Low Carb Diabetic Diet

With this simple cooking technique, food (e.g. vegetables, fish or meat) is placed on a piece of foil, some liquid (wine, water, stock, lemon juice) is added, and the parcel is then sealed and cooked. It can be done on a barbecue, in the oven or in a steamer. The sealed foil stops any steam or liquid escaping and keeps all the flavor and nutrients inside. Vegetables like sweet potatoes, potatoes, pumpkin and corn do not require the addition of a liquid and cook quite nicely without drying.

Vegetable Main Dish Recipes

Healthy Low Carb Diabetic Recipes

The kitchen
Make the most of your family kitchen. Nutritionally sound home-cooked food is tastier, healthier and cheaper than restaurant food and take-aways. Here also you can save a few dollars a week, some of which could be invested in equipping your kitchen a little better and perhaps buying a wok, a steamer and a good knife or cleaver.

A good knife here refers to sharp and able to cut things faster. Personally I prefer to use bigger and longer knife, especially when it comes to cutting vegetables. I find them to cut things faster compare to shorter knives.

Make full use of multi cooker, slow cooker, thermo cooker and many others which can be quite a saver in terms of money you spent on restaurant food. They are especially great in helping you to cut down on cooking time also!

Healthy Low Carb Diabetic Diet

Because no two roasts are shaped exactly alike or have the same amount of bone or fat, a meat thermometer is your best guide to judging doneness. To use the thermometer correctly, insert it into a roast so that the bulb of the thermometer rests in the center of the thickest portion of meat. It should not rest in fat or on the bottom of the roasting pan, or touch bone.

Roast meat till the desired internal temperature is reached. To check the temperature, push the thermometer into the meat a little farther. If the temperature drops, continue cooking the meat to the desired temperature.

For easier carving, allow the meat to stand 15 minutes. During this time, the meat will continue cooking. Therefore, larger roasts should be removed from the oven when the meat thermometer registers about 5 degree  the specified internal temperature.  However, the thermometer should register the correct temperature when you carve the meat.

Beef, Pork and Lamb Recipe

Healthy Low Carb Diet

Does your claypot keep cracking? Even if you season each new pot, but every time you use one it crack? What can you do to stop this from happening?

Claypots or sanpots are made from porous clay and crack easily if subjected to a sudden change in temperature or not handled carefully. Therea few precautions you can take to avoid cracking. Begin by buyging glazed claypots, which are more durable and easier to clean than unglazed pots. Avoid pouring cold water over the pot immediately after cooking, and wash the pot in hot water; a claypot retains heat for quite a while after cooking, and the shock of cold water could cause it to crack. Finally, to avoid hairline cracks, be careful not to knock your claypot against hard objects; store your pot in a rattan basket, and if you are stacking several claypots, be sure to place a thick wad of paper between each pot.

Healthy Low Carb Diabetic Diets