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Caribbean food recipes are very interesting to me because they are usually a blend of European, African and Asian ingredients. Caribbean food history is intricately linked to the slave trade, and as a result, many foods were transplanted to the Caribbean Islands for the African slaves. With time, slavery was abolished, and instead, indentured servants from India and China were transported to the Caribbeans for additional labor. The end result is that many traditional Caribbean foods have influences from countries all over the world.A typical West Indian dish may include steamed fish with rice and beans. The side dishes may include callaloo, fritters, or breadfruit. Of course the fish comes from the warm waters of the Caribbean sea. However, the rice is originally from China, the red kidney beans are from South America, the callaloo is originally from west Africa, fritters are made with flour from the Middle East, and [Read More..]

Eat Healthy If there was only a few weight loss tips and guides available for teenagers and others, the most important one would surely be to eat healthy. Check the intake of things like fat, protein, sugar and caffeinated foods in order to improve your overall health and help you in your drive to lose a few pounds for a special occasion. In fact, if you make a conscious effort to always eat healthfully, you may find that you no longer need to go on endless diets.  Instead, you will maintain your desired weight within a few pounds of what is appropriate for your height and body type.  Walk Walking more is one of the best weight loss tips for teenagers.  In fact, just as for adults, movement--active enough to get the heart rate up [Read More..]

Which is the best authentic Italian cook book? This is a question I am asked often. I have lived in Italy for ten years and many of my family and friends in the USA, Australia and the UK ask me for advice as to which Italian cookbooks give you a real "taste" of Italy.English language "Italian cookbooks" are everywhere but in my opinion very few have much in common with genuine authentic Italian cuisine. My wife, who is Italian and an excellent chef, is in full agreement.There are some notable exceptions however and I hope to be able to present these in a short series of articles. The books I have selected fall into four categories. The first category is devoted to those books that give an overview of Italian cooking and feature recipes from all the regions of Italy. The other three categories focus on some of the lesser [Read More..]