Alyssa Nair asked:


If you’re into homemade wine, you know the importance of getting some good homemade wine recipes. Just throwing some fruit juice and a fermenting agent in a jar and letting it sit for awhile will get you nothing but nasty fruit juice. You can of course try your own mixtures if you’re adventurous, and of course doing so is part of the fun of making your own wine, but especially if you are a beginner you’ll want to follow the easy wine recipes to the tee. Once you’re a bit more experienced, you can start experimenting with different fruit mixes and sugar levels, and who knows – you may even come up with some of your own homemade wine recipes over time! But to get you started, here are some basic recipes you can try.

Mulled wines are a great alternative to hot cocoas, ciders, and other such drinks. They are very easy to make, and once you get the hang of it, you can come up with your own mulled wine recipes. Usually you just take one regular bottle of any red wine and put it into a large stewing pot. Add a quarter cup of brandy, about 10 cloves, 2/3 cup of sugar, some whole cinnamon sticks, and about a teaspoon of ginger or allspice. Let it simmer over very low heat, stirring it occasionally, until the sugar is dissolved. You can experiment with this type of easy wine recipe by adding some favorite pureed fruit or fruit juice, or by using honey instead of sugar as a sweetener. By using different types of red wines, you’ll also be able to get either stronger or mellower flavors.

Apple wine is also a favorite for homemade wines, and while these easy wine recipes are a bit longer, they yield a very good product. Your wine mix is merely 2 containers of frozen apple juice (thawed) and 4 cups of sugar, more or less to taste, with about 2-1/2 quarts of water. As with most easy wine recipes, you boil the sugar in about a quart of the water until it is dissolved, and add this to the apple juice. Add about 6 teaspoons of acid blend, a campden tablet, a quarter teaspoon of grape tannin, a half teaspoon of pectic enzyme, and a package of wine yeast. You then prepare it as you would any other wine. Since this is one of the most basic homemade wine recipes there is, you can experiment with it by mixing the apple juice with other fruit juices. Half apple juice and half grape juice is good; cherry or blackberry juice works well too.

You can also adjust this homemade wine recipe by eliminating the apple altogether and using half grape juice and half grapefruit juice.

The important thing to remember when mixing up the fruits that you use in your homemade wine recipes is that you don’t want to use all tart fruits or all sweet fruits. A good way to remember this is to think of the colors of the fruit, and use two from different colors. For instance, grape and apple, banana and cherry, and so on. These types of mixtures usually make the best easy wine recipes for homemade wines.

Jordan Matthews asked:


Creating essential oil recipes is all about experimentation. While there is no reason that you can’t use any of the thousand recipes available on the internet, or in aromatherapy books, by creating essential oil recipes yourself, you are able to tailor a blend to your specific needs, based on your scent preferences.

When creating essential oil recipes, you are not limited in what you can do with the blend. You can use it for health benefits, create personalized potpourri, soaps, body lotions and creams or make candles, amongst other things.

Creating essential oil recipes doesn’t always mean you’ll get it right. Mixing three of your favourite oils together doesn’t guarantee success. One oil may overpower the others, or you may find that you don’t like the combined scent. That doesn’t mean you should stop creating essential oil recipes though.

When you first begin creating essential oil recipes, it is a good idea to look through an aromatherapy book, or have a look at a couple of aromatherapy sites. By doing this, you’ll begin to get an understanding of which essential oils work well together. This doesn’t mean that you then have to follow the recipes you find. It just gives you a foundation to work from when creating essential oil recipes yourself.

Once you have started creating essential oil recipes, you won’t want to stop. And there’s no reason to. You can create wonderful personalized gifts using the blends you’ve made, and you will know that it will be a unique present, and has the added benefit of providing aromatherapy to the recipient.

When creating essential oil recipes, you can tailor them to help treat a health condition, or you can use them to help create a certain mood – relaxing, soothing, energizing, revitalizing.

Creating essential oil recipes has many benefits. You are making a completely natural mixture to be used in aromatherapy or product that either you, or someone you love, will use. Putting thought into something completely upholds what aromatherapy tries to do, which is to treat mind, body and soul.

To ensure that this does happen, make sure that any oils you use when creating essential oil recipes are of therapeutic grade. Cheap fragrance oils will provide no health benefits, and may actually cause irritation, especially if applied to the skin, even if diluted.

When you have the confidence to begin creating essential oil recipes, you then have the power to help your body naturally. This can only be beneficial in a world that is always looking for a ‘quick fix’. Aromatherapy can provide that fix, but in a natural, positive way.

Ralph Serpe asked:


Do you need easy Italian recipes that you can cook up fast that are delicious and inexpensive?

Below are three very simple Italian recipes that do not require much time to prepare and only use several ingredients that you may even have on hand.

This is the beauty of Italian cooking. You do not need a ton of ingredients to cook up a delicious meal.

The key with cooking great Italian food is to use fresh quality ingredients, like fresh herbs and fine olive oil. And the number one most important ingredient in any type of cooking is of course Love!

Enjoy and Buon Appetito!

EASY ITALIAN MARINARA SAUCE RECIPE

Here is a great recipe for marinara sauce using canned tomatoes. This marinara sauce is delicious over your favorite pasta, on top of pizza and over mussels and shrimp. The beauty of this sauce is that it can be used with a number of other recipes, so it’s a great starting point in Italian Cooking and it is very easy to make.

You can use either fresh or canned plum tomatoes for this recipe, however using fresh tomatoes requires more time and preparation, so I prefer to use canned. If you do plan on using fresh tomatoes, make certain the tomatoes are ripe and in season.

For the canned tomatoes, I prefer Rienzi brand tomatoes. I have tried a number of different brands of canned tomatoes and Rienzi has the best flavor amongst the supermarket brands, in my opinion.

Marinara Sauce Ingredients:

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped (More or less depending on how much you like garlic)

1 35 ounce can of whole plum tomatoes with liquid

Salt to taste

Crushed red pepper to taste (You can use black pepper if you wish)

10 – 12 fresh basil leaves , torn

1/2 teaspoon of dried oregano

Directions:

1) Open your can of tomatoes and crush them by hand into a bowl and set aside.

2) Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add your garlic to the oil and cook until soft and lightly browned. Be sure to watch the garlic to make sure it doesn’t burn.

4) Carefully add the tomatoes along with their liquid into the pan with the garlic and oil. Use caution when adding the tomatoes to the hot oil. The oil can splatter. Add the oregano.

5) Stir the mixture and bring to a boil. Season with a bit of salt and red or black pepper. Lower the heat so that the sauce is reduced to a simmer. Break up the tomatoes as it cooks with a spoon until your sauce is chunky. You want the sauce to simmer until thickened, about 20 – 25 minutes.

6) Add your fresh basil a few minutes before the sauce is done. Taste the sauce and add more salt or pepper if needed.

7) Serve over your favorite pasta.

EASY ITALIAN PESTO SAUCE RECIPE

Let’s learn how to make pesto sauce.

This is another very easy and delicious recipe that can be served over your favorite pasta, grilled chicken, mussels or as a topping for pizza. For those of you who want your basil pesto sauce without pine nuts, you can leave them out or substitute the pine nuts with walnuts.

For a nice variation on this recipe, try adding sundried tomatoes to the pesto mixture before blending for a delicious tomato pesto sauce.

This recipe should only be used as a guide. Not everyone has the same preferences. Some do not like a lot of garlic or olive oil flavor for example, so it is recommended that you experiment until you find the right recipe.

Pesto Sauce Ingredients:

4 cups fresh basil leaves

3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pine nuts (the nuts can be lightly toasted in a dry pan before blending for added flavor)

2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped (more or less depending on your taste)

1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Add all ingredients to a food processor or blender except olive oil. Add a little oil at a time and process until sauce reaches desired consistency. Ready to serve in your favorite dish.

EASY PASTA WITH GARLIC, OIL AND FRESH HERBS

This is another quick and easy Italian recipe with only a few ingredients. It is important that you do not burn the garlic with this recipe otherwise it will become bitter.

Ingredients:

1 pound of spaghetti

3 – 4 garlic cloves chopped (more or less, depending on how much you like garlic)

1/2 cup reserved pasta water

1/4 Cup of Chopped Italian Flat Leaf Parsley

1/4 cup of chopped fresh basil leaves

6 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

Salt to taste

A pinch of red pepper flakes (more or less depending on how spicy you like it)

Directions:

1) In a large pot, bring about 6 quarts of salted water to a rolling boil. Add the pasta and cook for about 6 – 8 minutes or until al dente. Drain but make sure you reserve about 1/2 cup of pasta water.

2) While the pasta is cooking, heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add the garlic and saute until light brown in color. Remember to pay close attention to the garlic to make sure it doesn’t burn. Remove from heat.

3) Stir in fresh herbs, red pepper flakes, and few tablespoons of the reserved pasta water. Mix until combined.

4) Transfer the drained pasta to a large serving bowl and mix in the remaining olive oil and pasta water.

5) Add the garlic and herb mixture into the pasta and mix well.

6) Taste and add salt and red pepper if desired.

7) Serve immediately. Top with grated cheese if desired.

There you have it. Three great easy Italian recipes that you can whip up in a flash and please everyone. I hope you enjoy these easy italian recipes. Happy Cooking!

