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Healthy Breakfast Smoothies with candied ginger. Lesson 3.
Ginger is known for its beneficial properties for the body, especially appreciated by those who follow any diet to reduce weight. After all, ginger, speeding up metabolic processes, helps to lose weight. Healthy Breakfast Smoothies with candied ginger.
By Elena Sunshine Magazine6 years ago in Feast
Smoked Brisket: Thinking Outside the Box
Bar-b-que is a time honored tradition. The pitmasters of yore and today have their secrets, there methods, and some pretty serious prejudices. They can get pretty defensive if someone suggests an alternative method or disagrees with there golden rules. Now, that is not to say that all BBQ people are like this. And of course there has been debate since time immemorial based on region and method whether it is ribs, pulled pork, BBQ sauce, or in this case brisket. Now don't get me wrong, a brisket cooked at 200-250 degrees Fahrenheit for 16 hours is definitely damn delicious. There's a reason people line up at Franklin's BBQ at like 4am to get in and partake in his tasty nums. I know backyard smokers who insist on cooking for 16 hours. They get up as early as you would need to in order to get into the most popular BBQ joints. However, my take here, isn't so much that this method is wrong (I am also certainly not saying that I can make a brisket that is as good as Aaron Franklin's). What I am saying here is: You can make a damn good brisket in around 6 hours, 8 with a couple hours for resting.
By Brett Schoenfeldt 6 years ago in Feast
How Sweet it Was
There was a time, o’ best beloved, when a nine year old could buy cigarettes. No, an eight year old couldn't- don't be silly. Everyone knows that an eight year old isn't strong enough to pull the lever on the cigarette machine. You need to be in 4th grade to do that!
By Judey Kalchik 6 years ago in Feast
Breakfast: It’s What Was for Lunch
We often hear doctors and nutritionists say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I’ve heard such reminders as “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper,” to emphasize the importance of that morning meal. Now, however, there is a growing trend to skip this morning meal. The practice of Intermittent Fasting (IF) has been a major influence in shunning breakfast. One of the easiest forms of IF is what’s called the 16:8 Protocol. When following the 16:8 IF Protocol, one typically eats lunch and dinner within an 8-hour window and then nothing until lunch the next day. Sorry, not sorry, breakfast.
By Steven Anthony6 years ago in Feast
Consuming Exotic Fruit As A Form Of Medicine
First of all, what is Soursop? Soursop (also known as Graviola, Paw Paw, Guanabana, Sasalapa or Sirsak) is an exotic fruit of the Ammona muricata evergreen tree that is native to the tropical countries in Central and South America. It is also a member of the Annonaceae family (also known as the custard apple fruit family). It has a darkish-green exterior with spines on it, and covers a white, fibrous flesh. Soursop can grow up to 8 inches and weigh up to 10 pounds.
By Talia Devora6 years ago in Feast
Forbidden Grains
The Chinese emperor watched as each cover was lifted from each tray of food, steam billowing out. There was grilled fish and a wide variety of vegetables. Foods that pretty much any one in the kingdom could get their hands on. All but one. One bowl of purplish looking rice known as black rice that no one of the lower class could touch. Black Rice was forbidden for pretty much every person that was not apart of the royal family. Due to its high nutritional value and low grain per hull, it was kept to the highest class that could afford it. The antioxidants and vitamin E is good for support in the heart, brain, skin and eye health as well as boosting the immune system. Higher in protein, iron and fiber compared to the "healthy" brown rice and the white rice that essentially breaks down into sugar. It provides a more stable energizer rather than a sugar rush. The husk is left on, so if you decide to give this a try I would soak it ten to twenty minutes before cooking. It wont be soft like Nishiki, japanese rice, and the taste will be on the nutty side but honestly its next to nothing. So I'm giving you my secret recipes! Better to drop gems than let them turn to stone, right? The way I flavor it up is with a good sprinkle of Shiso, pickled plum leaf, and then I squeeze half of a lime over it. That lime also aids with iron absorption which pairs perfectly with the black rice, adds even more immunity and helps with skin health as well. Next you slice