepared with chickpeas, dry figs, lupines, salted and dry fish, pork, pickled olives. On special occasions such as weddings or festivals different delicacies were prepared. A few dishes from the Italian cuisine belongs also to Magna Graecia and this include honey sauces, sweet meats made from almonds and walnuts, soups and meats made in vinegar.

It's interesting that sumptuous feasts were associated with ancient Roman nobles.

In many countries is common to eat a good salad as entrance, but not in Italy, they eat the salad as a side plate for the second dish. We can find tourist restaurants in main cities that propose rich salads for the tourists, but don't expect an Italian to ask for one, because they'll never do it.

A traditional Italian meal will consist of the following courses:

? Anti - Pasto: this consists of hot and cold appetizers.

? Primo: this has dishes like pasta, risotto or even soup. This is the first course.

? Secondo: this consist the main dish of fish or meat.

? Contorno: this is the side dish of salad or vegetables. A traditional Italian menu will feature salad after the main course.

? Dolce: this is the desert course.

? Caffee: here you will be served a cup of espresso.

? Liqueurs: this course is also referred to as the "Coffee Killer "where you will be served grappa or amaro.

If you want to learn how to cook this tasty Italian food you could start with playing the cooking games which offers you by playing and having fun also great tips about cooking, serving and decorating the food. So have fun and learn some great and delicious recipes at the same time. Enjoy!

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Cooking A Turkey Cajun Style; Super Secret Recipe

Cooking a Turkey Cajun Style; Super Secret Recipe

Lance Winslow

Have you ever tried a Turkey Cajun Style; they are quite good. Perhaps you might want to take advantage as the unsold Turkeys go on sale right after Thanksgiving and that is generally a lot of meat per weight for the price. Let me tell you of one way to cook a 11-16 pound Turkey Cajun Style and you will absolutely love it.

First get a five-gallon pale of peanut oil, which is enough to soak your Turkey in. You will want to make sure it is totally under the peanut oil submerged. Then you will need some Creole Seasoning, one good brand is Tony Chachere. You will need a large pot big enough to submerge your Turkey and a way to raise and lower the turkey and a thermometer. Heat the oil with the seasoning in it to 350 degrees. Then cook your turkey by frying it for about 36 minutes to an hour based on the size of the turkey.

If the thing catches on fire raise the Turkey, put out the fire and start again, realizing to stop the timer. Be sure not to burn down the house. This Turkey will serve between 8-10 men, or athletic types. Only cool people make Cajun Turkey this way. Please do not share this Secret Recipe with anyone else. Thanks.

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Chinese Chicken Crock Pot Recipes

Chinese Chicken Crock Pot Recipes

Natalie Schloesser

With just 10-15 minutes in the morning, these recipes will give you a delicious healthy Chinese meal with little preparation right before dinner; just cook some instant rice, spoon and serve.

Cashew Chicken

Ingredients:

2 medium chopped onions

1 can drained mushrooms

1 can drained bamboo shoots

1 can drained sliced water chestnuts

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes

1 ? cups stir fry sauce

? tsp ground ginger

1- 16 ounce package frozen stir fry vegetables

1 cup cashews

Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray. Combine all ingredients except cashews in crock pot, stir well to mix. Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours or high 3-4 hours. Just before serving, stir in cashews. Serve over rice.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Although you could use bottled sweet and sour sauce, I wanted to make it from scratch, and still found it easy!

Ingredients:

1 medium chopped onion

1 medium chopped green pepper

1 medium chopped red pepper

4 stalks chopped celery

2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes

1- 20 ounce can pineapple chunks

2 tbsp quick cooking tapioca

2 tbsp brown sugar

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp ground ginger

2 cloves minced garlic

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

? cup water

2 tsp lemon juice

Spray crock pot with non-stick cooking spray. Place vegetables in crock pot, place cubed chicken on top. Pour pineapple chunks, with juice, over chicken. In a small bowl combine tapioca, brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, vinegar, water and lemon juice. Pour into crock pot. Cover and cook on low 8 hours or high 4 hours. Serve over rice.

