http://www.recipesmania.com/home-cooking-blog.html Stay up to date on new recipes and changes to RecipesMania.com. en-us recipes Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:12:30 GMT Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:12:30 GMT recipesmania.com RecipesManiaSiteNewshttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.recipesmania.com/weightlossprogram.html My Weight Loss Program is also a Fitness Program designed for the lazy dieter. I never give up any food or exercise for more than ten minutes three times each week because I love food and don't love. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:16:03 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/calorieexerciserate.html Once you understand the Calorie Exercise Rate you are able to re-take control of your weight. Here are some examples of physical activities commonly engaged in and the average amount of calories a 154-pound individual will expend by engaging in each activity for 1 hour. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:54:47 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/hollandaisesauce.html Hollandaise Sauce is one of the basic sauces that all chef's learn to make early in their career. Why? Because a sauce is what makes a dish stand out against the same meal served without a sauce. Bearnaise and Mousseline sauces are easy variations. The true secret of French cuisine (in my opinion) is the sauces they make. Serve on seafood, chicken and some egg dishes. (Eggsellent with poached eggs.) The method used by chefs can be tricky and difficult to make, especially if you don't have a double saucepan. This method is foolproof and will work every time you use it. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:25:24 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/chinese-almond-cookies.html These Chinese Almond Cookies are the nearest I've found to replicating the light and crispy cookies that are served in many Chinese restaurants around the world. This recipe takes just ten-minutes preparation time and twenty minutes cooking time. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:49:46 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/salad-dressing-recipes.html Salad Dressing Recipes offer an opportunity to change an everyday meal to something special. I love to use different dressings, depending on my mood of the moment. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:16:00 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/traditional-chinese-food-recipes.html Traditional Chinese Food Recipes are more suited to cool climates and make great eating during the winter months. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:15:59 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/cookierecipes.html Cookie Recipes featuring the best of old favorites and a few new combinations. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:15:58 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/vinaigrette-salad-dressing.html Which version of Vinaigrette Salad Dressing pleases you most? Classic, simple, creamy, balsamic or half oil and vinegar? I prefer the half and half for a zestier taste. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:13:47 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/pecancarrotcookies.html Pecan Carrot Cookies are mouth-wateringly good, so good that often they don't make it to the cookie jar. In fact they don't even get cool if the cookie munchers are around when they finish cooking. These cookies can be served plain or topped with orange. Many children like you to make faces on the cookies and with this recipe it can be done using a half pecan as a nose and frosting for the other facial details. Personally I think they're far too good for children and are best cooked and eaten when they're at school. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:52:50 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/pastasalads.html Pasta Salads are believed to have started as a way to use up left over pasta by Italians in the southern region. It is hard for present day society to imagine that such luxurious dishes were born out of need to make every scrap of food count. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:02:53 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/pastafruitsalad.html When making Pasta Fruit Salad you will find this dish so versatile that you will be able to substitute in-season fruits for out-of-season fruits and generally mix and match to suit your taste or mood. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:59:31 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/roastporkloin.html Italian Roast Pork Loin or Arista di maiale al Forno, or Arista di maiale al Forno is a prime example of how the Italians transform an everyday dish into a culinary masterpiece. I know of few other cultures who can add their personality to the food they prepare like the Italians do. They seem to achieve it with ease and style. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:41:46 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/italianfruitchicken.html Italian Fruit Chicken, Pollo Con Frutta Secca,is typical of the Italian habit of mixing fruits with meat. This recipe uses dried apricots and prunes that release subtle tastes during the cooking process. It is these tastes that impress both family and guests. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:32:17 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/kitchentips.html These kitchen tips provide a reference point for all the little pieces of information that readers have requested from time to time. So this section is dedicated to these snippets of information that I hope will help improve the dishes you present as well as save money and make your home a safer place. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:39:02 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/chocolate.html Never, ever, attempt to melt chocolate over direct heat. This will destroy the true taste of this magnificent product. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:44:17 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/lowcarbsubstitutes.html If you're watching your weight, you often need low carb substitutes for regular ingredients. The purpose of this page is to give a quick reference of substitute ingredients that assist your diet. All you have to do is a simple calculation to come up with an equivalent that will enable you to eat within your dietary needs, without having to prepare other meals for the remainder of the family. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:03:33 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/conversioncharts.html In cooking, conversion charts can never be totally accurate because different nations use different standards. Even the simple Tablespoon measurement is 20ml in Australia while in the USA, Canada, UK and many other countries it is 15ml. But hey! We're cooking not measuring for scientific research, so it isn't too important. