It is always a good time to make something with chocolate.  When the mood seizes you, discovering you haven't got a crucial ingredient can ruin the mood.  Knowing its "equivalent" or substitution can save the day.  Today, Mom helps cooks and chocoholics with tips on chocolate and includes the world's easiest dipped strawberry recipe.Chocolate is made from the bean of the tropical cacao tree.  In its purest baking form chocolate comes powdered, is usually sold in tins and is called cocoa.  There are two types of cocoa in this world; regular cocoa and Dutch cocoa.  Dutch cocoa, or alkalized cocoa has reduced the natural acidity of the cocoa bean resulting in a darker, mellower, more chocolaty cocoa powder.  For the most part, these can be used interchangeably.  Cocoa powder is not to be confused with those ...
WHAT IS THE MEDIFAST PROGRAM? Medifast is physician supervised program available with unlimited counseling and regular physical exams. This program can work for anyone if you need to loose 10 to 100+ pounds! It is packed with vitamins, minerals and has a main ingredient of the 'super-health-food' soy. I feel that it is especially helpful for those that have developed a disorder with food or are obese. PERMANENT WEIGHT LOSS? You always hear that MEDIFAST will inevitably cause you to gain your weight back. This is true for ANY weight loss program. Let's stick to reality here. If we do not remain steadfast and committed in taking care of our bodies then yes of course the weight will come back. Only with exercise, education about nutrition and a love of life can we stay at a healthy weight. Medifast ...
Steel Cut Oats are one of the most nutritious carb sources available. They're also known as coarse-cut oats, pinhead oats, Scotch oats, or Irish oats. They are whole grain oats that are comprised of the inner portion of the oat kernel which are generally cut into two or three pieces. Golden in color, they have a coarse, nutty texture.With instant oatmeal, it is first cooked and then rolled thin. Adversely, steel cut oats begin as the whole grain, maintaining the nutritional value. The next step is to cut the gains into small pieces with steel blades, hence the name. As opposed to instant oats, steel cut oats are not rolled which leaves them with their unique texture.They are generally grown in cooler climates. Many companies offer steel cut oats, including Quaker and the McCann's company. You can also buy them in bulk at various health food stores and groceries. I've ...