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Enjoy The Fall Harvest With Delicious Squash Recipes

Enjoy the Fall Harvest with Delicious Squash Recipes

Autumn is harvest time. You can certainly enjoy these tasty squash recipes any time of year, but they seem particularly good as the weather cools down and we go back to using our ovens again. Time to cook delicious comfort foods.

Either of these recipes can be made with a variety of squashes. I have just listed the squash I prefer to use. They are so easy. They just bake alongside a roast beef or chicken or anything else you may have the oven turned on for. And they are a great part of any healthy diet.

Citrus Baked Squash

1 butternut squash (or any squash you prefer)

a mixture of 1/2 orange juice and 1/2 water

Peel the squash and slice it crosswise, so some of the slices are thick circles, about 1-1 1/2" thick. Arrange the slices in a Pyrex type baking dish. The size depends on the amount you are cooking. Just make sure they are in a single layer in the dish, not on top of each other.

Pour the orange juice and water mixture over the squash until it reaches about half way up the slices. Cover with foil and bake in a 350?F for about 45 minutes, or until they are soft when a knife is inserted in the middle. Watch along the way to make sure the liquid does not dry out completely. If it does, just add a bit more.

Serve the slices drizzled with the extra orange sauce.

Sweet and Rich Pepper Squash

pepper squash (or any squash you prefer)

brown sugar

butter

cinnamon

Slice each pepper squash in half and clean out the cavity. Put a teaspoon of butter in each cavity. Add a dash of cinnamon and a teaspoon of brown sugar to each cavity.

Bake, covered in a 350?F oven for 30 minutes, then uncover it for the last 15-30 minutes, so the sugar sauce thickens.

This squash can be served as is, in halves in the skin. If you prefer you can scoop out the squash and sauce, mix it together and put it in a pretty serving dish.

I don't salt either of these recipes because I find them tasty enough as is, but feel free to add a bit of salt if you would like.

I hope your family and friends enjoy these delicious recipes as much as mine.

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Worlds Best Mini Burgers

Worlds Best Mini Burgers

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Here are truly the Worlds Best Mini Burgers. This is wonderful easy recipe anyone can make and enjoy.

Worlds Best Mini Burgers Recipe

Here's the recipe for one of the best Mini Burgers in the world. If your looking for a really easy and tasty burger recipe then you've just found it. Because these mini burgers are both delicious and very easy to make.

You Will Need For Your Recipe.

1. 20-25 Small Potato Rolls split in half.

2. 2 Large Purple Sweet Onions? sliced very thin.

3. 2 Pounds Lean Ground Beef.

4. 1 Package Lipton's Onion Soup Mix.

5. 1 Teaspoon Salt.

6. 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper.

7. Below recipe of Mustard Sauce.

Slice your purple sweet onions very thin. Mix your hamburger meat, lipton's onion soup mix, salt and pepper in a large bowl and be sure to mix well. Pat your hamburgers out real thin about 2"X2"X1/2" and when you get all your hamburger patties made spread your onions out on a flat top grill or large skillet and place your hamburger patties on top of your onions. Cook your burgers flipping often until well done.Be sure to flip your onions over often also. You want the onions to grill and to end up under and on top of the hamburger patties.

You will want to serve your mini hamburger patties on your split rolls with grilled onions and your mustard sauce.

Mustard Sauce Recipe

1. 6 Tablespoons Mayonnaise.

2. 2 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard.

3. 1 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper.

4. 1 Teaspoon Salt.

5. 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper.

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The Wealth Of Italian Cuisine

The Wealth of Italian Cuisine

Italian cuisine is generally known as one of the most popular kinds of world cuisine. There are many people all over the world who tend to love to eat and consume Italian food in their everyday menu. Basically, the wealth of Italian cuisine is varied lots out there including chicken Parmesan, pasta, spaghetti, lasagna, pizza, and meatballs. Those Italian menus are considered to be the most popular cuisine which is available in almost every part in this world.

The wealth of Italian cuisine is laid on its delicious sauce. A crust of Italian bread is considered to be the appetizer of Italian food, while a glass of wine is considered to be the dessert. Its unique and branded taste of the Italian food makes it become favorite menu for people from any country.