Helen Hecker asked:


If you’ve ever secretly thought about publishing your recipes in a cookbook, you will want to read the following.

The popularity of cookbooks as a product that’s easy to sell has continued to go up, along with the sheer quality of the recipes, the design of the book and the downright creativity of self-publishers.

Cookbooks have proven throughout the past 50 years or so to be much more than a collection of recipes. Cookbooks are a great public relations tool. They add to local history.

Cookbooks are an important documentation of a nation’s heritage. They are a collector’s item, a family’s memoir and a way to maintain our sense of identity. Passing down recipes from generation to generation has long been a tradition whether published in a cookbook or not.

The cookbook market will never be saturated because the public is always looking for new recipes and for the best possible way to make food taste great.

With more and more cookbooks featuring color photography with their recipes and interesting sidebar information, cookbooks are even leaving the kitchen and finding a home on the coffee table.

Actually most cookbook buyers are referred to as armchair cooks. They really don’t have time to cook but love to read recipes, read about cooking and food, and collect useful and beautiful cookbooks.

I know this is true because I have spent many a bedtime poring over the recipes in my cookbooks — avidly marking recipes that I intend to try — some day!

Food and cooking are a part of everyday life, making cookbooks a staple in every American and European home. Even in a weak or down economy, cookbook sales always remain strong.

Whether people buy cookbooks for casual reading or to fix meals, they continue to sell year after year. We live in a cookbook crazy culture. Actually 80% of cookbooks are sold by word of mouth.

And cookbook sales continue to climb every year. Some years it has been as much as 76%.

The third best-selling book in the world is the Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook. It ranks behind the Bible and the dictionary in sales. And many community and regional cookbooks have been published continually for more than 50 years.

The average American woman owns about 15 cookbooks and three out of ten women collect cookbooks.

Ninety-seven million people gave or have received a book as a gift and the most popular category is cookbooks.

A fast and cheap way would be to publish your recipes is in a simple ebook, which you could do and still work from home. Another option which requires more capital would be in a self-published trade book. It wouldn’t require color photographs to publish a great book with your recipes.

If you have a lot of money to invest in your own self-publishing business then consider publishing a cookbook with color photographs. The choice is up to you.

Promoting, marketing and selling self-published cookbooks can be a lot of fun. You can do public demonstrations of your recipes and give away free soup samples.

You can give away free recipes. You can print up free recipes on bookmarks with your cookbook information. You can print free sample recipes on your fliers.

As you can see, the cookbook market has always been a fantastic market. If you’ve always wanted to publish your recipes, this is a good reason to think about publishing your collection of recipes in a cookbook.

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Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


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Unusual categories are involved in various easy appetizers recipes. Various types of cheese recipes are ideal for appetizers & finger foods. There are several supplementary recipes, which are allied to the appetizers. Appetizers cheese recipes include beer cheese, brie, cheeseball, gougere, goat cheese, pimento cheese. We can sight numerous hottest, continental & customary appetizer recipes that are prepared of cheese and we can surf it from the cookery recipe sites.

The next category of easy appetizer recipes is cold appetizers recipes, which have also supplementary types. These categories or cold appetizers are antipasto, finger sandwiches that is provided as cold appetizers. Tapas, Pinwheels, Eggs that are deviled, Roll ups, Mushrooms that are marinated are the types of simple cold appetizer recipes. These cold appetizers recipes can access from perticular cookery sites.

Dip and Spread recipes are also one kind of easy appetizer recipes. It contains additional recipe categories like layer dip, appetizer cheesecake, artichoke crab dip, artichoke spinach dip, baba ghanouj, bean and cheese dip, black bean dip, bread dip and many more.

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Vernon DeFlanders asked:


Vegetarianism is on the rise in contemporary America, largely because of nutritional, ethical, and environmental concerns. Still, recent surveys put the number of true vegetarians at less than three percent of the U.S. Vegetarian food can be very simple; for example, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is vegetarian. Vegetables are a rich source of antioxidants and protect us from many diseases. Green vegetables contain essential vitamins & minerals and are thus very beneficial for health.

Probably one of the most perplexing thoughts a person has when they transition to vegetarianism is keeping their diet filled with a variety of fun, diverse, and nutrient-dense foods. It can sometimes feel like you’re cutting many options out since you’re no longer consuming meat, and it may seem you’re losing even more options if you’ve also decided to cut dairy and eggs from your diet as well. With a little creativity, planning, and forethought, you might be surprised how much variety you can achieve with your new vegetarian diet – perhaps even more than your meat-eating days!

Vegetarian recipes are tasty, and easy to make. You can turn any recipe into a purely vegetarian one by replacing the meats with any vegetarian alternative. Raw foods are considered healthy because they lose none of their nutrients through heat in the cooking process. More rigid raw eaters simply blend fruits and vegetables. Raw sliced almonds are also a nice alternative to pecans.Vegetarianism can be very confusing to those who are not familiar with it. But I have discovered that I feel better when I eat vegetarian meals. Raw foods are considered healthy because they lose none of their nutrients through heat in the cooking process. More rigid raw eaters simply blend fruits and vegetables. Raw sliced almonds are also a nice alternative to pecans. And contrary to popular belief, vegetarian recipes are full of the taste and enjoyment of many other foods you eat..

Vegetarian recipes provide the most efficient nutriment for the human system, because plants form the basis of the food chain, closest to the source of life itself, which is solar energy. Indian vegetarian dishes are loaded with antioxidants. Many spices protect against cancer, heart disease, arthritis and Alzheimer’s disease. Vegetable curries and usals. Salads, koshimbir and bhurta. Contrary to popular belief, preparing a quick easy vegetarian meal may be a convenient task after all.

Vegetarian recipes are included, as well as information on adapting some recipes to a vegetarian diet. Each recipe contains nutrition information per serving and even cost per serving, which many cooks find helpful. Raw foods are considered healthy because they lose none of their nutrients through heat in the cooking process. More rigid raw eaters simply blend fruits and vegetables. Raw sliced almonds are also a nice alternative to pecans. And contrary to popular belief, vegetarian recipes are full of the taste and enjoyment of many other foods you eat.

Vegetarianism isn’t just about food or health or what we put in our body we should remember that it is a lifestyle and a lifelong commitment that extends beyond the table. It extends to our own fashion to wardrobe to interior pieces and other things. The information, recipes and website links on this page are provided to help anyone begin or to increase their ability to be a vegetarian. Vegetarians have their own favorite dishes and desserts. Vegetarian diets call for fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and soybeans as a replacement for meat (which is much higher in saturated fats and much lower in fiber, antioxidants). This contributes to a healthy heart.

Indian food is different from the food of any other country. India has a great variety of foods compared to any other country. Indian cuisine varies from region to region, reflecting the varied demographics of the ethnically diverse subcontinent . Cuisine across India has also been influenced by various cultural groups that entered India throughout history, from regions as diverse as West Asia , Central Asia and Europe. Gujarati cuisine of India is predominantly vegetarian among other Indian cuisines. For pure vegetarians India is a heaven.

Indian vegetarian dishes are loaded with antioxidants. Many spices protect against cancer, heart disease, arthritis and Alzheimer’s disease. Indian vegetarian food proves all of this wrong. Indian culinary, or the art of cooking, has evolved with the times imbibing its share of various ingredients by different froeign invasions of rulers and travelers but without affecting its original identity. Therefore, whether it is North India, South India, East India, West India, the central part and the north-eastern part – each place has its own flavor of food and style of cooking.

Meatless meals are great for stretching the family food budget. In general, vegetarian cooking provides essential protein nutrients from plant sources plus dairy products, eggs and whole grains. Meat can be considered as being a vital part of the main daily meal. While meat lovers will not have a problem with this inclusion into their meal, others may.

Christine Perry asked:


Have you seen the new scrapbooking supplies for recipe albums? Local scrapbooking stores are responding to the new trend of scrapbooking recipes. You can find albums with a recipe theme, as well as stickers, paper and embellishments to complement the scrapbook. The main thought behind scrapbooking recipes is the same as scrapbooking photos and memories. We want to preserve the recipes for future generations. However, recipe scrapbooks are very popular as gift items as well. Some scrapbookers are even using them in their kitchens as cookbooks.

To begin designing a recipe scrapbook you need to think about your purpose for creating it. Will this be an album documenting family recipes handed down from generation to generation? Or are you creating an album to give as a gift? If this is a recipe album meant to be used in the kitchen, you also may approach the design differently and choose a scrapbook that will be more durable. Albums come in a variety of sizes including, 4×6, 5×7 and 12×12 inches. Choose the one that will best fit your goal for scrapbooking recipes.

Decide whether or not this will be a gift album. You may not want to use the original recipe card written by your great-grandmother in a gift recipe scrapbook. You still could make the recipes personal by writing the ingredients and instructions in your own handwriting instead of a computer font. Recipe albums make welcome gifts for weddings, graduations, Christmas or housewarming gifts.

Which recipes to choose will depend on your goal for the album. You may want to use quick and easy recipes for a graduation gift. Holiday favorites would be ideal for a Christmas gift. You could also narrow down the recipe choices to just desserts, soups, main dishes or family favorites.

When you begin to design your recipe album decide if you want to keep the same layout format for each page and if you will coordinate the embellishments on each page. You may want to keep the album with an overall uniform look, or have each individual page have a unique look.

