Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Home Improvement Submitted: 2008-08-18 | Word Count: 857 | Views: 43 It is a mistake to suppose that any room, however small and unpleasantly situated, is "good enough" for a kitchen. This is the room where housekeepers pass a great portion of their time, and it should be one of the brightest and most convenient rooms in the house; for upon the results of no other department depend so greatly the health and comfort of the family as upon those involved in this 'household workshop'.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Food And Beverage Submitted: 2008-08-18 | Word Count: 1234 | Views: 29 It is not enough that good and proper food material be provided; it must have such preparation as will increase and not diminish its alimentary value. The unwholesomeness of food is quite as often due to bad cookery as to improper selection of material. Proper cookery renders good food material more digestible.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Cooking Tips Submitted: 2008-08-18 | Word Count: 1571 | Views: 19 Stock being the basis of all meat soups, and, also, of all the principal sauces, it is essential to the success of these culinary operations, to know the most complete and economical method of extracting, from a certain quantity of meat, the best possible stock or broth. The theory and philosophy of this process we will, therefore, explain, and then proceed to show the practical course to be adopted.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Cooking Tips Submitted: 2008-08-18 | Word Count: 409 | Views: 27 Macaroni is a product of wheat prepared from a hard, clean, glutenous grain. The grain is ground into a meal called semolina, from which the bran is excluded. This is made into a tasty dough by mixing with hot water in the proportion of two thirds semolina to one third water. The dough after being thoroughly mixed is put into a shallow vat and kneaded and rolled by machinery.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Food And Beverage Submitted: 2008-08-18 | Word Count: 1357 | Views: 25 The purposes of food are to promote growth, to supply force and heat, and to furnish material to repair the waste which is constantly taking place in the body. Every breath, every thought, every motion, wears out some portion of the delicate and wonderful house in which we live. Various vital processes remove these worn and useless particles; and to keep the body in health, their loss must be made good by constantly renewed supplies of material properly adapted to replenish the worn and impaired tissues.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Health And Fitness Submitted: 2008-08-18 | Word Count: 702 | Views: 41 With the stomach and other digestive organs in a state of perfect health, one is entirely unconscious of their existence, save when of feeling of hunger calls attention to the fact that food is required, or satiety warns us that a sufficient amount or too much has been eaten. Perfect digestion can only be maintained by careful observance of the rules of health in regard to habits of eating.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Food And Beverage Submitted: 2008-08-18 | Word Count: 582 | Views: 13 Cocktails made of a combination of fruits are often served as the first course of a meal, usually a luncheon or a dinner, to precede the soup course. In warm weather, they are an excellent substitute for heavy cocktails made of lobster or crab, and they may even be used to replace the soup course. The fruits used for this purpose should be the more acid ones, for the acids and flavors are intended to serve as an appetizer, or the same purpose for which the hot and highly seasoned soups are taken. Fruit cocktails should always be served ice cold.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Cooking Tips Submitted: 2008-08-18 | Word Count: 720 | Views: 22 Rice needs to be thoroughly washed. A good way to do this is to put it into a colander, in a deep pan of water. Rub the rice well with the hands, lifting the colander in and out the water, and changing the water until it is clear; then drain. In this way the grit is deposited in the water, and the rice left thoroughly clean.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Food And Beverage Submitted: 2008-08-18 | Word Count: 586 | Views: 14 All grains, with the exception of rice, and the various grain meals, require prolonged cooking with gentle and continuous heat, in order to so disintegrate their tissues and change their starch into dextrine as to render them easy of digestion. Even the so-called "steam-cooked" grains, advertised to be ready for use in five or ten minutes, require a much longer cooking to properly fit them for digestion.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Food And Beverage Submitted: 2008-08-18 | Word Count: 974 | Views: 22 Cereal is the name given to those seeds used as food (wheat, rye, oats, barley, corn, rice, etc.), which are produced by plants belonging to the vast order known as the grass family. They are used for food both in the unground state and in various forms of mill products.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Food And Beverage Submitted: 2008-08-18 | Word Count: 451 | Views: 29 Barley is stated by historians to be the oldest of all cultivated grains. It seems to have been the principal bread plant among the ancient Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans. The Jews especially held the grain in high esteem, and sacred history usually uses it interchangeably with wheat, when speaking of the fruits of the Earth.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Cooking Tips Submitted: 2008-08-18 | Word Count: 744 | Views: 20 Lean, juicy beef, mutton, and veal, form the basis of all good soups; therefore it is advisable to procure those pieces which afford the richest succulence, and such as are fresh-killed. Stale meat renders them bad, and fat is not so well adapted for making them. The principal art in composing good rich soup, is so to proportion the several ingredients that the flavour of one shall not predominate over another, and that all the articles of which it is composed, shall form an agreeable whole.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Cooking Tips Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 555 | Views: 70 Believe it or not, trouble free cooking is a common desire around the world. Even those among us who love cooking and eating almost equally will be the first to confess that being able to cook without the worry of creating a mess, spilling, or burning would be a blessing. Truthfully speaking there really is no such thing as trouble free cooking though there are things you can do that will take a good deal of trouble out of your cooking.
