General kitchen advice

One of the best elements of travelling is sampling local delicacies, so please don't order a burger and chips when you are in India - not only is the meat likely to be of a poor quality (sometimes so poor that it will make you sick), but you are turning down some of the most wonderful food in the world - and possibly offending your hosts.


Buy Seasonal Food : Food in season is the best you can buy. Apples taste better when they haven't been flown half way around the world. And buying in season encourages local producers who, boosted by factors like the rise in farmers' markets, are building a more sustainable food industry.


Weight loss info

The Atkins’ Diet
First invented by doctor atkins in the 1960s, the popular atkins diet is still widely used today. Although highly controversial, it enables weight loss but still allows you to eat many foods that are not normally available to dieters, such as bacon and egg and cheese.
With this diet you are supposed to eat fat and protein, it is the carbs that must be avoided. Because of this, it is known as a high protein, low carb, diet system.
With this diet, the foods you should avoid are processed and refined sugar, milk, white bread, starchy vegetables, white rice and white flour, amongst them, cereals and pasta made from white flour.
On the atkins diet the foods you are encouraged to eat are nutrient-rich unprocessed foods like meat, fish and poultry. You also can eat shellfish, regular full fat cheese, butter and olive oil.

The Atkins’ Diet Theory
The 'science' behind the atkins diet is that even though our bodies use both fats and carbs to burn into glucose, it is the carbohydrates which are burned initially. If we injest less carbohydrates, we will consume the fat we already carry and we will get rid of some fat. This is the bit that is divisive, not all specialists are in agreement and a good number of believe it can sometimes be unsafe.















Spicy Bean Goulash Recipe
Spicy Bean Goulash Category Spicy Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1 c Red kidney beans, soaked

-overnight 1 tb Olive oil

1 md Onion, finely chopped

1 Garlic clove, finely chopped

1 sm Red chile, finely chopped

3 lg Red peppers, chopped

3 c Chopped mushrooms

1 md Potato, diced

3 ts Paprika

1 ts Thyme

2 tb Tomato paste

1 ts Miso (soy paste), dissolved

-in a little water Salt Black pepper Brown rice or whole-wheat -noodles This simple goulash recipe is from "Vegetarian Cooking," an RD Home Handbook Publication. Drain the beans, cover with plenty of fresh water, bring to a boil, uncovered and boil fast for 10 minutes. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 40 minutes or until soft. Drain, reserving liquid.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and gently fry the onion in the oil for 4 to 5 minutes or until soft. Add the garlic, chile, peppers and mushrooms and cook for five minutes. Cover and cook the mixture for 15-20 minutes over a very gentle heat. Add the cooked beans, potato, paprika, thyme, tomato puree and miso to the stew. Simmer gently for 30 minutes, adding a little bean liquid if necessary. Season with salt and pepper and serve hot with rice or noodles. Serves four. Nutritional analysis per serving: 289 calories, 4.6 grams fat, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 111 milligrams sodium; 14 percent of calories from fat.

 
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