Quick and easy meal with healthy fats
01/25/11 17:37 PM
It is often debated whether avocados are healthy or full of fat. My take: if you’re purchasing something out of the store’s produce section, odds are it can’t be that bad for you. Still, natural food chefs replicate recipes titled “mock-a-mole” using only a small amount of avocado with the majority containing peas or soybeans. I, on the other hand, embrace the avocado and the powerhouse of vitamins, minerals and nutrients it contains. Of those vitamins, guacamole includes vitamin C, E and K, which are essential for healthy skin and anti-aging. Yes, avocados do contain fat. But it is monosaturated fat, which is considered a healthy fat. This following recipe is one of the easiest things to ever come out of my kitchen. If you already...Healthy recipe for the new year in just minutes
01/12/11 17:31 PM
Long gone are the guilty glutinous days of cheeseburgers and doughnuts. New Years has rolled around, and I am beginning to be more conscious of what I eat. Like most college students, my main food weakness consists of two, very nasty, four-letter words: Fast food. Although I believe that everything should be in moderation, I think that gradually weeding fast foods out of your diet is something to get used to considering it’s the among the lowest grade of nourishment possible for your body. Of course, who really cares the second those hot French fries hit your mouth, right? But eating healthy on the go is just within your arm’s reach. In the time it took you to schlep all the way down to McDonald's, wait in the drive-thru line, and gorge yourself in the parking lot,...Always happens, that's Manhattan!
07/28/10 08:13 AM
I (finally) turned 21 this past week. Rather than doing the traditional college “bar/pub crawl,” I wanted to do something that suited my tastes a bit more… taste buds, that is. So I opted for a four day long “restaurant crawl” in my favorite place in the world: Manhattan! The ability of easily obtaining the best of any type of cuisine is one of the reasons why I am endlessly fascinated with this microcosm of a city. The highly competitive Manhattan restaurant scene varies depending on which neighborhood you are in. However, there is one common denominator with every restaurant: QUALITY. I am not saying that every restaurant in New York City is without fault. It’s just that city natives will not put up with anything but...Pardon my French
07/20/10 00:28 AM
French cuisine indisputably sets the bar for the rest of the world. Known for the liberal use of cream and butter to make decadent sauces, French cuisine is centered on the use of fresh and seasonal ingredients. A meal in France can be as simple as a baguette spread with brie cheese or as elaborate as a seven course meal with dozen of ingredients. However, there is one common theme to the preparation of cuisine: BUTTER! Butter is my absolute favorite ingredient to cook with. I don’t care if I have to loosen my belt a few notches (or just unbutton them altogether), butter provides some of the best flavor in my opinion. Now, which kind of butter do you purchase? I prefer unsalted butter because it allows you to control how much salt is in the...Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!
07/12/10 23:55 PM
There was a very brief period of time where I attempted a vegetarian lifestyle. It was done primarily for health reasons; I’m not much of an animal rights activist. However, this vegetables-only phase that mainly consisted of French fries was short lived because there is one type of meat that I can simply not do without: CHICKEN! Often snubbed by ‘foodies’ as one of the more boring and mundane meats, I completely disagree because it is a blank canvas to create whatever you like. Even on the tightest budget, I never recommend purchasing frozen chicken anything. Go with fresh, it’s just as expensive and you can absolutely taste the qualitative difference. Because there is such a variety in a grocery store’s poultry section, it is sometimes...
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