up some pickles, and if you are like me then you cut up a celery stalk and a jalapeno to replace the claussens you are about to eat so you don't waste all that good pickle juice. Then you dice up a nice and soft ripe but not mushy avacado on top and booyah! You get to figure out if you want to lightly grill some wild salmon and squeeze a lemon on it or marinate some chicken wings in soy sauce and bourbon. Oooooh my mouth is watering just thinking about it. Now we move on to the sides. Do you go and bust out the olive oil to sautee some fresh spinach, sweet onions and shiitake mushrooms or grab the Himalayan pink salt to boil black beans and corn? Yes protein bowls will be called upon at least twice a week if not thrice! Its all about THrice hahah No? Well anyways I imagine I pretty much live on protien bowls at this point, they are easy to dish up and with a nice mix you will have all kinds of flavor in your mouth with every bite. What I also imagine is some people of the lower class getting their hands on some and seeing their face expression once they tasted it. The excitement it must have been to get a bite of luxury, YES AND FINALLY THE MOMENT WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR aaaand "This bland a$& @!#% is what those robe wearing uppities eat?" Without knowing about antioxidant and vitamin E levels I would have stayed away as well but knowledge is power. And this is just the rice we're talking about people! I don't know, maybe a little more digging, aka googling, and we'll find out about the vibrations of their Jade jewelry has some crazy effect on prosperity and the heart chakra *cough cough wink cough* Don't get me started or I will give you everything you need to align yourself with the most high, the universe, God or whatever floats your boat but no this is about rice. Ah yes Black Rice, treat yourself don't cheat yourself.
By Jonah Kenney6 years ago in Feast
7 Ways You Can Get Free Tea Samples Online
Shopping for tea online isn't easy. You can't smell, touch or taste the tea before you buy it. All you have is a photograph and a product description--and if that's not accurate, you have no idea what you're going to receive in the mail. Who wants to pay $8 for a bag of tea only to find out that it's bitter, unpleasant and not what they expected at all?
By Kaitlin Shanks6 years ago in Feast
Tomato, Say It Isn't So!
I believe vegetables have a bad reputation when we're introduced to them at the dinner table. When we're younger, we grimace our faces and protest eating them. As kids, we believe vegetables are gross, disgusting, unnecessary - you name it!
By Ashley Terrell6 years ago in Feast
Brownies
Tell me you don't wish there was a brownie truck driving around your neighborhood right now..... I bet you can't! Brownies are a classic favorite and yes there are plenty of really good boxed mixes out there but nothing is better than a brownie (or any baked good in my opinion) made from scratch. This basic brownie is amazing - it is so decadently fudgy and packed with chocolate flavor emphasized with a touch of coffee and vanilla extract. Yes, this is going to take a little longer to make but trust me it is well worth it.
By Lynn Wheeler6 years ago in Feast
Food Will Always Win Over My Heart
Valentine’s Day. It’s the holiday equivalent of a bill collector’s phone call. Yes, I’m aware of my perpetual singleness. Thanks for reminding me. Another night of eating cold Chef Boy-Ardee out of the can before writing in my cry journal and rocking myself to sleep.
By Greyson Ferguson6 years ago in Feast
Jai, The Soul Food Queen
Public scrutiny. If you have a social media account and a vast number of followers, then you’ve probably been subjected to this at some point in time. Many of us are all too familiar with the concept of scrolling through comments on social media posts about celebrities or influencers and seeing odious comments belittling these individuals. Many can ignore it, but many also fold. Jai Nice represents the former. Despite the unrequested criticisms, she perseveres and stays on her grind. Now, let it not be said that I think Jai is perfect; like many of us, she is far from it. However, I find her determination and ambition to be meritorious regardless of her demeanour or what is portrayed as her “unpalatable mien.” Some may say I’m seeing her through rose-coloured glasses, but I gladly accept that as someone who values female empowerment. In a world where it is the norm to vilify women in the spotlight, I think it is necessary to have individuals who intentionally chose to celebrate the successes of these females.
By Donziikinz6 years ago in Feast
