My Homemade Split Pea Soup ~ A Favorite of My Family

We are going into autumn here so it's time to make some split pea soup! 2 tbs olive oil or garlic infused olive oil 1/2 med to large onion, chopped 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped or grated 32 oz box of chicken or vegetable stock 2 lbs split green peas, rinsed water 2-3 lbs smoked pork hocks, neck or shoulder bones ~ Optional 1 lb ham, cut into small pieces ~Optional



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How to cook the beans (also known as butter beans)

There was a thank you to my house when you were a girl, not including the beans. In addition, beans are a dish on virtually every Sunday-with-the-kinfolks food. Only usually called beans.

The beans are very popular in the southern United States, perhaps not in other regions, but good in any place and at any time, in my opinion biased. The trick is to cook well.

Strangely, cook the beans in the right waymeans that the form of cooking I remember most of my relatives did in the south, and also the way in which restaurants he frequented. Everyone seemed to think that I had to cook in a mass, and their oversalt. If this is what I am used to eating beans and enjoy in that way, then do not let that stop you. But keep in mind that the recipes I give below are tuned to produce beans that are halfway between "hard" and "mass" in the scale of cooked beans.

One thing I've learned recentlythe beans are further south than I had suspected: they had grown and consumed in South America thousands of years ago.

Fresh beans are best, although it requires more preparation work, including the bombing of their own. More likely to get fresh limes in the market for farmers, especially in the South.

Alternatively, use dried or frozen cables at your supermarket. You can probably find both large and small ("baby") the size, my preference is forsmaller ones, since they seem to be more resistant they become soft and cooked, but either will work fine.

If you start with dried beans must be soaked for at least five hours and preferably overnight before cooking. Note that dried beans swell soaking and cooking, more than doubling its volume. Therefore, a cup of cooked dry beans up to 2 cups or so.

Beans, Southern Style

If you go to a house stylerestaurant or coffee in the south and lima beans for, the odds are 10 to 1 that this is the way it goes on the table. We're talking about authenticity here!

Ingredients

1 pounds beans, large or small (usually dry beans are available in 1-lb. Packets)

1 onion, chopped

1 or 2 pieces of ham

1 large clove garlic

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

1 tablespoon cooking oil

Instructions

1. Soak the beans overnight(If using dried beans)

2. Rinse the beans in a colander with cold water.

3. Dump beans in a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes.

4. Remove beans from heat, cover and let stand until cooled quite well - at least 30 to 45 minutes. Then, drain the beans and set aside.

5. In saucepan, saute pork shank, onion and garlic in oil until onion is transparent. Put the beans and cover with water. Season with salt andblack pepper.

6. Bring pot to boil. Cover pot, reduce heat and simmer for 1 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Add water if necessary to keep beans covered.

7. After half an hour of simmering, begin to see how the beans are well cooked. It is advisable to stop the cooking soon, depending on the offer are - and if you do not like the mashed beans!

Succotash

This is the other main way to enjoy beansat least where I grew up. Succotash basically means that beans and corn. Onions and tomatoes are interested in more information.

Ingredients

3 cups of beans

3 / 4 cup chopped onion

2 tablespoons butter or margarine

3 cups frozen corn, cooked (according to package directions)

2 cups peeled and chopped

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. Put the beans in a large skillet or pot. Cover with water and boil 4-6minutes, or until tender. Drainage.

2. Melt the butter or margarine in a small skillet over medium heat, pour in the pot that cooks the beans in

3. Add beans, onions, corn and tomatoes to the pot. Saute 4 to 7 minutes, stirring often.

4. Remove from heat, mix with salt and pepper and serve.

Soup recipe of white beans with chunks of ham: Add pork shank and bay leaves for the white bean soup recipe

Learn how to add the hocks and bay leaves to the recipe Aham hocks and black bean soup in this free food video of Southern cuisine. Expert: David Post Bio: David message is chef and owner of the Big Easy Catering in Santa Barbara, California. Director: Diana Bacon



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Alfie, the hedgehog and the pea and ham soup

This video was uploaded from a mobile Android.



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BOOM BOOM DoreensKitchen.com Soup

Ham and beans, DoreensKitchen.com, CD Cookbook, doreenskitchen@ymail.com, doreenpastore@yahoo.com



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Shredded garlic, augment and ham soup (post~shred)

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Betty's Trip to Shakertown with Rick--NO RECIPE--

In this video, Betty, and her husband, Rick, travel to the Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky (locally known as "Shakertown"), to have lunch. Shakertown is 47 miiles from our home, but there is no direct route between Richmond and Shakertown. WSince it was a nice fall day, we took a scenic route, by driving to the Kentucky River and crossing on the Valley View Ferry, the oldest continually operating business in the state. At Shakertown we had lunch, consisting of miniature cornsticks, coleslaw, chicken croquettes, potatoes au gratin, corn pudding, a trio of biscuits, with country ham salad, pimiento salad, and chicken salad, tomato-celery soup, Shaker lemon pie, chess pie, iced tea, soda, and hot coffee with fresh cream. After lunch, we strolled down a lane to look at some Shaker-style buildings and furniture, and then we went to the main gift shop, which had many interesting cafrts madeby local artisans, including candles, boxes, quilts, soap, shaker pegs, and much, much more. And then, it was back home to Richmond. We are happy to invite you along on our little outing! --Betty :)



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Smoky Bean and Ham Hock Soup

My attempt at a recipe taken from James Peterson's book, MEAT, a Kitchen Education.



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Creamy Moong Bean Soup from Kimberly Edwards

See Kimberly from CookingWithKimberly.com create a Creamy Moong Bean Soup for your dining pleasure...Fabulous recipe! For more fabulous recipes, time-saving tips and food info, be sure to check out http



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Canning Split Pea Soup W/ Ham

I go through the process of making and canning a large batch, about 12 litres.



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Crockpot 3040-Bc 4-Quart Round-Shaped Manual Slow Cooker, Stainless Steel

Crockpot 3040-BC 4-Quart Round-Shaped Manual Slow Cooker, Stainless Steel reviews.Slow cookers are the classics, such as 4-pot, it seemed the fourth kitchens. In addition, cookbooks, but it just looks like the modern professional kitchen. Given the simple structure of chrome, black is black handles and a removable ceramic insert is also a small saucepan set of accessories such as covers, vinyl, racks of meat and heat transport containers of food additives, clay pots.
Crockpot 3040-BC 4-Quart Round-Shaped Manual Slow Cooker, Stainless Steel reviews by customer. Slow cookers are generally regarded as chili, soup or stew. But the 200 bonus cookbook that branch Top 4 Quart Rival Crock Pot Stoneware Slow Cooker Recipes, comes like roast chicken with peas, ham and cream, San Francisco Cioppino, and Lamb Korma. No, what you eat and the pot.
I also have slow cooker as a wedding gift and I love it. My father did not interchangeable plates was a pain until I've used, always clean. I had no problems with drivers and a maximum of 2 years. I had more than one time to cook, but it was probably due to overloading. Advisable to take the completed form in order to avoid overcrowding. I like this one to buy my mother to one cooked beans in tomato sauce, and these were too.I us crock pot chili twice, and each time was Nummy. Cook evenly and thoroughly. The open area is very wide, so you can determine whether you need to change the heat or not. It is heavy and solid, much of what we have left the ship more than projects, more stable than my Slow Cooker, because the uneven heating. It also has a beautiful device, and is easy to clean .damn

The Soup Doctor EP 3 - Bean and Ham Soup * GLUTEN FREE *

Learn the basics of Dr Durr's bean soup formula.