You can use recipe cards or journaling blocks for the ingredients and instructions. You may also want to include a photo of the dish or a picture of the person who gave you the recipe. Consider adding comments about why you love the dish or opinions from your family on why it is one of their favorites. Try journaling about the history of the recipe or any special memories you have about it. Making the album personal is what scrapbooking is all about.

Scrapbooking recipes doesn’t have to be limited to a recipe album. Think about including recipes in other scrapbooks. Highlight the recipe for Witch’s Brew on a Halloween page layout. Recipes on Thanksgiving pages are an obvious choice. Include your secret recipe for perfect gravy. How about including the recipes for the dinner you made for your husband on your first Valentine’s Day? You can also include your grandmother’s apple pie recipe on a page all about your memories of her. Food is a big part of our lives, and recipes are a natural page element for scrapbooks. Think about creating a recipe album as a scrapbooking project or add a recipe to your next page layout. Be a part of latest scrapbooking trend and pull out your recipe cards.

Allison Merlino asked:


Cooking and Nutrition have been incredibly hot topics over the past couple of years. Other hot topics such as anti aging and fitness exercise are discussed in correlation with cooking and nutrition on a regular basis. At the same time the rise in Cooking Television Shows has been exponential. This craze has resulted in a cooking channel! A channel devoted to a plethora of cooking shows! These television shows often have associated websites where their recipes are cataloged and made available.

Technology has allowed us access to these websites and recipes at a moments notice but in order to organize and keep your favorites on hand it may be necessary to create a file or use a software package. I have researched and will offer a review of a few software products that I recommend. These products will allow you to import, catalog and print your recipes in a variety of convenient formats.

1. MasterCook Deluxe 9.0 by ValuSoft

Product Features

• Meal-planning software with 8,000+ recipes and 100s of international recipes

• Thorough search capabilities; expert nutritional analysis

• Professional tips, cooking for a crowd, and essential cooking techniques

• Enjoy 400 savory baking recipes with step-by-step instructions

• Print shopping lists for single recipes or entire menus, or download to PDA

2. Cook’n for Every Holiday by DVO Enterprises

This instructional computer software includes 582 recipes, recipe manager, menu planner, and more!

Product Features:

• Search thousands of recipes in seconds–just tell it what you have on hand

• Adjust recipe serving sizes automatically

• Demonstrate preparation techniques with video clips

• Display hundreds of full-color food photos

• Organize your own recipes

• Print your recipes on decorative 3×5 cards

• Create weekly menus

• Make grocery shopping lists

• Analyze the nutritional value of your recipes

Recipe Manager:

• Organizing your family recipe collection in the computer is easy with Cook’n. You already know how to put in your recipes, that’s because Cook’n's recipe window looks just like a recipe card. And, “Quick-Fill” editing does much of the typing for you.

• Cook’n has simple cookbook-like chapters and categories that make it easy to find your recipes fast.

• Cook’n's Recipe Manager makes entertaining a snap. Simply select the number of guests you will be serving and enter it into your favorite recipe. Cook’n calculates the new ingredient amounts for you.

Menu Planner:

• Build your own weekly and monthly menus

• Drag and drop meals to make your menus

• Combine recipes and food items to make complete meals. Then, drag and drop meals to make your own weekly or monthly menus.

Grocery Shopping Assistant

• Compiles your family’s shopping list automatically

• Organizes shopping list items by aisle

• Converts to package sizes (e.g., tablespoon tomato paste to 8 oz. cans)

• Calculates your grocery cost

Personal Home Nutritionist

• Analyze the nutritional elements of recipes and menus (even the ones you add!)

• Choose between brands to satisfy dietary needs

• Cook’n will analyze the nutritional value of any recipe or menu (even the ones you add!). Easy to read…Cook’n nutrition facts window looks just like the label on a can.

• Cook’n has nutrition facts from the labels of 10,000 food products. You can choose between different brands to see what the nutritional effect is.

• Now you can plan menus based on dietary needs and tastes. Prepare one delicious meal for the entire family.

3. Home Cookin: Recipe Software by Mountain Software

Product Features:

• Easy to Use Interface – Home Cooking uses a simple tabbed interface that is easy to operate while providing all the features you use most. You can create as many chapters as you wish. Home Cookin will keep everything sorted alphabetically so you can quickly browse through your collection, and find your favorites easily.

• Easy Recipe Entry

• Import and Export Capabilities – Thousands of free recipes can be found on web pages, newsgroups, and various mailing lists. You can easily add these to your collection by importing them into Home Cookin. Most standard formats are supported.

• Meal Planning – The meal calendar makes it easy to plan your upcoming meals. Locate your desired recipes, then add them to the calendar. Add personal notes if you plan on eating out, want to indicate a holiday, or to reference recipes in other cookbooks. When you are ready to prepare the meal, you can access the recipe quickly from the meal calendar.

• Grocery Management – The Home Cooking grocery manager will make quick work of preparing your grocery shopping lists. Start a new list, select the items you need, and print. A cost estimate is calculated as you select each item, so you’ll know ahead of time how much you’ll be spending on your groceries. The printed list is compact and sorted by store and location to make your shopping trip as easy as possible.

Websites provide us with recipes at a moments notice but in order to organize and keep them handy and get the most use of them it may be necessary to create a file or use a software package. I have provided a review of a few software products that I found to be of good quality. These products will allow you to import, analyze, catalog and print your recipes in a variety of convenient formats including a grocery list!

Anna Hart asked:

Slip back to last Saturday when your neighbor invited your family over for Burrito Frittatas. You didn’t know that was a Tupperware recipe either, but you enjoyed it.

Over the years, Tupperware recipes have served many guests at Tupperware parties. Then Tupperware began to publish their recipes on cards. Beverages, breads, desserts, main courses, salads, and dressings – there was a Tupperware recipe for every part of a meal.

Since all of their recipes were developed exclusively for the company, the cards have become collectors’ items, and are sometimes difficult to find. A few are available on Internet auction sites, or a Tupperware consultant may be able to help you find what you need. Tupperware recipes are also now available in cookbooks.

Two Quiche Tupperware Recipes

Tupperware recipe cards offered two quiche recipes in recent years.

1. Simply Delicious Quiche – Seq.# 4703 was among the “Taste of Tupperware Recipe Cards – Summer 2003”. Rice Crusted Quiche – Seq.# 4004 was featured in “Taste of Tupperware Recipe Cards – Spring Summer 2006”

Tupperware quiche recipes are simple and easy, like all Tupperware recipes, planned for completion in the time it takes to have a party. Sadly, the official recipes for quiche cannot be shared online without permission.

In lieu of those mentioned above, let me give you a quiche recipe that has been shared among Tupperware consultants.

Impossible Quiche

This recipe uses the following products.

1. “Quick Shake Container”: The domed seal has a hinged pour spout so you have space for mixing. A removable blender wheel blends as you shake.

2. “Thatsa Bowl”: Large mixing bowl with seal

Make your Tupperware quiche as follows.

1. Into a Tupperware “QuickShake”, place 4 eggs, 1 and 1 half cups of milk, a teaspoon of mustard, salt, pepper, and tarragon to taste. Shake until well-blended.

2. In a Tupperware “Thatsa Bowl”, stir together 3 bacon rashes (chopped), a finely chopped medium onion, a cup grated cheese, and ½ cup of self-rising flour.

3. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and seal the bowl, expressing air completely. Shake well to mix.

4. Pour ingredients into any standard quiche dish, and bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes. If you prefer, you may microwave the quiche at 60% of power for 12 minutes.

Additional Tupperware Recipes

If you visit websites of individual Tupperware consultants, you will find many Tupperware recipes. Some consultants have posted entire “Taste of Tupperware” cookbooks for your use. Others have posted individual recipes, or created their own recipes that make good use of Tupperware products. I offer one more here, a tantalizing, quick Tupperware recipe for chicken.

Quick and Easy Lemon Pepper Chicken

This recipe uses a “Rock ‘N Serve Large Shallow” container: a special vent on this microwaveable piece lets steam escape while the seal stays on. You get even heating without splatters.

Make your Lemon Pepper Chicken as follows.

1. Coat 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts with “Miracle Whip” and sprinkle with lemon pepper.

2. Place the chicken in a “Rock ‘N Serve Large Shallow”. Microwave on a high setting for 8 or 9 minutes.

3. Let stand, covered, for 2 more minutes to finish cooking.

You will enjoy Tupperware recipes for their simplicity. You can save time and get good results, yet without sacrificing health.

As for Tupperware products – well, you probably know how they save money and time. To me, they are a great investment.

By: Anna Hart

Joanna Joyner asked:


Are you sick and tired of waiting in a queue when it comes to dining at your favorite restaurants? Are you sick of snobbish restaurant crews and you do not with to take a very long time to book a reservation?

Do you want to know the secret to making secret restaurant recipes? If you don’t know the secret, then it is about time you find out.

Most people find it very difficult to cook. Not because they don’t have the skills but also because they just don’t have the time or they don’t have the means to acquire the best recipes to make the finest dishes.

You don’t need to become a master chef when it comes to cooking delicious home cooked dishes actually.

Some master chefs take many years to perfect their recipes. This is good and all but for normal people like us, we do not have the luxury of waiting for a couple of years before we can taste a fine dish. The good news is, those master chefs have already spent the time building those recipes. All you need to do is leverage on their secrets if you want to create scrumptious meals and restaurant dishes.

