11th June 2009

Get A Healthy Dollop Of Italian Cooking

Italian cooking is celebrated around the world as there are indeed diverse and scrumptious as well as feast for the eyes. The preparation and cooking involved in Italian cooking may seem complicated but once you master the finer points, everything is straightforward. Italian cuisine is a choice of pastas to breads and to the most epicurean of dishes. It is foodie dream and attainment to master the fine art of the fame dishes.

The fine cooking recipe is not just about pastas and pizzas as there are plenty of gourmet dishes and fine Italian cooking that you can relish. It makes use of lots of fresh vegetables and olive oils in addition to herbs making them a form of healthy cooking. To get healthy Italian cooking, it is all in the ingredients and it is simpler than you would like to think.

There is not a lot of complications if you want to master fine Italian cooking techniques and you can attempt by cooking a starter dish such as Antipasto which is a hearty spread by itself. The recipe is simple although cooking Antipasto entails cold cuts of meat in addition to cheese, salami as well as marinated vegetables.

Italian dish is not complete devoid of salad and the ingredients are mostly healthy with olives and lots of fresh vegetables in addition to zucchini, onions and beans. You can have other dollop of Italian fine cooking by sampling their celebrated Italian stews and soups. The stews and soups contain ample amount of pulses, vegetables, and chickpeas on top of beans and lentils that are ideal for your health. Instances of such soups are basil, tomato and broccoli.

After sampling all these healthy cooking, you can check out Frittata which is an Italian type of omelet that is resplendent with vegetables. The ingredients can comprise tomatoes, herbs, onions in addition to salami and chicken. Frittata is a side dish to salads and soups and is frequently served in place of bread.

With a hearty meal, you can then look further to desserts that are healthy. One of the feted Italian desserts is Gelato that is low in carbohydrate.

In the realm of healthy Italian cooking, you can get hold of certain tips that help you to create such appetizing dishes. With those useful tips, you can prepare hearty and fine meals for your loved ones. Through informed choices and eating healthily, you can appreciate the fine art of Italian cooking.

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9th March 2010

Healthy Cooking: Roasted Mushroom Crostini

Ali Occhialini shows Diet.com users how to prepare a diet friendly appetizer, Roasted Mushroom Crostini. Visit diet.com for thousands of other low calories delicious healthy recipes today!

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14th October 2009

Cooking healthy?

Hi I am on a huge diet kick. I want to start cooking as healthy as possible. Has anyone tried the raw diet? When you dont every actaully cook the food? I am interested in learning about that! Also does anyone have any good recipies for some yummy healthy foods?

Jerky is yummy AND healthy! And you can dehydrate just about any type of meat! http://www.beefjerkyrecipes.com has recipes for beef, buffalo, deer, exotic game, tofu and even fruit jerky!

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11th October 2009

I am a student living alone, has anyone got any healthy cooking ideas?

I consider myself to have quite a healthy diet already, eating alot of fruit and cereals. However, I find myself cooking alot of omelettes and baked potatoes for dinner because they are cheap and easy to cook. Does anyone know any recipies with similar characteristics that have more variety and are healthier?

Vegetable rice
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Marinade Time: 45 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients

1/2 bags porcini mushrooms, or 4 oz fresh mushrooms, chopped
2 Tbsps. lite soy sauce
1/4 cup vegetable stock
2 Tbsps. fresh ginger, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb. carrots\cooked, sliced
1 lb. tofu, thinly sliced
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 lb. snow peas, thawed if frozen
1 bunch scallions, cut into 1 inch pieces

Instructions

Cover dried mushrooms with hot water. Let soak 15 minutes. Drain mushrooms through a sieve, reserving liquid. Rinse mushrooms and chop. Combine next 6 ingredients in a bowl and marinate 30 minutes. Heat oil in a heavy skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add tofu mixture and stir-fry 3-4 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and reserved mushroom soaking liquid. Stir-fry 3-4 minutes or until carrots are tender.

Potato

Pre-heat oven to about 375 - 400ºF

Scrub any dirt off skin of potato under the hot tap, dab dry with paper kitchen towel.

Stick the potato onto a "Potato Spike", trying not to impale your hand in the process.

Stick potato in the oven for about 45minutes - 1hour

Remove potato from oven, slice down the middle, stick a nob of salted butter between the 2 halves.

BEEF STEW

stewing meat or chuck roast, cut into chunks
2 onions, chopped
carrots, medium diced
celery, medium diced
string beans, medium diced
potatoes, peeled, cut into cubes and covered with water (Drain water off before adding to stew.)
2 cans of beef gravy
1 can of peas, drained
salt
pepper

Brown meat in hot oil. As meat is browning add onions. After meat is browned add gravy and 1/2 to 1 can of water to the pot. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Add carrots, celery, string beans and potatoes. Simmer until vegetables are tender. Just before stew is done add the peas. Adjust salt and pepper. Stew can be served over egg drop noodles.

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11th October 2009

what are some simple, quick, healthy, virtually no cooking involved meal ideas?

something as simple and healthy as tuna salad (made with mayo, apples, celery) on top of mixed greens with a slice of whole grain bread. This is a filling and healthy meal yet it takes barely any work to make. got any other ideas similar to this? i’m not necessarily looking for something that’s raw when i say "no cooking", just something easy.

i had taco salad for lunch, that i made. just put some refried beans and seasoned ground beef on a salad with cheese, with salsa and sour cream.

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