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Kathy's Recipe Quick Ham and Rice Dinner 5

www.FunToWatch.TV Recipe 1/3 cup margarine, butter or chicken fat 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup chopped onion 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2/3 cup milk 2 cups cut up ham 1 13 oz.can of peas and carrots (drained into measuring cup) 1 chicken bouillon 2 cups water 1 cup rice Pour 2 cups water and rice into saucepan. Cook until done, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. Add enough water to vegetable liquid to make 1 3/4 cup broth. Add chicken bouillon. Heat margarine over low heat until melted. Blend in flour, onion, salt and pepper. Cook, over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in broth and milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in ham and vegetables. Place over rice. Notes: You can use turkey or chicken instead. You may also use steak or ground beef, but use a beef bouillon instead of chicken. You can use potatoes or egg noodles instead of rice. Enjoy. Embed & link my videos on your website. Kathy Atamanchuk



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Betty's Crusty, Flavorful Ham and Cheese Panini Recipe

In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make her crusty and flavorful Ham and Cheese Panini recipe. This sandwich is favored by far over the standard grilled ham and cheese sandwich at Betty's household! Ingredients: 7 oz. loaf French bread (I used half of a 14 oz. twin loaf from the deli section of my supermarket.) 1 tablespoon butter, softened 2 slices Swiss cheese (deli-style) 1 roma tomato, sliced thin 1/2 pound honey ham, shaved (I bought mine in the deli section of the supermarket.) 2 tablespoons submarine oil and vinegar dressing with spices 2 slices provolone cheese extra virgin olive oil, as needed for grilling on stovetop Slice a 7 oz. loaf of French bread horizontally into two equal pieces. Then cut it into two equal parts to serve as 2 whole individual panini buns. Spread the cut sides of one bun with softened butter, and brown them in a skillet on the cooktop. For the other bun spread 2 tablespoons of submarine dressing on the cut sides. Now start assembling the two paninis. On the panini that has been browned, place 1 slice of Swiss cheese on one cut, browned half. Place 3 slices of tomato on top of the cheese. Now, place 1/4 pound shaved honey ham on top of the tomatoes. Put three more tomato slices on top of the ham, and place 1 more slice of Swiss cheese on top of the tomatoes. Complete the panini, by taking the other unused, browned half and capping off the half that has the panini filling. Set aside while you prepare a second type of ham and cheese ...



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Easy Cuban Chicken Soup

A quart and a half of soup for less than a dollar? Yes, Chef Remy shows how to quickly make this Cuban Style Chicken Soup for your family for about eighty cents in 2011 food prices. We are adding lots of fresh ingredients to a soup mix made by Goya, Knorr, or Maggi available in a majority of supermarkets across the nation . Besides Chicken soup, the aforementioned three companies also make a mix for Celery, Onion, Beef, Pumpkin, Fish, Lentil, Kidney Bean and Asparagus Soup. All soups can be adapted to methods Chef Remy sees as a proper way to enhance the overall taste. He adds such items as frozen mixed vegetables, broccoli, lettuce, sweet potatoes and many, many other fresh ingredients. Cooked chicken, ham, and beef can also be included in the mixes. Give this one a try. One more thing, you will notice that two teaspoons of lime juice is added at the very end. Don't omit this step; it is key to a layer of taste known by Cubans. You should get acquainted to that! INGREDIENTS: Maggi Brand Chicken Soup Mix 1 qt water 1 small onion, diced ¼ cup green bell pepper, diced ¼ cup red bell pepper, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced ¼ cup chopped parsley ¼ cup diced carrot ¼ cup green onion, chopped 2 tsp lime juice 1 Tbsp. olive oil ¼ cup diced potato 1 small potato, quartered METHOD: In a 2 qt. pot using 2 tsp olive oil, over medium heat, sauté onions, red and green bell pepper, diced carrot, diced potato, and quartered potato only until onions and peppers are translucent. Add one ...



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Three-Thirtyitis Cat 30 sec TVC

A lady suffering from severe Three-Thirtyitis puts her cat in the freezer instead of a ham!



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Betty's Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Casserole

In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Casserole. This is a wonderful way to use your leftover Easter ham; however, you can make it with any cooked ham! Ingredients: 1 pound cooked ham, cut into cubes, ½-inch on a side 4 medium-sized uncooked potatoes, peeled and cut into ¼-inch slices 1 medium onion, chopped 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 10 ¾-oz. can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted 10 ¾-oz. can cream of celery soup, undiluted (Note: if you don't like these two soups, you may substitute 2 cans of "cream of anything" soup.) Layer 1 pound of cooked ham cubes, 4 medium sliced potatoes, 1 chopped onion, and 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese in a slow cooker, making about 4 alternating layers of each. Pour a 10 ¾-oz. can of cream of mushroom soup and a 10 ¾-oz. can of cream of celery soup over the top. Spread the soups, so that they cover the top layer completely. Turn the slow cooker to HIGH and cook for about 6 hours or on LOW for 8 to 10 hours. Check the potatoes with a fork to make sure they are tender, and serve while hot. (You may bake this in a large casserole dish in a 350-degree (F) oven for about 2 hours, if you prefer; just check to make sure the potatoes are tender.) This is a perfect way to use your leftover Easter ham; however, if you do not have leftover ham, you may buy about a 1-inch slice of cooked deli ham and chop it into cubes for this recipe. I hope you enjoy this recipe! We love it, even without leftover ham! --Betty 



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Winter Soups for the Soul

There is nothing better than a pot of simmering soup making use of the hearty and imaginative root vegetables, dark, leafy greens, hard-shelled winter squashes, meats and grains to nourish the body and warm the soul. A few simple guidelines for preparing soups can help you use those wonderful winter selections to offer a maximum of nutrition and flavor with a minimum of effort.                                 

Starsky & Hutch - Black Bean Soup - Paul & David cantano

Tag di "Death Notice", trasmesso mercoledi 15 ottobre 1975, No. 6. Questa è l'unica volta che David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser cantano insieme nei telefilm di Starsky & Hutch. "Black Bean Soup" è una canzone di David Soul e si trova in "David Soul" lp del 1976. Parole e musica di Gardner McKay e David Soul. All I want is black bean soup And you to make it with me (Honey won't you) Be my love while love will stay And wear your ribbons for me Boil those black beans, honey Mash them up real well One big soft tomato Just a handful of sorrel, well Cut up your chilly pepper Squeeze that garlic smell One mouthful of drippings A grandaddy onion and well, well, well All I want is black bean soup And you to make it with me (Honey won't you) Be my love while love will stay And wear your ribbons for me Well I've been kicked in the head a few times But that just made me high I believe in the good things now You know black bean soup don't lie, lie, lie....



