Yes, you can make healthy meals at home quickly and easily! Even busy cooks can find time to make these quick and easy buttery citrus fish and easy grilled vegetables. This meal is a lot better for you and your family than a trip through the fast-food drive-thru.

QUICK AND EASY BUTTERY CITRUS FISH

3 tbsp butter flavored sprinkles

1 tbsp lemon pepper blend

1 tbsp lime juice

2 tsp honey

1 lb boneless white fish fillets

In a small bowl combine the butter flavored sprinkles, lemon pepper blend, lime juice, and honey; stir to mix well. Place the fish fillets on broiler pan and broil 6 to 8-inches from the heat until first side starts to brown. Turn fish over and spread the honey mixture over the second side. Broil another 4 to 5 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork.

Per fillet: 106 calories, 7 grams carbs and 17 grams protein

EASY GRILLED VEGETABLES

1/2 cup mayo style salad dressing

1/2 cup Italian salad dressing

2 zucchini, cut in half lengthwise

2 yellow squash, cut in half lengthwise

2 bell peppers, cored, seeded, and cut into fourths

If using an electric broiler, preheat. If using an outside grill, cook over hot not flaming coals. No need to preheat a gas broiler.

Mix the mayo style salad dressing and the Italian dressing until they are well blended. Lightly score the cut sides of the vegetables and brush one side with the salad dressing mixture. Place, salad dressing side up, on broiler pan about 4-inches from the heat. Broil 6 minutes. Turn vegetables, brush second side with the dressing mixture and return to broiler for another 5 to 6 minutes or until the vegetables are tender.

Enjoy!!

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By Christine Szalay Kudra

Grilled Vegetables, photo by ilovemypit

A grilled vegetables recipe makes a wonderful summertime dish. Not only are grilled fresh vegetables healthy and nutritious but they are also very tasty and you can do so much with them, including international recipes, vegetable marinades, using different combinations of herbs and spices and lots more. You do not have to be a vegetarian to enjoy grilled vegetables, they make wonderful appetizers or side dishes.

Using a basting sauce is a great way to add flavor to your veggies as they grill. Basting the vegetables helps to keep them juicy and succulent and you can use any ingredients you like, to make such a sauce.

Many basting sauces can also be used to marinate the vegetables and you can serve them as a warm sauce with the finished grilled vegetables, to maximize the flavor of the dish.

Recipe for Grilled Vegetables with a Thyme Lemon Basting Sauce

The following recipe uses a thyme, lemon and mustard flavored sauce, which goes beautifully with the vegetables. This recipe makes enough to serve ten people.

What you will need:

• 1/3 cup chopped shallots
• 1 diced stick butter
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 red onion, in 3/4 inch wedges
• 8 trimmed asparagus spears
• 2 ears corn, husked and cut into 4 pieces crosswise
• 1 lb eggplant, in 1/2 inch slices
• 1 zucchini, quartered lengthwise
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch diagonal slices
• 1 red bell pepper, de-seeded and cut into 6 long strips
• 1 yellow bell pepper, de-seeded and cut into 6 long strips
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• Sprigs of fresh herbs and lemon wedges, for garnish

How to make it:Add the shallots, butter, lemon zest and juice, thyme, olive oil and mustard to a saucepan and whisk the mixture over a medium heat until it is well blended. Season with salt and pepper. You can make this up to three hours ahead if you want. Let the basting sauce cool. You will need to reheat it before using it if you make it in advance.

Arrange the onion, eggplant, and corn in one layer on a baking sheet, and the zucchini, bell pepper, carrot, and asparagus in one layer on another baking sheet. Put half a cup of the sauce in a small pan.

Brush the vegetables on both sides with some of the remaining sauce. Preheat the grill to moderately hot, then grill the onion, eggplant and corn for about six minutes, or until it is lightly charred, basting them occasionally and turning them with tongs. Remove the cooked vegetables from the grill and put them on a foil-covered platter to keep warm.

Grill the asparagus, zucchini, carrot, and bell peppers until they are lightly charred and tender. Turn them with tongs when necessary and use the basing sauce. This will take about six minutes. Add these vegetables to the same platter. Use salt and pepper to season the grilled vegetables, and then garnish them with some sprigs of fresh herbs and lemon wedges.

Put the pan with the reserved basting sauce over a low heat and whisk the sauce until it is warm. Serve the vegetables with this warm sauce on the side.

A basting sauce is one way to add flavor to grilled vegetables but there are also plenty of herb and spice combinations, marinades and more that you can try, if you want to make the most delicious grilled mixed vegetables recipe.

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By Ryan C Wilson

We like and love our chocolates almost to death. Well, no surprise there as chocolates are the ultimate food when it comes to satisfying our sweet tooth, not to mention that it definitely makes for warm, fuzzy and mellow feelings that can either relax us or arouse us. Plus, chocolates definitely have their health benefits. But being human as we are, we must experiment with the stuff. And so, we have come up with the idea of pairing chocolates with fruits, specifically with coating various types of fruits in rich chocolate. Here then are just a few of the favorites.

