Boiling vegetables reduces the amount of edible nutrients. Steaming is a simple way to cook your vegetables and enjoy all their helth benefits. Just rinse whatever you wish to steam and follow the tips in this helpful video tutorial. Steamed vegetables are great alone, or as part of a whole meal. If your vegetables are improperly prepared they can be less nutritious and not as healthy to consume. This video demonstrates a way to cook your vegetables without losing important vitamins and miner...
The gripe our vegetarian friends have most about eating out at restaurants is not that there aren't any vegetarian options, but that there are no good vegetarian options. You know what we're talking about - if you scan the menu at most restaurants, the best vegetarian option you'll find is a salad.
In this video recipe, our expert chef will demonstrate how to make vegetable spring rolls with Thai peanut sauce. If you are looking to spice up your next meal, or need finger food for your next party, let our chef show you how to create this homemade spring roll and sauce.
This instructional cooking video demonstrates how to cook a healthy Chinese vegetable stir fry. Vegetable stir fry is quick and easy to prepare. You can use any of your favorite unsalted nuts, such as peanuts, almonds or cashews. You can make this recipe a little spicier by adding a teaspoon of Chinese hot mustard.
Raw foods Chef Ani Phyo makes a raw, vegan Spanish breakfast scramble with nuts, spices, and vegetables.
In order to prepare raw Mediterranean kale, you will need the following: kale, pine nuts, olives, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and red bell pepper.
Looking to make a nutritious change in your life? By choosing the right foods in the right amounts, you can reap rewards that will benefit you in all aspects of your life. In this tutorial, learn how to eat healthy and make positive changes in what you consume.
Sure, junk food offers lots of calories for not much money. But you can create your own "happy" meals that are tasty, nutritious, and inexpensive. Certain foods to think about are oatmeal, evaporated milk, frozen and canned vegetables, seasonal fruits, bananas, apples, nuts, meat, peanut butter, beans, brown rice, and tuna. Watch this video nutrition tutorial and learn how to feed your family cheap, healthy meals.
Kale is a very misunderstood vegetable, isn't it? People are afraid of veggies they've never had before. But, remember how terrified you were of peas and brussel sprouts as a kid? They're not as scary once you really try them, right?
Learn to make roast and candy nuts by Professional Chef Cat Cora. Roasting nuts intensifies color and flavor, and also makes the nuts a little crunchier, while candying just makes them a little sweeter. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to roast and candy nuts at home.
In this video from Raw Radiant Health, Natasha explains how to begin a raw food diet. First, you need to decide when you want to start. Clearly define your goals and stick with them. Once you set a starting date, you can prepare your kitchen beforehand. Your fruit should be ripe. She always has ripe fruit in her kitchen, but she also keeps things that are jut beginning to ripen, so that there is always food that can be eaten immediately, and also food that can wait a while before eating.
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a veggie burger. The ingredients that are required for this recipe are: 1/2 pound of firm tofu, 1 finely diced onion, 2 tbsp of soy sauce, 2 tbsp of flour and 2 tbsp of wheat germ. Begin by mashing the tofu. Once the tofu is mashed, mix in the rest of the ingredients. Users may also add in spices, vegetables, beans and nuts for extra flavoring. Now take the mixture and form it into a patty. Place it on a pan with oil and heat it over the oven ...
In this tutorial, learn how to wash your fruit and vegetables with a DIY mixture you can make in your kitchen. Wash your fruit and vegetables with this environmentally friendly and economical mixture.
Make this delicious – and healthy – chickpea puree in a matter of minutes. Learn how to make hummus.
When eating healthy, try this strategy to feeling fuller on fewer calories. Fill half the plate with fruits and vegetables. Fill another quarter of the plate with whole grains. Use the last quarter of the plate for a good source of protein such as meat, nuts, tofu or beans.
Learn how to make your own homemade granola with Kat Curlee in this video tutorial. Granola is a great healthy snack that can be eaten alone or added to yogurt. You will need 3 cups of regular uncooked oats, 1/2 cup flake coconut, 1/2 cup sliced almonds, 1/2 cup chopped or halved pecans, 1/2 cup walnuts, 1/2 cup pine nuts, 1/4 cup honey-crunch wheat germ, 1/4 cup sunflower kernels, 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons honey, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 2 1/2 tablespoons water, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 3/4...
In this video from RawRadiantHealth she answers a question about how to avoid bloating on a raw food diet. Vegetables sometimes make people bloated and retain water. This might be that your colon is too clogged up. It's an issue of the condition of your intestines that needs to be dealt with. Over time you have to clean out your diet to clean out the bad stuff coating the inside of your intestinal tract. Fruits and vegetables are cleansing and help to pull out the bad stuff in our intestinal ...
Worried about battling the bulge as you age? Fend off unhealthy weight gain as you age by maintaining healthy habits. Learn how to maintain your weight as you gradually get older, without gaining that extra thirty or forty pounds.
