Caesar Salad (low-calorie) | How To Make Low-Calorie Caesar Salad

Here's how to make low-calorie Caesar salad. People nowadays are very much particular with their calorie intake. This is in connection with the move towards health-consciousness to prevent sickness and unwanted added weight. So a low-calorie version of Caesar salad is made to replace the high-calorie one for those who are weight conscious. I have found a recipe of low calorie-Caesar salad courtesy of goodhousekeeping.com. What they did is they coated the croutons with cooking spray instead of olive oil, then replaced egg yolk with light mayonnaise.

The output yields 6 first-course servings and it only needs 25 minutes total time preparation (15 minutes preparation and 10 minutes cooking time).

Below are the details on how to make low-calorie Caesar salad:

Ingredients

• 4 ounce(s) Italian bread
• 1 clove(s) garlic, cut in half
• Nonstick olive oil cooking spray
• 1/4 cup(s) light mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup(s) freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 tablespoon(s) fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon(s) olive oil
• 1 teaspoon(s) anchovy paste
• Coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 package(s) (18-ounce) hearts of romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Cut bread into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Rub bread slices, on both sides, with cut sides of garlic. Cut bread into 1/2-inch cubes; place in jelly-roll pan. Spray bread liberally with cooking spray. Bake 10 minutes or until golden-brown and crisp. Cool croutons in pan.
3. Meanwhile, in large salad bowl, with wire whisk, mix together mayonnaise, Parmesan, lemon juice, olive oil, anchovy paste, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
4. Add lettuce and croutons to dressing in bowl; toss to coat.

Image/recipe credit: goodhousekeeping.com @ delish.com

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Crispy Pata - How To Make Perfect Crispy Pata

Crispy pata is a great food recipe especially during holidays and other special occasions. My mother always see to it that crispy pata is always a part of the Christmas menu. I am used to her crispy pata recipe where she uses catsup as the sauce. But I found another way to make perfect crispy pata at panlasangpinoy.com. It looks so really yummy that I got hungry while writing this post.

Easy as it may seem to do, but cooking the perfect yummy crispy pata requires a lot of care because you might hurt yourself while preparing this dish. So you better be careful.

So here's the yummy crispy pata and check out the video on how to make perfect crispy pata:

Ingredients:

• 1 whole pig’s leg (pata; about 3 to 4 lbs), cleaned
• 6 pieces dried bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons whole peppercorn
• 4 to 6 pieces star anise (optional)
• 6 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 2 to 3 teaspoons garlic powder
• 12 to 15 cups water
• 8 to 12 cups cooking oil

Cooking procedure:

1. Pour water in a cooking pot then let boil.
2. Put-in dried bay leaves, whole peppercorn, star anise, and 4 teaspoons of salt.
3. Add the whole pig’s legs in the cooking pot then simmer until the leg becomes tender (about 45 to 60 minutes).
4. Remove the tender leg from the cooking pot and set aside until the temperature goes down.
5. Rub the leg with garlic powder, ground black pepper, and remaining salt. Let stand for 15 minutes to absorb the rub.
6. Heat a clean large cooking pot (preferably with cover) and pour-in cooking oil.
7. When the oil becomes hot, deep fry the rubbed pork leg. Continue cooking in medium heat until one side becomes crispy, and then cautiously flip the leg to crisp the other side. Note: Be extra careful in doing this procedure.
8. Turn-off the heat; remove the crispy pork leg; and transfer it to a wide serving plate.
9. Serve with atcharang papaya and soy sauce – vinegar dipping sauce.

Note: As for the dipping sauce, panlasang pinoy makes his dipping sauce by combining 1 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup soy sauce, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, one small chopped onion, and some bird’s eye chili. Then, he microwave it for 30 seconds to let the flavor of the onions out.

Hmmm, I better try this crispy pata recipe.

image/video/recipe credit: panlasangpinoy.com

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Steak Made Perfect | How To Cook Perfect Steak (VIDEO)

Most people love steak. Who could not be, especially if it's done the perfect yummy yummy way. Been thinking of how a steak can be made perfect or shall I say the awesome technique on how to cook a perfect steak. Check out this video by chef Donald Link as he shares very useful buying advice and tips for seasoning the meat just right. Learn from his step-by-step tricks for perfectly preparing a rib-eye steak.

Watch how to cook perfect steak video below:

<a href="http://www.delish.com/recipes/cooking-recipes/taste-of-place/?v=43ea023a-ae38-3d88-5495-02da31316a5b&amp;from=slplayer_en-us_TasteofPlace&amp;fg=MSNlifestyles_player_delish_top" target="_new" title="Perfectly simple steak">Video: Perfectly simple steak</a>

Seared Rib-eye with Sea Salt

Ingredients:

• 1 (12-ounce) good-quality ribeye steak
• 2 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon(s) fresh black pepper
• 1 tablespoon(s) olive oil
• 1 teaspoon(s) sea salt

Directions

1. Season ribeye with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat a medium cast-iron skillet over high heat and add the olive oil. When oil begins to smoke slightly gently lay the ribeye into the hot skillet and press down gently with the back of a spatula to ensure it is laying flat in the pan. For medium rare cook each side about 4 to 5 minutes.
2. Transfer to a plate and let the steak rest for 5 minutes. Serve sliced or not with sea salt sprinkled on top.

And here's an added note: It is important to cook the steak over high heat, but not so high that it burns. Start the heat high and then bring it down to above medium.

Credit: recipe by Donald Link from delish.com

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Baked Shrimp Scampi - Best Valentine's Day Recipe

Baked Shrimp Scampi - Best Valentine's Day Recipe: I love shrimps very very much. Valentine's day is just around the corner and I think we could celebrate this sweet occasion even at home. All we need is just the perfect taste of food to share with our loved ones. Here's a 30-minutes how to make baked shrimp scampi recipe that is so delicious and yummy courtesy of Linda Larsen.

Ingredients:

2/3 cup butter (no substitutes)
3 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/8 tsp. white pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
2 lbs. medium raw shrimp, shelled, devined

Preparation:

Thaw shrimp if frozen. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Combine the butter, mustard, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, pepper, and salt in a small saucepan and stir over low heat until melted and blended. Remove from heat. Arrange shrimp in a single layer in a large shallow baking dish. Pour the butter mixture over the shrimp and gently stir the shrimp to make sure all are coated. Bake in 450 degrees F oven for 12 to 17 minutes or until the shrimp are pink, curled, and opaque. Serve immediately. 6 servings

Enjoy!

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Fudge Brownies - Valentine's Day Recipe

Valentine's day celebration need not be as expensive as treating your partner to a luxurious restaurant just to show them they're special. Here's how to make fudge brownies, a Valentine's Day recipe which you can make at home and indulge with with your loved ones.

How to Make Fudge Brownies: Watch the video below.




Yummyyyy!!

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Chinese New Year 2011 Lucky Foods - Egg Rolls

Chinese New Year 2011 Lucky Foods - Egg Rolls: Just as we Filipinos and other Westerners celebrate Christmas, so to the Chinese celebrate their own Chinese New Year. And this Chinese New Year 2011 which falls on February 3rd will be so exciting as it means spending time with family, gift giving and, most importantly, food-fest. Lucky foods are served through the two-week Chinese New Year celebration, also called as the Spring festival.

How  to make sweet and sour pork? Just click the link.

Aside from the fruits like tangerine, orange and pomelos which are passed out freely, here are cooking videos on how to make egg rolls:

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