If you want to get to know more about the real taste of the Italian cuisine, it would be a better idea if you look at various menus in Italian restaurant. This kind of restaurant will offer various menus from Italy including the appetizer, main course, and the dessert. Actually, Italian menu is just almost the same with other European cuisine. The key of the delicious Italian menu is laid on its savory, spicy, and meaty sauces which have rich Italian taste.

Sardinia, an island off of the western coast of Italy is home to a rich fishing tradition as well as a beautiful mountainous inland landscape. Due to that reason, this island has a diverse culture of seafood and meat dishes spiced with fennel and saffron. Also, it would be a better idea if you enjoy the Italian cuisine with a glass of wine and with the right sauce.

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Flavor Wave Oven Fish Recipes

Flavor Wave Oven Fish Recipes

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Fish and Shellfish recipes

Flounder with Potato Scales

(2 servings)

This technique works especially well with frozen fish because the fish doesn't overcook by the time the potato slices become crispy. Use the same technique with frozen salmon, sole, bass or other relatively thin pieces of fish.

? 2 frozen flounder fillets? softened butter? 1 medium Russet potato, sliced paper thin? salt and pepper to taste

Place the fish on the 3-inch rack, spread with softened butter and season with salt and pepper. Lay the potato slices over the fish starting at the thick end and overlapping so they look like fish scales. Spray with oil and cook at 400?F for 12-15 minutes or until the potato slices are crispy. Carefully slip a long spatula under the fish and transfer to a plate.

Whole Salmon

(6 servings)

? 4-5 pound whole salmon, without the head? lemon slices? butter? dill weed

Place the fish in the glass cooking tray in the upright position with the belly flaps spread open. Make a 1-inch cut along the backbone and fill with butter. Cut lemon slices in half and insert in the slit with the butter. Cook at 400?F for about 12 minutes per pound or to an internal temperature of 150?F. Slide a couple of spatulas under the fish and carefully transfer to a serving platter. Pull the skin down and off the fish and serve as is with the juices or serve with Hollandaise Sauce.

Trio of Trout

(3 servings)

? 3, 6-8 inch whole trout? 2 tablespoons dill weed? 4 pats of butter? juice of a lemon? salt and pepper

Place the fish, belly side down around the edge of the glass tray. Add the other ingredients and cook at 400?F for 20 minutes or to an internal temperature of 150?F. Transfer the fish to plates, pull off the skin and pour the cooking juices evenly over the fish.

Shellfish

Broil-Steamed Clams

(2-4 servings)

Usually clams are steamed in a closed pot with some additional liquid. When you do them the Flavorwave way the resulting liquid is pure nectar and so delicious.

? 1-2 dozen fresh cherrystone clams, washed? 4 tablespoons butter? 4 cloves garlic, smashed? Crusty French bread

Place everything in a shallow pan that will hold the clams in a single layer. Cook on the 3-inch rack for 8-10 minutes at 400?F. Discard any clams that do not open. Serve with juices and sop juices with bread.

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Baking Classes

Baking Classes

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Whether you are just learning to cook or very experienced baking classes can be a great way to hone your skills and learn new ones. Almost everyone has access to baking and cooking classes of some sort, although it may take a bit of research to find exactly what you are looking for.

There are several types of classes that may be available to you:

So,now you are pretty sure you want to take a class, but where can you find one?

Finding Baking Classes Locally

Classes in Large Cities

If you live near a large metropolitan area you may have access to a cooking and baking school. Although these schools offer food industry degrees, sometimes they have camps or classes that can be taken without doing course work. Some of the cities with baking classes:

NYC ?

Baking Classes in San Francisco

Baking Classes Seattle

Baking Classes Los Angeles

Baking Classes Chicago

No matter where you live, if you are close to a large city there is sure to be a class available. But, what if you live miles from a baking class?

No Problem.

Online Classes

There are all kind of baking classes available online for free. If you go to YouTube, for example, there are literally hundreds of demo videos that can help you learn everything from making the perfect pie crust to a series of pastry and bread baking courses. King Arthur Flour has bread baking classes online as well.

The main thing to remember about online classes is that you need to be aware of what type of learner you are. Some people will learn best from videos while others will do well by reading the instructions. Try to find classes that cater to your learning style.