Steaming food has a lot of advantages over other cooking methods. The gentle heat of steam allows for meats, such as chicken wings, to become more moist after cooking.
The USDA recommends that adults eat 2 to 3 cups of vegetables a day. Make it easier to enjoy the taste of fresh garden vegetables year round by freezing them.
Most recipes usually don't call for whole vegetables, which means that if you're learning to cook, you'll eventually have to learn how to cut vegetables.
Roasted winter vegetable medley will add a dramatic feel to your harvest table. By roasting root vegetables together, you bring out all the best flavors that this winter vegetable medley has to offer.
Spruce up your vegetable party trays with edible flowers! Learn how to make a vegetable flower arrangement in this free video series about unique party platters.
Toasting nuts enhances their flavor and crunch. Use toasted nuts to decorate baked good or top of salads and entres. Watch this how to video to learn how to toast nuts to perfection.
Check out this video cooking tip from The Chef's Toolbox in Australia. Watch this tutorial to learn how to blanche vegetables like a chef. Blanching vegetables means that you place the vegetable of your choice in boiling water for a minute or two, then place them directly into ice cold water, which stops the cooking process.
Learn how to julienne vegetables. Julienne is the French term for vegetables cut in long thin strips, like a matchstick. Mastering the method of julienning vegetables will not only improve your presentation, it will also endure more even, consistent cooking. To julienne, you'll need vegetables (like carrots and peppers) and a sharp knife.
Chinese food is delicious, but it isn't very healthy and can be quite expensive. In this video, Betty adds a Southern touch to a traditional Asian dish and makes vegetables with a soy sauce gravy. The veggies are good for you and filling, and the gravy gives them a nice, hearty texture. Enjoy this dish anytime, and if veggies aren't enough for you - toss in some chicken or seafood, or even noodles and create your own delicious meal!
Stay tuned for the always enjoyable Cooking With Dog. This cooking show is hosted by a DOG named Francis! The show currently focuses on how to make popular Japanese dishes. This video demonstrates how to make vegetable tofu nimono (vegetable tofu stew).
In this video you will learn to make vegetable manchurian - vegetable dumplings cook in Indo-Chinese style.
Your bird will love eating this nutritious snack. Follow along in this bird cooking how-to video to learn how to make birdie bread. Birdie bread is a fun recipe that is great for both you and our pet bird.
The weather outside might be frightful, but heating bills are downright scary this time of year. Heat is absolutely essential during the winter season, but it's also really expensive. If you aren't blessed with a fireplace or unlimited disposable income, fear not, because you can still heat your home on the cheap using flower pots and tea lights—even if the power goes out.
Chowhound fayehess, also known as Faye Delicious of Blip.tv, shares her bag-and-freeze method for making nuts last longer. Buy whole nuts, they stay fresh much longer.
Chris Marconi sure loves vegetables! You'll enjoy watching him tell you everything you need to know about preparing and cooking veggies. He shows you how to choose, steam, blanch, rinse, and saute a variety of vegetables. He also goes over how to prep and cook asparagus which is a difficult veggie to work with.
The only way to have a perfectly cooked vegetable is by using a simple preparation technique called blanching. Your vegetables will feel tender and crisp, and they'll be maintain their color during the cooking process. Plus, they'll taste better, locking in all of its flavor. To blanch vegetables, you just boil them in water for a minute or two, then immerse them in ice cold water. Then cook as normal.
This how to cooking video shows you how to make vegetable stir fry in a light white sauce. This vegetable recipe is easy and fast to make. Use any of your favorite veggie's for this recipe. Watch this video lesson in cooking to learn how to prepare stir fry vegetables in a light white sauce.
Chinese stir fried vegetables is fun and easy to make and also healthy for vegetarians. For this recipe, you will need mixed vegetables, bell pepper, oyster sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, sugar, and cooking oil. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make Chinese-style stir-fried vegetables with Thai chef Kai.
Yes we said vegetable cutlet and not chicken or meat cutlets. Watch Chef Sanjay and learn how to make vegetable cutlets (mashed mixed vegetables formed into cutlets). This is a great Indian dish that will surely add some variety to your dinner menu.
Vegetable kebabs are an easy and delicious way to grill your veggies. These tips will help you prepare and skewer the vegetables perfectly. Soak the bamboo skewers in water so they won't burn on the grill. It is best to put like vegetables on the same skewers and even better to double skewer them.
How to make crunchy vegetable nuggets! This is a quick, inexpensive, delicious recipe which is perfect for kids. This meal is even great for kids that are fussy about eating vegetables. All you need is: some potatoes, frozen vegetables, plain flower, 2 eggs and cornflakes. The nuggets can be fried or baked. The recipe is flexible and can be made with different kinds of vegetables, Tuna or even cheese and bacon. The final product looks absolutely delicious!
While ramen noodles aren't unhealthy per se, they aren't packed full of vitamins either. But if you're a fan of these cheap, tasty noodles, there are ways to make the meal more balanced.
