Spinach Puff Pastry Casserole - Awesome

Spinach  Puff Pastry  Casserole  -  Awesome

I have to say that I really enjoyed making this dish. The spinach mixed with the cheese gives it just an awesome taste to it and Popeye would be proud.

There is really nothing I can say more about this for it is so simple and easy that anyone can make it with the minimum of work,  just try it.

Try it and let me know how yours turned out…   

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Recipe; 

1 package of pre-ready  puff pastry

1 Bag -  Fresh or frozen spinach
1/2 Cup - Diced onion
1 Cup - Goat cheese
1 Egg - Stirred
1/4 to 1/3 Cup - Fresh parsley
1/4 to 1/3 Cup - Fresh dill
1 Tbsp. - Olive oil
1/3 Tsp. - Nut meg
1/3  Tsp. - Sweet paprika

Salt and pepper to taste

Options;
Any other type of cheese
Hot paprika

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You can use fresh or frozen spinach, but remember to drain them well for too much water will make the pastry very soggy. 

Now with the fresh spinach you have to first blanch it first for a couple of minutes until the leaves go withered. 

I like goat cheese for it's texture and full flavour, but you can add really any type of cheese you like. As long as it blends in well and has a good melting point, I would go for it.  

I like to use the pre-made puff pastry for it really saves me a lot of work so I 

can concentrate more on other things. 

For this size of casserole I had to cut it up into section to fit better.  So use them and cut them according to your size of dish.    

Now my pastry dough here is the thicker type to I need to add only one layer, but if they are more of the thin type like the Greek ones, then you have to add multi layers, but keep brushing olive oil in between them.  

Depending on how much you want to use, will depend on the size of your casserole dish. Thats why I like this dish because it is very easy to make and it goes with any style and any size you want with ease. 

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10 Reasons Why Jogging Is Good For You.

10 Reasons Why Jogging Is Good For You.

1 -  A fast weight loss

By doing a regular jogging program for at least 2 to three times, a week combined with a diet eating program will give you the fastest weight reduction. Let’s say that you are around the 65 to 75 Kg. range and when you start, you feel that you are just wobbling around, out of breath when jogging, but you managed to get to finish a Kilometer.  Well then, that would be about 300 or so calories that you have lost per kilometer, even if you think that you did not accomplish much.  In fact, in a Month with two jogs a week would  give you an approximately 2,400 calories gone.  Now that is a weight lost with just a minimum of an exercise plan.

2 - Reduce the risk of a heart attack

Jogging is an aerobic exercise and thus helps and improves your body’s ability to deliver oxygen to your muscles. Very simply, the more you exercise the better you heart works and reduces the factors of a heart attack. Also, every part of you becomes more efficient in the blood flow of your cardiovascular system, blood pressure control, more  energy and give you an all round feeling of well being.

3 - Increase of good HDL cholesterol

HDL cholesterol works like a cleaner picking up bad LDL cholesterol from your blood and removes it to your liver to be excreted from your body. Excess Ldl can be dangerous to your cardiovascular system by causing built-up and blocks or can restrict blood flow to your heart and can cause a heart attack. HDL cholesterol can be boosted   By improving your fitness levels by just a few workout a week.

4 - Builds strong and healthy bones

When you put your bones under stress like jogging it cause’s a weight-bearing reaction on your bone system,  so, in turn,  your body response’s  back by increasing your bone mineral density that makes your bones much more strong and resilient.  This makes them  less likely to break and reduces the chances of getting osteoporosis.

5 -  Prevents diabetes

A less active lifestyle is one of the risk factors for type-2 diabetes, as is the overweight person.  By jogging on a regular basis can help with both of these problems.

6 - Improve your immunity system

Your immunity system fights off bacteria and viruses from your body and the stronger it is the better it will work. Regular exercise helps stimulate the production of cells that fight off any ailments in your system. Also having a stronger system will also help prevent more serious illnesses   that are more life threatening from starting.

7 - It improves mental fitness

By doing regular cardiovascular exercises like jogging or any other physical activity  will lead to the release of more production of endorphins. These chemicals in the brain have the ability to produce a sense of happiness and the state of well-being.  Not to mention the ability to help reduce stress and improve your confidence and self-esteem.

8 -  Sleep like a baby

By jogging or doing a cardiovascular exercise can set you natural inner clock by putting you in a relaxed mood at night with a pleasurable feeling of  falling asleep and thus gives you a more deep sleep that makes you more awake and less tired in the morning and  for your daily routines.

9 -  Improve your sex life

It’s a well-known fact that by having a healthy body will give you a better sex life. By exercising more, it will increase your body’s circulation blood flow also it reduces stress and thus helps you in the right department when you need it.

10 -  Makes you feel better

After awhile you will get into a state that you will have the feeling of springs under your feet and  you find that the day is not so tiring anymore. Your daily tasks will be  lot more easy and you will still have more energy left at the end of the day. In a nutshell, a regular exercise program will give you more energy and resistance to your life. 

