Sample Culinary tips for everyday cooking.

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Sub Topic – Culinary tips for everyday cooking.

1.      Plan in advance – Be away from stress by planning your preparations a day or night before. You will know exactly what you need to keep ready, like vegetables and spices and you can buy them and plan accordingly.

2.      Storing spices – Light, heat and moisture will cause herbs and spices to lose their flavor, so store them in a cool and a dark place and not near the hob or stove.

3.      Cooking Pasta/ Noodles – Cook the pasta or noodles a minute less than suggested on the pack and then cook the rest again with sauce/veggies. This way you don’t overcook the pasta or noodles and prevent them from becoming soggy and paste-like.

4.      Chopped Vegetables – Chop and stock vegetables like carrots/green peas etc. in good quantities and store them in freezer in freezer safe containers or zip lock covers. So, whenever you need to make a quick soup or boil veggies, you are ready in a jiffy!

5.      Garlic odor - To remove the garlic odor from your hands, after working with them, it is suggested that you rub your hands vigorously on the stainless steel sink and then wash off your hands.

6.      Special cooking – Always remember never to try a new recipe or a new ingredient when you are cooking for an important lunch/dinner.

7.      Deep frying – Hold the piece to be deep-fried with a long tongs, inside the oil pan for atleast five seconds before you release it into the oil. This will harden the exterior and stop it from sticking to the pan and other food.

8.      Chopping herbs – Add a little salt on the chopping board before you chop herbs, this stops them from flying around!

9.      Flavorful Sandwich – Make sure you spread the cheese/mayonnaise at the corners of the bread first and then spread it to the centre, this way, the two slices will stick to each other neatly and every bite will be flavorful.

10.  Add love – The secret ingredient to every recipe is cooking with heart and soul. So, don’t forget to take your time to read each recipe fully and then start cooking. You may not be able to master a recipe the very first time, practice will make you perfect.

(Source – www.foodnetwork .com, Wikipedia.com)

Sample - Eating Healthy - Why is Green Tea good for you?

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Sub Topic – Why is Green Tea good for you?

These days, the commonly talked about “Miracle” with multiple benefits is Green Tea. Let us know a little more about this and the “miracles” it does.

1)      Losing weight: If you are still yearning for the fab figure that you have been working on and still find it hard. If you are looking at reducing that extra paunch around your tummy, then Green Tea could be your answer. Green Tea helps in burning calories and detoxifying the body. It helps to reduce bloatedness, cholesterol and excessive body fat. Green Tea eliminates excessive water from the body, since it has diuretic properties. So let there be a right mix of Green Tea with your daily exercise routine.

2)      For controlling Diabetes: Green Tea helps regulate the glucose levels, slowing the increase in blood sugar. It helps in stimulating the insulin production thereby keeping the levels of glucose down. Green Tea is a miracle for Diabetics. By consuming Green Tea regularly in their lifestyle, the blood glucose levels are normalized and regulated.

3)      Heart ailments: Chances of heart ailments are reduced when Green Tea is consumed on a regular basis. Studies suggest that Green Tea improves the health of the lining of the blood vessels and thus reduces the risk of a heart attack.  It contains flavanoids which relaxes the blood vessels enabling the blood to flow more easily.

4)      Cancers: A type of antioxidant flavanoids in green tea has extremely high antioxidant properties to help prevent clogged arteries. Cancer cells can’t handle oxygen. They survive by fermenting glucose for metabolism. A cancer patient who eats sugar is feeding his own cancer cells and promoting their growth. Green tea is great for lowering cardiovascular diseases.

5)      Anti-Ageing: Who is not interested in lowering the ageing process? Why go through painful surgical procedures or intensive and expensive treatments when the answer lies in this miracle drink? One of the most powerful antioxidant found in the Green tea keeps a check on premature ageing process and promoting longevity.

6)      Immunity: Your immunity is increased and the body is more capable of fighting various infections. Cold and flu are kept away due to the presence of Vitamin C in the Green Tea.

Source –  ZeeNews, Wikipedia, naturalnews.