Jul
7
2010
Do you think you’re cool as a cucumber? Not just is the cucumber known for it’s capability to cool off the body, it has additionally been proven to assist with jaundice, diarrhea, epilepsy, sore throat, conjunctivitis (redness of the eye) and swelling of extremities.
Frequently you should try to deseed the cucumber as the body can have a hard time digesting the seeds. It is possible to deseed them yourself easily by cutting them in half and using a spoon to take out the seeds or if you wish to eliminate this step it is possible to buy cucumbers that are already seeded.
Fresh cucumbers are simple to add to salads and for an easy salad just toss diced cucumbers with sliced red onions, red tomatoes and your favorite all-natural, low-fat balsamic vinaigrette. It is a fast way to make a refreshing salad that reaps the benefits of cucumber.
Anti-diabetic Benefits of Cucumber:
Beta cells within the pancreas produce the hormone insulin.Cucumber is found to have a hormone needed by the beta cells in the insulin production. Moreover, the Glycemic Index of cucumbers is found to be zero.
Why Cucumbers have not a glycemic index listed? Does this imply that they don’t raise blood glucose?
Not at all. It only denotes that under the “rules” for the concept of the glycemic index, it is too hard to get an accurate number. This is because you’ll need to eat a very big amount of the food to get 50 grams of carbohydrate at once in order to be tested. Usually, the lower the quantity of carbohydrate in a vegetable and the more fiber it has, the less the increase in blood sugar will be.
The carbohydrates are primarily responsible of the raise of the glucose level.However the carbohydrates within the cucumber are easily digestible in a diabetes patient’s stomach.
Methods for Preparing Cucumbers:
Unwaxed cucumbers need not be peeled but should be washed before cutting. Cucumbers are usually sliced, diced or cut into sticks.
A small number of Quick Serving Ideas:
- Use half-inch thick cucumber slices as petite serving “dishes” for chopped vegetable salads.
- Mix diced cucumbers with sugar snap peas and mint leaves and toss with rice wine vinaigrette.
- For refreshing cold gazpacho soup that takes five minutes or less to make, simply purée cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers and onions, then add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add diced cucumber to tuna fish or chicken salad recipes.
Cool Cucumber Salad Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 3 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 carrot, peeled and shredded
- 1/2 red onion, sliced paper-thin
- 1/3 cup minced cilantro
Dressing:
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tsp. honey
- 2 tsp. Reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp. toasted sesame oil
- Pinch dried red pepper flakes
Preparation per 8 servings:
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Marinating time: one hour
1. Combine the cucumbers, carrots, red onion, and cilantro in a large bowl.
2. Combine the dressing ingredients. Pour dressing over cucumbers, cover, and refrigerate for 60 minutes. Salad may be eaten using a fork.
Nutritional Values per Meal: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 25
- Calories From Fat: 10
- Total Fat: 1 gram
- Saturated Fat: .1 grams
- Cholesterol: milligrams
- Sodium: 50 milligrams (without added salt)
- Total Carbohydrate: 5 grams
- Soluble fiber: 1 gram
- Sugars: 3 grams
- Protein: 1 grams
About the writer:
Suzanne Ault publishes articles for the diabeticdietrecipes.org blog, her personal hobby blog site related to cooking tips to prevent diabetes.
May
25
2010
I recently received a comment regarding one of my BBQ related videos on YouTube that I thought was very interesting… and I wanted to share with other Weber Kettle (charcoal) grill users.
I have never tried this myself, but the idea is certainly interesting…
and I will definitely give it a try over the course of the summer!
This concept was contributed by “tylersfs” via YouTube:
and I quote:
“They are great units – and can be used as a smoker without spending $300 on the Weber Smokey Mountain. Get (2) 9-inch 99 cent landscaping bricks from Lowes – double wrap in HD foil – lay the bricks edge to edge on charcoal grate – slide to one side and dump a chimney full of unlit briquettes in the space between the bricks and grill wall. Add 30 lit coals and wood chunks on top – top vent wide open, lower vent 30%. 6-8 hours of ‘low n slow’ heat without having to add another charcoal.”
May
25
2010
- Image via Wikipedia
INGREDIENTS:
3.5 lb beef chuck steak
2 large onions
3-4 green peppers
15-20 bamboo skewer sticks
1 bottle of Lawry’s “SteakHouse” marinade
DIRECTIONS:
Cut your beef chuck steaks into bite sized or larger chunks. (size based on personal preference)
Place your beef chunks into a foil pan and pour your marinade over the meat. Marinate meat for 4-6 hours before preparing kabobs.
Once the meat is marinated, chop your onions and peppers into bite sized chunks. Skewer the meat, onions, and peppers in an alternating fashion on the bamboo sticks.
Cook the kabobs over medium heat for 15-40 minutes depending on your eating preferences… this should produce some great kabobs for your dining enjoyment!!
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May
17
2010
recipe for tator tot casserole:
needed ingred:
1 2lb bag of tator tots
1 can of cream of chicken
1 can of cheddar cheese
1 stick of melted butter
1 cup of sour cream
1 8oz bag of shredded cheese (cheddar)
Mix sour cream, can of chicken, can of cheese and melted butter.
Put tator tots in a 13×9 pan. Pour mix over tator tots.. cover with 8 oz bag of shredded cheese. Bake in oven at 350 for 60 minutes
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Apr
30
2010
It’s a standard in bbq lore… KILLER Burgers!!