With thousands of food blogs on the Internet there is no lack of information about baking. The best way to learn to bake well, whether it is pastry or bread, is to just get the mixer out and start baking.

Baking Classes in the News

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18 months ago

For a class at the Culinary Institute of New York, prepare to take out a loan!

wendy bello garcia?6 weeks ago

looking to take classes online for baking please send me info about your classes

6 weeks ago

wendy this is about classes..I am not providing them.

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Agave Nectar - Cooking Tips For A Surprise Gourmet Condiment

Agave Nectar - Cooking Tips For a Surprise Gourmet Condiment

Achim Thiemermann

Agave nectar may be normally used to replace refined sugar in recipes, so you'll end up with a healthier version of the dish. But there is another interesting aspect to the use of agave in our culinary adventures.

Agave syrup is a wonderful surprise addition as a gourmet condiment!

Consider this: Whenever we enjoy a savory meal, our taste buds react to salty, sour and bitter. Most of the time, we won't find anything sweet in a savory recipe. But as good chefs know, only when all our senses of taste are stimulated at the same time -- that's when the real flavor explosion happens in our mouth. So they add a little sugar to soups and sauces, roasts and vegetables, and so on. Now, we can do better than that, using agave sweetener as a flavor enhancer but also as a gourmet condiment.

How To Enhance Savory Breakfast Foods With Agave Nectar

Agave Nectar Helps To Create Perfect Sandwiches For Lunch

How To Impress Your Dinner Guests

These are just a few basic tips. Once you have started experimenting with adding agave nectar to your familiar recipes, you will get inspired to try all kinds of new ways to enhance your culinary creations. And your guests will love and admire you for that.

Agave nectar is usually sold in squeeze bottles. So, as the saying goes: Just a simple squeeze, or two, makes a gourmet chef out of you!

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Have Fun Cooking Easy Recipes

Have Fun Cooking Easy Recipes

Is it me or are only certain types of people able to have fun cooking? Are some people just naturally able to follow recipes and get them right every time? I personally think the way to really enjoy cooking is by making easy recipes that taste great.

We have always struggled cooking dinner on a daily basis for our family but when you begin to see the fun in cooking, doing it daily becomes a breeze. Focusing on easy to cook recipes will assist in the fun element of cooking but in order to make the process run smoother we need to break cooking down into it's basic elements, prep, execution and clearing up.

Personally I would say that by preparing well will be the difference between how much you enjoy the execution and the overall cooking experience. Have you got all your ingredients? Do you have the necessary utensils? What needs slicing and dicing? What order do you need to do things and how long are individual elements going to take to cook?

Taking the preparation stage one step further, we always found it to be a good idea to plan our meals in advance. Make a checklist each week before you go for groceries, decide on the meals you are going to cook and make sure you have a list of necessary ingredients for each one.

You don't need to make the ingredients too complex either, start off small, make a nice pasta dinner with your own bolognaise made from fresh products, Grill some chicken and prepare your own marinate.

Once you have learned to enjoy the process try some advances methods, but remember to add you own preferences to what you cook, make it your own and this will add to the fun.

The benefits that you will receive through cooking your own meals will be more than you would have expected. Not only are you saving yourself and your family from the toxins of processed food or take out junk but you are also developing new skills. Encourage the family to become involved in the cooking process, let them give suggestions and let young children help prepare the meals. Getting everybody involved will only enhance the cooking experience and make it easier to do it on a consistent basis.

The important aspect of cooking to remember is the more fluently you can go through the process the more you will enjoy it and the more you enjoy it, the easier it will become.

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Culinary Arts Defined

Culinary Arts Defined

While most people think that only the very lucky can do professionally what they love to do, those who have a passion for cooking and presenting meals will find it entirely possible. Those with the drive to learn the industry and have the ability to cook will find a good future waiting for them in the culinary arts field.

If you have the desire and drive it takes to be a professional in the culinary arts industry, and think you should make it your career, research the field first before enrolling in a school. You will need to know culinary arts truly are, and what the nature of the job is like. You should become informed about all aspects of your future as a culinary artist before committing your self to a program and a commitment to the profession.

