How to Make Caramelized Pineapple Slices

Pineapple is a very popular tropical fruit. The sweet taste of it goes along very well in desserts, side dishes, and as a snack. While you're barbecuing meats or vegetables, consider broiling this caramelized pineapple slice recipe for a quick dessert.

Ingredients

1 ripened Pineaaple

3 table spoon brown sugar

Things You'll Need

• Baking Sheet
• Knife

 Steps

1. 1
   Prepare and cut the pineapple. Cut the crown and stem off, as well as the skin around the fruit. Cut the pineapple flesh into 1/2 inch (1.27cm) slices. Proceed to cut each circle slice into 4 equal wedges or pieces.
   
   
   
2. 2
   Lightly butter an un-greased baking sheet.
   
   
   
3. 3
   Lay the pineapple slices on top of the baking sheet.
   
   
   
4. 4
   Lightly sprinkle the brown sugar on top of the pineapple slices.
   
   
   
5. 5
   Broil (grill) the pineapple under the broiler for 5-7 minutes. Watch it carefully and take out when the sugar is caramelized and has melted onto the pineapple.
   
   
   
6. 6
   Serve with ice cream or with another sweet treat.
   
   
   
7. 7
   Finished.
   
   
   

   Enjoy The Recipe

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Making The Perfect Espresso at Home

For a coffee lover, nothing sounds more delightful than a shot of espresso. Making an espresso basically involves extracting concentrated flavours out of the ground coffee beans with the help of pressurized steam. Although a number of espresso machines are available in the market, most of them are used to make espresso on a commercial scale. However, you can even make the perfect espresso at home without spending big bucks on fancy machines.

To start of this process of making the perfect espresso, you need to get yourself the right espresso stovetop. Opting for a steel body stovetop produces better tasting espressos as aluminium involves the concern of being toxic and somewhat corrosive. Stainless steel also cuts out the possibility of staining. Traditionally, these stovetops are called known as ‘Moka’ in Italy. The next and the most important thing to get in order is, perfect ground coffee beans. For beginners, it is advisable to start making espressos with Arabica beans than Robusta as the latter has more caffeine content and tastes bitter. Arabica beans ensure the espresso stays sweet. You can try experimenting with the ratios once you are familiar with the whole espresso making method. Another preparatory step you mustn’t miss is using pure water to steam through the beans. Tap water generally has an odour along with it and the minerals present in it may not assist the process of concentrating the flavours well, hence it is essential to use filtered water to make the prefect espresso at home.

• Fill the stovetop’s base with water up till the valve. The water needs to be heated right from the room temperature to around 90 degree Celsius.
• Place the strainer on the base and eliminate the water perforating through it. Missing this step could lead to a foul stench and taste.
• The next step is to properly place the ground coffee into the strainer. Make sure you do not waste much coffee by packing the strainer to its full capacity. Little ventilation would ensure the steam to move through the beans and extract the best out of it.
• Then screw the upper half of the stovetop to its base.
• Next in line is brewing the coffee on a low flame stove and low flame helps the extraction process. Hasting through this step would make your espresso taste bitter.
• The final step is to open the lid as soon as brewing initiates. This prevents the condensed moisture on the lids to mix with the freshly prepared espresso. Wait till the brewing stops and serve the espresso right away!

This freshly prepared espresso can be further mixed with certain other ingredients to make lattes and cappuccinos.

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How to cook a lobster

Lobster are often extensively high priced at the restaurants and that is the reason why they are tagged as the ‘Delicacy for elite classes ‘.  But to enjoy this delicacy at cheaper rates you can prepare it at home by yourself and treat your taste buds with this delicacy. Cooking Lobsters isn’t a big deal anymore. Simply follow the guidelines and steps mentioned below to cook a lobster and enjoy this lavish meal at home.

• You need minimal number of ingredients which includes a live lobster, a large pot of seawater/ salted water, butter, bread (optional for dipping into the lobster-infused butter) and a 8-quart large pot for cooking one lobster.

• For cooking lobster preferably try getting sea water in order to retain its flavour. If you don’t have seawater, never mind you can always use salted tap water. To add luscious flavour to lobster add ingredients like bay leaves, parsley, white wine, peppercorn, celery, garlic, carrots or onions to the water and boil it vigorously. Fill at least 3/4th of the pot with this water.