Just try out my new running Programs One and Two for Beginners.   

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Sushi The Simple Way - Easy And Fast

Sushi  The Simple Way - Easy And  Fast

I  see that everyone just loves  sushi, but when it comes to making it, I hear a lot of  “I cannot make it”, it looks to complicated. Well now,  there is no more reason not to try it, for in the video below  I show you how easy it is to make without all  the fuss and   you use just  things that you have around the house  or that is easy to find.

Go ahead  and try it, really what could go wrong, you could even surprise yourself. One thing I know is that your Family and Friends will just love you for it.

Please let me know how it turned out…

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Recipe;

1 Cup - Sushi rice 

1/4 Cup - White vinegar 

1/2 Tsp. - Sugar 

1/2 Tsp. - Salt 

Smoked salmon

Avocado

Cucumber 

Mayo 

Sesame seeds. 

Options; 

Sweet pepper

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Combine the vinegar, sugar, and salt and sprinkle it all around the rice while folding it. At this point you should be just flipping it, not stirring because the rice is very delicate at this stage and you do not want it to go mushy. 

If you want you can fan the rice in order to help the drying stage go faster, but for me I find that I can skip this process. Make sure that you allow the rice to dry off before you work with it. 

For this recipe I used  smoked salmon for it is easy and less complicated as the raw salmon. Also not everyone is into the raw thing, this makes things a little more easy. 

At first please do not make your Sushi complicated, just use your everyday things that you find around the house instead of hunting down all the other special  ingredients.   

Make sure that you knife is sharp, also to make it easier you should  be cleaning and wetting your knife on every few cuts. 

The size of the sushi  should bite size, but then everyone is different so adapt it to suit you and your Friends. 

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Green Monster Fat Burner – Low Galore

Green Monster Fat Burner – Low Galore

This soup is really a winner when it comes to losing or maintaining  your weight. It’s not like your typical soup that  makes you hungry in a short while. This soup is not only nutritious but also low in calories with about only  70 calories  per  average soup bowl.  

Now when you get that deep hunger feeling in the pit of your stomach   and you want something really filling that will last for a few hours, but also  will give you the energy to last the day, this is the one of choice.  Go ahead a make a lot of this Soup  and  put them into a few  serving size containers  and freeze them, for in this way you will always have them at hand.

I hope you enjoy this soup as much as I enjoyed making the video. Please keep me up dated on your  diet…:) 

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Recipe;

1 Med. - Zucchini 

1 Med. - Leek

2 to 3 Cloves - Garlic 

2 Tbsp. - Olive oil

1 Tbsp. - Veggie stock

100 Grams - Frozen Spinach 

2 to 2 1/2 Cups - Water

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Keep on the zucchini skins for that's where a lot of the vitamins are and it increases the fiber in the soup.  

Now on the video I used a low sodium veggie stock, but you can use really any stock of your choice. 

Also if you can take the heat add some chilli powder to help increase your metabolism to help further in the fat burning process.

Go ahead and add all the spinach you want at this point, after all this is your soup. Frozen spinach or fresh, it your  soup and enjoy. 

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McDonald Copycat Fries - Awesome

McDonald Copycat Fries

Aw !!  The classic  McDonald  fries, so good, so crispy  and  tender in the inside.  Now I know, I know that fries can be fattening and eating too much can give you some extra pounds where you do not want it.

So!!  Good news,  you can really eat fries and enjoy yourself  without the guilt and keep the weight off, if you just follow a few rules.  Take a moment and check my  Cookingaround   on  “Can I Eat Fattening Food Or Fast Food In Order To Lose Weight”, by clicking on the is link below.

I hope you really enjoy this recipe and let me know how it turned out. 

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Recipe;

Potatoes  best suitable for fries.

1/3 Cup sugar per  2 Lbs.

Salt and/or vinegar to taste.

Plenty of cooking oil.


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Choose a potato that is most suitable for making fries, remember that not all potatoes will give you that crisp crunch.  Here I 'am  using what they call a "new potato" in  Canada. 

If you have a question on the potato that would be best, then ask your Supermarket Clerk to help you in finding the best one. Also look for the lager ones and with a few knots as possible.

Most potato cutters will not cut them this thin, so, try it by the old fashion way.

Go ahead and cut them by hand "Like My Momma Taught  Me", remember that "practice, makes perfect.

Make sure that you use plenty of water in order to make the potato process more effective. Please make sure that the fries are not wet before it goes into the hot oil, for it could  pop back at you. 

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Old Fashion Hamburger - Awesome

Old Fashion Hamburger - Awesome

Aww !!   The famous North American Hamburger now what could be closer to Heaven then this when it comes to comfort food. In recipe the meat will always be soft and juice. Just awesome with a side of fries.

Yeah, I know fat, calories well ?  Just  go ahead and have one and do not feel guilty for it because you can have your desired meal once in a while and still keep your diet and weight.  I have lost about  42 kilos and  I eat whatever I want twice a week and still have managed to keep my cravings under control. How ?
Well just click here –

  Can I Eat Fattening Food Or Fast Foods In Order To Lose Weight?