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:50:07 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/oventemperatureconversion.html Oven Temperature Conversion is every recipe maker's nightmare. It is a known fact that cooks and mathematicians have different skills and neither like attempting a change-over. So I hope, for all of our sakes, I'm not attempting the impossible with this page. So let's start with the geeky stuff and give you a formula and then we'll list a quick reference chart below. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:33:11 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/sauces.html By adding Sauces to your meal, you convert your menus from the ordinary to the special, whether for family or guests. There are many types available on the supermarket shelf these days, but I have never found one that replicates the taste of homemade. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:11:00 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/basiccreamsauces.html Once you master Basic Cream Sauces you'll be surprised how quickly a sauce becomes the topic of conversation over dinner. Hopefully if you've never used sauce, other than gravy or custard, you'll start to think about widening your repertoir with these savory and sweet vartiations. By adding a sauce to a favorite dish, you change the meal into something new and special. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:36:03 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/basicmayonnaise.html When you can make basic mayonnaise a whole new world of making sauces opens to you and you can start replicating the tastes normally associated with top chefs. In the rush of modern living many cooking skills are being lost as we purchase bottled sauces from the supermarket. Once you master making your own, you will not want to buy off the shelf again. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:22:54 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/basicbuttersauce.html Although this recipe is for basic butter sauce, there are many different add-ons that you can use depending upon which dish you are serving white sauce with. Try orange, garlic, mint and just about any other flavor you wish to add. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:10:43 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/vegetarianrecipes.html Delicious meals begin and end with fresh vegetables, fruits and grains. Try a few Vegetarian Recipes and you'll never miss the meat! Vegetarians already know how good our food tastes, but you meat eaters might like to give some of these recipes a try, especially if you're watching your weight and cholesteral levels. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:32:50 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/vegetarianchili.html Vegetarian Chili sounded a little unreal when I first came across this recipe and it was a couple of years before I actually tried it. The result was that I liked it and have made it many times since. I like most things that contain chili and usually include vegetarian dishes when I'm trying to lose weight. This recipe seemed and an ideal compromise. Now I don't hesitate in suggesting that you try it, too. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:52:19 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/splitpeasoup.html Split Pea Soup is a fantastic thick, warming soup on a cold winter evening. This version, a vegetarian recipe, is filling, healthy and has a great taste. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:36:52 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/peppersstuffedwithtofu.html Peppers Stuffed with Tofu is a quintessential vegetarian recipe that has been very popular for many, many years. I am not a vegetarian but I do enjoy breaking dietary routine with a vegetarian dish from time to time. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:19:31 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/caribbeanvegetablestew.html Caribbean Vegetable Stew is a healthy food and great for dieters, but it is also so tasty that non-dieters are going to love it, too. This dish is so typical of the Caribbean that if you listen closely to it you can hear the afternoon breeze rustling the palm leaves as you relax on a sun drenched beach. If you are only mildly interested in vegetarian recipes this is the one you really must try. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:06:09 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/battervegetablecakes.html Batter Vegetable Cakes came into our household as a method of getting my grandson to eat vegetables. They immediately became a big hit with adults as well. Great simple recipe. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:46:02 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/dietfiletmignon.html Diet Filet Mignon is adapted from a recipe by Sarah Duchess of York, and frankly I'm not sure whether I should bow or curtsey. This dish is truly royal as recipes go and you can serve it to your guests and they'll never believe it is a diet meal. It is a simple recipe to follow and preparation time is reasonable, cooking time is a matter of minutes and the finished product is a million dollar feast. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:22:29 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/dietbeefandpeppers.html Diet Beef and Peppers is a great slow cooker recipe and is a meal that can shared with the non-dieters in the family, because it is so tasty that they'll never know that its healthy. I'm a great believer in making a diet tasty if you want to stay with it. When it becomes bland and you stop enjoying it that's the time when you are most likely to waiver and stray from your goal. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:50:18 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/dietbeefempanada.html Diet Beef Empanada isn't a dish that is normally considered when you're watching your weight. Most dieters avoid pastry, but I challenge you to be a little more adventurous. Easy recipes for ground beef make dieting easier, too. This one was adapted from Cooking Light. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:35:28 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/swissstylebraisedsteak.html Swiss Style Braised Steak has always been popular with dieters, and brings together the flavors of beef, onion and tomato to produce a meal that the entire family will enjoy. The advantage of braising steak is that you can choose the less expensive cuts of beef. All beef has the same nutritional value so if you learn to cook the cheaper cuts you are helping your budget. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:36:35 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/dietchopsuey.html Diet Chop Suey is one of those beautiful mix and match meals where you can add almost any type of vegetable and still produce a great tasting meal in a matter of minutes. This recipe is a very basic chinese beef recipe and it is up to you to add other ingredients to produce the taste that you seek. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:16:19 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/dietbeefstroganoff.html Diet Beef Stroganoff is a low fat adaption of the classical recipe and goes a long way toward proving that diet food can be tasty, too. In fact, if you don't tell the family that this is a healthy meal, they'll never know that they're eating a diet meal. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:37:06 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/dietbeefcasserole.html Diet Beef Casserole has long been one of my personal favorite meals whether I am dieting or not. It has a very special taste that can be enhanced by adding a few different herbs or maybe an extra vegeatable or two. I prefer herbs because I grow a wide range of herbs in my garden and love the tatse of fresh herbs in my cooking. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:15:31 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/dietmeatrecipes.html Diet Meat Recipes can be fun, tasty and enjoyable for everybody. The fact that they are healthy, too, is a bonus.Like most people watching their weight, you are probably seeking recipes that are simple, reasonably easy to make and as delicious as non-diet recipes. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:30:18 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/chickenandricecasserole.html Chicken and Rice Casserole can take on any flavor that you like. Because it is a casserole, you can add an extra vegetable or two, or maybe some herbs if that's what you like. This way you end up with a dish that is uniquely you. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:16:19 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/italianrecipes.html These Italian recipes range from the quick and simple to the slightly more difficult main dishes. Each of them has one thing in common and that is that they will bring the taste and flavor of Italy into your dining room. If you are unsure whether your family is willing to change from the Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:27:08 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/chickensauce.html Chicken sauce is just one method that you can employ to make your chicken meal a little bit special. Other ideas are to marinate the chicken or serve with a salsa. The combinations of marinades and salsa must go into the hundreds so that each time you serve chicken it can be different. Add this recipe for barbeque sauce to make your grilling even better. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:15:49 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/spaghettistarter.html This Spaghetti Starter Recipe is a dish that I use frequently and I have never found anybody that isn't totally impressed by it. It is truly a 4 minute dish including cooking time. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:34:36 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/lambshanksitalianstyle.html Lamb Shanks Italian Style is typical of dishes that emanate from Italian peasants. I am constantly amazed how they turn low cost meats and fish into recipes that last for centuries. An Italian chef once explained to me that it is the peasant dishes from all over the world that stand the test of time. After all, the richer folk bought prime cuts of meat and didn't have to spruce them up to make them good. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:22:17 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/italianchickenpasta.html Italian Chicken Pasta, Pollo Italiano Pasta, is a low cost, quick meal that takes only ten minutes to prepare and cook, is full of goodness and tastes fantastic. The thing I love most about traditional Italian dishes is that they are usually quite inexpensive to make, but carry the full flavor of Italy to your dining room. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:40:52 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/fegatoallaveneziana.html Fegato Alla Veneziana is an Italian liver recipe that simply oozes flavor and takes this humble dish to a whole new level. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:27:38 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/shrimpwithsnowpeas.html Shrimp with Snow Peas is a perfect example of Chinese stir fry recipes. The finished recipe is a delight to taste and you'll be amazed how simple this is to prepare if you use a wok. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:02:39 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/spicychicken.html This Chinese Spicy Chicken or Le Tze Gee to use the ethnic title, is a dish that will challenge your taste with subtle hints of spice rather than heavy doses of it. Some spicy dishes are too heavy in one spice or another and that overpowers all other tastes. Chinese are far more subtle in their use of spices and when this dish is prepared properly, your taste buds are invaded with a variety of subtle tastes that combine to make this one of the best Chinese chicken recipes. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:44:41 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/charsiew.html Char Siew, or Chinese BBQas it is sometimes called, brings to life the flavor of the orient in a uniquely Chinese style of cooking. Although this is called barbecue style this recipe is for oven cooking. If you prefer barbecue, it is easy to do it that way, too. The honey used in this recipe provides the sweet side of Chinese cooking and the vinegar or dry sherry the sour aspect. It is this mixture of extreme flavors that make authentic Chinese recipes such a stand out in the eyes of westerners. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:27:03 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/almondchicken.html Chinese Almond Chicken is presented in a very easy to follow format and the end result is a dish that you will be proud to serve to either family or guests. With a dish like this you can prepare it the first time as shown below and then you can start using your artistic talents to present it differently. It goes well with cashew nuts, Macadamia nuts or even peanuts. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:08:08 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/beefchowmein.html Beef Chow Mein is a fun dish because the rules that apply to chow mein are very loose and you can substitute ingredients to suit your taste. It is also a very good Chinese beef recipe to use when learning how to cook in a wok. You cannot harm the recipe if you decide to add a few extra vegetables that may be favorites of your family. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:22:43 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/friedrice.html YYY Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:22:33 GMT http://www.recipesmania.com/chinese-fried-rice-recipe.html Chinese Fried Rice Recipe is one of those that I often hear people comment that they can't make at home and reproduce the restaurant taste. That probably means that you haven't tried often enough or are not using a wok. If you use a wok and are not scared to cook with high heat you can make it just as good as any restaurant recipes for chinese fried rice. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:10:20 GMT