• Get hold of the lobster by its tail, hold it upside down and first insert his head in to the boiling water. Cover the pot and let it boil again.

• Note down the time when it first comes to boil. From that time, let it boil for another 15 minutes (Estimation for cooking 1 lobster only).

• Once the lobsters are cooked properly they will turn to a bright red colour. If the lobsters are large enough they might turn to bright red colour even before they are properly cooked. So make sure you note down the proper timings and time the cooking.

• To double check if the lobster is properly cooked, try to lightly pull on its antenna. If it comes out easily, your lobster is cooked properly else cook it for few more minutes and serve it hot!

• While serving you might want to enhance you dish by serving it with some melted butter, mayonnaise and other sauces.

• Make sure that you don’t overcook it else it becomes very hard gristly.

Experts say that the wisest and the best way to cook a lobster is to steam or boil it. However, there are other alternative methods that you can use to cook a lobster. Grilling a lobster is one of the other methods that you can follow.

Grilled Lobster

• Boil the lobster for 5 minutes and drain the remnant water away.

• Keep the lobster upturned on cutting board and slice it from the middle with a knife.

• Remove tomalley (green stuff), its black vein and sand sac (located in the head area).

• Grease the lobster with melted butter, seasoned oil or with melted seasoned butter such as garlic, herbs etc.

• Grill the lobster for good 10-12 minutes. When the lobster is coked properly you will notice that the meat is white and cloudy in its appearance.

• Serve it hot, immediately with some extra butter that you used before for greasing it.

So simply follow these steps next time you invite your relatives and friends over dinner and serve them with the most luring, mouth-watering and delectable dish!

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Top 10 Recipes for couples without children

Couples without children are more balanced in diet. They ensure that they don’t eat unwanted stuff as there is no child in the family. As a matter of fact, every married couple without child knows that after the baby arrives there will be tones of food items which are primarily for the kid. But, apart from being balanced in diet most of them prefer to cook together and spend time. This way they get to unwind from their daily activities and strengthen their love bond. Here are some of the most favorite recipes sure to be enjoyed while cooking as well as romancing.

1. Italian Cheesecake –

Ingredients:

2 lbs. ricotta cheese

2 tbs. corn starch

1 pt. half and half

1 and ½ cups sugar

5 egg yolks

½ tbs. salt

1 tbs. vanilla

1 cup sour cream

Procedure:

Beat cheese in large mixing bowl until free of lumps.

Add egg yolks and mix.

Mix sugar with cornstarch and salt and beat into cheese mixture.

Add vanilla and mix.

In a separate bowl mix sour cream with 1 cup half and half until no lumps exist.

Very slowly beat in half-and half and sour cream mixture. Mixture will be very liquid. Very carefully pour mixture into crust- lined pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 and ½ hours to 2 hours or until knife comes out clean.

The couple may enjoy it Warm or Cold!

2. Romantic Chocolate brownies -

 Ingredients:

4 square semi sweet bakers chocolate
3 large eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup flour
1 and 1/2 sticks butter
1 tsp. PURE vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

Procedure:
Melt chocolate and butter over LOW heat
Stir in sugar until dissolved
Add eggs
Add flour.
Stir until thoroughly mixed
Stir in vanilla extract and nuts.
Pour mixture into greased and floured baking dish
Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes
They’re done when a toothpick comes out with just a Little brown at the tip.

All you couples, don’t hurry up for the sake of love, wait for about 15 minutes before you cut.

3. Corn Bread Pudding –

 Ingredients:

 3 eggs, beaten
2 cans cream style corn
1/2 cup cooking oil (canola)
8 oz. sour cream or yogurt
1/2 cup chopped onions (fine) or 2 tbs. onion powder
1 box (8 1/2) Jiffy corn muffin mix
Salt and pepper to taste

 Procedure:
Preheat oven to 350.
Mix all of the ingredients together.
Pour into a greased 9 x 13″ pan.
Bake at 350′ for 50 minutes.