Please tell me how yours turned out and did you make any changes to it…:)   

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Recipe; 

1 Lbs. - Medium ground beef.

1/4 Cup - Bread crumbs

1/2 Tsp. - Garlic powder

1 Tsp. Maggie, HP or worcester sauce 

3 Tbsp. - Milk

1 - Sm to med. egg

Salt and pepper to taste. 

Options; 

1/2 to 1 Tbsp. - Soya sauce 

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I like to use a medium ground beef because it has just the right amount of fat content to give it a nice round beefy taste. Make it the way you like for in this recipe even if you use a leaner meat it still will be moist and awesome.

Remember that the hamburger patty will shrink depending on the amount of fat in the beef.  Here I made the patty about 1/2 an inch larger then my bun, and it turned out to fit perfect.

Fry or BBQ your hamburger  until it is done about half way up the patty and then flip it over. Do not keep on flipping it more than necessary for it will tend to dry it out and then it will be tough and dry tasting.

Now go ahead and add your favorite toppings and make it your way.

Go ahead and enjoy for life is to short, bet yeah can not eat just one....:)

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Old Fashion Beef Stew - One Pot Dish

Old   Fashion  Beef Stew - One Pot Dish

This old fashion beef stew is one of my favorites,  a great  Family pleaser,  really filling and satisfying .  Some like to make the sauce a little more  watery and that’s all good, but I think that a stew should be hearty and thick so it can stick to your ribs, a working man’s soup.  Really anyway you make it, I know it will turn out awesome..  

So easy to make, all in one pot. Try it in a slow cooker  and  just set it and forget it, it wouldn't  it great to come home on a winters day to this awesome stew. Your Family will all love it.

Try it and let me know how it turned out. 

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Recipe 

1 Lbs. - Beef.

4 Med. - Potatoes
1 Cup - Celery
1 Med. - Onion
2 Med. - Carrots
3 Tsp. - All purpose flour
1 to 1 1/2  cube - Beef stock
1 Cup - Tomato juice
1 Tsp. - Tomato paste
2 - Bay leaves

 Salt and pepper to taste

Options;
 1/2 Cup - Tomato sauce instead of juice



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You can really use any kind of meat from a top grade to a lower budget cut. Now here I was using medium grade beef sirloin filets because I like the faster cooking time of the stew and  I also like to have the beef cut in smaller pieces. Anyway you dice it I am sure that it will turn out just great.

Make sure that you coat and brown the beef on all sides so it can have all the juices locked in and not diluted in the stew. Also I would  not remove the beef from the pot because all that extra flour will help make your stew more thick. I would also do this if I was going to use a slow cooker, because just throwing the meat in makes it too soggy and mushy and that for me would not make me happy.

If you use a low budget cut of beef, then after the browning process I would  let the beef simmer for about  20 mins more or to the point that the beef is a bit more softer before you add the vegetables. In this way the beef will be soft and the veggies will not be overcooked or too soft.

To get a more thick and hearty stew I used a a starchy potato and gave it a few more minutes of cooking time to get that thick creamy liquid. If you want it more watery than I would advise you use a more firm potato (french fry type)  and stop the cooking right up to the point of your fork penetrating into the potato.  Either Way it will be out of this world.

I really hope that you will try this dish and let me know how it turned out and if you added something your way. 

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Best Double Decker Clubhouse Sandwich

Best Double Decker Clubhouse Sandwich

Now what could be better than a American Classic Double Clubhouse Sandwich. The crisp lettuce, toast combined with the crispy bacon and all comes together in an awesome taste. I just love this sandwich because it is so easy and fast to make, just add fries and wow a meal fit for a King.

If you are worried about the fat in the mayo and the bacon, a little once and awhile will not keep you off your diet, trust me. Please see   Can I Eat Fattening Food Or Fast Food In Order To Lose Weight?

hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed showing you it.

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Recipe....

Bread for toast North American type.

- Crispy bacon.
- Mayonnaise (fat free or Reg.)
- Iceberg lettuce
- Lg. tomato

Salt and pepper to taste.


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Here I was using what I call a North American toasting bread. This bread is more square than the normal bread and is easier to work with. Now you really can use any type, but I kept it as close to the original  Clubhouse as possible. 

I like turkey on my Club but you can really use any type of cold-cuts you like. Try it with chicken it is just   as  good.  I  added  only  two   slices,  so you

can add as much as you want with different combination. 

Add lots of bacon if you want, now  if you are counting calories  just use  turkey bacon and/or a  low calorie Mayo. Anyway you have it, it will turn out awesome.  

In the traditional way you are suppose to cut them up into fours poked with  frilled toothpicks and have the triangles pointed up side by side on the plate with fries on the side. As for me this is the way I like it, right down the middle and that makes me happy. 

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