All this changes with secret restaurant recipes. With secret restaurant recipes, you are able to tap into the minds of famous recipes used in Billion Dollar Restaurants franchises such as the Cheesecake Factory, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), The Olive Garden, PF Chang’s, Red Lobster and even the Hard Rock Café!

There are many benefits of using the powerful secret restaurant recipes – you get to save lots of time when it comes to cooking. That means that you do not need to indulge in crazy guess works. You also get the benefits of saving money when you apply the techniques in secret restaurant recipes. Just imagine all the money you can save by cooking all your favorite meals and dishes in the comfort of your own home without waiting in line, looking for a parking space and booking weeks or even months in advance to dine in your favorite restaurant.

The best part of all is that there is very little learning curve when it comes to secret restaurant recipes. You get to get started in record time and understand all the fine details when it comes to producing powerful, mouth watering secret recipes on the fly. No more enrolling in long cooking classes anymore. You can learn all these recipes very easily and take your time to experiment with all kinds of different ingredients. Even if you fail, you can always try again at low cost.

There are many courses available when it comes to secret restaurant recipes. There are methods on how to cook secret sauces, there are recipes for good old comfort foods (good old American dishes), grilling guides, kids cookbooks and much more. You will be spoilt for choice when it comes to cooking that you will never want to leave the kitchen because there are so many recipes in secret restaurant recipes.

Eugene Yeng Aik Ngin asked:


Sushi is a delicious, healthy and easy to prepare food. Deciding on and finding your ingredients, preparing the beautiful presentation, and enjoying your creation are all part of the fun of sushi. Finding a great sushi recipe is the first step in putting together a wonderful meal.

Sushi, traditionally, refers to rice, but it has developed to include the whole concept of the finger food. It commonly is a fish or vegetable, served with vinegar rice. A sushi recipe can be presented in several ways. Some common ways are wrapped in seaweed, served in a bowl, in bite size pieces or in a cone type wrap. Wide ranges of vegetables, seafood, and shellfish are used throughout a sushi recipe.

There are some common ingredients that you should always have on hand to prepare a good sushi recipe. These include seaweed, called nori, rice, and sushi vinegar. These are the base ingredients you will need to start with for any sushi recipe. Several sauces such as soy sauce, and wasabi; a spicy paste like substance, are commonly served with sushi to enhance the flavor. Common vegetables in a sushi recipe include carrots, cucumber, peppers, and avocado. Common seafood used in sushi recipes are crab, salmon, octopus, and shrimp. This is by no means an exhaustive list of what you can use in your sushi recipe. The sky is the limit. Get creative as you like with your sushi recipe.

Where can you find a good sushi recipe? There are several great places where you can find a good sushi recipe. A great place to start is the Internet. By doing a quick search through a search engine for sushi recipe, you can find some great websites that will provide you with a great sushi recipe. Often, they will provide you with detailed pictures and instructions that can help when preparing your sushi recipe. Also, try bookstores for their cookbook selections or local sushi restaurants to see if they will share their sushi recipe.

There are several pieces of kitchen equipment that can help you in preparing a sushi recipe. One of the most important pieces of equipment is a sharp knife. A sharp knife is essential in cutting and preparing the ingredients for your sushi recipe. It will allow you to cut your fish into thin slices, slice vegetables into attractive shapes and designs, and do all of these with ease. Another very helpful piece of equipment is a bamboo mat, traditionally called sushimaki sudare or makisu. This mat is what you use when you roll your sushi such as in a California roll. It is possible to roll with your hands, but the rice can be very sticky, so the mat can help eliminate a little frustration while preparing your sushi recipe. Other equipment such as rice cookers and sushi presses can also help make the preparation quicker, but they are not essential for preparing a good sushi recipe.

A final touch in the presentation of your sushi recipe is the plates and dishes you serve them on and the utensils that you use to eat them. Patterned china dishes, saucers, and cups are a beautiful touch. You can also use matching dispensers for items such as soy sauce. Often, chopsticks are used when eating sushi. Chopsticks come in all styles from wooded to metal and can complement your presentation beautifully. You can also eat sushi with your fingers, so make sure to have some nice matching napkins with the dishes.

It is easy to find the ingredients you need to complete your sushi recipe. Sushi recipes generally use basic ingredients that can be found easily. Many of the ingredients, if not all, can be purchased at most local grocery stores. If your grocery store does not carry what you need, try asking them to bring it in. Many companies will bring in supplies that are requested by their customers. For more complicated recipes that require special ingredients, many Asian specialty stores carry the more obscure ingredients on a regular basis. These stores can provide hard to find sushi recipe ingredients, often directly from Asian suppliers. A final option for finding your sushi recipe ingredients is online. There are countless websites that you can use to order everything from your good ingredients to equipment to finishing touches such as utensils.

Sushi is a wonderful food style. It’s fun to follow a sushi recipe and see your final result. Many people consider preparing a sushi recipe an art form. It can be an exciting addition to your family dinner or an impressive dinner party concept. With a great sushi recipe, you can make out standing delicacies. It can be a great bonding event; gather the family together and everyone can make their own sushi dish. Grab your sushi recipe, your ingredients, your equipment, and have some fun.

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Jennifer McVey asked:


There are many places to find dog food recipes if you are considering making your pet’s food. There are also important points to think about when you make their food like sticking to the recipe, talking to a veterinarian, and paying attention to how your dog reacts to the food.

Two common places to find dog food recipes are on the Internet and through your local veterinarian. The Internet is not always trustworthy though. You cannot be sure that someone who posted their own idea for a dog food recipe is the right meal for your dog. Some of the factors might include the type of dog that they have and the types of foods in the recipe. If the dog food recipes are coming from a credible place on the internet like an animal shelter, a veterinarian, or some other place you can trust then you most likely are safe to use the recipe.

The best place to find dog food recipes is through your local veterinarian. Your vet already knows your dog best. He or she knows their digestive tract and what kinds of foods you can start your pet off with and how you can transition your animal from traditional dog food to homemade food. Many veterinarians already have recipes they can give to you so you can go home and make your pets food. Working with your vet ensures the health of your animal.

Switching your dog over to homemade dog food is a big transition. Your animal may not take the food change very well at first. For instance, your dog may not seem as if they like it or they might not be eating as much. You will notice a change in their stools. Your animal may vomit for a couple of days because their digestive tract is not used to healthy food. Be sure during the transition your dog is getting plenty of water. One thing that might be recommended is that you slowly break your dog into the new dog food rather than do a total change at once.

When you make homemade dog food, even the vet will tell you not to change the recipe. You might think you are being creative or making your pet happy by adding bacon grease to the mixture, don’t. You also should not substitute foods within a dog food recipe. Stick to the recipe. If the recipes are too expensive for you then you might not be able to afford feeding your dog homemade foods. Many people have made their animals very sick by not properly cooking the foods to save time or substituting foods to save money. For your dog’s health, stick to the recipes.

Dog food recipes are fantastic when you find them from the right sources. You should only trust your veterinarian or a reliable source for a recipe and you should follow it exactly. The purpose of making homemade dog food is for your dog’s health. So you should follow the recipes and pay attention to how your pet responds.

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


Every party occasion becomes smelly by including various recipes into the menu. There are inclusion of various recipes of appetizers in the menu card of various restaurants & hotels. There are recipes, which are available from simple food recipes to elegant hors d’oeauvres. Some hors d’oeuvres recipes consists of appetizer recipes, which are dip, recipes of mushroom which are stuffed, finger foods which are hot & cold. There is the inclusion of chicken wing recipes & there are various tasty tidbits.

There are different categories of appetizers. Different types of cheese recipes are perfect for appetizers & finger foods. There are some additional recipes, which are related to the appetizers. These appetizers cheese recipes are beer cheese, brie, cheeseball, gougere, goat cheese, pimento cheese. We can view several latest, continental & traditional appetizer recipes which is made up of cheese& we can download it from the cookery recipe sites.

There are some cold appetizers recipes, which have some additional categories. These categories or cold appetizers are antipasto, finger sandwiches that is served as cold appetizers. In addition, Tapas, Pinwheels, Eggs that are deviled, Roll ups, Mushrooms that are marinated are the types of cold appetizer recipes. We can download these cold appetizers recipes from perticular cookery sites.

Appetizers also contain recipes like Dip & Spread recipes. These recipes have additional like Seven Layer Dip, Appetizer Cheesecake, Artichoke Crab Dip, Artichoke Spinach Dip, Baba Ghanouj, Bean and Cheese Dip, Black Bean Dip, BLT Dip, Bread Dip.

The next flavor in the appetizer recipes are hot appetite recipes. These recipes have additional categories like appetizer meatballs, appetizer quiche, artichoke appetizers, bacon appetizers, asparagus appetizers & many more. Also we can search for recipe ingredients of that appetizer recipes by using links from the search toolbar

The other type of appetite recipes is pickle & relish recipes. These recipes mainly rely on the preservation of food. These appetite pickle recipes are chow chow, corn relish, freezer pickles, and fried pickles, pickles that are made up from green tomato, mustard pickles, pickled beans, eggs, ginger and vegetables.

So in this pickled appetizer recipes, some pickles are fried. Some pickled recipes are stored in a freezer for preservation. There are many fresh vegetables, which are used to make these appetizer-pickled recipes. These fresh vegetables are corn, onion, beats, garlic, tomato & many more. Therefore, that fresh material with spices gives spicy taste to pickled appetite.