Frozen Chocolate Covered Bananas

Many have gone bananas over chocolate-covered bananas and we bet that you will, too. The creamy goodness of chocolate perfectly complements the natural sweetness of banana for an explosion of goodness few other chocolate treats can equal. Plus, you get the nutrition benefits of the banana, too. If you want to replicate it at home, you have to freeze the bananas to preserve the flavors and then dip them into melted chocolate. You may sprinkle finely granulated peanuts or other nuts of your choice for an extra crunch. Or you can just buy it for an instant chocolate fix.

Chocolate Dipped Pineapple

Who would have thought that the naturally tart sweetness of pineapples can be paired with the gooey goodness of chocolates? Well, whoever it was that did think up of the unusual pairing, we have so much to thank for her – yes, we are assuming that it can only be a woman and that’s a compliment – ingenuity. You can choose from milk chocolate and dark chocolate for the dipping. Either one is good in itself but it will always be up to your taste buds which one is the all-time favorite.

Chocolate Apples

And then there are the chocolate-dipped apples that are a huge hit for many kids and adults. These concoctions evoke memories of childhood summers filled with sunshine, games and friends, all of whom may be distant memories amidst a busy life. Well, you can always come back to those summers by dipping tart and sweet apples into gooey chocolate! Then sprinkle on the nuts and other favorite toppings for an extra treat that will really hit the spot – your sweet tooth, that is. Or you can order them for special occasions. Think along the lines of birthdays, baby showers and even anniversaries as sweet treats for the young and the not-so-young.

Chocolate Covered Orange Peels

Don’t throw those orange peels just yet. You can actually dip them into melted chocolate although the process before doing so can be a bit laborious. Basically, you will cut and juice the oranges, remove all pulp and pith, slice into strips, blanch the peels, make them into candy before baking. It is only after these steps that you may now dip the candied orange peels into the chocolate. If that sounds too labor-intensive for your lifestyle, then just buy them. You may then give them away as thoughtful but inexpensive gifts.

There are other fruits that make great pairs for chocolate. We can name strawberries, oranges, grapes and pears but you can always experiment with your own pairings. Buy all these super-delicious pairings of fruits and chocolate at http://www.indulgeinchocolate.com/ today.

By Michael Araujo

Regardless of your age, gender, or marital status, understanding how to whip up a delicacy or two is a trick you would not mind having up your sleeve. It might be cooking for an intimate dinner with your mom and dad or your lover, or for your friends and family who are coming over for dinner; knowing helpful tips for cooking crab can come in quite handy. If you’re somebody who’s interested about enjoying the good things in life, and enjoying making your own meals, or merely somebody who wants to impress everyone with your own skills in cooking, then this article about the best way to cook crab will hold your attention.

The very first thing in explaining the proper way to cook a crab is that there’s a wide variety of methods to do it, differing from the parts of the crabs and the type of crab you are using, to different parts of the world where the recipe originated.

Another important thing that should be considered in cooking a crab is to get fresh spices and herbs that will be added to the dish; one should pay more attention to this particularly if the crab is to be marinated and then cooked. Otherwise all of the crab meat’s flavor will get subsided and unnoticeable to your taste buds if your spices aren’t of high quality.

In cooking a crab, the conventional instructions would teach us to boil it. But this strategy makes the shell of the crab soft and tough to break through, while sometimes also making the flesh of the crab stick to the shell. However if you will bake the crab, the shell gets simpler to break and the meat won’t stick to the shell, making it quite easier to remove. Nowadays, the baking strategy is taught by many, particularly when referring to cooking the legs of the crab.

The right way of cooking a crab differs significantly from one part of the world to the other; and much of the time each system enhances the native crab species the locals consume. But, making a fusion between certain local tips and methods of cooking the crab with a native crab from another region can produce an end result that is equally tasteful, or sometimes far better. Try these fusions, and you’ll be having an enjoyable cooking experience!

Mike Araujo is an expert in various cooking tips and lessons. To get more helpful information, visit Cooking Lesson.

By Zach Carson

The Many Uses of Cast Iron:

Cast iron griddles are a great addition for someone who has just gotten their own place or they cannot afford to have the gas on just yet. You may be moving to your first apartment or going off to college. If you need some kitchen supplies to really get you going until you’re all set up then you’ll definitely want to consider cast iron cookware.

If your current collection of pots and pans are getting worn out you know how exasperated you get with them. They make too much noise when you use them, or they just make too much of a mess to make them worth your time. The high quality of cast iron griddles gives you an excellent option to todays other tinny and lightweight cooking utensils.

Food tastes better:

Have you ever noticed that your food doesn’t always taste the way you want it to when you use regular pots and pans? You’ll be surprised at how much better your food will taste when you use these griddles. It will be very good and crisp; you won’t taste anything that shouldn’t be there.

