Desserts That Are Served With Coffee

My favorite part of a meal, is of course dessert! My husband and I love entertaining, and when we do we try to make dessert the most spectacular part of the meal. We always strive to serve something sweet and decadent that goes well with a delicious cup of gourmet coffee, such as Jamaican Blue

What Can Spoil Camping Faster? Bugs!

What can spoil a camping trip faster than the sun can set in Hawaii? Bugs! Camping, in my opinion, is easily the best recreational pastime you can share in. You can go at it with great gusto like climbing a mountain or it can be a leisurely walk on a trail through a meandering meadow.

The Aboriginal Dream Time and the Great Flood Part Three

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The world of nanotechnology demonstrates that the ancient Greek Science for Ethical Ends holds a crucial survival message for modern humanity. 21st Century Moral Jurisprudence Law, based upon Immanuel Kant’s definition of aesthetics, as art appreciation theory, has no present practical scientific ethical content. However, aesthetics and ethics link together, through a process known as

4 Things That Make a Good Coffee Shop

I have traveled all over the country. And with every place I’ve visited, I’ve sipped on my favorite beverage, coffee, in many different coffee shops. I have never been a person to just stop at the nearest coffee chain for my coffee fix either. I’ve always been one to look for the “mom and pop”

Wine Glossary – Drinking in the Greek Language

Every wine producing region in the world has its own lingo. The French have terms for wine that the Hungarians don’t, the Americans have terms for wine that the Australians don’t, and the Italians have terms for wine that the Germans don’t. In fact, in the entire wine world, the only term that may transcend

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Spice has its own flavour and essence. They are always very important when taken as food or medicine. There are many spices we use for our cooking mainly cumin, black pepper, turmeric, and coriander seeds. Spices have several health benefits. Sometimes the spices are used as an antimicrobial property for infectious disease. Spices are used

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Healthy Eating is a proven way to have a longer lifespan. The numerous benefits it can provide can greatly improve your general health. Below are some of these benefits. 1. Weight Loss Health Eating helps you lose weight not by starving yourself but by improving the quality of the things you consume. There are food

Grilling – Tips For Cooking Steak on a Grill

It took me many trips to different butcher shops and several iterations in the kitchen, till I reached a satisfaction level with my grilled steak; a level that would be compared to when I was visiting famous steakhouses. The formula to grilling your perfect steak involves three parameters: Steak cut, seasoning and cooking process. Knowing

How Many Calories Can I Have And Still Lose Weight?

To figure out how many calories you should have, first start with where you are. In other words, figure out how many calories it takes to maintain your present size and then reduce from there. You can go about this in many ways. Most people simply choose an arbitrary number like 1200 calories and that’s

Feline Nutrition: Should You Feed Your Cat Dry or Wet Food?

Any animal needs the right diet and proper nutrition to ensure longevity. Being a responsible cat owner, the duty falls on your shoulders to select the right food for your lovely little tigers. But should you feed your cat dry or wet food? We will answer this question to provide you proper guidance in taking

10 Foods to Eat to Lower Your Cholesterol

Cholesterol is an important fat-like substance used to create hormones (such as vitamin D), build healthy cells, and digest your food. The cholesterol your body uses can come from two different sources: your own body or the food you eat. Dietary cholesterol, meaning the cholesterol from food, is only found in animal-based products (i.e. meat,

What Does Your Cookware Say About The Health Of Your Food?

The health of your food is determined by a). its nutritional value, and b). the absence of metals and chemical toxins in it. Would you have ever thought your cookware plays a major part in both these aspects? Let’s see how the choice of cookware determines the health of your food: 1. The health of

Comparing Apples to Apples – Hydrated Weight Vs Dehydrated Weight – Home-Dried Vs Store-Bought

In the interest of scientific research into what happens with apples when they are dehydrated, I conducted an experiment. Actually, it was sheer curiosity that prompted the study–the apples needed drying anyway. To proceed: 4 apples were cored and weighed before dehydration. Weights ranged from 7 ounces to 7.5 ounces. The apple slices were soaked

Having Fun With Aphrodisiac Foods!