The next appetizer recipe consists of chicken wings recipes. Various non-vegetarian materials like chicken wings, Buffalo wings, drummies & oriental wings are the ingredients of these chicken wings recipes. Additional categories of chicken wings recipes are Barbecue Chicken Wings, Cajun Chicken Wings, Honey Chicken Wings, Mexican Chicken Wings, and Parmesan Chicken Wing. There are various chicken appetite recipes, which you can download from various links through cookery sites.

Salsa appetite recipes, nut & snacks recipes & seafood appetizer recipes are available for choosy eaters who like to eat before the meal. So we can get various flours of appetizer recipes from various cookery sites.

chefspencil asked:


Healthier eating habits can also easily begin at home, simply by some of the ways that food is prepared. Healthy food does not ever have to mean that your meals will be boring, either because there are many healthy cooking tips which will actually enhance the flavors while improving your health!

Healthy eating may be much easier at home, when you have control over how your food is prepared, and portion control. When it comes to eating out, keeping your habits healthy does not always appear to be quite as easy for you.

For this you can take this easy steps that eating out at a restaurant in order to both eat a nice meal, and to do it healthily. Making healthy eating choices is a step by step process which will eventually become a routine, and a way of life. Here are some tips for eating healthily while eating out.

Never think about giving dessert up, simply by choosing to eat healthily! There are many wonderful things that you can do with fruit, such as mixing a bowl of berries and low fat or fat free vanilla yogurt for a sweet treat at your home. Another favorite involves sautéed bananas which are sprinkled with a little bit of vanilla extract and cinnamon. There are so many things that you can do with healthy, fresh fruit that you will not even have to think about sugar-packed treats like candies and ice cream to make your life healthy.

CHEF’S PENCIL presents delicious, healthy & tasty recipes just only for you. We have all kind recipes of all seasons. We have a great variety in our delicious food like SUMMER RECIPES, SPRING RECIPES, AUTUMN-FALL RECIPES, WINTER RECIPES, COCKTAIL & DRINK RECIPES and many more things.

Sometimes, the food you eat is unable to provide you the required nutrition. It may happen due to several reasons, which primarily includes the consumption of inorganic food. The fruits and vegetables we consume are not grown organically. Another set of problems, when consumption of fast food becomes a habit. Ingestion of such food does not provide wholesome nourishment to your body. Skipping of meals is also a common practice leading to lack of nutrition. Sol gar supplements are made to meet such deficiencies.

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coheso asked:


If you are lacking in the holiday spirit, getting your holiday recipes out and sharing them with others is a great way to put you in the mood. You can also find some great new recipes for your collection and start some brand new traditions. If the holiday season is quickly approaching and you just don’t have any spirit, you might consider getting in the spirit by sharing some of your holiday recipes with your family and friends. Dig out your recipe organizer and find all of those delectable dishes that you only prepare once a year. Just reading the recipes is enough to put you in the holiday spirit.Do you have certain cookie or sweet recipes that you save up for holiday time? Pull those out and share them with your family and friends. You will be surprised how much it will put you in the spirit for the holiday. You will even get to sample some of the recipes of your friends. It is very interesting to see the recipes that others reserve for their special holiday meals. You can add them to your collection of recipes for the upcoming holiday season. Treat your family to some new recipes this year and you will start a whole new tradition.The holidays can be very stressful and some people find that cooking and preparing recipes is a good way to relax. If you enjoy cooking and use that as your means of relaxation, share recipes with your friends for some new alternative dishes for your holiday. Get out those great holiday cookie recipes from your recipe organizer and create some holiday gifts. Make some baskets for your family and friends for gift giving during the holidays. You will find that these gift baskets will be well received and loved by all that you give them to. Everyone loves getting home baked cookies at holiday time. You can dress them up and put them in attractive tins and baskets for gift giving. A gift basket is easy to create and you can put anything you know your recipient will like to make the gift personal to the person who is receiving the basket. Add some decorative items along with your cookies to create a beautiful basket.During the holidays you will also want to have holiday treats readily available in your home. When you are baking your holiday treats for your gift baskets, don’t forget to keep some for your own home. Your guests and visitors will be delighted when you offer them home baked treats when they come for a holiday visit. So get that recipe organizer out and find all of your best recipes to put you in the holiday mood. You will begin getting into the spirit and before you know it you will start your holiday decorating and shopping.

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


Mustards today are being extensively used in the preparation of different recipes.  Infact mustard recipes have become very popular all over the world.  This popularity is not a present day phenomenon but since prehistoric times mustard has been popular.  Enamored by its tantalizing flavour and its medicinal properties people since ages have been using mustard. Infact it is said that mustards medicinal properties were discovered earlier and its culinary properties have been discovered only recently. Whatever the history might say but today unarguably mustard has established itself as an important ingredient in the preparation of recipes.  Mustard recipes both vegetarian as well as non-vegetarians can be cooked easily at home and can be enjoyed at many restaurants. Mustards can be used with sandwiches, with salads, with finger chips, with hot dogs, with meats and so on. Infact just think of a dish and you will find that mustard can become an ingredient to it.  Mustards can be used for the preparation of recipes in different ways.  There are recipes from prepared mustards, recipes from mustard seeds and recipes from dry mustard and homemade mustard. The mustard seeds used for preparing recipes can either be partially crushed or ground or it can also be used as a whole. Some of the mustard recipes are  Chicken Wi,  Chicken Meatball Chili Soupngs, Crawfish Stuffed Artichokes Pacifica,  Barbecued Jerky, French Onion Sou, Pork Loin Steaks with Mushroom Stroganoff Saucep Gratinee (Soupe a L’Oignon Gratinee), Rhubarb Chutney, Warm Potato Salad with Beer Dressing,Curried, Tuna SpooksAcorn Squash and there are hundreds of other recipes prepared from mustard.  The only thing to keep in mind while preparing these recipes is that proper amount of water, vinegar and other ingredients should be added and the preparation should be kept at a particular temperature.  This will ensure great flavour and great color of the recipe.  People often commit few blunders while preparing mustard recipes from liquid mustard because of which the original taste gets lost.  Mustard powder needs to be properly mixed with requisite amount of water and vinegar at appropriate temperature preferably the room temperature.  Paste should be properly prepared so that the heat and flavour develops adequately.  Addition of salt or vinegar is very much essentially as it helps in restoring the developed flavour and also helps in preventing the paste from getting spoiled. Air should be removed from the mixture as it may spoil the mustard paste and can also change the color of the paste.  Infact the flavour may also get lost due to extra air; this is why extra vinegar is added as it reduces the chances of mustard paste losing its flavour.  Once the paste is prepared it is essential that it should be properly kept in a container, fully covered for about 2-4 weeks.   This will enhance the color and taste of the mustard to a great extent.  Whereas the above procedure is true for making any recipes using liquid mustard but there might be slight variation in preparing some dishes such as hot dog using liquid mustard. Mustard recipes are really great; it has enchanted the food lovers which no other recipe has done till date.

Susan Jennerjohn asked:


Copyright © Susan Jennerjohn http://www.ProRestaurantRecipes.com Everyone has their own favorite restaurant. Wouldn’t it be nice to get your favorite restaurant foods at home? You can with recipes that clone professional restaurant recipes. These recipes are developed by examining the dishes at the restaurant, making notes about taste, color and ingredients. This is then turned into a basic recipe and the experimentation begins. The cook tries each recipe and makes alterations as needed until the product ends up like the professional restaurant dish. It takes a lot of trial and error, but the end result costs pennies on the dollar compared to the restaurant dish. You can make enough to feed a whole family for the price you pay at the restaurant. You can also make smaller servings at home which are better for your waistline. These clone recipes can be found all over internet recipe sharing sites and there have been books written featuring these recipes. If you can’t find the recipe you want try the process yourself – you never know what you can come up with until you try.Many sites around the internet offer free recipes. Certain food manufacturers also give away sample recipes on their sites. These recipes are developed to give consumers different ways to use the company’s product. The idea behind these sorts of recipes is to sell their products. They believe consumers are more likely to buy their products if they can use it in many different ways. You can also find these free sample recipes in some packages or with coupons in magazines. Most of these companies have a recipe book that you can buy for a small fee or with shipping and handling costs plus UPS symbols off their products. On their website they may offer a sample of recipes from these books.

Alex Koves asked:


 
Mar-Kov Computer Systems, a leading provider of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Software, announced today that it is releasing Recipe Manager Express, a free single-user version of its formulations software, Recipe Manager.
 
Recipe Manager is one of the premiere formulation solutions on the market, with the ability to create, cost, maintain, and modify complex formulations quickly and easily.
 
Recipe Manager enables users to formulate products to individual customer specifications and generate batch sheets.
 
One of the major advantages of Recipe Manager is its ability to maintain a library of generic process steps. This results in standardized recipe formats even when many formulators are working independently.
 
Recipe Manager also integrates with Mar-Kov’s Manufacturing Execution System, where users are prompted and policed during recipe execution to ensure quality and eliminate batching errors. Prompt and police including electronic signatures can even take place for process steps meaning that when integrated with Mar-Kov’s Manufacturing Execution System, users can create complete Electronic Batch Records (EBR), making paper batch documents a thing of the past.
 
