Did you know that there is enough fat and oil in most chips that they can be lit on fire? See how a potato chip (or similar chip) can be used to start a fire in a survival situation in this instructional video. Just don't burn up all your food.
You can use any cheese in this dish, of course, but a nice sharp cheddar is the way to go. Chef John used a beautiful hunk of English Farmhouse Cheddar and it was great. Especially with the apple and shallot reduction that went over the pork loin he served with these potatoes and used low fat 1% milk for this dish.
This very simple (and fat free) dipping sauce is a great all-purpose condiment for many things. It is wonderful with spring rolls and it is delicious Asian dumplings, pot stickers, etc. The ingredients you will need are wasabi powder, seasoned rice vinegar, shiracha hot sauce and soy sauce.
Michel Nischan shows you some great low-carb snacks, such as mozzarella sticks and peanut butter covered vegetables. However, the best low-carb snack is the Mexican pizza. Created with a toasted tortilla, refried beans, strained salsa, and low fat cheese. Bake it in the oven for four minutes, and you have one tasty snack
A great source of protein, meatballs don't have to be high in fat and cholesterol. Watch how easy it can be to make this versatile Italian and delicious dish at home.
Serve up a delicious cheese omelet for breakfast. This simple recipe can be dressed up with meats or vegetables. You will need eggs, low-fat milk, butter, your favorite grated cheese. You can add a lot of your own touches to this basic cheese omelet recipe. Add your favorite meats or vegetables to make a variety of omelets.
This recipe has a lot of ingredients but it sounds good. You will need white and whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, canola oil, salt, low fat milk, orange zest, vanilla, egg, cranberries and walnuts. Even though there are a lot of ingredients these muffins are quick and easy.
Apples are great snacks, and they're often paired with peanut butter or sliced cheese for a well-rounded energy boost of carbs, fat, and protein. The apples are an important part of the equation, as they are low-calorie and full of vitamins, nutrients, fiber, and lots of other good stuff. It's the other half that's always the problem, as eating too much peanut butter or cheese is an easy way to polish off a boatload of calories and fat in one sitting.
Whipped cream is one of the most iconic dessert toppings around, but the full-fat version is not the most forgiving when it comes to fat content. With the holidays just around the corner, learn how to spare yourself a few calories—especially if you love the creamy texture of whipped toppings!
A few years ago I went hog-wild trying to achieve a zero-waste lifestyle. I didn't succeed, but the experiment taught me that we throw away things we could—and should—be using more.
If you're anything like me, your day doesn't start until you've sloughed away your grogginess with a scalding hot shower. That perfectly-heated water can clear stuffed sinuses, relax the muscles, and make pretty much anyone feel squeaky clean. However, a cold shower can do even more for you if you can stand the low temperatures.
Kare-kare is a Filipino oxtail stew with bok choy and peanut butter. This stew is full of flavorful ingredients that create depth and interest to the marrow rich oxtail. This hearty dish will fill you up while delighting your taste buds with rich flavors. Watch this video to learn how to make a traditional Filipino oxtail stew called kare kare. This will comfort you on cold days. Ingredients: 3 tbsp oil, 2.5 kg/5 lb oxtail or 2 kg/4 lb shin of beef, 3 tsp salt, 2 tbsp annatto seeds, 2 large o...
Are you suffering from severe back pain or tension? Releave that pain naturally with help from this video. Author and Creator, David P. Morrow of the Fat Into The Fire books and program provides a free demonstration of how to reduce back pain, reduce muscle tenstion and reduce stress. It is a simple yet effective breathing and stretching technique.
This video tutorial in Fitness category will show you how to do butt & lower back exercises to lose fat. Start off by lying flat on your stomach. Extend the toes and fingers fully. Then raise your hands, upper part of the body and your legs in to a superman flying pose. Don’t bend your legs. Hold the position till the count of 5 and lower your body. Then lift opposite leg and hand and lower. Repeat this for the other leg and hand also. Then raise both legs and hands and do a swimmer’s flutter...
Anne Knowler Fitness demonstrates how to banish belly fat with a triceps pushup home workout. First, position yourself in a pushup position with your elbows in tight to your ribs. Then, lower yourself down, letting your chest and nose reach the ground. Keep the shoulders out in front of the hands. In this workout, the triceps are doing all of the work. Keep a perfect plank when doing the pushup. Return to the pushup position to do the obliques by raising your hands to the ceiling in a windmil...
In this video from modernmom Cindy Mastry shows how to lose belly fat using yoga. Bring your right knee to your chest, holding it with your hands. Flex both feet, and as you inhale lift left foot off the ground and press it out towards the heel. Hold it here using your belly strength. As you exhale, send energy out the crown of head and out the foot. As you inhale next slowly bring the leg up to the sky and as you exhale lower the leg back down, pushing the energy out hovering the leg off the...
Learn Grandma's secret recipe for delicious American Chicken and Dumplings, from a traditional family recipe Add chicken, celery and carrots to a pot and boil for 30 minutes. Allow the above to sit for 30 minutes then drain off the broth into a separate dish and place it in the refrigerator. Remove the meat from the bones of the chicken and set aside. Add 2 and a half cups of flour, a teaspoon of salt, half a teaspoon of sugar to a bowl. Remove broth from fridge skim off 3 tablespoons of fat,...