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The Bachelors Cookbook Episode Twelve: Pea And Ham Soup

My mate at work gave me this recipe in about two sentences. Easy as piss



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Crock Pot Pinto Bean Chicken Soup

Episode 283



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Better Than Panera Black Bean Soup Recipe

This is my recipe for black bean soup. it is one of the best I've ever had. The full recipe can be found at www.ryankarcher.com



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Vegetarian Black Bean Soup with Super Immunity Herbs and Spices

www.caryellis.com Get FR*EE Guide to Healing Your Body Naturally! Hi Cary Ellis, author of "Super Immunity Secrets." Let's dish up a bowl of delicious, Vegetarian Black Bean Soup, garnished with diced red peppers and a bit of chopped cilantro. Along with it we'll serve a winter salad made of chopped red cabbage, organic tomatoes, a squeeze of lime juice, a nice sprinkle of fresh dill weed, a few drops of virgin olive oil and a tiny bit of hot sauce or chili pepper. Now, let's review how we made this Vegetarian Black Bean Soup. Start out with 3-4 quarts water in a large (6 quart) sauce pan. Add 2-3 1" chunks fresh ginger root. Ginger has a tremendous effect on the hormonal systems of the body? It is called an adaptogen, and helps the body make hormones. Next add several large cloves of garlic. You can actually leave the peeling on as it is highest in vitamin C and will cook into the soup. Garlic contains allicin, which is very similar to penicillin, and helps fight bacteria and viruses. Elephant garlic is a wonderful choice, because it's so big and full of garlic goodness. Dice and add one whole onion, whatever you have - red, white, purple, and add it to the soup pot to contribute to the yummy broth. Add a heaping teaspoon of curry powder, a great Indian spice blend that has great protective effects on the body. Cumin gives the broth a hearty flavor, and in Mexico where it is used daily there is little to no cancer. Add 1 teaspoon. Add a heaping tablespoon of oregano. It ...



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TF2 Food

The sequel is here, enjoy! lol check this out knowyourmeme.com



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Mario Batali reads Green Eggs and Ham

Watch as Mario Batali reads the first of three food books to 25 kids ages 3-7 - Green Eggs and Ham, Strega Nona and Stone Soup. Afterwards, the children made their own recipe books with two of his favorite kid-friendly recipes. Thanks to everyone who made suggestions - goo.gl



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Ham and Scalloped Potatoes By: Saucy Mouth

For this recipe and more check out: www.SaucyMouth.com



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Video Recipe: White Bean Soup

Visit www.harvesteating.com to get the written recipe for this video. Chef Keith Snow creates a delicious seasonal White Bean Soup.



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Betty's Firecracker White Bean Soup Recipe

In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make her Firecracker White Bean Soup. This is a *very* spicy soup that is made by using a lot of canned goods and adding some spices. The recipe makes a huge amount (12 cups), but any leftovers can be frozen and thawed out later when you dont want to cook! This soup provides a super-quick one-bowl-meal with very little clean-up, too! Ingredients: (Note: If you cant find any of the cans of vegetables in this recipe, just substitute a can of vegetables that is similar!) 1 large onion, chopped 2 tablespoons butter, melted 14 ½ -oz. can navy beans, undrained 14 ½-oz. can Great Northern beans, undrained 14 ½-oz. can golden hominy, drained 14 ½-oz. can white hominy, drained 14 ½-oz. can chili-ready chopped tomatoes, undrained 14 ½-oz. can Mexican-style chopped tomatoes, undrained (2) 14 ½-oz. cans beef broth (You may use vegetable stock, to keep it vegetarian.) 1 teaspoon sugar ½ teaspoon ground cumin ¼ teaspoon to ½ teaspoon ground red pepper (NOTE: This is the spice that makes the soup *very* hot and spicy. Start with ¼ teaspoon, and taste for flavor while the soup is cooking, before adding more!) ¼ teaspoon ground cloves (You may want to add less cloves, and be sure to taste for flavor, before adding the full 1/4 teaspoon!) 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro. In a Dutch oven, sauté 1 large chopped onion in 2 tablespoons melted butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until tender and clear. Add remaining ingredients to mixture ...



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Kathy's Recipe Quick Ham and Rice Dinner 6

www.FunToWatch.TV Recipe 1/3 cup margarine, butter or chicken fat 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup chopped onion 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2/3 cup milk 2 cups cut up ham 1 13 oz.can of peas and carrots (drained into measuring cup) 1 chicken bouillon 2 cups water 1 cup rice Pour 2 cups water and rice into saucepan. Cook until done, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. Add enough water to vegetable liquid to make 1 3/4 cup broth. Add chicken bouillon. Heat margarine over low heat until melted. Blend in flour, onion, salt and pepper. Cook, over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in broth and milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in ham and vegetables. Place over rice. Notes: You can use turkey or chicken instead. You may also use steak or ground beef, but use a beef bouillon instead of chicken. You can use potatoes or egg noodles instead of rice. Enjoy. Embed & link my videos on your website. Kathy Atamanchuk



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Pea & Ham, from a craven - Knorr banal cube advert

Knorr stock cube advert from the late 70's or early 80's



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We Jerkin' We Cheffin'..Goin' Ham!!!

Lehhh Goo!!!



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Glycemic Index List - Foods to Choose or Refuse

Processed Sugar is the "White Death" that runs rampant in North American and Western diets. But all hope is not lost - there are safer, healthy sugars and ways to modify your sugar intake so that it does not have harmful effects on your body. Our Glycemic Index (GI) list is lengthy and we won't cover the index "count" here; they are available on the Internet... but this will give you some starting points:

Jamie Oliver - Ham Hock and Cabbage

Jamie Oliver - Ham Hock and Cabbage recipe



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Cooking with astronomic - buttery potato soup recipe

Potato soup with a hint of spice. Delicioso! Vegetarian option: Leave out the ham. Rate and comment please.



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Healthy Diet For Athletes - 5 Tips

Athletes, in particular, need to focus on what they put into their bodies. Whether you are a weekend or a professional athlete, you take great pains to make sure that everything you eat meets the requirements of a healthy, balanced diet.

As an athlete, you need a healthy diet because you are keenly aware of how your body looks. But, just as or more importantly, you want to make sure that every calorie counts toward your workouts and competitions.

Here are some tips for a healthy diet for athletes:

1. Avoid junk foods

A healthy diet for athletes does not mean you have to eat only foods that are "good for you." In fact, the occasional cookie, chip or hamburger, can actually be a nice treat. However, on the whole, junk food needs to be very low on your list of food priorities. Junk foods are generally full of trans-fats, white sugar, and white flour. Your workouts do not need the calories. And, you know that when you eat junk food, it weighs you down. Not only do your workouts not go nearly as well, but when you eat junk food you just generally do not feel as good.

2. Match you caloric intake to your activity

If your idea for a healthy diet is inspired by two parallel goals - losing weight and performing better athletically - you need to make sure you do not reduce your caloric intake so much that you are not able to fuel your workouts or competitions. For non-athletes, the bare minimum daily caloric intake should be 1,200 to 1,500 calories. However, for athletes, you will need to greatly increase your caloric intake if you are working out regularly. You may need to take in 2,000, 3,000 or more calories per day if you are working out heavily - even if you are on a diet.

3. Keep your diet as varied as possible

When you embark upon your new diet, you may be initially tempted to find a few foods you like a lot and stick with them always, day in and day out. However, there are two reasons why you will want to avoid eating the same small set of foods each day. First, you will get bored with this diet very quickly and likely quit your diet too early. Second, having the same foods every day does not give your body the opportunity to absorb the variety of nutrients from different foods it needs to be healthy.