A good definition of "culinary arts" found on the web is "the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared." Sure, this sounds easy, right? Perhaps it is, if you are accustomed to cooking your own dinners or party food. But remember when you actually work in the field you will be working long hours on your feet, sometimes with little time to take a bathroom break or sit down. You will be required to lift large quantities of heavy food materials, using large preparation equipment, and working closely with other people on many levels. You will likely be working holidays and weekends, and probably evenings as well. Think about how that will impact your life.

Perhaps the job you land after school won't be like that, but chances are it will. Keep in mind the possibility when you make your final decision on whether to go to culinary arts school. In spite of the negative things, you will probably still have a high level of job satisfaction. Those in the field now say that the career is rewarding as long as you're doing something you enjoy and can do it well. For those who are prepared for the weekend and holiday hours, the job can be everything they ever wanted in a profession.

We all dream of a career where we can use the talents and passions that mean the most to us. If your talent and passion is for cooking, and the long hours and heavy work equate to satisfaction for customers and artistic pleasure for you, the nmaybe you belong in the field of professional culinary arts.

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Fresh Chilli , The Seasoning In Oriental Cuisine Info Ombudsman At : Sinhalese

Fresh chilli , the seasoning in Oriental cuisine Info Ombudsman at : Sinhalese

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Sambal is the author of many delicious Asian dishes. The hottest chilli is also freshly made . And everyone can do very well themselves .

Sambal , a flavor enhancer in Indonesia

Sambal is a flavor enhancer in Indonesia, but the hot stuff has found its way to other Asian cuisines . Moreover, in Suriname sambal an important part of the kitchen now .

What is sambal ?

Sambal is traditionally ground chilies ( or Tjabe Lombok in Indonesia are mentioned) . What emerges is striking is that the chili also known as chili pepper or red pepper is known not occur in Indonesia . because the vegetable is picked up by Europeans from South America and then introduced in Asia .

Green pepper

The green pepper is an immature form of red pepper . ( A green pepper is an unripe red pepper ) . In Suriname , they like and there is extra hot sambal made from Madame Jeannette peppers .

What is sambal made?

Sambal in Indonesia by the peppers , salt and oil in a tjobek ( mortar ) grinding the oelek oelek (the pestle) . The variety of chilli caused by other ingredients to add such as tomato , shrimp paste ( shrimp paste ) , from , djahe , garlic or nuts kemiri .

sambal eaten too much ?

People who deliberately or accidentally ate too much chilli can be pretty burden of it . They start to cough , get nervous , it comes out their nose . Drinking water is something everyone is quick , but that makes it even worse . A scoop of plain white rice or sugar helps however .

Sambal , use

Sambal is used by many people for a tasty meal that could be already cooked . ( like mustard) sambal but may also simply be used in cooking . By first some sambal to cook and then meat , fish or vegetables and add other ingredients , can easily be used in cooking . It is the rule of thumb that the unfired and red chili is mostly used by the cooking and baked dark variant as an appetizer at dinner. The fried sambal is also less sharp than the uncooked .

Sambal as punishment

Incidentally, sambal with Indian people also used other than at dinner. Indian children weird language bezigden could sometimes count on one spoon chilli in the mouth . ( Compare it to rinse the mouth of a child with Dutch soap) . Moreover , most Indian people eat their meals still sambal . Whether that is an oriental dish or just sauerkraut , chili and by almost anything goes beyond the self- made .

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How To Cook Cassava

How to Cook Cassava

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Steem Cassava

Food Slicer to Slice Cassava

Cassava is a famous tube in underdeveloped country. The taste maybe not delicious as potato but it is good for you too. The sugar content of the tube is low.People boil this tubes for breakfast or tea time.

If the people hungry in jungle, they can eat this tube. They do not have to cook the tube. Alternatively, they can bake the tube.

We can make chips from cassava too. In my country, some businessman export this chip to United States. They can get much benefit from the business.

This tube is easy to cook. You can do like this:

1. Peel the cassava. Wash it with clean water.

2. Cut the cassava as you want.

3. Provide a pan with water. Put few salt into the water.

4. Boil the tubes done. The done cassava is very soft.

You can also fry this tube. Fry the cassava slices until done. The done cassava is gold brown in color. You can add salt powder.

