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1. Why Monte Cristo Sandwiches Are So Famous June 11, 2008 Monte Cristo sandwiches are famous in many nations. They are made from very aromatic and rich ingredients which help sustain energy in extreme cold and wintry weather. These sandwiches are made from turkey or ham, butter, white or brown bread, mayonnaise etc. There are different types of Monte Cristo sandwiches namely, Classic Monte Cristo, stuffed Monte Cristo, deep fried, shallow fried, eggplant, sweet mustard sauce sandwiches and many more such varieties. The classic Monte Cristo sandwich has the following ingredients; * 4 slices of white or brown bread * About 50 grams of cooked ham... (read more) Author: Muna wa Wanjiru

2. Chinese vegetable eggplant chili sauce June 07, 2008 Eggplant Garlic Sauce Recipes selected by the collective taste buds of the masses from Group Recipes. This popular Szechuan dish is made with Chinese eggplant, which is thinner and longer than the short and thicker eggplant that is commonly available in supermarkets. Both Chinese eggplant and chili garlic sauce are available at Asian markets. This spicy side brings a large pot of boiling water to a boil. While waiting for the water to boil, prepare the eggplant: cut the ends off the eggplant. Cut the eggplant crosswise in half. Cut each half lengthwise into quarters. Chili garlic sauce is... (read more) Author: jeya lakshmi

3. NYC Special Eggplant in Garlic Sauce May 15, 2008 This popular Szechuan dish is made with Chinese eggplant, which is thinner and longer than the short and thicker eggplant that is commonly available in supermarkets. Both Chinese eggplant and chili garlic sauce are available at Asian markets. This spicy side Bring a large pot of boiling water to a boil. While waiting for the water to boil, prepare the eggplant: cut the ends off the eggplant. Cut the eggplant crosswise in half. Cut each half lengthwise into quarters. Line up the eggplant slices from left to right and cut diagonally into pieces approximately 3/4 inch thick. Place the eggpl... (read more) Author: vmb john

4. American's Like Eggplant April 11, 2008 Eggplant is delicious hot or cold and can be enjoyed marinated, stuffed, roasted, grilled, fried, in a casserole, in stews, or on brochettes. Sliced eggplant absorbs oil like a sponge, but a good bread crumb or batter coating will help, and make sure the oil is preheated. Complementary spices include allspice, basil, bay leaves, garlic, chile powder, oregano, sage, thyme, marjoram, and parsley. It's a natural combined with tomatoes and onions, as in the popular dish Ratatouille. When choosing eggplant, look for heavy, firm fruit with unblemished skin. Male eggplants have fewer seeds than the... (read more) Author: vmb john

5. Fritters Vegetable Pakota March 28, 2008 Pakotas are an essential item of Indian festive food. They can be made with almost any vegetable (commonly bell pepper, cauliflower, eggplant, potato, or spinach; your veggie club president makes some mean tofu pakotas with extra-thick tahini sauce -- Vijay). This is also a nice way of getting people to eat vegetables they don't normally like. Pakota needs to be deep-fried which means big dangerous pots of hot oil. These pakotas are flat, however, which means they can be fried in a frying pan with about three centimetres of oil in it. This is marginally less hazardous and has the added ad... (read more) Author: vmb john

6. Recycling Colors- The Psychology of Colors February 18, 2008 Who remembers the "hot" colors in home decor of the past few decades? The 70's brought earth tones, browns, wood tones, yellows, avocado, almond, oranges... The 80's gave way to grey and mauve... The 90's brought us peach, sage, golds and eggplant... The point? Colors aren't new, they are recycled! Take the color orange for example. In the 90's, orange was a forbidden word in the home decor world. Why? Because orange was sooo 70's. Instead, orange was reinvented and reintroduced as light orange, with its new brand name " peach". Why would an old color have such ... (read more) Author: Jamie Carney

7. What is So Special About Goji Berries? January 16, 2008 Goji Berries might be better known as the wolfberry, whose plant is distinctly related to tobacco, chili pepper, deadly nightshade, eggplant, tomato, and the potato plants. The US Department of Agriculture Germplasm Resources Information Network also classifies Goji Berries as the plants known as matrimony vine, Duke of Argyll’s tea tree, cambronera, bocksdorn, Barbary matrimony vine, and the Chinese wolfberry. Goji Berries are getting much acclaim lately for being health food products, usually marketed as either Himalayan goji or Tibetan goji. One source indicates that Goji Berries have ... (read more) Author: Xiang Lin