4. Eat three meals, plus snacks, as needed

Plan your new diet around three solid meals per day. If you find you need more food than you can eat in three meals due to heavy workouts that burn a lot of calories, work in one or more snacks throughout your day.

5. Include a variety of foods, including pastas, eggs, fruits and vegetables

Your body requires a variety of nutrient sources. Happily, there is a wealth of options available to you. A healthy diet for athletes should include a mix of the following foods: legumes (e.g., beans), pastas, lean meats (e.g., ham), vegetables (e.g., tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, spinach, cauliflower, potatoes, peas), fruits (e.g., melon, apple, bananas, grapes) vegetable soup, fish, whole-grain breads (e.g., brown bread), cheese (e.g., cottage cheese, low-fat spread cheese), brown rice, and dairy (e.g., yoghurt, skimmed milk). And, be sure to drink plenty of water: 8-16 glasses per day.

As an athlete, you owe it to yourself to fuel your body with the best foods you can find. You will feel better, look better, and perform better in the gym and on the field.

Shredded garlic, augment and ham soup (post~shred)

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White Bean Soup Recipe With Ham Hocks : How to Finely Chop an Onion

Learn how to chop onions for a ham hocks and white bean soup recipe in this free Southern food cooking video. Expert: David Postada Bio: David Postada is Chef and owner of the Big Easy Catering company in Santa Barbara, California. Filmmaker: Diana Bacon



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Ham & Bean Soup

how i made it with leftoers from our christmas dinner [has been on my camera forever]



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Italian Food- Tuscany

When an American conjures up an idea of "Italian cuisine," often what comes to mind is pasta, red sauce, and garlic bread. Pasta, no doubt, plays a large part in most traditional Italian regional cuisine, and few cultures know how to employ a tomato the way that Italians can. However, there are so many distinct styles and trademarks within the different regions of Italy that it is hard to lump together all Italian regional cuisine into one general type of cooking. In reality each region has a very distinct style and taste, and there is really no way to appreciate Italian regional cuisine without visiting restaurants and eateries all over the boot.
Tuscany is a region of Italy that takes up a small piece of the western coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Since a large border of the Tuscan region is coastal, seafood plays a large role in the regional cuisine of Tuscany. A coveted destination for tourists, Tuscany is overflowing with cultural experiences, with roots stemming from the Renaissance. Florence, Pisa and the busy port of Livorno all lie within this modest region. Like it's simple but beautiful landscape, Tuscan cooking keeps things simple. Tuscan bread, for example is a saltless crusted compliment to their judiciously spiced entrees.
While many people think of Italian cuisine as being very salty and filled with garlic, onion, and basil, Tuscan cuisine uses seasoning very sparingly to bring out the natural flavors of the vegetables, beans, and grains that make up their traditional regional cooking. Chefs of Tuscany are renowned for their rice dishes, and a fish or duck dish in Tuscany is often not complete without a risotto base. They also blend wine seamlessly into these dishes, evaporating the alcohol content and leaving the fruits to mingle with the grains and filled pastas that compliment the meat and fish entrees that bring the rich and famous from all over the world to Tuscany.
Along the coast, seafood plays an integral part of the cuisine. A trademark of the Tuscan coast is a soup called caccuccio. Caccuccio is a rich soup made from a tomato and fish base. The secret is to use many different types of fish, pureed bones and all directly into the base of the soup. This soup, served with a hearty Tuscan bread is filling enough to constitute an entire meal. While the coast of Tuscany is home to many a delicacy, it is the varied nature of the Tuscan landscape that provides such variety in the regional cuisine of Tuscany.
The cattle and boars that are particular to the region, for example, make for a taste that you cannot find anywhere else, in soups, grilled dishes, and hams. While Tuscany is responsible for only four percent of Italy's overall olive oil production, Tuscan olive trees can live to be hundreds or even thousands of years old. So while each tree produces less of an oil yield than trees customarily found in other regions of Italy, the trees have a much more rich history. This simplicity grounded in a rich tradition is only appropriate for the Tuscan region.

Pork soup

Dave is cooking some pork soup.



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A Visit to Westminster, Tue 18 Jan 2011

Mark Spencer, MP for Sherwood, with constituents on a visit to Houses of Parliament, Tue 18 Jan 2011, followed by an excellent 3 course lunch (ham soup, shepherd's pie, and apple and blackcurrent crumble) at Sherlock Holms, Northumberland Ave.



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Video Recipe: Hurst HamBeen the 15 bean soup

An easy to follow recipe to make a delicious bean soup ham. www.hurstbeans.com



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Pea Soup w/Ham - My Way 1/2

I try my hand at some Pea Soup. PG



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Celebrity Chef - Pea and Ham Soup

In this weeks Super Butcher Celebrity Chef, Fiona cooks a Pea and Ham Soup. A great dish to get you through a cold winter.



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Gazpacho Recipe - Vegetarian

Gazpacho Andaluz Simple and refreshing cold soup from southern Spain made with fresh vegetables. Great to serve as a starter / tapas, especially such as chorizo, olives, cured ham or bread with olive oil. For 4 people: - 5 / 6 ripe tomatoes - 1 Green Pepper - 1 Onion - 1 Cucumber - 4 Tablespoons olive oil - 2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar - Salt to taste - chili to taste if you want it spicy!



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CHICKEN SOUP

Quick easy delicious and home cooked. So much better than canned soup. Make it and freeze it too! Download a printable version of this recipe at www.musclemealsonline.com



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Soup is YUMMY! (2.15.11 - Day 113)

Sorry it was mainly morning vlogs. School gets tiring. Anyways, SOUP IS AWESOME! Especially for breakfast. Best thing ever. Follow me on Twitter & Facebook www.twitter.com www.facebook.com Check out the main channel, be sure to subscribe! www.youtube.com The website sites.google.com Reviews channel www.youtube.com Thanks for Watching! --- william (:



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How to accomplish Ham and Bean Soup

How to make Ham and Bean Soup



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Elegant Chicken in Foil Packets

Yields: 6 servings Ingredients: 1 (10¾ oz.) can cream of mushroom soup 1 ¾ cups water, divided 1 (6oz.) pkg. stuffing mix for chicken 6 boneless chicken breasts 4 slices deli ham, sliced thin 1 (8oz.) pkg. sliced mushrooms 1 ½ cups frozen peas Preparation Directions: ~ Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix soup and ¼ cup of water; set aside. Combine stuffing mix and remaining 1 ½ cups water; spoon evenly onto center of 6 large sheets of heavy duty foil. Top each with 1 chicken breast. Cover evenly with ham, mushrooms, peas, and soup mixture. ~ Fold foil into packets leaving room for heat circulation. Place packets in a single layer on a baking pan. ~ Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes. ~Place one packet on each of 6 plates, cut and fold back foil for an elegant presentation



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GEORGE KITCHEN SPECIAL JAN 2011.MOV

PEA AND HAM SOUP AND TERYAKI PORK WITH WASABI



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Shredded garlic, augment and ham soup (pre ~shred)

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Potato Soup Recipes : Sautee Country Ham & Leeks for Country Potato Soup

Learn tips for sauteeing country ham and leeks for Country Potato Soup in this free online recipe video. Expert: Josiah Owen Bio: Josiah Owen has worked in the food service industry for the past 9 years. Josiahs cooking experience spans from Fast Food, Fine Dining, working as a Camp Chef to being a Kitchen Manager. Filmmaker: josiah owen