Far too often people overlook the importance of using the proper tools when cooking fine meals. While there is nothing in the world that can quite compare to cooking with the finest and freshest of ingredients, these things can only be enhanced by making use of the perfect tools for the job at hand.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Cooking Tips Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 716 | Views: 110 I was born and raised in the heart of the Deep South. From as far back as I can remember I remember long summer afternoons spent drinking iced tea and shelling peas and butterbeans on my grandmother's porch. I have moved on from my roots and have made my way into other regions of the world. One thing, however, that has remained constant in my life is my deep and abiding love for southern cooking and cuisine.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Food And Beverage Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 578 | Views: 28 Let's face it, cooking is not a top priority in the lives of every man, woman, or child on the planet. In fact, far too people have made learning to cook a priority in their lives. This means that we often exist on convenience foods and boxed mixes rather than taking the effort to prepare healthy meals for our families and our own personal enjoyment.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Cooking Tips Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 586 | Views: 74 Far too often we get caught up in the necessity of cooking in order to eat and forget the absolute joy that can be found through the act of cooking. Of course this isn't limited to stovetop cooking. There are many men and women around the world who find baking to be an extremely pleasurable pastime in addition to traditional stovetop cooking or even barbecuing on a grill. The main distinction occurs in how you perceive your cooking projects.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Cooking Tips Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 705 | Views: 66 If you are like most moms around the world, there never seems to be enough time or energy at the end of most days to prepare the nice home cooked meal you would love to have ready made for your family. Unfortunately, cooking a good family meal requires both time and energy. A few wise moms have discovered a concept that has become known as once a month or freezer cooking to assist in those nights when time, energy, or both are in short supply.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Cooking Tips Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 663 | Views: 10 When it comes to cooking there are few tools that are more versatile in the kitchen than the microwave. This device offers so many functions when it comes to cooking that most people never bother to utilize. It's sad really. In most homes, the microwave has been relegated to doing duty as a meat defroster, popcorn popper, and coffee warmer rather than using is as the fabulous device for actual food preparation that it really is capable of being.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Food And Beverage Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 575 | Views: 26 Around the world people are paying more attention to their bodies and their health than perhaps at any other time in history. One method that has shown great success in helping people quickly drop those unwanted pounds is through low carb cooking and dieting. This method of weight loss seems to have taken the world by storm promising quick results for the simple (or not so simple) lifestyle change of eliminating as many carbohydrates as possible from our diets.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Allergies Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 774 | Views: 84 You cannot measure every morsel that passes your lips, but it is a good idea to measure most foods and beverages until you get a feel for portion sizes. It is a supersized world out there, and most people are surprised to find that their idea of a single serving is actually two or three. If you are into bells and whistles, there are food scales that are preprogrammed with nutritional information, as well as scales that will keep a running total of your daily food and nutrient intake for you.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Acid Reflux GERD Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 587 | Views: 88 Problems in the digestive system should not be neglected. There are different possible digestive system disorders or diseases that are most often neglected by many people. The most common digestive problem is the acid reflux or gastro-esophageal reflux disease, mostly known as heartburn. Acid reflux affects different ages from infants to young children and adults as well. This disorder should be given special attention because it can lead to a more serious problem that could affect the respiratory system.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Acid Reflux GERD Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 535 | Views: 113 Many people get hungry because they lack food. Children become malnourished if they are not given the right amount of food which contains the needed vitamins and minerals which in turn make the body strong and healthy. The fact is, not all foods are healthy. The most popular unhealthy food is 'junk foods'. Just as the word suggests, junk, which means it is like garbage. But many people are still patronizing these kinds of food.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Allergies Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 673 | Views: 24 Food allergies are a common problem in kids. Nearly two million children have food allergies in the United States. Some food allergies are life threatening, even if the food is taken in very little quantity. Peanut tops the list of notorious foods which cause allergies. Following it are milk, especially cow's milk, soy, eggs, wheat, seafood and other nuts.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Disease And Illness Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 655 | Views: 137 Food poisoning is an acute gastroenteritis caused by the consumption of a food material or a drink which contains the pathogenic micro organism or their toxins or poisonous chemicals.Food poisoning is common in hostels, hotels, communal feedings, and festivel seasons.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Allergies Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 459 | Views: 23 Now a day's food allergy becomes a common health problem to all people. It is really horrible experience to face in daily life. Food allergy can affect human body very badly. It can appear with red rashes on skin or sometime even it can take the suffered person to death. Allergic symptoms are generally very easy to identify but sometimes it is not easy enough. Food allergy very commonly happens due to having eggs for many people even from very childhood.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Allergies Submitted: 2008-08-08 | Word Count: 596 | Views: 30 Cats are one of the most loved pets in the world, no question about it. More than 50 per cent of all households in the United States own dogs and cats. Although cats are loved animals, cat allergies are one of the common forms of allergies. Statistics in the past have shown that over 10 million people in the U.S.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Cooking Tips Submitted: 2008-07-29 | Word Count: 680 | Views: 102 Most of us have found some sort of Italian cuisine that has become a favorite for our families and ourselves. Unfortunately, far too many of us discount the possibility of bringing Italian cooking into our very own kitchens for fear that many of the recipes are far too difficult. The truth is that learning to cook Italian food just might make your home the favorite drop in dining spot for friends and family all over.
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Cooking Tips Submitted: 2008-07-29 | Word Count: 653 | Views: 102 When it comes to cooking healthy meals for our families, there is always some degree of dissention among the ranks. The good news is that there are recipes that are very healthy but the healthy nature of these recipes is somewhat disguised. What they do not know in these instances truly should not bring harm their way (outside of allergies, which should never be ignored).
Expert Author: Jack Sands | Category: Cooking Tips Submitted: 2008-07-29 | Word Count: 663 | Views: 13 Gourmet cooking is a style of food preparation that deals with the finest and freshest possible ingredients. This means that to enjoy authentic gourmet food you must prepare your food immediately after purchasing the fresh ingredients that will comprise your meals. Not only do you want to purchase the freshest ingredients when cooking gourmet meals but you also want to insure that you are purchasing ingredients of superior quality.
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