I prefer to steam this tubes. You can also steam cassava. Put the cassava slices to stem pan. Stem the cassava done.

As I told in first paragraph, we can make chips to. Here are the steps :

1. Provide the tools such as : knife, fry pan, spatula, basin, plate, and others.

2. Peel the cassava. Wash it.

3. Slices thin the tubes with sharp knife or you can use slices machine. The slice machine can slice the cassava fast.

4. Fry the cassava slice until done. You can use coconut oil or peanut oil. Lift the chips when it done.

5. You can add salt or sugar powder to the chips.You can also add palm sugar if you like it.?

6. In my country, people add chili sauce to the cassava. They blend red chili, onion, garlic, few sugar and few salt.?

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Understanding The Culinary Arts Training Terminology

Understanding the Culinary Arts Training Terminology

No one ever said that a culinary arts training program was easy. It takes real skill and dedication to make it work. It also takes an open mind when it comes to obtaining that sought after job across the country, and then having to relocate.

You have to go where the work is and what is best for you. Culinary students from all of the top schools can tell you that it is not a cake walk. You have to be willing to check your ego at the door and learn all of the technical terms, if you want to succeed at cooking professionally.

For those who elect not to go through any formal culinary arts training program, in order to obtain a culinary degree from one of the best culinary schools, there is still hope to learn those technical terms that plague the novice home chef. Words such as: coddle, poach, julienne, and chiffonade can all be confusing to those not well versed in the kitchen dictionary of culinary techniques.

There are many resources in the culinary community to help you learn some of the most foreign terms. A simple web search of "culinary terms" yields great results; however, just in case you missed it, here are some definitions of the more obscure terms. Chiffonade literally means "made of rags" and is a technique used with a knife on flat, pliant vegetation, such as basil, lettuce or cabbage.

Using basil as an example, you simply stack the pieces of basil on top of each other. You then roll the basil into a tight round tube. The next step is to run your knife down the length of the tube and cut into fine strips. You have now mastered the chiffonade technique.

Did you know that to "coddle" is to slowly cook a dish to just under the boiling point. This term mostly applies to eggs, such as in the poaching technique. There are hundreds of other terms tossed about frequently in the kitchen. No one is expecting you to be a culinary whiz and know them all right off the bat. Culinary students work continuously on learning these terms and techniques.

The next time you come across culinary students struggling to learn the technique of a chiffonade, you will be able to instruct them. You will know something that they do not know yet and it does not matter if you are in a culinary arts training program or if you have a culinary degree.

The whole point of cooking is to learn something new each time you set out to prepare a dish. You will learn from your mistakes and make the whole journey worth it in the end.

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Jackie Chan goes out fighting


Jackie Chan goes out fighting


chinese year
The 58-year-old says he is bowing out with "Chinese Zodiac" - in which he plays a fortune hunter, travelling the world trying to track down missing astrological antiques - because it is one of the "most important" films in his career.


Chinese activist renews call to fight injustice


chinese year
"For the past seven years, I have never had a day's rest," Chen said through a translator, "so I have come here for a bit of recuperation for body and in spirit." Chen thanked the US and Chinese governments, along with the embassies of Switzerland, ...


McDonald's lures young Chinese workers


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McDonald's is hoping that sentimental attachment to the brand, which runs high among young urban Chinese, will help it nearly double its mainland workforce this year. On Sunday the company pulled out all the stops to set itself apart from the crowd of ...



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Asian Cooking Style

Asian Cooking Style

Oh Chia Huey

Asian cuisine has become a very famous food known to the world. It has brought tremendous good memory of the great mouthwatering taste. The favorite sort after cuisines are form countries like Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, India and Japan. There are few other countries' food that has started to attract the attention of the world are like food from the golden triangle countries, that is Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

Rice is the staple food and common among the Asian countries, therefore dishes cooked in Asian cuisine are always served with rice or noodles. Even rice by itself has a great many types with different cooking style in the different countries. Experience the aroma and different texture of different types of rice in different way of cooking will surely make you come back for this great food of the Asian countries.