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Healthy Zuppa Toscana Soup Recipe (Part 2)

Don't forget to watch part 1 first! www.youtube.com This is part 2 of 2 of a healthy alternate recipe of the Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana soup. Here's what you'll need: 1 lb or more of Italian turkey sausage 1 white onion 5 or 6 cloves of garlic 3 large potatoes 1 bundle of kale 5 cubes of chicken bouillon Crushed red pepper flakes Ground black pepper 10 cups of water Here are the steps to follow: 1. Add some red pepper flakes and some black pepper to the Italian turkey sausage and cook on low heat until brown. 2. Dice the onion and crush the garlic cloves. 3. Remove the cooked turkey and set aside. 4. Sautee the onions and garlic for 10-15 minutes on low heat until soft. 5. Add the water and the chicken bouillon to the mix and bring to a boil. 6. Skin and slice the potatoes, then add them to the boiling soup. Cook for about 10-15 minutes until soft. 7. Shred the Kale into small pieces and then add them to the soup. 8. Return the turkey to the soup. 9. Cook for 10 more minutes to allow the flavors to evenly and thoroughly distribute. 10. The soup is done! Serve it in a bowl, allow it to cool, and then eat it. Main YouTube Channel www.youtube.com Join the Zack Scott Fun Club! www.youtube.com Follow me on Twitter twitter.com Friend me on Facebook www.facebook.com Cool daily photos: www.dailybooth.com



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Ham and agrarian augment soup mix

In which I experiment with making dry soup mixes for camping and MRE's. Recipe: 1/3 cup Minute Premium Rice 1 pkt. Goya Ham Flavored Concentrate (dry) 1/4 oz. Mixed Dehydrated Mushrooms (Porcini, Shitake, Chantrelle) 1 1/2 Tbs. Cream Soup Base Mix 1 Cup Water Put in a pot and bring to a boil, then simmer for 6 minutes. Cream Soup Base Mix: 2 cups instant nonfat dry milk powder 10 Tbs. cornstarch 1/2 cup potato flakes 1/4 cup chicken bullion granules 2 Tbs dried vegetable flakes 1 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp marjoram 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1/8 tsp white pepper Buzz it all up in a blender until vegetable flakes are all finely chopped. Store in an airtight container, in a cool dry place for up to a year.



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Ham Bone Red Peas Soup - Grace Foods Creative Cooking Traditional Jamaican Dishes

Carlene Holness is in Portmore at the New Testament Church of God where member Cynthia Williamson walks her through the steps to making a sumptuous Hambone Red Peas Soup.



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SOUPP LOVES YOUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ham and Soupp video featuring ONLY Soupp!!!!! (sorry it's so quiet!)



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Gypsy breach pea soup with ham

Gypsy split pea soup with ham Cooking Please Leave a Comment Stevens Lee Adams uwanawich Marks King of Gypsy Striper Bass Gypsy Old Gypsy Pictures Gipsy Cooking Fishing Dvl Diamond Valley Lake Bass Ranger Boats Gypsy Cooking Loverstevens Fishing California BBQ Aluminum Foil Gypsy...



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Eric's Crock Pot Pea Soup Recipe

Crock Pot Pea Soup is one of my favorite comfort foods. Here's my simple recipe using a crock pot, you can start the soup and leave it all day. Watch the show and then share your recipes on our viewer forum, The Green House. www.green-house.tv Distributed by Tubemogul.



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Soups: Mushroom Corn Chowder

Sue Mallick with Food City presents a fresh recipe for Mushroom Corn Chowder at Food City's Cooking School. This episode accents a free program featured every Monday night at The Crown Point Shopping Center location on North Eastman Road in Kingsport, TN. See www.foodcity.com for complete recipe details. Mushroom Corn Chowder Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups sliced carrots 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup sliced mushrooms 3 green olives sliced 1/4 cup butter 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 1/3 cups milk 1 1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed 1/2 cup cooked ham 1/2 tsp seasoned salt 1/2 cup processed cheese, cubed In a Dutch oven, melt butter; saute carrots, celery, mushrooms, and onions until tender. Stir in the soup, corn, ham, and seasoned salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, stir in cheese. Cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve.



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Hearty Potato Soup for Paula Deen Sweepstakes

3lbs Red Potatoes, cut 1" chunks, cook in salted water until almost completely cooked (use 8 quart sauce pan) While potatoes are cooking finish the remaining ingredients. In a skillet set at medium temp: Cook 1/3 pkg of smoked bacon cut up in bite size pieces add 1 med onion, cut into small pieces (size of large pea) to the bacon and bacon grease 3 cloves garlic minced, add to onion and cook for additional 1-2 minutes (when cooked set to the side) Check potatoes and if they are almost completely cooked, drain about half the water. (remaining keep with the potatoes) Add to the potatoes: 3 stalks celery, cut into small pieces 1 large carrot cut up into small pieces 1/4 cup red pepper, chopped small pieces 2 cups ham cut into small bite size pieces Stir and keep on med to low heat. For the creamy sauce: In a 1 1/2 quart sauce pan on med heat, add 4 T butter (melt in sauce but be sure not to burn butter) 3 T flour, whisk this in the hot butter until creamy and thick (about 2 minutes), add 4oz of cream cheese and continue whisking until completely blended. 32 oz of chicken stock, slowly whisk this in with butter/flour mixture and cream cheese mixture but only a little at a time until you have added all of it. 1/2 quart of cream, whisk this in after adding chicken stock. Add remaining ingreds to this mixture and continue to cook for an additional 10-15 minutes on low to med heat but be sure to continue stir/whisk. Add half of the cooked bacon, onion and garlic 2 cups shredded ...



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Split Pea Soup Recipe

Split Pea soup recipes are one of the world's most comforting dishes. Jason Hill of Chef Tips shows you how to make split pea soup. Enjoy this delicious soup recipe! 1 pound dried split peas, rinsed and sorted 1/2 onion, diced 2 carrots, halved and sliced 2 celery stalks, halved and sliced 2 whole cloves garlic, skinned and minced 1 bay leaf 1/4-1/2 cup frozen bacon, diced small 8 cups chicken broth White pepper and sour cream, for serving Place chopped vegetables in bowl and set aside. Soup pot on high. Add bacon to 3 tablespoons olive oil. Saute down. Add vegetables and saute until softened. Stir in the peas for about 1 minute. Add 8 cups chicken broth and drop in bay leaf. Bring to boil, then cover and simmer for one hour. Mash soup and serve topped with a drizzle of sour cream and a dash of white pepper.