4. Grilled Sesame Chicken Breast –

 Ingredients:

 1 tb. Brown Sugar
3 tb Soy Sauce
1 ts. Sesame seeds
2 cl. Garlic; chopped
1/8 ts. Black pepper; Fresh
4 oz Chicken breast halves- with skin removed

Procedure:
Combine the brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame seeds, garlic, and black pepper in a shallow dish. Mix well. Add chicken, turning to coat.
Cover and marinate in the refrigerator at least 2 hours. Remove chicken from marinate. Put the marinade aside.
Grill 4 to 5 inches from medium-hot coals for 15 inches. Turn and baste frequently with reserve marinade. Serves four.

5. Back Bean and Corn Salad –

Ingredients:

2 cups canned black beans, drained and rinsed

2 cups crisp canned corn, drained

¹⁄₃; cup chopped red onion

3 tablespoons lime juice

1 teaspoon olive oil

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground cumin

¹⁄₈; teaspoon ground red pepper

Procedure:

Mix all ingredients and chill overnight.

Spoon out 1/2 servings as needed.

6. Oven Ranch Chicken –

 Ingredients :

1/3 cup plain bread crumbs
1 buttermilk ranch salad dressing mix
1/3 cup sour cream
4 boneless chicken breasts

Procedure:

In a shallow dish, combine bread crumbs and dressing mix. Put the sour cream in another dish. Dip the chicken first in the sour cream, then into the bread crumb mixture. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes.

7. Asian Pasta Salad-

 Ingredients:

 1/2 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 cup snow peas
1/2 cup red onion, diced
1 red pepper, chopped
2 cups broccoli florets
1 cup Asian style salad dressing
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
1 (16 oz) package of pasta
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

 Boil broccoli for 3 to 5 minutes then remove from water. Boil snow peas for 1 to 2 minutes then remove from water. Boil past until soft and drain. Toss pasta with salad dressing. Add broccoli, red pepper, red onion, snow peas, ginger, and garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate for several hours. Garnish with sesame oil and sesame seeds.

8. Vegetable Chilli –

Ingredients:
1 (28 oz) can tomatoes, undrained
1 (16 oz) jar chunky Salsa
1 (15 oz) can black beans, rinsed, drained
1 (10 oz) package frozen whole kernel corn
1 cup halved zucchini slices
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 (8 oz) package shredded cheddar cheese

Procedure:

Mix tomatoes, salsa, beans, corn, zucchini and chili powder in saucepan. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons cheese onto bottom of each serving bowl; top with chili. Sprinkle each with additional 2 tablespoons cheese.

9. Strawberry and Vanilla Cream Sponge –

 Ingredients:

175g unsalted butter, softened

175g golden caster sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1½ tsp vanilla extract

3 eggs

175g self-raising flour

Procedure:

Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and base line two 18cm sandwich tins. Beat all the cake ingredients together in a large bowl until smooth. Divide between the tins and level out. Bake for 20-25 minutes until they are well risen and spring back when lightly pressed. Leave to cool in the tins for 5 minutes then turn out onto a rack and peel away the paper. Cool completely. Spread the jam onto the base of one sponge. Lightly whip the cream with the icing sugar and vanilla seeds and spread half of it over the top of the jam. Sandwich the other sponge on top. Spread the remaining cream over the top with a palette knife. Make a heart shape in the centre of the cake by making a cone with some greaseproof paper, pouring in the sugar, snipping off the tip and using like a pen.

10. Salmon Salad –

Ingredients :

100g couscous

1 tbsp olive oil

2 salmon fillets

200g sprouting broccoli, roughly shredded, larger stalks removed

Juice 1 lemon

Seeds from half a pomegranate

Small handful pumpkin seeds

2 handfuls watercress

Olive oil and extra lemon wedges, to serve

Procedure:

Heat water in a tier steamer. Season the couscous, and then toss with 1 tsp oil. Pour boiling water over the couscous so it covers it by 1cm, and then set aside. When the water in the steamer comes to the boil, tip the broccoli into the water, then lay the salmon in the tier above. Cook for 3 minutes until the salmon is cooked and the broccoli tender. Drain the broccoli and run it under cold water to cool. Mix together the remaining oil and lemon juice. Toss the broccoli, pomegranate seeds and pumpkin seeds through the couscous with the lemon dressing. At the last moment, roughly chop the watercress and toss through the couscous. Serve with the salmon, lemon wedges for squeezing over and extra olive oil for drizzling, if you like.