Wow your dinner party with a hearty pasta dish everyone can appreciate! In this video, learn how to make an Italian classic dish: fettuccine chicken alfredo! Follow the recipe below and get a standing ovation after dinner... that is, if your full-bellied dinner guests can stand up!
Tired of chicken? Discover duck! The Maple Leaf Farms corporate chef will teach you how to properly score a boneless duck breast like a pro chef. Scoring the duck breast helps render the fat and make the skin golden brown when cooking. Watch as he goes through the steps of cooking a duck breast.
Turkey meat is not only healthy but it is very versatile. You can turn an old Mexican recipe into a new one by adding a little turkey meat. This how to video shows you how to cook Mexican style turkey fajitas. It is a great way to cook all gaming meat this season. Everyone is sure to love this Mexican inspired fajita recipe.
Omelette recipes are the perfect quick and easy dish. An omelette can easily be made like the omelets you get in fancy restaurants. Watch this how to video and learn how easy it is to scramble some eggs and herbs to make a fluffly omelette with no added fat. You can stuff it with chopped bell peppers or your favorite filling.
Omega 3 fats, found in salmon among other foods, are vital nutrient that should be in any diet. This salmon patty recipe from the Grazing Gourmet Guy can be made with canned goods, but with fresh ingredients will taste even better. Learn how to cook up these tasty salmon patties by watching and following along with this food preparation how-to video.
These popular salads are tasty, easy to make, and a favorite for kids big and small. Try this iceberg lettuce recipe that cuts down on fat and cholesterol, but not flavor. Don't forget the yogurt and blue cheese dressing.
Watch and learn how to burn off those love handles using an exercise ball and a few other fat burning techniques.
If you like to cook, you've probably made roux, the classic thickener for soups, sauces and stews, hundreds of times -- even if you didn't know you were doing it. Roux is equal parts flour and fat -- butter or oil, ususally -- combined into a smooth paste over heat.
Let me share some great information on stair climbing and how it can provide many health benefits. Burn more calories stair climbing that jogging or running. See how in the video. If you enjoy the video and would like to see more, please hit the subscribe button. I hope this helps!!
Summer's coming, and that means burger season. Okay, never mind... every season is burger season. Burgers are universally loved; they're the one meal you can find at numerous fast food shacks and haute cuisine spots.
In this how to video, I discuss three different exercises that have really helped me to tone my waistline. Although you cannot specifically target different fat deposits while dieting, it is still important to perform these exercises to give your core and waist that aesthetic look. These exercises have given me great results, but a solid diet and a good training program is also extremely important to sculpting your body. Enjoy!
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Forget small weights and many repetitions. To tone your body you need to make your muscles bigger and reduce the fat layer covering them.
Wanna have some fun with Photoshop? Well, instead of touching up a photo to make someone look thinner, how about editing the photo to add on a few pound? Or 20? Or 40? Heck, why not an even 100 lbs! Well, with Adobe Photoshop liquify you can push those pounds to the max. Go for it and watch that skinny minnie turn into a beached whale. Of course, you then have the option to turn it all back again. After you post the photo to Facebook.
GTA 4 is a sweet game, and now you can get into the guts of it and create some sweet mods for yourself. Cars, weapons, perspectives, and many, many, many more mods can be created. Follow the steps and open the doors to new cools things with this great game on Sony PS3.
Start planning your Thanksgiving feast before it's too late! And if you're looking for something besides the usual turkey fare, but can't stand the idea of a turkey-less Thanksgiving, then we've got the perfect solution for you…
A lot of women mistakingly think that they can't do arm exercises or lift weights because they will bulk up like a classic chunkhead. But this logic is extremely false. If you're trying to lose weight, muscle burns more calories per unit than fat, which means gaining muscle is to your advantage.
Not all of us have hours and hours to devote each day to exercise. In fact, we applaud you if you manage to squeeze in a thirty minute workout about five times a week. Life tends to get busy, but if you want to lose weight then exercise has to be a priority, as important to attend to as your marketing pitch meeting tomorrow.
Try your hands at duck eggs instead of chicken eggs. Duck eggs are practically the same, a little bit larger than chicken eggs, but the yolks contains a lot more fat (making them richer) and the whites contain a lot more protein. They're perfect for baking because they make desserts light and fluffy! But forget about dessert— we're talking pizza here.
Have you ever wondered what it would taste and feel like to take a bit fat bite out of a supersized Twix bar? No, we're not talking about the King Size Twix bars you can get at Target. We're talking a goddamn cake-sized Twix bar.
Hacking the PSP requires some unique tools and procedures, including the infamous Pandora Batteries and Magic Memory Sticks. This video will show you how to hack both the fat and slim versions of the PSP with firmware version 5.03 and below. This will allow you to play all sorts of homebrew games, ROM's and other fun stuff on your PSP, expanding the uses of this tragically undersupported portable console. Now hack that baby! This should let you unbrick your psp 3000.
By performing cardio intervals, you're able to speed up your metabolism, burn fat, and store carbohydrates differently. Composed of short spurts of different heart-pumping moves, you must give your all in order to gain the benefits.
To truss a chicken without using any strings, wires or skewers, hold the chicken up by the wings and let all the fluids drain out into a bowl or sink or any container. Next, use a knive or a sharp object and cut open a slit at the fat flaps just outside the bottom cavity. The slit should be about the size of a dime, and make a cut on the other flap as well. Push the leg through the slit on the opposite side, and then push the other leg to the other slit as well. The legs are now trussed. Tuck...