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Video Recipe: Hurst HamBeen's 15 Bean Soup

An easy-to-follow recipe for making some delicious ham bean soup. www.hurstbeans.com



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Split Pea Soup Recipe : Ingredients for Split Pea Soup Recipe

Learn the ingredients needed to make an easy split pea soup recipe in this free cooking class on video. Expert: Stephanie Barnett Bio: Stephanie Barnett was born in Seattle but spent her childhood in Los Angeles. A graduate of Art Center College of Design, her advertising career took her to Denver, Los Angeles and Hong Kong. Filmmaker: randy primm



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Easy Vegan pea soup

Yes, you can solve the problem without the ham or bacon and still has a very rich and creamy flavor. E 'vegan, because it contains no meat or dairy products, but if you prefer, you can substitute butter or margarine for the real Earth Balance. NOTE: If I cook, I do not really measure anything, except when it comes to cooking, so I did my best to rough estimate. Just taste as you go. You might want to sift through your split peas (especially if they are from silos in grocery stores)pebbles or small stones. dried lentils can be easily replaced in this recipe, cook it like you! If you use ready-made soup, use the entire contents of the box. If the liquid does not seem enough, add water. Broth concentrates, Spike and Maggi seasoning of salt in them so be sure to taste as you, before you go to him with the salt. They do not make the soup too salty and too much sodium. Happy Cooking (Song "fraud" in France and overseas departments)



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Ham and pea soup recipe - a great soup

Visit foodwishes.com to get the ingredients, and watch over 200 free video recipes! Leave me a comment there.



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A richly ham sandwich. Assignment 1

trees, mysterious, impenetrable crap, bathroom repair, food packaging capitalist, lifting weights.



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Pea soup video.wmv

A simple cost-winter warmer soup with peas Plus for a non-vegetarian, meat scraps optional such as ham, chicken, beef or lamb.



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Green Pea & Ham Soup

Simple, nutritious meals for the budgets of small and large families. Visit Rebel_Cook on Live Journal for more healthy recipes.



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White Bean Soup Recipe with Ham Hocks: Mix the wet ingredients to the recipe for corn bread

Learn how to mix the wet ingredients for a pork and white bean soup recipe in this free video southern food cooking to make the corn bread. Expert: David postada Bio: postada David is chef and owner of the Big Easy Catering in Santa Barbara, California. Directors: Diana Bacon



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Kelli's 15 bean soup! (2 / 2)

He took a break from the sun makes me down to the last point! Mass of the ham in the beans! Yum! This is the best soup! You must do this! Kellis Sexy 15 bean soup 20 ounces (1 pound 4oz), Hurst 15 Bean Mix HamBeens Fire 2 Q chicken broth 2 Ham Hocks (smoked) ham 2 pounds (cooked) (diced) 2 onions (chopped) 1 14 5 ounces of diced tomatoes 1-3 T chili powder, 1T garlic powder 1 head garlic (about 9 cloves) Soak 1-3 teaspoon salt (to taste) 1 t pepper 2 T paprika 1 lemon ( juice), cooked riceBeans overnight in filtered water. Drain. Place in Dutch oven or other pot 7.8 qt. Add all the ingredients first, with the exception of the ham. Bring to a boil and simmer. The beans can be cooked up to 1 hour and a half. When the beans are done, add the diced ham. Bring to a boil and then remove from heat. Serve over cooked rice. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm !!!!!! Kelli Coffee



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Short video of ham bone Sierra Christmas

Pope in soup ham bone and gave the bones to the dogs. * Slurp! *



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White bean soup with ham hocks recipe: Prepare Pan to make cornbread

Learn how to make a pan for a knuckle of pork and white bean soup recipe in this free video cooking southern food for the preparation of corn bread. Expert: David postada Bio: postada David is chef and owner of the Big Easy Catering in Santa Barbara, California. Directors: Diana Bacon



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Are You Insulin Resistant?

Do you feel tired and sluggish all the time? When you try to lose weight, do you get so hungry that your hunger defeats all your efforts to stay on a diet? Have you been gaining weight and can't seem to get it off? If these conditions apply to you, you could be Insulin Resistant. And if you are insulin resistant, you are at risk for both morbid obesity--that's weight gain so extreme that it threatens your life--and developing Type 2 Diabetes.

What is "insulin resistance?"

Insulin is the hormone "key" that unlocks your body's tissues, enabling them to utilize as fuel the glucose or sugar that is in your blood from digestion of the foods you eat. This ability to remove sugar from the blood and convert it to fuel is vital to a healthy body. Your muscles need sugar to function, and so does your brain. When you are insulin resistant, your body's tissues "resist" the insulin's attempt to metabolize the sugar into a usable fuel. Even though your body is starved for the sugar it needs for fuel, it is unable to use the available sugar in your blood. So instead of being used as fuel, the sugar builds up in your blood, which causes many serious health problems.

What causes insulin resistance?

Insulin resistance develops over time from an unhealthy lifestyle and bad eating habits. Too much fast food and chemical-laden processed food, combined with stress, insufficient sleep and a lack of exercise, starts to take its toll. A diet lacking in fiber, complex carbohydrates, fresh fruits and vegetables further deprives your body of the resources it needs to recover from the poor diet and unhealthy habits.

Why is insulin resistance a problem?

If your body is unable to get rid of the sugar in your blood by burning it as fuel, blood sugar can rise to dangerously high levels. Prolonged levels of elevated blood sugar cause "bad" cholesterol to soar and your blood pressure to shoot up. Left uncorrected, your body's inability to use insulin can bring on the onset of diabetes, causing nerve and circulatory damage that may lead to heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and blindness.

When your body tissues become resistant to insulin and blood sugar levels begin to rise, your pancreas responds--as it is programmed to do--by producing and releasing still more insulin. Too much insulin in your blood has two very undesirable side effects: it makes you feel hungry (because your body is literally starving for fuel), and attempts to neutralize the excess sugar by causing your body to store it as fat! No wonder your every attempt to lose weight ends in failure!

Worst of all, if this "insulin resistant" condition continues for too long, your pancreas can simply become exhausted from producing all that insulin and greatly reduce its output, or stop altogether. When that happens, it causes the condition known as diabetes. Diabetes simply means your body does not produce enough insulin. Without insulin or medication to activate the processing of sugar in your body's tissues, the sugar simply builds up in your blood--causing the destructive nerve and circulatory effects described above.

What can I do to reverse insulin resistance and prevent diabetes?

The good new is that just because you're insulin resistant doesn't mean you are doomed to become a diabetic. If you make changes to your diet and lifestyle now, you can reverse the process and your body will again accept and utilize insulin the way it should to keep your blood sugar levels within safe, normal range.

Diet and exercise are the key to making this happen! (You knew I was going say that, didn't you?) Exercise is the number one, best way to increase your body's sensitivity to insulin! Your muscles are fueled by sugar. When you exercise, your muscles are less resistant to the action of insulin and allow the sugar to be utilized as the fuel they need to meet the demands placed upon them by the exercise. A combination of aerobic exercise--such as walking--and strength training--working with small weights to increase muscle mass--has proven to be the most effective combination to combat insulin resistance or lower your blood sugar levels, if you are already diabetic.

And yes, diet is important, but how you diet is even more important! Simply cutting calories or eating less just doesn't work, if you are insulin resistant, because that does nothing to correct the over-supply of insulin. What DOES work is paying attention to the "glycemic index" of the foods you eat, to avoid dumping a large amount of sugar into your blood all at once. Since the presence of too much sugar in your blood is what triggers the excess insulin --starting the hunger/fat storing cycle all over again-the key is choosing foods that digest more slowly and release sugar more gradually.

What is the "Glycemic Index?

Put simply, the "glycemic index" of a given food is a number assigned to that food, based upon how fast it turns to sugar in your blood, when it's digested. Most foods, when digested, are broken down to sugar, since that is your body's primary fuel. But the conversion to sugar happens much faster with some foods, than with others. In general, "white" foods have a high glycemic index, meaning they will very quickly turn to sugar in your blood, triggering the undesirable flood of insulin. These white foods include white bread, potatoes, white rice and (go figure!) white sugar. All of these are "simple" carbohydrates-meaning they are easily digested.