Mar-Kov Recipe Manager has everything that you would expect from state-of-the-art formulations software. Here are some of its key features:
 

Secure audit trail of all formulation development

Define and enforce corporate standards for product and process specification

Speed product development by visually constructing recipes, complete with process instructions and testing specifications

Speed up and enhance the consistency of recipe creation by using a library of predefined equipment and process definitions (an unlimited number of user-created definitions may be added)

Scales recipes as required

Work in Weight mode or Percent mode

Aggregates costs and components based on ingredient definitions

Verifies that different parts of a recipe are consistent with each other. For example, it makes sure that all ingredients defined in the formulation are used in the process

Eliminates errors commonly found in manually generated recipes

Automatically generates Process Specifications and customizable Batch Records

 
Mar-Kov’s systems are compliant with FDA 21 CFR part 11 regulations for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
 
To download Recipe Manager Express, please visit www.mar-kov.com/?show=rmexpress.
 
ABOUT MAR-KOV COMPUTER SYSTEMS
 
In business for over 25 years, Mar-Kov Computer Systems provides process manufacturing industries with advanced MES solutions to improve production efficiency and effectiveness.
 
Mar-Kov CMS is designed for heavily regulated industries, greatly simplifying cGMP compliance with features such as chemical inventory control with container and lot traceability, direct scale integration, electronic batch recording, in-process testing and configurable sign-offs.
 
Mar-Kov also develops custom solutions for clients. One of Mar-Kov’s major strengths is its ability to design and build custom modifications or complete applications to deliver targeted solutions for specific customer requirements.
 
Mar-Kov customers include Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi-Aventis, Actavis, Bedoukian Research, Chanel, and Cosmetic Essence.
 
Mar-Kov Computer Systems is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Blair Critch asked:


It seems everyone today is looking for quick, healthy recipes they can use for their family. However, they seem to be somewhat difficult as usually recipes be either quick or healthy, but rarely both! But since so many people are working outside the home and are finding their schedules crammed with so many other activities and responsibilities even when they’re not working, finding quick, healthy recipes is a priority for many. No one has the time or the desire to stand over the sink chopping vegetables and no one has the time to wait for a dinner that takes hours to fix.

Interestingly enough you can come up with your own quick, healthy recipes simply varying the ingredients of your favorite recipes or by learning how to cook properly with different types of kitchen tools and gadgets.

As an example, when you use a rotisserie you can find quick, healthy recipes for just about any type of meat you might want. By having it cook on the rotisserie you’re having the grease and fat drip away from it rather than having the meat cook in its own fats. By using some marinades or seasoning mixes you may find that your main dishes come out much tastier this way then they ever did before and you don’t need to use fats to add flavor to your dishes. As a matter of fact, these quick, healthy recipes for your main dishes aren’t even really recipes but just better and healthier ways of preparing your meats so you don’t even need to follow instructions from a cookbook.

Some other ways of coming up with your own quick, healthy recipes is to reduce the amount of sugar you use to cook with when making desserts and other items. If you bake from scratch, try using applesauce as a sweetener or reducing your sugar by one-third. Use reduced fat mayonnaise or salad dressing; you don’t need to go with fat free completely as this might be too much of a change for you, but by just reducing fat and sugar you can come up with some great quick, healthy recipes that are still very palatable to you and your family. You can also cut back just a little bit to start with and then gradually work your way up to how much you want to reduce your sugar and fat content overall.

Sneak vegetables into your cooking whenever you can; this is how quick, healthy recipes are created in a professional kitchen. If you make meatloaf, add some chopped peppers and onions. Do the same when cooking soup – add additional chopped carrots, onions, and anything else your family enjoys. Slip some spinach into an omelet. These are all easy and quick tips but you would be surprised how often people ignore these tips when cooking. Making up your own quick, healthy recipes simply means being creative with your ingredients and your methods.

Of course it does no good to come up with these quick, healthy recipes if you and your family never actually eat the things you cook this way. Get into the habit of having a small salad or bowl of vegetable soup before each dinner and lunch. This doesn’t need to be a huge bowlful; just a few small bites before your main meal can make a tremendous amount of difference. You can also schedule what days you’re going to have your quick, healthy recipes and then save your special treats and indulgences for the weekend or another special time. Make sure the family knows that Monday is healthy night, Tuesday you’ll have what you want, Wednesday is another healthy night, and so on.

And get your family involved in coming up with and creating quick, healthy recipes. If the kids are busy in the kitchen they’re more likely to want to eat what they’ve prepared. You don’t want them to use dangerous knives and other equipment but they can certainly work with measuring and things such as this.

David asked:



For everyone who has ever stared at a package of chicken at four o’clock in the afternoon trying to figure out what to do with it for dinner, there is another option besides dousing it in bottled bbq sauce or lugging out the same old cookbooks. The option that is becoming increasingly popular with cooks everywhere is to turn to online recipes. By spending just a few minutes on sites like www.online-recipes.org, a cook can quickly find a way to make that chicken appealing.
As a matter of fact Nielsen’s NetRatings, determined that the most popular food related activity online is searching for recipes. Of all the people who shop online, at least 60% of them also use recipe sites to find online recipes. The trend is moving from cookbooks to online recipes. Many people have a computer nearby or in their kitchen and using it to find recipes is smart and convenient.
There are several benefits of using websites dedicated to online recipes for day to day cooking:
• There are thousands of recipes to choose from instead of just the few in a cookbook
• The recipes are often submitted to the sites by everyday cooks who use the recipes often, therefore its easy to find family friendly recipes – very important for the family cook staring at the chicken at four o’clock in the afternoon
• The recipes are free
• Many sites allow ratings and comments on the recipes that are submitted. Those who have tried the recipes can make comments and suggestions that are helpful when choosing a recipe
• Some sites for online recipes allow the user to search by ingredients – so if along with that chicken there are fresh mushrooms and scallions in the refrigerator also, a recipe can be found using all ingredients
• Some sites allow the number of servings a recipe produces to be adjusted and then the ingredients are automatically changed accordingly, something no cookbook could ever do
• In addition to recipes, sites for online recipes usually have cooking tips, food definitions (need to know what paella is?) cooking method explanations (how do you blanch a green bean?) and helpful information for amateur cooks
• Searching by categories such as Mexican, Kid Friendly, Diabetic, etc. is a feature many online sites have – searching in a category can save a lot of time
• Some sites have a shopping list feature – the ingredients for a recipe or several recipes can be listed and printed out to take to the store
In addition to getting day to day recipes from online recipe sites, these sites are very helpful when planning a special occasion meal. With the holidays quickly approaching, choosing to plan a meal using recipes found online can save a lot of time. www.online-recipes.org can help with this task. By searching for recipes for turkey, sweet potatoes, kugel, latkes, lasagna, fish, side dishes and more, an entire holiday meal of recipes can be found in a short period of time. A word of caution – new recipes should be tried once before serving them to guests. Nobody likes a dry kugel.
In addition to helping cooks find new recipes, these sites also allow home cooks to share their recipes with the world. There is a growing trend for cooks to put their recipes online, sharing generations old or new recipes with others. Many people who have been looking for a recipe just like their great-grandmother’s lost applesauce cake recipe now have a resource to find it or one that is at least very similar.

Barbecue Smoker Recipe Man asked:


It amazes me how many great chefs can cook fantastic dishes yet fail to be able to write recipes in a clear and concise way that makes for easy reading and understanding. Many could do with working in manufacturing industry for a number of weeks and learn the skill involved in preparing a bill of materials for a product because in this way they would get to understand how certain ingredients can be grouped together to make a “sub assembly” before the preparation into the final assembly.

Some top chefs have mastered this of course and they truly produce excellent food, freshly prepared and in a short space of time. It simply boils down to storing the food in it’s sub assembly state until you’re ready to serve then throw everything together and give it a blast.

I’m a barbecue and smoker enthusiast and I love to experiment with different marinades, rubs and mops as well as making some really tasty accompaniments for my BBQ parties. It wasn’t until last year that a friend suggest I should “bottle” my knowledge and share it but my confidence wasn’t too great because first of all I’m not a professional chef and second I’ve never written a recipe.

I guess everybody has to start somewhere and when I thought about my day job it in manufacturing and also how some recipes really annoy me I found the way forward. All it took then was to think about how I prepared the meal and write it down.

One thing that really frustrates me is when there’s no clear information about how long the recipe is going to take, admittedly it’s not that important for barbecue recipes because the BBQ cooking is part of the fun and if you’re into smoking most people already know the rule of thumb that it take a minimum of 60 minutes per pound of meat and a thermometer to measure the internal temperature of the food. What’s really annoying is when you get half way through a recipe and then see the words “put the mix to one side and marinate overnight”.

So aside from ensuring that the method clearly states how to put the ingredients together in a manner that ensures the final assembly is as easy as possible, it’s essential to state clearly in the opening summary whether that are any time constraints with the recipe. For another example just a quick note at the top of the page to state preparation time and cooking time will work wonders.

There is a protocol when writing ingredients that the largest constituents go first running down to the inevitable pinch of salt and pepper at the bottom. For me it doesn’t make sense because I like to see the ingredients together that get mixed together. For example if we’re doing a rub then I would prefer to see all the rub ingredients listed separately, this way it’s clear to read and I don’t forget anything. That’s my way, you may have yours but if together it brings more great recipes to the internet then hopefully we’re onto a winner.

