My friends and I in high school used to buy macaroons. This is one of our favorites. This is so easy to prepare and it is delicious.

Spread sweetened condensed milk on slices of white bread. Sprinkle with grated coconut. Broil until lightly browned- a few minutes only. So watch it. 1 slice per person. May cut in fancy shapes.

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Although oft-repeated amounts of iron n the blood prevent hair loss, a diet combining two food types are essential. These are food which encourage proper iron absorption. Not all of the iron supplements is absorb in the body only 60% of it. The 40% will be wasted that is why the fecal matter is black. While iron-rich food 100% will be absorbed. These food are lean meat, oysters, steamed clams,egg yolk, spinach, prunes, raisins, dried fruit, soybeans, tofu, lentils, brocolli, and other green leafy vegetables. Drink high vitamin C, such as freshly squeezed orange juice, also improve iron absorption.

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Get healthier by these cooking herbs help fight the freed radicals that age you. You can improve the taste and up the nutritional content of your meals by adding herbs and spices. Excellent choices for your main dishes are basil, cayenne, oregano, rosemary and sage. In desserts, try cinnamon, and ginger. These standouts contain antioxidant compounds called polyphenols, and researchers says that adding polyphenol- rich herbs and spices to your daily meals can help reduce the cell damage that both ages you and increases your risk of cancer and heart diseases. Both fresh and dried herbs and spices offer the benefits of polyphenols. Be sure to store the dried form in sealed jars in a cool, dark place to maintain…

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All of us needed to have some rest and relaxation every once in a while. We usually get busy with the demands of our work, family and other responsibilities. We need to make sure that we have some time with our family. Most of the families can be together watching movies or televisions together. It is not the programs or movies being watched that counts but the bonding time.

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TUNA – inexpensive and convenient, tuna ranks as country’s favourite fish; we buy more than 800 million pounds a year, mostly in cans. While it’s healthy promoting food, tuna does contain relatively high levels of mercury. The amount of omega 3-fats in tuna varies greatly, from 0.3g in 3 ounces of fresh yellowfin to 0.8g in canned albacore (white) to 1.4g in fresh bluefin.

Your best choice here is canned tuna. While the process of canning causes the fish to lose some of its heart-healthy fat, canned tuna comes form smaller, younger fish and therefore has less mercury than fresh tuna. White tuna has more omega-3 fats than light tuna, but also slightly higher mercury levels. Buy canned tuna packed in…

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I still don’t know what happened why my spices in the rotating rack disappeared. There were several of their brand, still unused because I wanted to finish the old ones first. But where are my spices? It is strange that someone would haul my spices. Spices are indispensable in my cooking, as everyone’s, but I just can’t let go of the set. I would gladly give to to whoever is using them now, but I just want to know where are my spices..

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Sweet Spaghetti is my favorite. These the ingredients :Spaghetti sauce Filipino Style, tomatoe sauce, condensed milk, cheese, carrots, garlic, union, ground beef and hot dogs. These are good for the 1 kilo spaghetti noodles.

As a preparation finely slice/chop hot dog, carrots, union and garlic, grate cheese.

Heat the pan then add cooking oil. Then saute the garlic and union.

Then add the ground beef. Stir occasionally until it is cooked.

Then add the finely sliced carrots and the half of the cheese that is prepared. Bring it to boil.

Then add the sliced hotdog. Then bring it to boil.

Then add the spaghetti sauce and the tomato sauce. Stir and bring it to boil for how many minutes.

Add the condensed milk and stir. Let it…

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One of the dishes my mother-in-law prepared when I first came here was green bean casserole. I was curious then on how she made it. So I looked for the recipe and I found it, online, at myrecipes.com. While reading the recipe, I was so excited to try it myself because it is just quick and easy to prepare. If you are looking for any kind of recipes for different occasions, I highly recommend you go to myrecipes.com because it is a very good site providing thousands of recipes and also advices, tips and even cooking videos we can watch and learn cooking techniques of the experts. So this time it is I who will be serving green bean casserole,…

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I have a riddle: “In winter it is an insect; in summer it is a mushroom.”
Have you heard such a thing? Well, it’s not really a riddle for the thing indeed exist. They are called Dong Chong Xia Cao in Chinese or Cordyceps. It is usually cooked with Ba gua soup. It is kind of sad when we think of the insect, isn’t it? It is a caterpillar-like insect, in fact it is called ‘vegetable caterpillar’ after a fungi replaces the worm cells. Dong Chong means “in winter it is an insect; Xia Cao means “in summer it is a mushroom”. But this mushroom is not ordinary vegetable, as if it is not already. It is used for strengthening the…

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There are many varieties of rice, and one way of cooking it is by boiling or steaming. Do you peek when steaming rice? We are supposed to let the cooked rice steam for about 15 minutes or so before opening the lid to not to let the steam out and lower the temperature during cooking. But right after it is cooked, you can peek a little (naughty) and let it steam your face for few seconds, it is good for the skin, makes face smooth and without pimples, and let the facial skin ‘breathe’, unless it is so hot you can’t breath and burn yourself.

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