When your sex life needs to be supercharged with new life try some Aphrodisiac foods and have fun with the experience. So, you’re wondering what are these foods? Well since the days of Montezuma one that has withstood the test of time is chocolate. In fact, Montezuma was known to have drunk something like 50-goblets

Hearty Plant-Based Campfire Recipes For Healthy Eaters

Who says you can’t have nutritious food while you’re on an outdoor trip? While the “junk food” seems to be more convenient and easier to prepare, what you can do is prep your ingredients at home beforehand to save time at the campsite. It’s also important to choose recipes that have less ingredients and a

5 Magic Numbers Every Dieter Needs to Know

Does this sound familiar? You’ve been watching yourself all week (avoiding junk, skipping seconds) and still, your weight is exactly the same as it was a week ago-or worse, even inched up a pound or two. It’s hard to remember that weight loss is a long-term process, you’ve got to stay patient. But I’ve learned

Weight Loss – 5 Tips For Success (For Men Only)

Weight loss: what works for women doesn’t necessarily work for men. Compared to women, men rarely seek professional advice when it comes to weight loss. And if they do, they certainly aren’t going to be bothered with the food pyramid or counting calories. What works for men and what doesn’t? New research from the Self-Help,

All About Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent Fasting (IF) refers to dietary eating patterns that involve not eating or severely restricting calories for a prolonged period of time. There are many different subgroups of intermittent fasting each with individual variation in the duration of the fast; some for hours, others for day(s). This has become an extremely popular topic in the

How To Lose Weight At Home: 7 Tips You Should Know About!

Are you trying to reach you weight loss goals? Did you know you could make small changes to your diet and still lose weight? Let me show you how to lose weight at home. The following 7 steps will help you towards your goals: 1. Breakfast Don’t skip your breakfast. Skipping your breakfast could cause

Locovore – Eating Locally

“Locavore” was the Oxford American Dictionary Word of the Year in 2007. A locavore is someone who makes an effort to eat food that comes from his or her surrounding area. Some insist on food coming from within a 100-mile radius of their homes, others are less strict. What are the benefits of eating locally?

Freezer Cooking Benefits For Homeschoolers

Some people might think that the work of freezer cooking outweighs the benefits, but the truth is that there are some very good reasons to use freezer cooking. If you use the time you are already in the kitchen to prepare your freezer meals, you will wonder why you haven’t done more freezer cooking. Here

Getting Your Kid Healthy: Top 5 Health Apps For Kids

Instilling a healthy mindset in your kids from the start is incredibly important; it can set them up for an entire life of healthy choices. Your children may develop their healthy mindset earlier than we previously thought! Recent research in the New England Journal of Medicine illustrated that a child’s “weight fate” is determined by

The Best 10 Tips for Smoking Meat and Using BBQ Smokers

In the near future the seasons will change and spring & summer will be here once more. Accordingly, the chance for relaxing outdoors and igniting the grill is just around the corner. You, as a your family’s skilled grill expert, are expected to cook up some mouth-watering, delicious grub. Relax, we are on-the-spot to lend

Meal Organizing for Moms

Everyone knows the feeling of being hungry while having absolutely no clue about what to make for dinner. You feel scattered, stressed and “hangry” all at the same time – what a drag. Instead, spend a half an hour meal planning for the week to shrink your food bill, feed your family healthier meals, save

How to Eat and Prepare for the 4 Seasons in TCM

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) sees eating locally and according to seasonal influence as not something new or trendy, but rather something essential to good health. Essentially, when in doubt try to eat what is plentiful and grown locally because this is essentially what nature intends for your body at that time. Also, in general try

Good Healthy Food And Its Advantages

The advantages of eating good healthy food is that you provide your body with the nutrients it needs to function efficiently. This eliminates much stress, stops food cravings and prevents disease. The common western diet is around 50% processed food and 40% animal protein. The cooking of animal protein alters the protein, making it more

Heating With Wood For Less

How will you heat your home when the power goes out? Do you have access to cheap or free firewood? Have you considered installing a wood stove and don’t have much money? First of all, what does it take to heat with wood? Well, to start with you need a good certified wood stove. Why

Pros and Cons of Using Hard Anodized Cookware

Hard anodized cookware is made from aluminum processed by a series of electro-chemical interaction process. The addition of an acidic chemical compound and electrical charge to the aluminum forms a hard aluminum ceramic-like layer and that is what makes hard anodized cookware durable – it is even 30% harder than stainless steel. However, there are

Eggs and Weight Loss

One of the most nutritious foods you can eat are eggs. They contain large amounts of healthy fats, protein and important vitamins. They are also low in calories, each having about 78 calories. The egg is high in nutrients, especially the yolks. A three egg meal contains about 234 calories and with a generous portion

