Make a Dish Healthy Challenge: Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo
I am an inventor, not a chef, but I hope this series of challenges will show you how you can take your favorite dishes and substitute some ingredients to make them healthier meals. It will be...
View ArticleHerbs and Spices in Thai Cuisine
An extensive list of the staples for seasoning Thai cuisine can be found here, but these are the basics: Chilies are a very important part of Thai cooking. The most common ones used are the bird's eye...
View ArticleMake a Dish Healthy Challenge: Homemade Mac and Cheese
I am an inventor, not a chef, but I hope this series of challenges will show you how you can take your favorite dishes and substitute some ingredients to make them healthier meals. This recipe has lots...
View ArticleThe Staples of Mexican Cooking
Mexican food is probably the most popular ethnic food in the United States, although Italian food may be a close second. A lot of people equate Mexican food with beans and rice, and certainly those are...
View ArticleMake a Dish Healthy Challenge: Fried Chicken
"Traditional" Homemade Fried Chicken is made in a skillet of oil, steadily absorbing that oil as the meat is turned every few minutes so that it cooks all the way through and the crust of seasoned...
View ArticleThe Flavors of Italy
Some of the most commonly used herbs and spices in Italian cuisine are: Hot Pepper (Peperoncino) Oregano (Origano) Parsley (Prezzemolo) (Bay Leaves (Alloro) Basil (Basilico) Sage (Salve) Rosemary...
View ArticleMake a Dish Healthy Challenge: Ice Cream Sundae
McDonalds 178 grams = 280 Baskin Robins 2-Scoop Chocolate Fudge = 530 Schwan's Healthy Creations Vanilla and Fudge Swirl Sundae Cup 79 grams = 100 Red Velvet Chocolate Cupcake Sundae 100 grams = 950...
View ArticleChemistry Profile
A/G Ratio: The A/G ratio is the albumin (A) value divided by the globulin (G) value. A low ratio is found in a variety of disease states related to those of liver or kidney and to infections and...
View ArticleTests to Have Done at Your Annual Physical
These are the tests that I recommend to be done for an annual physical type encounter with your personal physician. Not all of these tests are standard on an annual physical and they are different than...
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