Tasty Meat Loaf

I am a meat lover and meat loaf is one of my favorite dishes. One can use any kind of minced meat but don't use mutton. I at times use canned corned beef instead of pork and it always turns out super tasty.

Serves 4 to 6

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 40 to 50 minutes
Ready in: 50 to 60 minutes.

Equipment

Bread baking tin.

Food and Fitness

If you eat food, then you'd better exercise. This helps in keeping you fit. Stay away from junk food, it will do you no good. Missing important meals of the day like breakfast is not going to further your cause any better. Seeking divine intervention when keeping fit is also a good idea. Remember that in order to shed those kilos then you'd have to watch what you eat. Vegetables,water and fruits are a good bet. This super food will help you achieve your dream of losing weight and keeping fit. High levels of protein and fat are a sure way to make you a candidate for slim-possible. Remember a sure secret to losing weight is to lessen the quantity of food that you take in a day.

                                                               

Finding Yourself

Through learning and long deserving experience one is able to find their purpose in life. Many of us want to be many things, doctors, lawyers,engineers, and so on. But many of us don't want to be chefs. This is despite the fact that there are many chefs who can act as mentors. All you need to do to become one is simple, discover your love for food. Please, spoil yourself silly with many types of food. Try to partake weird delicacies that no one would ever dream of. One way is to identify restaurants that serve food that you are interested in. So go out there and discover your inner chef, you will find out that becoming a chef is a rewarding and fulfilling career.  

                                                           

How to tell great value and service

Walk around, you'll be amazed at how many eateries of high quality you may discover just by taking a few laps. The best food in town may be in the most unlikely of places. Most of them are still full even at four in the afternoon. This is usually a good sign. The hotel personnel are warm and friendly, they will smile at you as soon as you walk in. They are full house, sometimes you have to share the table with someone else. These are some of the signs to look out for next time you're craving for a bite and are in search of a quality joint.

Sweet Potatoes Fish Patties

Patties provide an interesting way to serve minced meat, poultry or fish. You can decide on the quantity to use in the patty. A little meat goes a long way if you are preparing a meal for a well-attended occasion. Fish patties give a whole new method of serving fish.

Managing Sweat

Excessive sweating is uncomfortable to deal with, especially when you have to change your clothes after every few hours or wipe your hands every time you have to greet a person. Here are some guidelines to deal with it: drink a lot of water to stay hydrated. Take sage leaf tea. Eat foods rich in calcium such as yogurt. Eating watermelon is an exquisite idea since it is a good source of fiber and water. Take raw olive oil because it works well with your digestive system.

Avocado Leaves Sauce

Ingredients

150 g butter
50 g flour
500 ml milk
10 avocado leaves ( roasted, not blackened because it will change the flavor)
2 garlic cloves.
1/8 of an onion
5 pieces of 200 g fish
Olive oil.

Method

Melt the butter and add the flour until it gets golden. Blend the milk, avocado leaves, cloves, and the onion, then pour the mixture into the butter and the flour mixture and stir constantly. In a pan sear the fish in olive oil and when ready, pour on the sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste. Finally place in a preheated oven for a few minutes and serve.

Foods that are great for slimming

Take coffee or tea before or during meals to help you feel full quicker, both are known to be appetite suppressants. Oatmeal has concentrated dose of soluble fiber, which creates a feeling of fullness. Eating a bowl of broth soup before a meal consumed fewer calories than those served other appetizers. An apple a day not only keeps the doctor away, it also keeps hunger at bay. People also eat fewer calories when cayenne pepper is added to their tomato soup compared with those who eat

non-spiced soup. Sweet potatoes contain a special type of starch that resists digestive enzymes, making them stay in your stomach longer and therefore keep you full.

Eating abroad

When you are planning for a trip make sure you know what you will eat. There are many indigenous foods associated to specific countries. Some of these foods form part and parcel of the history of a country. They are likened to the stuff of legends. Asking around will help you to find out which foods will keep you craving for more and more. One thing you should look out for is the location of a restaurant. Most great restaurants abroad are situated near airports. the menus are gigantic and they scream at you when you have a look at them! The ambiance should be warm and soothing. So next time you travel abroad look out for these factors and go and have a good time eating.  

My hair,my life

At times people want to grow their hair longer but they lack the patience in doing so. The most effective way to grow your hair without straining it is to eat healthy foods. There are foods if incorporated into the diet could help reduce your timeline. They include salmon, eggs, sweet potatoes, avocados, almonds and sunflower seeds. These foods are packed with vitamin D, protein, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin E and beta carotene. So go on and give these foods a try, happy eating!!!

Too much of anything is harmful

Taking food with too much protein in middle age may be as deadly as smoking, this is according to new research. The study found a link between high protein consumption and an increased risk of diabetes, cancer and even death in middle age adults.

Quality food is always expensive

There are many upmarket restaurants in Kenya. Most of them are located in leafy suburbs. They are usually huge and most times they are outdoor. There is a combination of unique architecture, exotic decor and most importantly you will never miss some form of artwork. All these greet your eyes once you walk in. The waiters are very warm and even the managers are always down to earth. All these sounds great except for one thing, the price!!! Their foods are always pricey. These results in many people opting to keep away from these establishments. What we fail to realize is that quality food is always expensive. Instead of running away from them, let us run to them, because you can't risk gulping cheap food down your throat.

Spanish Beef Stew

Stewing is one of the most common methods of cooking meat. As such, the taste is almost predictable because we prepare it in the same way. But there are ingredients that you can use to make an extraordinary meat stew. Cooking chocolate makes velvety and serves as a thickener. It gives it a completely different taste from any stew you have ever tasted.

Cooking Tips

To ensure that meat becomes tender, do not boil because this toughens the meat. Simmer it instead.
You may use cheaper cuts of meat to prepare stew as long as you cook them for a long period to allow them to soften.
Use as little water as possible to retain the flavour

Going Traditional

It's a small wonder why our grandparents managed to live for so long. It wasn't luck, it was, believe it or not, food. Yes food, ladies and gentlemen, I mean finger licking traditional food. I'm talking about, cassavas, arrow roots, yams and everything else. These foods are what most of us take for granted. So why don't we give these traditional foods a try, shall we?   

My first day of blogging.

This is my first day of blogging. Folks, I can't believe it. It's really hard to imagine that I'm actually doing this. I will ask you all one simple question, what do you hope this blog will achieve?