The "glycemic index" is an excellent tool to help you learn what foods to eat to avoid the excess insulin that will sabotage your efforts to lose weight. Once you get the hang of it, though, you won't need to count "glycemic points" for the rest of your life to make this work. Just remember that instead of simple carbohydrates that will quickly turn to sugar in your blood, you need to eat complex carbohydrates that digest more slowly, thus slowing the accumulation of blood sugar and avoiding the excess insulin trap.

Instead of white pasta, eat whole wheat pasta. (It looks "brown" before it's cooked, but once it's cooked and paired with sauce, it's hard to tell the difference!) Instead of white bread, find a good, whole-grain bread you like, and eat that, instead. Instead of orange juice--which is high in sugar and is transformed almost instantly into sugar in your blood--eat the whole orange. The fiber in the orange will slow the arrival of the sugar in your blood. So: eat complex carbohydrates like whole-grain pasta, whole-grain breads, beans and lentils. (Like split pea soup with a little ham for seasoning? That's an excellent choice of a lower glycemic index food! Fresh fruits and veggies are good, too.) Mixing these more complex foods with protein slows the breakdown into sugar even more.

And here's the best part: If you follow this method of eating, you'll find those hunger pangs will soon fade and disappear. You'll stop storing fat and start losing weight, and you'll feel great! If you simply must have one of those "bad" high glycemic index foods, combine it with one of the complex foods described above. This will help to slow down how quickly the sugar from that "bad" food will hit your blood, thus avoiding the unwanted "insulin spike".

Moreover, this is a very healthy diet--one that's safe to use indefinitely--and one that's so easy to live with you can stick with it! You need not starve yourself or live on lettuce leaves and celery. You'll find that you can eat real food in reasonable quantities and still lose weight! A couple of cautions, though: One thing you will want to count is how many grams of fat you're consuming. To lose the fat you've accumulated over time, you need to eat less fat than your body needs, so it will be forced to start burning up the fat you've stored. Portion size is important, too. Regardless of what the ads for some "diet aids" tell you, you can't eat unlimited amounts and expect to lose weight. But if you stay on this diet for a week or two, you'll find that you can eat smaller portions and still feel satisfied. Add exercise to your diet plan to lose weight even faster, and further reduce the "insulin spikes" that sabotage your efforts.

If you want more information, there are numerous books on the subject--many containing recipes using low gycemic index foods, and providing much more information about the subject.

Note: This article is a general guide to healthier eating. It is not offered as medical advice, nor should it be used as such. Please consult your physician before starting any diet or exercise program.

Easy Thanksgiving Party Snacks

Depending on what type of Thanksgiving Party you are hosting, snacks can be elaborate or simple fare. If you are having your party catered, then you will have all sorts of fancy hors d'oeuvres to choose from. However, if you are planning on making all the food yourself, here are a few simple snacks to make your party preparations a little easier.

Vegetable Tray: Since most of us seem to be watching our waistlines these days, having a simple vegetable tray is a great addition to all the other high calorie items you might serve. Also, it is veggie friendly for your vegetarian and vegan friends who may attend. Use a large platter and fill it up with cut up carrots, celery, colored bell peppers (red, green, orange, yellow), cherry tomatoes, cucumber, broccoli and cauliflower. If you want to get a little fancier you can add mushrooms and pea pods.

If you want to add a dip there are plenty of great recipes around but my favorite is very simple to make. Mix together in a bowl; 2 cups of yogurt, 1 package of frozen chopped spinach that has been thawed, about 1/4 cup of minced onion and 1 package of Lipton Vegetable Soup Mix. Combine and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Fruit Tray: This is a great alternate to all the calorie laden desserts that are popular around Thanksgiving. As well your vegetarian friends will thank you. Simply slice up apples, pears, peaches, plums and oranges. For more of an exotic flavor add sliced papaya, kiwi and mango. If you don't want your apples to go brown, simply brush them with a little lemon juice.

If you want to get a little fancy with your fruit tray you call always serve a chocolate fondue along side. There are plenty of recipes on the internet or use your own.

Cheese and Meat Platter: Perhaps a little more expensive but certainly and old favorite. Besides popular cheese such as Gouda and cheddar try a mild blue cheese or creamy brie. You can also add various meats such as cold cuts, ham, beef and turkey. Add some pickles and olives along with your favorite crackers and you have a great snack.

Snacks: Don't forget the old stand-bys: chips, pretzels and peanuts. Have several bowls of these popular snacks on end tables for people to help themselves. They are also a favorite with kids.

To make your snacks look like you sent hours preparing them, put them on pretty plates or platters and decorate them with lettuce, parsley or flowers. Also remember to put out toothpicks and napkins or small plates for everyone to use.

Ma Po Tou Fu (Bean Curd With Chili Sauce)

Ma Po Tou Fu is Sichuan's well known characteristic dish. Tradition has it that during the Tongzhi years of Qing Dynasty, there is a small inn at the WanFu (Innumerable Blessings) bridge outside the north gate of Chengdu, Sichuan. The woman owner Chen is pretty good at cooking. She uses bean curd, tiny sliced beef, hot pepper, Chinese prickly ash, thick bean sauce and other ingredients to cook. The dish tastes hemp (a unique flavor from the Chinese prickly ash), spicy, fresh, fragrant, and it is delicious, it is extremely well received by the people around the town. At that time there was no official name for this dish. Because Chen has pockmarked face ("ma" face with "ma" happens to be the same character as the "ma" or "hemp" flavor from the Chinese prickly ash), people then started calling it "Ma Po To Fu". "Po" in this case means woman, wife. So to translate accurately it means "wife of pockmarked face Tou Fu". From then on it became well-known around the entire nation. It is now a world-renowned Chinese cuisine 100 years later. All the Sichuan restaurants must have this dish.

Along with the development of Sichuan cuisine, most of the overseas Chinese restaurants (Sichuan style or not) all carry this famous dish. Not too long ago, the Japanese merchants even imitated Sichuan "Ma Po Tou Fu" and produced canned "Ma Po Tou Fu" which sell quite well around the world.

Characteristics of the dish: light yellow, tender with gloss, tastes hemp, spicy, fragrant, fresh, and hot. The surface of bean curd is covered with a layer of light red spicy oil, which keeps the heat inside the bean curd so it won't get quickly lost. It always tastes better when you eat it hot, the unique hemp smell comes from the Chinese prickly ash greets the nostrils and that enhances the overall flavor. It is considered the best delicacy for cold winter season.

Ingredients:

2 cakes of bean curd
120g (4.2 oz) ground pork
1 tablespoon minced green onion
1 slice ginger
1 clove garlic
2 red peppers
3 tablespoons oil
1/2 cup (100cc) soup stock
1 teaspoon corn starch

Method:

Pour hot water over bean curd, drain and cut into bite sizes.
Chop green onion, ginger, garlic and red pepper. Heat oil, fry and add meat.
Add bean curd gradually into pan. Stir and pour in soup stock. Simmer over low heat.
Thicken with corn starch diluted with water and add to ingredients. Serve hot.