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


We all crave for “something sweet” and generally this sweet-tooth is satisfied by eating candies. Candies are the favorite of almost all the people, irrespective of their ages and are widely used world-wide. Any celebration is not complete without the use of candies. The intricate as well as colorful decoration enhances their appeal, making them look absolutely scrumptious. A Christmas tree decoration with stick shaped white and red color candy looks excellent. Candies make up for an excellent “welcome gift” as well as the “return gifts”.

Candies are also popularly known as the “sugar candies”. A simple candy is made with sugar and water. The sugar dissolves in the water to form a syrup. This mixer is then boiled till it becomes thick or “starts to caramelize”, which then hardens to form candy. Instead of water one is free to use milk, depending on their choice and the taste they would like. One can pour this mixer after boiling in utensils of different shapes to get different interesting shapes for the candies. But there are lots other candy recipes, which can be tried out and are very sweet and perfect in their taste.

Candy making is a very exciting and interesting task. You can even make candy recipes at home. All these candy recipes involve different types of flavors and also colorants to make them more inviting. The types of ingredients used and the duration for which the mixture was boiled, all contribute to the taste and the look of the candy. Each candy can differ in its texture like soft, hard, chewy or brittle depending on the ingredients used.

The basic different categories of the candy recipes are the boiled candy recipes, confection recipes, fudge recipes, praline recipes, truffle recipes, hard candy recipes, caramel recipes, brittle and brickle recipes etc. The primary ingredients that are used for the making of these recipes are the sugar, milk or water, chocolates and nuts and depending on your taste and recipe you can alter and add other ingredients.

The grandmother candy recipes are also very popular which includes chocolate fudge, peanut brittle, peanut butter fudge, taffy, and praline, pull toffee, Halloween candy etc. All these “grandmother candy recipes” have their own texture, taste, are simple to make and also affordable. Apart from these, there are many candy recipes which are very creative in the use of different ingredients, flavors, shapes and decoration. Some of these types of recipes are the rock candy, cotton candy, candy bars, sucking candy, candy canes etc, just to name a few. All different flavors for the candy include chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, butterscotch and many more mouth watering flavors. All these candies can be highly decorated with the use of different artificial colors and casting in different shapes.

All these candy recipes are easy to make and great to taste. These are sure to be loved by the children and also enjoyed by the elders. They are high in food value and also useful in relieving the fatigue.

Elvis Foote asked:


Where to find Good Recipes:  Books and Websites
There are numerous recipe books in the marketplace and an array of websites which provide good recipes. Most of the websites and books have categorized recipes and you have to decide which category you want to choose.  Whether you are a housewife or professional, good recipes are available in many places and you should use them to make a recipe book for your needs later.
The “Good Cook” website also has categorized recipes.  You can browse their site by choosing your favorite food, or you can choose their recipe categories.  Select the category which you want and try it out. Their categories range from beverages, bread, main course, seafood and fish to nutrition and health or outdoor cooking. You can get vegetarian food and the different types of meat.  There are recipes for special dishes from various regions, various countries and continents and there are recipes which have special diets like low carb, for weight loss or diabetics.
This website also gives you some innovative ideas like baking up cookies for family fun or crock pot recipes to enjoy.  Just try them out to get some quality time with your family on the weekend.
You may find exciting recipes on the internet like Beer for Beginners, or 54 Ways to Lose Weight, or even Easy to Make Omelets. On the bbc.co.uk website, you can do a quick recipe search by searching for three ingredients: recipe title, chef or the TV program. There are often interesting wine suggestions as well with the recipes.
On the BBC recipe site you can find a recipe according to the main ingredient, the occasion , meal, taste, texture, cuisine, cooking method, provider and dish.  Often there is also a lot of information provided about the recipe and also the nutritional value, so that you know what you are cooking.
The Yahoo Food and Recipe site has many food videos and they are a pleasure to watch.  The recipes for low-fat are the favorites and once you have tried them out, you can rate them as well.  The “healthy categories” are also popular nowadays, so they could be the categories called Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat and Low Sugar.
The Hub UK site offers recipes, cookery, food and even a cooking vacation.  The recipe given by this site of the famous Yorkshire pudding is one of the best. The site has thousands of recipes again divided into numerous categories. 
Indiaplaza.in has recipes from all over the world.  The database of good cooking recipes on this website is growing continuously.  There is also elaborated information about all the ingredients and directions, so all that you have to do is follow instructions meticulously.
Look for new recipes on Bush’s Best Beans and even the simplest recipes are available here.  The link is http://www.bushbeans.com/recipes/recipes.php.  Finally, a good recipe is what you make of it, by giving each dish a personal touch. For western cooking the measurements are important, and if you take the correct quantities of ingredients nothing can go wrong.  But the oriental cuisine does not demand such exactness, and you can slow down while you are cooking, because you can add or change some of the ingredients mentioned in the recipe.
At the Shoppbox Ebook Reviews there is a variety of recipe ebooks to choose from.Everything from Oriental to Low Carb recipes can be found there.
 

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


Taste of every food depends on the quality & preparation method of that food. So some foods are excellent & tasty when they either hot or cold. There are two kinds of appetizer recipes like hot & cold appetizer recipe. For these cold appetizers preservation techniques and freezing at proper temperature is very important.

In hotels, restaurants, pubs, bar & in our home, there are recipes of cold appetizers, which makes our meal mouth-watering and tasty. In addition, there are some crunchy snack can keep the fingers of family out from the main dish. Therefore, we can wait for a long time for our lunch and meal if there is a tasty, crunchy and cold appetizers recipes.

In cookery sites, there are various hot & cold recipes of appetizers are available for downloading. These cold appetizers recipes are distinguished according their status like five star cold recipe, four star appetizer recipe & three star cold appetizer recipes. Also from online cookery sites, we can search for latest cold appetizer recipes.

There are some cold appetizer recipes, which are listed below according to their status. First cold appetizer recipe is Blue Cheese and Sun Dried Tomato Dressing. On this recipe, there is dressing of cheese, which is rich blue & dried tomato, which is dried one. We can eat this recipe by taking mixture of spinach salad & croutons, which are made up of garlic.

In addition, the combination of this cold appetizer with romaine lettuce, celery is very tasteful. Veggie pizza is a cold appetizer recipe. This tasty, crunchy vegetarian pizza is made up of cream cheese & there is a rolling of fresh veggies on a crescent crust.

Zesty Party Snack Mix is also one type of five star cold appetizer recipes. This recipe is prepared in the microwave. This is snack mix recipe, which is prepared in a jiffy, cereal, & potato sticks. There is the adding of peanuts, which gives crunchy taste to this recipe.

The next five star cold appetizers is Pita Salad. There is the filling of crunchy vegetables in such Pita sandwich. Therefore, we can use this cold appetizer as a light lunch. This is also called as cold pita sandwich.

Babaqunoush is also a five star vegetarian cold appetizer. We can serve this recipe in pita bread. Shelfish Dip is also one kind of versatile & simple appetizer. We can prepare this appetizer by taking use of flaked crab & we can serve this recipe with chips & crackers.

Traditional Salsa with Baked Chips is also one type of cold appetizer recipe. This cold recipe is made up of vegetables like tomato, onion, peppers & we use cilantro lime juice. We can serve this recipe with tortilla chips and we can make it at home.

Blue Cheese-Pistachio Grapes is a five star cold appetizer recipe is a combination of cheese & fruits. This is a form of wrapper, which is made by the mixture of seedless red or green grapes with cream cheese. You can also use a little wine in that mixture.

coheso asked:


Sharing your recipes with your friends can be a fun hobby for you. Collecting some of the great recipes that are enjoyed in other families is a way to get to know other holiday traditions and foods. Share your own so that you can pass along your family traditions and foods. There are some great advantages to recipe sharing. The first advantage is that you get to sample some great foods that you may not have otherwise thought of. You are able to see the traditions and customs that your friends have for their special dinners and holiday meals. If you love to collect and share recipes you will want to make sure you have a few things to pursue your hobby in the best way.Recipe collecting and finding great new foods to prepare for your family can be a great passion for many people. If this is your great passion you should make sure that you have a few things that will make life a great deal easier for you. The first thing you will need is a recipe organizer. If you are busy collecting recipes from your friends and in magazines you probably have them scribbled on scraps of paper all over your kitchen. You are risking losing these recipes if you don’t organize them correctly. You should invest in a good recipe organizer to get all of your recipes safely in one place. You don’t want to be all prepared to make that wonderful dish that everyone in your family loves and not be able to put your hands on the recipe. A recipe organizer will help you keep them in one central location.If you are sharing recipes with your friends then you will want to be able to get to your favorite recipes so that you can share them. In addition to keeping your recipes organized and in one place, your recipe organizer will keep them from becoming ruined from food spills and anything else that might make them illegible. Have you considered your home computer for use as your recipe organizer? You can create a great program or spreadsheet that contains all of your favorite recipes that you can get to at the push of a few keys. This also makes recipe sharing a lot easier. All you have to do to get your recipes out to your friends is to put them in an email and send them on their way. You can receive recipes this way, as well. And if you are receiving the recipe on your computer you can quickly and efficiently put it in your recipe organizer immediately. When you are ready to prepare a recipe you can quickly print out the file and you will have a hard copy of the recipe to work with. Some recipe organizer programs will also prepare a shopping list for you so that you are easily able to get to the grocery store and not forget any of the items in the recipe.