8. How to Choose Vegetarian Meals that Are Nutritious and Filling November 26, 2007 The way to good health starts with eating vegetarian meals that are nutritious and filling. You will find that many people feel that a meal is complete when you have meats, vegetables and gravies as part of the main meal.Whenever you are planning vegetarian meals with a vegetarian main dish you should see that you have chosen one that will provide you with most of the nutrients that your body needs. Any gravies and dressings that you will be using should be light in calories and texture.These dishes can be ones like bean burritos, eggplant gratin, vegetable biriyani, Zucchini lasagna and othe... (read more) Author: Muna wa Wanjiru

9. Products Made From Goji Berries October 30, 2007 Goji berry, also known as wolfberry in Western countries, is one of the most obscure, yet very useful and beneficial fruits known to mankind. The plant is considered near the characteristics of the species that include tomato, chili pepper, eggplant and potato. Goji berry was originally native to the small communities in southwest Asia, southeastern Europe and China. Nowadays, the plant is being cultivated in many parts of the world. And there are good reasons why. Chinese medicine specialist Springherb is distributing different products that have been developed and made from the fruit. By v... (read more) Author: Xiang Lin

10. The Bare Bones of Luxury September 03, 2007 Luxury, even the word is silken, like rich chocolate on the tongue. Roll it around in your mouth, savour it, Luxury. It feels indulgent, as if saying it too much is a guilty pleasure and one only to be done, all alone in a candlelit room. If words had colour this one would be a deep eggplant purple. Luxury, something we all crave, and something that means different things to different people. Something that we can all taste at least once in our lives. To those of us not born into it, luxury can have a very broad meaning. It can extend from the extreme –- four poster bed, feather pillows, ... (read more) Author: Sandy Cosser

11. Fresh Food Tips: Eggplant August 03, 2007 Eggplant: Low in calories, eggplant provides fiber, folate, potassium, and phytonutrients. Pick out an eggplant that is symmetrical with shiny, smooth, and uniformly dark skin. Japanese or Chinesse eggplant is a lighter purple in color and thinner. Eggplant is easily bruised so be careful when storing it. It can be baked, grilled, steamed, or sautéed. It is better to peel the skin off the eggplant if it is thick, but you don’t have to worry if it is thin. To store blanch or steam the eggplant and then freeze. To reduce the eggplant from soaking up oil, before you cook sprinkle it with salt and... (read more) Author: Shelly Herman

12. Recipe: Moussaka August 16, 2006 Moussaka Cooking Time: 75 minutes Ingredients: - 2½ lb eggplant (3 large) - 1 lb ground lamb - 1 small onion, chopped - 1½ cups tomato sauce - 2 teaspoons allspice - olive oil - salt and pepper to taste - 3 eggs - 2 cups light cream (or soy milk) - 2 tablespoons chopped parsley - 1 cup freshly made bread crumbs Sauté the onion in a pan until soft. Add some allspice, salt and pepper to mix in with the onion. Add the ground lamb and cook until most of the pink is gone. Add the remaining allspice, salt and pepper and tomato sauce. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Taste af... (read more) Author: Shelly Herman

13. Grafting Tomatoes on Eggplant Rootstock July 29, 2006 Tomato is one of the most popular and widely used vegetables in the world. Tomato plants can grow on every ground that has a good structure and water housekeeping. In terms of mass production, tomato yields is highly seasonal. Farmers and gardeners seldom plant tomatoes during rainy season due to high risks exposure on garden flooding and prevalence of pests and tomato plants diseases. Tomato plants may suffer blooms that keep falling off without production of fruit could be caused by Blossom End Rot, a Fruit Rot - A mold growing inside tomatoes as they ripen but outside the tomatoes ar... (read more) Author: Samuel Quino

14. Mediterranean Diet Recipes March 29, 2006 Eat healthy and be active is the universally acknowledged theory to staying fit. Food has to be appealing to the eyes and kindle the taste buds too. The Mediterranean diet is a healthy balanced diet of plant food cooked in "good" fat. That does not mean there is a total cut on animal products. The Mediterranean diet pyramid recommends animal fat and products to be taken in small quantities occasionally. In a Mediterranean diet a major portion includes vegetables, cherries, spinach, beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, watermelon, eggplant and potatoes. Whole grain bread, pastas and cereals are the mai... (read more) Author: Kevin Stith

15. Mediterranean Diet Recipes March 01, 2006 Eat healthy and be active is the universally acknowledged theory to staying fit. Food has to be appealing to the eyes and kindle the taste buds too. The Mediterranean diet is a healthy balanced diet of plant food cooked in "good" fat. That does not mean there is a total cut on animal products. The Mediterranean diet pyramid recommends animal fat and products to be taken in small quantities occasionally. In a Mediterranean diet a major portion includes vegetables, cherries, spinach, beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, watermelon, eggplant and potatoes. Whole grain bread, pastas and cereals are the mai... (read more) Author: Kevin Stith

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