e Recipe Finder

authentic Asian cooking ingredients & products.

For simple Asian  home style cooking check out this yummy video

we offer healthy,  fresh Asian cuisine cooking online

www.karenrothnutrition.com Today I am talking about one of Americas favorite foods. Pizza! We have a love hate relationship with pizza, because it tastes so good, but we know deep down most pizzas contain a thick crust of refined carbohydrates and trans fats, while the toppings ranging from cheese to sausage are loaded with fat from unhealthy animal sources. So I want to share with you some of my ways of turning this delicious temptation into a healthy meal without sacrificing flavor. This is an easy fast recipe to making your pizza. I start with a flour tortilla. I’m lucky enough to be able to find raw uncooked flour tortillas at my Whole Foods market. If you have a health food store, look for them there. Because starting with the crust is where you can save on a lot of harmful fat because you cook it yourself. You simply heat 1 tortilla in a non stick pan until its cooked on both sides. No oil needed. The tortilla is 120 calories. Once cooked, place on a pizza pan while you prepare the toppings. Next sauté fresh or frozen vegetables with a little olive oil and crushed red pepper for some heat. Any vegetable will do. I always have in my freezer, a bag of frozen spinach and artichoke hearts. Both great pizza toppings. Other favorites are chopped onion, tomato, mushrooms, broccoli florets and asparagus tips. Very few calories in this topping. The pizza sauce is important. I use a fresh one made that I find at my local Trader Joes that is made from fresh tomatoes and …

A lot of people are becoming health conscious already. They prefer to prepare their own food to make sure they are eating just healthy foods. They would not know what ingredients are used in commercial foods.

Then again, many of us are busy with our works and personal lives. It is often easier to resort to buying food outside rather than go to the ordeal of preparing our own food in the kitchen. Good thing though that there are now many quick recipes that will only take around 10 minutes to do. These are easy to make and promises to be very healthy.

You could also adapt a few tips on how to make preparations much easier and quicker. The first tip is to use all the possible convenient products available to you. It could be frozen mixed veggies, pasta sauces and many more. It requires little cooking. You could toss them up together in a matter of few minutes with hardly any cooking needed.

Ready the ingredients beforehand if you are thinking of a recipe already. Also prepare the utensils and other items you will need. You could easily cook after coming home if you have all these prepared already.

Think of recipes that only have a few ingredients. These are easier to prepare. You could also use leftovers instead of buying in the grocery. You save time and money. Recipes are not necessarily strictly followed. You could always deviate and make use of what you have in your refrigerator. Just experiment and see what will taste good for you. Be sure to write down what you have used so you could prepare it again next time.

Salads are generally easy to make, plus it is very healthy. Most are made from vegetables and fruits. It could be topped with a dressing or just seasoned to taste. It may also be an appetizer for your main meal.

Green or garden salads are mostly made out of green leafy vegetables like lettuce, cucumbers and cabbages. It may also be topped with mushrooms, carrots, peppers, onions, celery, avocado, and radishes. You could make your own vinaigrette dressing or just buy ready-made in bottles.

Another kind of salad is the entrée. It has toppings like chicken or sea foods. The most common type of green salad known worldwide is the one we called the caesar salad. This is very healthy and offers a complete meal at the same time. You have meat and vegetables already in one dish.

Dressings added to salads vary in different cultures. Vinaigrettes are common in Southern Europe but Asians adopted it too. Mayonnaise is often used in Eastern Europe. Crème Fraiche is the well known Denmark’s salad dressings.

Other salad dressings are light edible oils. It may be soybean oil, olive oil and corn oil. Vinegar and cheeses can also be added to complement the taste. There are lots of ingredients that can be made salad dressings. These salad dressings are added to salad to add some flavors to the vegetables or fruits. These are needed because some of the vegetable are taste less. We need something to make it a little sweet or sour to make the salty taste of the fruit or vegetable less.

Salad garnishes also add flavor. It could be bacon bits ( an imitation), beetroot bell peppers, mushrooms, anchovies, sunflower seeds, shredded carrots and many more.

Watch as 3-yr.old Safira demonstrates how to make her favorite healthy lunch.

How to do a Mini Lamb Meatballs with Spicy Eggplant Tomato Sauce! Visit foodwishes.com for more info and over 500 more original video recipes! I hope you enjoy this Mini Lamb Meatballs with Spicy Eggplant Tomato Sauce recipe….

How to do Sous Vide Duck Breast at home with no special equipment! Visit foodwishes.com for more info and over 500 more original video recipes! I hope you enjoy this crispy sous vide duck breast recipe….

Coming soon to foodwishes.com…

VOTE HERE: Vote for Chef John in the Viewer’s Choice Awards for “Best Home Chef in a Series” THANK YOU!…

Learn how to make a Coconut Milk Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe! Visit foodwishes.com for more info and over 500 more original video recipes! I hope you enjoy this Coconut Milk Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe!…

Come read about my My 2010 “Meal of the Year” at Commander’s Palace, foodwishes.blogspot.com…