What’s unique about these burgers is how they are prepared and how you choose to cook them. This is a great concept for an afternoon grilling at home or a camping experience.
All you really need is a couple pounds of hamburger… a roll of foil, and whatever vegetables you may desire. (potatoes, onions, carrots, ect.)
There are two ways to prepare your burgers,
1. create your patties, slice your veggies of preference laying them on top your patty, wrapping them individually in foil OR
2. slice and dice your veggies and mix them into the burger patty as you make them, once again wrapping them individually in foil.
3. You can even add your favorite BBQ sauce to each package for flavor!
Once you make the burger patties… there are a number of ways to cook them. Any way you choose will produce a terrific hamburger!
– place them on the open grill and cook 20-30 minutes, flipping them frequently
– throw them in the oven at about 350 degrees, turning them once or twice
– or if you’re camping (the most exciting way)… build an open fire, and burn down the wood into bright orange coals… place the foil patties directly into firepit coals (on the ground), cooking for roughly 10 to 15 minutes per side, flipping them a couple times or to your personal taste
This is a GREAT project to spend some quality time with your kids… and I promise they will be the absolute BEST HAMBURGER you’ve ever had! Give it a whirl, and be sure to come back & leave your comments.
Apr
29
2010
Ingredients needed:
- 2 cups (24oz) Ketchup
- 1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup Light Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Honey
- 1 cup Apple Cider vinegar
- 2 ts lemon juice
- 1/2 ts black peppercorn
- 1 ts seasoned salt
- 1 ts smokey mesquite seasoning
- 2 ts minced garlic
- 1/2 cup of butter or margarine
- 1 small chopped onion
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Let’s begin with the spices… chop or dice your onion and place it into a bowl. In no particular order, add your spices, lemon juice & vinegar (use the portions provided in the ingredients listing or feel free to use spicing of your own creation to flavor your BBQ sauce to your taste).
Now set your bowl aside and let the onoins marinate in the vinegar mixture for 15 to 20 minutes while you prepare the base.
Take a pot or saucepan and melt your butter, honey, brown sugar & worcestershire as a base. Now add your vinegar mixture and bring to a light boil. Once boiling… lower the heat and allow to gently simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
In the final step, add your 2 cups of ketchup allowing the mixture to simmer gently for an additional 30-45 minutes.
Once the cooking is complete, allow your sauce to cool and refrigerate for 2 or 3 days before serving. This will allow all the different flavors to mix into a tangy… semi sweet bbq sauce.
Feel free to try our recipe or experiment with your own! Then come back and leave us your comments or submit your own personal recipe to share with others on the site. We’d enjoy hearing from you.
Apr
23
2010
Are you looking for a really tasty cut of meat! A little seasoned salt and some garlic powder will do the trick… PorterHouse!!!
BTW, corn on the Cob (in the husk) is a great BBQ side dish…
and don’t forget to throw in the traditional hamburgers – what a great deal… its easy, quick & relatively inexpensive.
A classic taste… which never goes outta style!
Apr
20
2010
Do you have a hard time finding the PERFECT BBQ sauce? Why not make you own! Here’s a wonderful starter recipe that you can tweak and play with until you create your own personal masterpiece… Let’s Get Saucy… starter recipe…
Never be afraid to try new things… who knows? Maybe you’ll come up with a special secret blend that will skyrocket your BBQ taste into the upper stratosphere!
Sauce is a closely guarded secret at any competitive BBQ… just as much as preparation and cooking techniques!
I encourage you to try this recipe and experiment with your own creative tastes – you never know what you may discover!!
Give it a whirl – what do you have to lose?
Apr
16
2010
This is really easy to make… and Super Tasty…
What you need:
- 1 1/2 lbs of boneless & skinless chicken breast
- 2 green bell peppers
- 3 small onions
- 1 bottle of Lawry’s Teryaki marinade
- 1 bag of bamboo kabob sticks
Thaw, then cut the chicken breast into manageable chunks, then marinate them for 3-4 hours. Once the chicken is marinated, cut the green peppers into chunks while peeling the onion layers away before cutting into chunks.
After the meat and veggies are chopped up, skewer the pieces onto the bamboo sticks using 2 chicken – 1 pepper – 1 onion in multiple progression. The ingredients listed above should yield about 8-10 kabobs.
After hitting the grill, the chicken should not take too long to cook since the meat is cut down into chunks. Typically 15-20 minutes…
Flip the kabobs frequently to avoid burning the veggies.
Chicken Teryaki Kabobs are easy to make and a tasty treat for any backyard BBQ. They are a great additional finger food to any main course, or can be used as an appetizer… happy cooking!!
Apr
16
2010
Country Style Ribs is one of my personal favorites!
“Country Style” is a thick meat cut… unlike the traditional spare ribs. Country Style ribs are thick and meaty. To prepare the ribs, I marinated them in Lawry’s Steak & Chop marinade for the afternoon.
Once they hit the grill, they need to cook for at least 30-45 minutes… flipping them frequently… due to the meat thickness.
The smoked flavor and the aroma of the marinade on the open flames make this dish an experience for the senses.
A couple of nice sides include Mexican corn mix with a ranch pasta salad. Like I said in the beginning, Country Style Ribs is one of my personal favorites, they are difficult to find, so you may have to visit your local meat market and request that style of meat cut! enjoy…
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