In Asian countries, the ingredients prepared are normally fresh from the market. From generations to generations, it has been a home cook recipes where the ingredients such as fruits and vegetables are easily found in the garden or the field nearby the house. Herbs and spices are also the common ingredients used by the Asian in the delicious dishes cooked.

The Asian style of cooking method though has created different types of great taste, we understand that the ingredients are generally common and easy to find in any part of the world. There is no secret to the great taste as today we are pampered with many choices of canned, frozen ingredients or the ready made paste available to cook a good Asian cuisine anywhere, anytime we want.

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Peruvian Cuisine Promoting Equality

Peruvian Cuisine Promoting Equality

Culinary maestro, Gaston Acurio has made efforts to leverage Peru's gastronomical delights to produce a more equitable society. His 3-year old cooking school at the Pachacutec vocational institute has been making the news lately for offering world-class culinary school to ordinary Peruvians. Acurio believes chefs like himself who cater to wealthy palates have a moral duty to raise the living standards in countries like Peru where nearly 2 in 5 live on less than $2 a day. Well-to-do Peruvians pay upwards of $700 per month to attend renowned culinary schools, but Pachacutec costs just $30 per month for an education every bit as demanding. The surrounding desert of Pachacutec is home to over 100,000 people, many who are extremely poor and have malnutrition.

Acurio has garnered attention for Peruvian cuisine throughout the world. He owns nearly 30 restaurants both in Peru and abroad. For the cooking school, Acurio has enlisted top chefs including Catalan, Ferran Adria, as well as other chefs from Acurio's restaurants. The school's library, housed in a metal shipping container, has over 2,500 cookbooks that were sent from Spain by famous chefs. Lima's municipal water company donates water by trucking it in and filling the school's five 185-gallon wells. Each student is responsible for the care of two plants and cooking ingredients are donated by restaurant suppliers. The Roman Catholic Church also provides funding.

As part of their school, hardworking second-year students at Pachacutec are given a part-time job at Acurio's restaurants around Lima. Students of Pachacutec will have a better chance to get a good job. Cooking won't eliminate poverty, but it helps to create, small, integrated economies between farmers, restaurants, fisherman, taxis and hotels. A study by the Peruvian Gastronomy Society found that most of the nation's chefs earn about $500 a month. The first class graduated nine students in 2009 and all have jobs. The two-year program at Pachacutec receives about 500 applications a year, but only accepts 40 students.

Peruvian cuisine fuses native traditions with European, African, and Asian influences using an abundance of fresh ingredients including local seafood and potatoes. The son of a former prime minister, Acurio graduated from Cordon Bleu in Paris and returned home to open his first restaurant, Astrid & Gaston, in 1994. He is still passionate about promoting Peruvian cuisine, and often endorses Pachacutec and culinary schools open to all classes.

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Agave Nectar - Cooking Tips For A Surprise Gourmet Condiment

Agave Nectar - Cooking Tips For a Surprise Gourmet Condiment

Achim Thiemermann

Agave nectar may be normally used to replace refined sugar in recipes, so you'll end up with a healthier version of the dish. But there is another interesting aspect to the use of agave in our culinary adventures.

Agave syrup is a wonderful surprise addition as a gourmet condiment!

Consider this: Whenever we enjoy a savory meal, our taste buds react to salty, sour and bitter. Most of the time, we won't find anything sweet in a savory recipe. But as good chefs know, only when all our senses of taste are stimulated at the same time -- that's when the real flavor explosion happens in our mouth. So they add a little sugar to soups and sauces, roasts and vegetables, and so on. Now, we can do better than that, using agave sweetener as a flavor enhancer but also as a gourmet condiment.

How To Enhance Savory Breakfast Foods With Agave Nectar

Agave Nectar Helps To Create Perfect Sandwiches For Lunch

How To Impress Your Dinner Guests

These are just a few basic tips. Once you have started experimenting with adding agave nectar to your familiar recipes, you will get inspired to try all kinds of new ways to enhance your culinary creations. And your guests will love and admire you for that.

Agave nectar is usually sold in squeeze bottles. So, as the saying goes: Just a simple squeeze, or two, makes a gourmet chef out of you!

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