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Salads and salad dressing recipes

Gone are the days when salads consisted only of a couple of cut vegetables mixed together in a bowl. There are so many ways to keep healthy now and thus, there are so many types of salads too! There is literally a salad for every occasion or season. However, here are a few that you can try.

1. Coleslaw

Who doesn’t love coleslaw? It has now become synonymous to the most basic types of salads. Coleslaw is now even a side dish with so many popular dishes such as French fries, sandwiches, burgers and so on. All that coleslaw needs is around 6 cups of shredded cabbage, 1 shredded carrot, some mayonnaise, vinegar, vegetable oil, a little bit of sugar, and just a pinch of salt to taste. Toss all these ingredients together and whisk them literally. However, keep the cabbage and the carrot aside. Mix the whisked portion with the cabbage and the carrot and toss it thoroughly. See the full recipe here - http://southernfood.about.com/od/coleslawcabbagesalads/r/r80731b.htm.

2. Greek Lemon Garlic Salad Dressing

This is one the healthiest and easiest salad dressings to make. You only need a little lemon juice, half a spoon of salt, Greek seasoning or Greek oregano, olive oil and garlic cloves. A little bit of brown mustard or ground pepper would also do. Just take an air-tight jar and mix all the ingredients together – shake it furiously. Let it settle and shake again. Keep shaking the mixture around 3 or 4 times till you are sure that everything has been mixed well. Taste it and if it is too acidic, try putting in a little more olive oil to balance the mixture out. You can see the exact quantities of the ingredients here –http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbsalads/r/Greek-Lemon-Garlic-Salad-Dressing.htm.

3. Watermelon, cucumber and mint salad

This is perfect to beat the heat! This is one of the most refreshing and delicious salads to ever make! You can even make it for a house party. You will need chopped watermelon, chopped cucumber, some fresh mint and some cheese. Mix these ingredients together in a salad bowl. Take the mixture out delicately and lay the salad out on a plate. Add some cheese and mint or top. You have the perfect health food ready for you. For more information, you can choose to see this –http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbsalads/r/watermelonsalad.htm.

4. Sugar-Free Thousand Island Dressing

Who doesn’t like Thousand Island? Creamy and delicious, indeed. You can even put it in burgers and sandwiches and serve it as dip with French fries or chips! However, for a salad, you might want to try the sugar-free version. You will need some mayonnaise, some sour cream, some sugar-free ketchup, 3 spoons of sugar-free relish and one spoon of mustard. Mix the ingredients together and keep tasting. Try adding ingredients the way you want the dressing to taste. You can add some sweetener in the end if you need to make it sweet. See the exact quantities here –http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbsalads/r/Sugar-Free-Thousand-Island-Dressing.htm.

  5. Sweet and Sour Lime Dressing

The quickest preparation time amongst all the dressings we have discussed so far! You’ll need some lime juice, water, olive oil and seasonings or sweetener to taste. Mix the lime juice and water in a bowl and add the sweetener in a desired quantity. Add salt and pepper and whisk well so that the salt dissolves fast. Add the olive oil and whisk again. It sure tastes good! Put it over even a couple of lettuce leaves and you have the perfect salad ready!

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Home-style Chicken Soup for the Desi Cook

With every other person falling sick and getting the flu, its chicken soup time! This very ‘western’ concept is soon catching up with our desi folks coz it really DOES work against the common cold and flu and besides, its so yummy!!

I am talking about the real stuff here, not Maggi and Knorr. So heres a recipe that’s been put together for the Indian kitchens, where ingredients like ‘thyme’ and ‘rosemary’ have no place.

Ingredients (for 4 cups of stock)

1)  1/2 K.g. Chicken pieces-

Ask your chicken-wala to give u soup-pieces separately.These are bony and perfect for a rich healthy soup. But you can also use cold-storage chicken.

