Cooking advice

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When you are travelling, you should have a quick think about where your food has come from. When/if it is locally produced, your food is likely to be tastier, better for the local economy and fresher.


Dieting 101

The South Beach Diet
The South Beach diet is a diet created by Miami, florida-area cardiologist arthur agatston which stresses that one should consume "good carbs" instead of "bad carbohydrates" and "good fats" instead of "bad fats"
Agatston developed his dietary regime for people who have heart disease, as a consequence of his detailed analysis of scientific research completed on other nutritional studies.
"good" foods include, broiled ham, turkey bacon, seafood, fat free cheese, pistachio nuts, nonfat milk and certain vegetables, such as artichokes, celery and turnips.













Thunder& Lightning Recipe
Thunder& Lightning Category Pasta Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

8 oz Dry chick peas, soaked

1 lb Elbow macaroni

2 ea Garlic cloves, crushed

2 tb Olive oil

1 tb Basil

1 tb Parsley

Olive oil for drizzling

Drain & wash chick peas. Cook for 50 to 60 minutes, or until tender. Meanwhile, cook the macaroni in a large pan of boiling water, lightly salted for 10 minutes, or until just resistant to the bite. Drain. Saute garlic in a large skillet in olive oil for a few minutes. Add cooked, drained chick peas & macaroni. Mix in the basil & parsley. Cook over a very low heat, stirring occasionally, til the flavours are absorbed & the mixture is heated through. Season with salt & pepper & serve hot with a crisp green salad. Adapted from Sarah Brown's "Vegetarian Kitchen"

 
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