4 Ways to Green Your Meals

Most people now realize that we all need to begin living a more planet-friendly life. There are many ways that you can make a significant contribution. They range from simple things like recycling to larger, more costly things such as solar energy for your home. It is common for people to feel overwhelmed by all

Top 5 Foods for Quick Weight Loss

Gaining weight has become common. Nowadays people are getting overweight as they are indulging more in high calorie food rather than eating healthy food. The experts have never suggested starving as a solution. People who want to lose weight should focus on healthy weight loss to avoid further health issues. “How to lose weight quickly”

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When we say foods are high in calories, we think they must be unhealthy. The foods that we have mentioned are very dense in calories but they are still a healthy diet in moderation. We need at least some dietary fat for our hormones to function properly and to absorb minerals and vitamins. Doctors recommend

Counterfeit Veal

A chicken in every pot, that was Herbert Hoover’s campaign promise. He would bail the country out of the Depression and return it to prosperity. Only the rich ate chicken then. Diners complained restaurants served counterfeit chicken, veal. It’s hard to believe that every grocery store’s loss leader today was once synonymous with luxury. Today’s

Less Sugar Intake, Realize Better Health and Fitness

If there is one thing you could change in your diet that would help you excel with your exercise and workout activities, it would be to limit your daily intake of sugar. Numerous studies have determined that on average, we consume from 40 to 50 teaspoons of sugar per day. So I measured out 45

5 Tips to Shed Fat

The truth about weight loss is simple: you have to consume less calories than you burn. However, sometimes there are easy ways to get you kick started into shedding those excess pounds. 1. Cut Out The Fat. Look at the product labels of everything you buy and don’t just look at the calories count –

E3Live – Top 10 Health Benefits Of Blue Green Algae

E3Live – Top 10 Health Benefits of Blue Green Algae Blue green algae is one of the most nutritional foods you can have. It has been touted as a super food. It is organic, easily digested and full of antioxidants. It is extremely rich in minerals and has a higher concentration of beta-carotene than broccoli.

Lose Weight With 2 Foods That Cost Only 88 Cents

If you’re clueless when it comes to your diet, I’m going to give you 2 cheap foods that will almost guarantee you’ll lose weight… if you eat them everyday. So if you can afford a whopping 88 cents a day and you have an open mind, I’ll have you dropping pounds within 4 days. These

Purpose Driven Grocery Shopping

Grocery shopping can have a positive impact on the environment, your budget, the community you live in and the nutritional value of your meals. This is why we are seeing such an increase in the local food movement from “100 mile diet” campaigns to food action coalitions helping restaurants and grocery stores support local food

8 Things That a Healthy Dutch Oven Can Do for You

If you are a healthy cook and you have the right Dutch oven in your kitchen, the possibilities are endless. A Dutch oven is a very useful piece of cookware and can be used to cook a number of dishes. Having a single cookware for cooking multiple types of food is not only convenient but

Survival Food Supplies For Your Emergency Kit

When putting together your emergency preparedness kit you must consider what kinds and how much food stuff you want to put away. You may be thinking short term as in a weeks worth out to one year supply. When making a purchase many people opt for the ready made food supply packages that can give

Healthy Eating – Simple Tips To Improve Your Digestive System

Are you suffering from gas? Bloating? Constipation? Stomach upset? Gastrointestinal issues are all too common and unfortunately can get you down. Luckily, there are some simple tips you can use to help get your digestive system in better order and help you feel well again. The digestive system is a group of organs working together

Constipation Remedies for Breastfed Babies

If you thumb through most books about breastfeeding, you are not likely to find a section on constipation. This is because true constipation in a fully breastfed baby is very rare. In fact, most experts agree that if a breastfed baby is constipated, there is something medically wrong. Breast milk is a natural laxative; however

Top 10 Inexpensive Places to Eat at Walt Disney World

Dining is one of the biggest and quickest drains on your wallet when you vacation at Disney. People have to eat and Disney takes full advantage of that knowledge by providing restaurants on just about every corner, and most of it pretty steeply priced. However, it is possible to find several places inside of Disney

5 Foods That Are Much Less Healthy Than You Think

There are several “healthy” foods that are not as good for you as you may think. Food manufacturers advertise these products as effective for delivering lots of nutrition, helping you lose weight, keeping your mind sharp, and offering other physical and mental health advantages. Unfortunately, all the advertising tricks in the world don’t change the