General cooking tips

A local veg box shared between friends is a few quid a week, and the perfect way to slash your food miles while eating good food. So if you're self-catering at university why not try a doorstep delivery from one of the many veg box scheme providers?


Oven Tips : If you don't have one, consider buying a self-cleaning oven. They use less energy for normal cooking because of higher insulation levels. They also save on your rubber glove and cleanser purchases! However, if you use the self-cleaning feature more than once a month, you'll end up using more energy than you saved. When you clean the oven, do it right after cooking to take advantage of residual heat.


Dieting 101

The Atkins’ Diet
Now nearly 5 decades old, the atkins diet achieved most of its fame during the last few years. Although highly controversial, it claims to allow weight loss whilst encouraging you to eat foods that are normally considered bad for diets, eg lamb and butter.
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 low carbohydrate/high protein, diet.
With this diet, the foods you should avoid are processed and refined sugar, milk, white bread, starchy vegetables, white rice and white flour, including cereals and pasta made from white flour.
Unlike other diets, with the atkins diet the foods you are encouraged to eat continues to be nutrient-rich unprocessed foods like meat, fish & poultry. You also can eat shellfish, regular full fat cheese, butter & olive oil.















Toasted Coconut Cookies Recipe
Toasted Coconut Cookies Category Baking Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1/2 cup shortening

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats

1 1/2 cups flaked coconut -- toasted

3/4 cup chopped walnuts -- toasted

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, shortening, and sugars until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and aslat; gradually add to creamed mixture. Fold in oats, coconut and nuts. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 for 10-11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 2-3 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Yield about 5 dozen.

 
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