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Nutritional information:

Yield: 4 servings

Each serving provides:

Calories: 198.5

Protein: 13.6 g

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Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Cinnamon and Brown Sugar

Roasting sweet potatoes in the oven or on the grill brings out the natural sugars adding rich flavor. In this recipe they are tossed in warmed vegetable oil and baked, giving them an oven fried taste and texture. Once tender, the potatoes are tossed with a mix of brown sugar, cinnamon, coarse salt, fresh ground black pepper and returned to the oven to finish baking.

Sweet potatoes have a mild flavor of their own, and absorb other flavors very well. They are very nutritious; as they are packed with vitamins and nutrients. They are also very versatile and can be cooked using a dozen cooking methods. While white, purple and red varieties are available, most are orange in color. Whatever variety you choose to roast, select potatoes that are free of blemishes or soft spots. Standard orange colored varieties should have a deep orange color, an even coloration over the entire surface, and show no signs of decay. They should be very firm when squeezed. Do not store them in the refrigerator, instead find them a cool, dark location; and for best results use within a week or two of purchase.

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cinnamon and Brown Sugar

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Vegetable or Olive Oil
2 pounds Sweet Potatoes, peeled and sliced
2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon Coarse Salt
1 pinch Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1 tablespoon Fresh Lime Juice

Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
2. Pour the vegetable or olive oil into bottom of 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish. Heat the oil in the oven about 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Remove the baking dish from the oven and add the sweet potatoes. Toss in the vegetable oil to coat evenly.
4. Bake the sweet potatoes about 20 minutes, turning after 10 minutes of baking time.
5. Combine the brown sugar, ground cinnamon, coarse salt and fresh ground black pepper in a small bowl.
6. After the initial baking time of 20 minutes or so, sprinkle the sweet potatoes with the brown sugar mixture.
7. Return to the oven and bake an additional 10 minutes.
8. Stir the potatoes as necessary during the final baking time to insure they cook evenly. They should be brown and begin crisping.
9. Remove the baking dish from oven.
10. Remove the potatoes to paper towels to drain.
11. Transfer to serving dish.
12. Sprinkle with fresh lime juice. Serve warm.

Green Pea & Ham Soup

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JJ Grey & Mofro - Skippers Smokehouse 1/3/09 - Ho Cake

JJ Grey & Mofro performing live at Skippers Smokehouse on Jan. 3, 2009. Video: Panasonic PV-GS150 on stand, recorded by Scott Douglas Audio: SBD + AKG 483, recorded by John Dude and Scott Douglas



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Dinner Quick - A Recipe for Success - Parmesan Fish Fillets

When you need dinner quick, this recipe for Parmesan Fish can be on the table in the time it takes to go through the drive thru at your favorite take out place. As a bonus this recipe is an easy clean up as well.

The secret to a successful home cooked family dinner on busy nights is planning ahead. A pre-planned menu that is quick and easy to prepare will take the stress out of the evening and be enjoyed by all - the cook included. Planning weekly menus and shopping for the week in advance eliminate the two biggest stress factors and time wasters from your evening. In addition to a weekly menu plan, keep a few emergency plans on hand for evenings when you are absolutely out of time and need dinner quick. A recipe for a 15 minute meal can be a healthy and money-saving option for your family.

This recipe is easily expandable to fit your family size. Simply purchase the required number of fish fillets for your family and scale up the remaining ingredients. Here is a Dinner Quick Recipe that is sure to be a success with your family. Parmesan Fish Fillets

6 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

3 Tablespoons flour

1 to 1 1/2 lbs. fish fillets

3 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons snipped parsley

2 tablespoons snipped chives

Lemon garnish

In shallow dish, combine cheese and flour.
Dip fish into flour mixture, coating it on all sides.
Heat the butter in a skillet and sauté the fish in the butter over medium heat until golden on all sides and fish flakes easily - approximately 4 to 6 minutes.
Place fish on a warm platter. Pour the butter in the pan over the fish. Sprinkle with parsley and chives. Garnish with lemon wedges or slices.
To round out this dinner quick recipe, serve with a fresh salad and a loaf of garlic bread. You'll be sitting down to dinner within 20 minutes!

Recipes for Turkey Leftovers

With the holidays approaching, I'm betting your thinking what I am - presents to buy, decorations to put up, lists to make, baking to do, get togethers to prepare, and the most dreaded thought; what to do with leftovers. The turkey on Thanksgiving Day is so perfectly matched with stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls, squash, and all the other scrumptious sides. Once all the guests have left and you're stuck with 10 pounds of leftover bird in your fridge, what do you do other than choke down sandwiches for the next 2 weeks?

This is my least favorite aspect of Thanksgiving - the leftovers of turkey sandwich after turkey sandwich. Recently I set out on a mission to create a couple of leftover turkey recipes that don't involve bread or mayo. So this Thanksgiving, ditch the idea of having sandwich meat for days and create some tasty dinners other than the traditional Thanksgiving meal.

Slow Cooker Turkey Soup

4 cups cooked cubed or shredded turkey

1 can chicken broth

3 cloves minced garlic

4 cups water

2 cups sliced carrots

2 bay leaves

½ tsp black pepper

barley, noodles, or cooked rice

Combine all ingredients in crock pot, cover and cook on low 8-10 hours. If using barley, use 1 cup and add with rest of ingredients. If using noodles or rice (1-2 cups), prepare as directed on package and stir in at the end of cooking time.

Turkey Cobbler

1 can Cream of Potato soup

½ cup milk

½ cup water

3 cloves minced garlic

­¼ tsp black pepper

¼ tsp thyme

¼ tsp basil leaves

1 tbsp minced onion

3 cups cooked shredded or cubed turkey

2 cups frozen vegetables (I prefer carrots, broccoli, peas, corn, or a combination)

1 ½ cups bisquick

½ cup milk (in addition to above)

¼ cup egg substitute, or one egg

Combine first 8 ingredients in a bowl. Add turkey and veggies, pour into 8x8 pan. Mix bisquick, milk, and egg in bowl, spoon onto turkey mixture. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 30-40 minutes.

Put the loaf of bread away and turn on your crockpot or preheat your oven to create these easy leftover Thanksgiving meals. For more quick and easy recipes and ideas, visit www.natalies-recipes.com. Happy Thanksgiving and happy leftovers!

The Chef's Kitchen-Ham Stir Fry

Chef Walter Staib, from City Tavern in Philadelphia, makes a stir fry with Dietz and Watson Black Forest Smoked Ham and fresh vegetables.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrFXEr0KjgE&hl=en

Crockpot: Chicken Noodle soup

1-2 pounds chicken (boneless skinless is easier) Vegetables of your choice celery (optional) onion (optional) I used one but forgot to tell you 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning 4-5 cups chicken broth egg noodles (we used 16 oz bag) Less if you want more broth 1/4 cup chopped parsley 2 tablespoons butter 3/4 teaspoon salt (we skipped this step) To your crockpot add in your chicken, veggies, celery, onion, garlic, poultry seasoning and chicken broth. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Cook time may vary! Just make sure the chicken is falling off the bone or if using boneless that its cooked through the center About 30 minutes before its done IN A SEPARATE POT boil your egg noodles. Then when they are done drain and add them to your crockpot. Along with your parsley, butter and salt. Then enjoy!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nrl7mwJRiA&hl=en