To get the best flavor from your griddle it should be seasoned as recommended by the manufacturer before your first use. This is not a benefit you enjoy when you use regular pots and pans. The main reason being depending on their quality the flavor can be absorbed long before you place the food on it to be cooked.

Using this cookware may be good for you if you suffer from low iron levels:

This benefit may not appeal to everyone, but if you use cast iron griddles you can make up for iron deficiency. When you cook with old fashioned iron cookware you gain trace amounts of iron that comes from the pan. This is particularly beneficial to anyone who worries about having enough iron intake. You just need to be sure that you don’t have a condition where you suffer from too much iron otherwise it may cause you unwanted problems.

I’m still having a hard time understanding the benefits; could you give me one more to push me over the edge?

A well seasoned and cared for griddle acts just like modern no stick cookware and you’ll be amazed at how well it works without any exotic coatings. A lot of these pots and pans contain material like Teflon and various other non stick materials that can be harmful if not monitored the right way.

It is nearly impossible to scratch or damage cast iron cookware and you’ll realize this when you compare it to your current collection of pots and pans. Or the ones that have eroded over time, you can be sure that this material was consumed and it came off in your food. You won’t have to worry about this when you use cast iron. So put away the old pots and pans and try cast iron griddles out for yourself.

For more information about cast iron griddles and other regular and enameled cast iron cookware feel free to stop by our site.

By David Hansen

Ever wonder how chefs come up with their unique and signature recipe? The bigger question is how they can write those recipes in a precise manner, such that it is easy for everyone to follow, even for those who are not-so-skilled in the kitchen. Truth is, you can also produce your own excellent dishes at home within a short period of time. How? Read further below to find out.

The trick into completing this process is to store your food in a sub assembly state such that you could easily put them together until they are ready to be served. The easiest way to do this is to think about how you prepared a particular recipe, and write it down. This is of course, your first draft in writing your unique dish.

One of the most frustrating thing about reading ways to prepare unique dish online is that, so many people post their unique dish still, many of them can’t seem to provide clear and comprehensive information on how long it will take to make the particular dish.

On preparing barbecues for example, it is a general fact that it takes a minimum of 60 minutes per pound of meat to grill and cook it properly, and a thermometer to measure the temperature inside the meat. What is really annoying in reading ways on preparing BBQ is when you read something like “place your mix to one side and marinate the meat overnight,” and you are just half way through completing the dish. This is often caused by lack of comprehensive instruction on the part of the writer.

To get away with this, you must bear in mind that you need to state clearly how to put every ingredient and how to properly mix it with your main ingredient in such a way that it the essentials and key words will be easy to understand and remember.

Putting some notes on top of the page like the preparation time and cooking time it will take to make the dish is also a good way to jump start your recipe.

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By Biana Babinsky

Do you like avocados? Do you want to make a tasty salad that has avocados in it? Many people are looking for information on how to make avocado salad. The good thing about making avocado salad is that you can combine avocado with many different ingredients. You can make an avocado salad with cucumbers, shrimp, tomatoes, cilantro, radishes and many other different ingredients. Read this article for more information on avocado salad recipes!

The good news about avocados is that they are tasty, but at the same time they are mild. This means that they will make a great base for a ton of different salads. You can combine avocado with garlic, tomatoes, onions and lime juice and make guacamole that you can serve with corn chips. Or, you can combine it with cilantro, cucumbers and lemon juice and make a completely different salad.

The basic idea of this salad recipe is to find a few ingredients that will taste great with the avocado and make a salad. Usually when you make an avocado salad, you need a tart citrus juice, such as lemon juice or lime juice to use in the salad. You will need for two reasons. One is that avocados will become dark very fast if you don’t pour a tart juice on them as soon as you chop them. And the second one is that avocado tastes great with citrus juice!

Here are two recipes for you to prepare avocado salad:

1. Avocado and Tomato Salad.

Here is my take on guacamole, but in a form of a salad. This salad uses all the ingredients you will see in a guacamole, such as tomatoes, avocados, onions and lime juice, but instead of mashing them, you will chop them.

Here is how to make it. Chop the avocados. Drizzle lime juice on top of avocados to keep them from turning dark.

Chop tomatoes and onions. Add them to avocados, mix. The salad is ready!

2. Avocado and Radish Salad.

Here is another interesting salad that I recently put together. It has radishes, avocados, feta cheese, dill, lime juice and onions. This salad is fabulous – it is rich and buttery because of the avocado, slightly spicy because of radishes and slightly salty because of feta. Combining them all together creates a fabulous salad.

The idea of this salad is simple – chop the avocados, add lime juice. Chop radishes, dill and onions and add to the salad. Sprinkle with feta and the salad is done!

And here are step-by-step recipes, with all the ingredients and measurements for making avocado salad! Check out Avocado And Tomato Salad and Avocado and Radish Salad