Weight Loss will always be a topic of immense interest and discussion, even decades from now, I believe. However, it is interesting to see how this topic has evolved over time! First there was only Exercise, then there were diet plans, then came weight loss supplements, detox diets, and now its going full circle again with Organic Weight Loss Propaganda.
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What is Organic Weight Loss?
Goat cheese, sometimes called chevre, is a cheese product made from the goat’s milk. Goat cheeses can range in taste from strong and pungent, to delicate and mild, however, it does have a distinct tangy flavor which it inherits from the hormones in the goat’s milk.
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Baked Apple Cinnamon & Goat Cheese Tart
Soo Hwang Chue sounds a little better in Chinese than it does translated into Vegetarian Yellow Sparrow, and like the Lion’s Head Casserole , these don’t really look like birds. Naming issues aside, it’s a fabulous dish. It takes a little prep work and a bit of finesse, so it’s one of those dishes that you want to make for your special vegetarian friend to show them that you went the extra bit for them.
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Vegetarian Yellow Sparrow
For someone who loves gardening, I have never really pursued growing bonsai plants before. However, when I received an email from Jake of ProFlowers to review a version of Bonsai Hibiscus for them, there was no way I could deny the offer! I love Hibiscus, and have several varieties in my garden. Owning one of the Bonsai varieties helped me understand the philosophy behind this wonderful array of Bonsai plants, and I discovered that it could not only add an element of beauty to your…
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Summer Activity – Having Fun with Bonsai
Lon’s grandma Rose loves Chinese food. Her favorite course is soup and her most favorite Chinese soup is Egg Drop Soup. Her doctors want her to lay off the sodium so Lon’s family hasn’t been taking her to the Chinese restaurants she used to frequent; and of course, that made her sad — I think we can all relate to being told not to eat something.
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West Lake Beef Soup
As a working mother, its hard to find the right balance between spending time with your baby and excelling at work! More often than not, it is the latter that suffers, not because you lack ambition, but simply because maternal instincts are so strong they kind of presume priority over everything else:) And though life is full of compromises, it is upto you on how much and in what way you compromise. One thing I try to stick to is feeding home-cooked food to my baby
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Homemade Baby Food Recipes – Stage 2 (7 to 9 months)
We recently moved into our new home, in fact, out First Home – Yippeee!! and though things are still scattered all around, I fell happy, excited, and a lot less tense, because instead of dunking every piece of furniture, clothing and equipment in the new place, we took advice from our friends and rented a Self Storage Location that will hold all our stuff until we decide what goes where! I’m sure you have a list of Things to Do before you actually Move.
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Self Storage Locations Are Your Best Friends While Moving!
After a long reign of assumed weight-loss benefits, Green tea is now finding competition in the weight-loss field to its counterpart, aptly called Green Coffee. The makers of a new green coffee (Coffee Shape) that contains a blend of unroasted coffee and roasted Arabica beans claim it could help users lose 4.45lb in a month without any other dietary changes. Drunk every morning before breakfast, each 3g sachet of Coffee Shape contains six to ten per cent of chlorogenic acid, a natural plant..
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America Turns To Green Coffee Suppliers For Their Weight Loss Needs
If you are someone who likes to cook, I’m sure you know about Magic Bullet – the lovely food processor ensemble which can make your life in the kitchen a tad bit easier by taking away the load of cutting, chopping, grinding, blending and more! And now, the readers of Fun and Food Cafe have a chance to win a free Magic Bullet Express! All you have to do is send in your favorite snack recipe, and you can enter the contest to win this coveted MB Express. For more details, please visit the event…
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Magic Bullet To Go – Contest & Giveaway
Chinese restaurants and takeaways have dirtier kitchens than eating places serving other styles of cooking, according to environmental health officers.
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Chinese restaurants top of the menu for food poisoning
Mango is undoubtedly the King of fruits, at least for me, and I bet several others would agree with me on this one! With a beautiful color, rich creamy pulp and unbeatable taste, mangoes hold a special place in every recipe. Though they are great to just consume by themselves, they do add a special touch to the food they are paired with, especially desserts. So here’s a household favorite – rich creamy Mango Ice Cream, made without using an ice cream maker! And I add a hint of Cardamom to the..
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Mango Ice Cream with Condensed Milk
More often than not, I wish I could lose weight without having to go to the gym, and though there’s no magical way to do it, there are several activities that can easily act as effective summer workouts, and as you are mostly having fun while doing these, you don’t even realize that its a workout! Whether you need to stretch those tired muscles, increase flexibility, or burn calories and seriously lose some weight, there are tonnes of summer workouts to choose from. And with the added benefit… Please Click the Title for the Full Post
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Best Summer Workouts Outside of the Gym!
Its no surprise to see the growing awareness among people to switch to low-sodium alternatives, as they understand how high sodium intake is related to weight gain, hypertension as well as heart diseases. Salt increases fluid retention in the body, leading to excessive weight gain and edema
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Fight Obesity With A Low Sodium Diet
Image courtesy of The Wedding Chicks Have you ever sat admiring the beautiful cakes that the team of Charm City Cakes create for their beautiful events!! And I bet you have spent more than a few minutes admiring the beautiful wedding cakes that you see these days, with exquisite flowers and pearly designs adorning the smooth and shiny base. Much of this magic is created using Fondant Icing
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How To Make Fondant Icing
Lunch buffet date: April 4, 2010 12.00 to 4.30pm – only on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays Cost: HK$145 (US$18.6), plus 10% service charge, includes one free drink Restaurant name: King Ludwig Beerhall, G/F Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong Restaurant telephone: 852- 2861 0737 When I eat Chinese food overseas, I always sense a taste of west. Likewise when I eat western food in Hong Kong, I always sense a taste of Chinese
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Apple Cake is a very healthy and delicious way to gobble up some dessert without much guilt. Everyone knows the nutritious value of Apples, but when you get bored eating apple slices for your snack time, try this beautiful, low-fat, low-sugar Upside Down Apple Cake. A generous serving of Caramelized apples flavored with apple cider form the base of the cake, and the actual cake topping is equally delicious and fragrant, touched with apple pie spice, non-fat buttermilk, margarine instead of…
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Upside Down Apple Cake
Like any other holidays, Easter is celebrated within US with equal gusto, as it heralds Spring into most parts of the country. However, Easter is always extra special for kids, as they have lots more activities to do compared to some other festivals. Right from Easter bunnies to Easter Egg Hunts, to colorful costumes and flavorful candies, there are tonnes of family activities to engage your tiny tots, the most preferred one being Making Chocolate Eggs! Though its customary to dye egg shells,..
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Homemade Chocolate Easter Eggs
Have you ever noticed that in any major city there are always many more McDonalds restaurants in neighborhoods predominated by people of color?& … #160; The African-American neighborhoods, the Latino neighborhoods, and they probably would be in every Chinatown if Chinese business owners didn’t…
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Why People of Color Should Abandon McDonalds
There’s something about Pasta that makes it a favorite weeknight dinner – Yes, the ease to prepare it, and the vast variety of sauces that one can conjure to make any Pasta recipe a different-than-last-time one. Not to mention that its a hit with kids and parents alike! But what I like about it is the fact that I can easily sneak in some healthy ingredients into the sauce or the recipe, without getting strange looks from those at the table! Like this one, which uses Arugula & Walnut Pesto to…
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Easy Pasta with Arugula & Walnut Pesto
If you’ve read my post of ‘ why I set up this blog’ , you will know that I’m an intermittent faster. In fact, apart from providing Hong Kong food information, my food blog objective is also to promote my healthy eating habit.
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