2) Vegetables:

2 Carrots, one Onion, some Lettuce(optional)

3) Spices:

1 Bay leaf, some pepper corns

The Stock:

1. Put all of the soup pieces and some meaty pieces in a pot and add enough water to cover the pieces by an inch. Partially cover the pot and bring to a boil.
2. Once its boiling, reduce heat to sim and add roughly diced carrots, the onion can go in whole and the lettuce leaves. Also throw in the spices with some salt.
3. Keep it cooking till the meat turns white. Then, scoop out the meaty pieces and set aside. Overcooking these will render the meat tasteless and stringy.
4. Now reduce the stock by simmering it for a good 20-30 minutes. This will extract the flavour from the bones and will make your stock potent enough to kill the flu bug!
5. Your stalk is ready when reduced to about half of its original volume. Use a large spoon to gently skim the surface for the gray fatty layer, which is nothing but extra fat from the bones and meat. Throw it away.

The Soup:

Once your stock is ready, the soup isn’t far away. Simply add a little water (about 50-50) , add a few freshly chopped carrot pieces, mushrooms, some diced cooked chicken (saved from the stock), some boiled noodles or rice, boil and serve! The best part is, even if you have NOTHING but water and stock, you are fine! Just sprinkle some pepper and sit ready with a box of tissues!

The Fancy Soup:

If you are not sick and have have 5 extra minutes, roughly chop some garlic, fry it in a pan till its golden, add some water and cornstarch, a small little teaspoon of fresh cream and roughly chopped coriander. Add this to the stock, and you have “Burnt Garlic and Chicken soup”.

Now ain’t I a genius!

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How to make French fries at home

French fries are best when they are crispy and crunchy. Usually homemade fries do not turn crunchy and they won’t taste as good. There different types of making French fries but what we are talking about here is known as double frying. Here are the steps on how to make Crispy French fries at home.

Here are the ingredients you will need to make French fries: -

• 7 pieces baking potatoes
• A dash of salt
• 4 cups of cooking oil

Here is how you do it –
1. Peel the potatoes well. You will save more time if you use a vegetable peeler.
2. Cut the potatoes into long and thin pieces. I’m sure you have seen it outside.
3. Keep the potatoes in cold and icy water for about half an hour
4. Take the water out and dry the potatoes by keeping them on a piece of clean cloth
5. Put the oil on the stove and turn the heat high. Let the oil become completely hot and reduce the flame.
6. Place the potatoes inside the frying pan in the hot oil and let it boil for 10 minutes. Make sure that you do not put too many at once.
7. Remove the potatoes and let them cool for about 5 minutes.
8. Put the fried potatoes back in the fryer and let it fry for 3 minutes.
9. Remove the potatoes after the 3 minutes are done and place them on a paper towel so that it will get the extra oil.
10. Sprinkle some salt for its taste.
11. You can keep some ketchup as the sauce while serving
12. Enjoy.

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How to make French toast

French toast with a glass of orange juice is most definitely my favorite meal for breakfast. French toast is also known as eggy bread which is a dish of fried bread which has been soaked in egg. French toast is generally served as a sweet dish and it contains milk, sugar, cinnamon (optional), egg and bread. Sometimes instead of sugar you can add salt which will give a completely different taste of French toast. There are a total of 8 steps involved in a French toast recipe.

1. Set the stove to high heat and place the pan on top of it. Add some olive oil or butter so that the bread will not stick to the pan while being cooked.
2. Crack the eggs open and put them in a bowl.
3. Add some milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon and stir it with a fork until it is mixed very well.
4. Turn down the stove heat to medium or low after the pan has been heated adequately.
5. Take your favorite type of bread and dip it into the mixture and turn it around so that the bread completely covered by the egg mix. Put the mixture on the both the sides of the bread.
6. Place the slice of soaked bread onto the pan.
7.  Let the bread cook and turn it on both sides until it has a golden color to it.
8. Now, your French toast is ready. It is best served with syrup.

Here again I’ve mentioned what all you require for making French toast or Eggy bread.

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ¼ c milk
• 1 table spoon vanilla
• 1 table spoon cinnamon
• 2 pieces of bread

Utensils

•   Medium size bowl
• Mixing spoon or a fork
• Frying pan
• Stove
• Spatula serving plate
• Measuring cups (optional) and spoons

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Receipe Idea – Desi Brazilian Drink

Got bored of the regular drinks or want a change without a fuss then it is the right place for your thrust. I will tell you how to make your own Brazilian drink at home. Don’t go with the name as it does not contain any alcohol in it. I am telling you the desi version of the drink. It is very quick, easy and delicious and can be prepared with easily available ingredients at home. It will not take much of your time either. It can be a good and quick serve for your guests.