Michael Malega asked:


Take the time to read the following article, Surely you will gain from the inquiry that been conducted in order for it to be written. For the person who is on a low carb dieting food can sometimes be a problem. To ward off this problem when it is time to shop for groceries you can opt some low carb diets recipes that will not only taste great but are also good for you. Of course the foods in the low carb diets recipes that you take will influence your choices in shopping.

There are many low carb diets recipes that you can decide upon to make your meals. Eventually you must take care that your recipe choices are in line with your dieting program. By choosing different diet recipes from other low carb diets as well you may end up with more calories and carbs in your meals than you expected. As each low carb diet has certain foods that you can use in their diets they have for conveniences sake low carb diets recipes that you can use.

Each of these low carb diets recipes is divided into sections. You will find that there are sections with a list of breakfast foods, appetizers, salads, main courses, desserts andsometimes there will also be a connoisseur’s department on low carb diets recipes. These recipes not only give you the ingredients that you will need to buy, but they also have various nutrional info that is critical when you are on a diet.

There are many another(a) low carb diets that can fit your idea of what you want to achieve. Many of the low carb diets recipes that you will find on these diets are very easygoing for you to fix and they also have the added gain of taste good, being very simple and delicious.

To find all these great low carb diets recipes you can check out the versatile book shops and your library for books that will contain low carb diets recipes. There is also the alternate of seeing what your favourite Net search engine has in the way of low carb recipes. When you really start your search on the cyberspace you might just get swamped at the sheer number of links for low carb diets recipes.

So calm down and decide which one of these low carbrecipe pages will have the best taste goodies that you can cook. Inaddition you will need info about the carb issue that is in these low carb diets recipes. Consequently when you scroll through all of the diverse recipes that beat your eye take a bit to see the nutritional valuate of these low carb recipes. This way you will be acquiring low carb diets recipes that look fabulous, sample terrific and have the added gain of being be good for you.

There are many more clause like this one on my site. Thanks for reading! Keep browsing.

Hermawan asked:


A lot of good Recipes Idea get from experience people who always looking to get a good recipes idea. They try almost all ingredients they have or found in the market, hundreds or may be thousand recipes idea is waiting for people who want to try a various dish.

Each of the Recipes Idea have own ingredients, that’s defend to people what recipes they want to try. But sometime people want to experience a new recipes, so they mix the ingredients they have with the ingredients that included in the recipes, with the experience they will found a new recipes idea that can make they have a various recipes to try for themselves or they tell anyone to try the recipes they have found.

Recipes play an important part in produce a delicious dish, because without recipes people have a problem when they want to process or cooking the ingredients they have, recipes guide people how to process or cooking the ingredients become a delicious dish. Some people have bad experience when they try the recipes, because the result not accordance with they imagine when first time they read the recipes. Some mistake when people try the recipes is they not read the recipes carefully, they use a different ingredients with the recipes, they not follow the instruction that included in the recipes, and another mistake that can cause people have a bad cooking experience. To avoid in making mistake when we try the recipes is we have to read the recipes carefully and follow the instruction that included in the recipes, or we can use a safety way in try the recipes is try the recipes with people who have a lot of experience in cooking, or we try the recipes with the person who found or create the recipes we want to try, this propose can make our cooking experience have a good result and we have more desire to try a lot of good recipes idea at home, and may be sometime we can create a new recipes idea that can make other people interesting and want to try our recipes idea. The idea to make the recipes can appear anytime, anywhere, and could be to anybody, the idea can appear when we watch television, movie, news, cooking tips, and the idea can appear when we see the ingredients we have at home, also when we read a newspaper, or magazine, the idea can appear accidentally. But we need more than idea to produce a good recipes, our ability to cook and mix the ingredients, become an important part in produce a good recipes, beside that we have courage to try a new thing, don’t worry if we fail, because from that fail we know the lack from our experience, after that we can create or produce the recipes idea that we can try and share to other people who interesting with our recipes idea and want to try the recipes.
I think that’s enough for this time, and I hope this writing can bring you guys new idea to create a lot of new recipes idea, and I hope next time we can share our recipes idea, so our recipes will increase and more various that make our desire to try a new recipes and make new delicious dish. Thank you for reading my article, to learn more about the recipes please visit: http://recipes-idea.blogspot.com, good luck to all of you guys.

About The Author

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David asked:


Dinner Recipes

Cooking can be fun if creativity is involved in it. Everyone wants to try new recipes which are great in taste and less time consuming. Some people are very conscious about their health and try some low crab recipes befitting to their daily diet whereas some very busy people want quick dinner recipes or crock pot recipes which can be done within minutes without compromising for the taste. In today’s busy world where people have to give the best shot in the office hardly find time to spend on cooking. Both parents in the family have to work and meet the needs and demand of their children as well as to cope up with the price rise.

For such people quick dinner recipes are of great help. You can take the help of internet and search online the recipes which require less time. There are many website full of new recipes for you to try and enjoy. These websites will help with new ideas and techniques which can be used effectively for making dinner quickly. It is the advantage of some site that the recipes they are offering are able to provide without any charge. They tell you the time saving tips and the things you can do ahead to make dinner time quick and simple. In this way taking the help of such website will definitely prove beneficial for many who want to make their life easy and saving time by trying some of the recipes given in the website.

Evening is the time when all the family members are together and that is why dinner is considered as the main meal of the day where it is expected to have plenty of options, variety and flavor and so preparing dinner can be a herculean task, spending hours together in the kitchen. Even this task can be made easy if certain things are taken into account: -

The best idea to make sure the meal prepared is tasty and fresh is to going for meal planning. Planning for the upcoming meal will keep you away from the hassles. Proper planning and buying all the ingredients required in advance for the coming week will make the task easy and you get along well even after a long hard and tiring day.

You will be sure of what to make in the dinner and will avoid one more visit to a local fast food joint.

Every family member has their choice and demand and wants to have the same for the dinner. To handle such situation try to find out through an informal poll and include at least one favorite in the entire meal. It will not have unsatisfied eaters at the dinner table. In addition to the meal planning you can surf through those hundreds of websites that offer satisfying dinner recipes. The recipes you might think are time consuming these sites would give some amazing shortcut to cut short the required time for any recipe. Isn’t it wonderful to have new twist on pork, beef and fish dishes along with countless number of chicken dishes.

Whether you are trying to make quick dinner or those which will reduce the fats but don’t forget to give them the balanced diet essential for their growth and development.

Dhiraj Bandurkar asked:


Rice and Curry recipes

The Indian food is famous for its wide variety of curries and rice made in accordance with the type of curry served. The spices and condiments used in it give it a different aroma which acts as a natural appetizer. Different dishes require different spices in more or less proportion. Indian rice and curries come in two varieties vegetarian and non-vegetarian. But the best part in it is even a veggie can enjoy dishes like biryani with vegetables as substitute. The staple food of the people in most part of India is rice and curry. Like plain rice which goes along with spicy curry. Plain rice with fish curry.

The Indian curry and rice recipes are fast catching up as a tangy and staple food in the United States. Many of us go in for a variety of Indian food options which you can easily cook in your kitchen. The authentic Indian recipes are talk of the town and to understand the food better you just need to taste it once. Here we will share with you some of the easiest but tasteful Indian rice and curry recipes.

Indian Rice Curry Recipe

One of the simplest of the authentic Indian recipes is the Indian rice curry recipe. This preparation will help you to prepare it in the Indian way leaving a fresh mouthwatering aroma in your entire house. Let’s get started with the Indian rice curry recipe.

Ingredients for the Indian Rice Curry Recipe

2 tsp. of olive oil

1 small onion, properly minced

1/4 cup tart apples, finely chopped

2 tsp. of curry powder

1/8 tsp. of cayenne pepper

4 cups evenly cooked white or brown rice

2 cups of canned chickpeas, properly drained

1 Tbs. of fresh lemon juice

Some fresh ground pepper

To start with the preparation of this dish, take oil in a heavy skillet and keep it over medium heat. When the oil is properly heated add the onion and sauté for 3 minutes. After this add the apple and sauté for 3 more minutes. Further add the curry powder and cayenne to coat the apple and onion. Add the cooked rice and chickpeas to this mixture and cook through until rice and beans are hot. Once the dish is ready sprinkle with lemon juice and serve hot to be cherished by your entire family.

Another of the simplest of the authentic Indian recipes is the Indian vegetable curry recipe which can be cooked in the crock pot or slow cooker. This takes around 7 hours for preparation and can be enjoyed by the entire family. Lets start with the ingredients which are easily available.

Ingredients for Indian Vegetable Curry Recipe

3 potatoes, finely chopped

1 cauliflower, also finely chopped

1 1/2 of cups green peas

3 tomatoes, also finely chopped

3/4 tsp of turmeric powder

1/2 tsp of chili powder

1 1/2 tsp of cumin

1 tsp of curry

1 cup of water

PREPARATION:

The preparation of the Indian vegetable curry recipe is fairly easy. What you need to do is to place all ingredients in a crock pot or slow cooker. Cook on low temperature for 5 to 6 hours. When the food is evenly cooked serve hot. You can even garnish it with finely chopped salad.