Ingredients:

• 4 to 5 teaspoons sugar syrup
• 1 to 2 teaspoons lemon juice (approximately one lemon)
• ½ teaspoon black salt
• 1 cup crushed ice
• ½ teaspoon coffee powder
• ¼ teaspoon eno powder
• 1 cup water

Take a mixer jar and mix 4-5 teaspoons of sugar syrup with lemon juice and black salt. Then add crushed ice and coffee powder. Now add one cup of water and mix it well. Now pour in a glass and add eno powder. The homemade Brazilian drink is ready to be sipped in.

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How to make BBQ Chicken

Recipe to make barbeque chicken: -
1. Buy chicken breasts and legs
2. Wash and clean the pieces and keep in a container
3. Great onions on the chicken and mix
4. Add ginger and garlic past and mix
5. Add little lemon juice and mix
6. Add salt and mix well
7. Let be in the fridge for two hours
8. Remove from the fridge and add Garam Masala and red chili powder and turmeric powder.
9. Add lemon juice and mix very well
10. Keep in the fridge for 4 hours
11. Remove after 4 hours and add curd to it and mix well.
12. Add oil and mix well and keep for another 2 hours.
13. Remove after 2 hours and keep on the BBQ stand
14. Add some oil(preferably ghee) while cooking
15. When ready, serve in a plate with Smoked-Honey Barbeque Sauce

It’s going to be really good if you stick to the recipe exactly as mentioned above. For any queries feel free to comment.

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3 Basics of Vegiterian cooking

With more and people getting calorie conscious, most of the people are now choosing a vegan lifestyle for themselves. Not only calorie consciousness, but also the influence of PETA which is compelling people to renounce eating those tender ribs of a lamb or any other non vegetarian dish.

Thus, to get that extra anti-oxidant, fibre and green nutrient in one’s diet, one has to eat a lot of vegetables. It can get difficult for a newly transformed vegan to cook, as he is so accustomed to cooking the non-vegetarian way.  It is to be kept in mind that cooking vegetarian is not difficult at all. Thus, the three basics of vegetarian cooking –

• Nutrient check – Vegetarian cooking is not as challenging as cooking non-vegetarian. Moreover, cooking vegetarian does not offer as much variety as non-vegetarian, so creative risks have to be taken. Also, it is important to keep in mind not to skip out on a large bulk of nutrients as are restricting it to vegetables and spices. It is essential to include items rich in protein, iron, calcium, omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin B12. Green vegetables like lentils and leguminous products like daal are rich in protein. Also, vegetables like broccoli are a rich source of calcium. Dry fruits like buts, beans and other fruits are rich sources of iron. And canola oil, flax seeds and walnut are a good source of Omega-3 fatty acids.

•  Planning – Since, most people are new to this age old concept of cooking vegan, a lot of planning is required before heading towards the kitchen and making a mountain out of a mole hill. For a simple cooking, it is not necessary to use the gas to stir fry all the time. There are plenty of other ways of cooking delicious vegan. One can experiment with baking, broiling, boiling, roasting, grilling and also use a slow cooker to cook those vegetables. There are plenty of meat substitutes available in the market like soya nuggets and tofu. If cooked in the no-vegetarian style, they taste equally good. So in order to enjoy an ideal vegan meal, plan it well. Soon you will get in to the habit and it will become into a practice.

•  Freshness – The main backbone of cooking vegan is the freshness of the products used. More the freshness, better the food tastes. Author Mark Bittman stresses on the use of products like olive oil, soy sauce, citrus fruits, butter, Parmesan cheese and spices which are forever fresh if well preserved. They add an extra volume to the food thus cooked and can be used in a variety of dishes. It is to be kept in mind that soft vegetables that are soft in nature should not be overcooked for it might lose out on its freshness. It is also of vital importance to use seasonal vegetables as it contains a lot of health benefits.

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