My culinary experience

People who know me, know how much I love good food. With that in mind, I had no clue about how to make good food when I first came to university. Mama was always there to provide the best dishes for years and I never thought I'd need to learn from her. For 4 years of mac and cheese, frozen microwavable goods and burnt rice and meat got me to the breaking point. I've had enough. So I started reading, watching and trying different sort of things with one main thing in mind, perfecting a medium cooked steak. Meat is my favorite type of food, some friends go as far as calling me a carnivore, so steaks was at the top of my list. Now after numerous failed attempts, I started to get the hang of it. Not only I became capable of cooking steaks at any temperature but I realized how easy it was...
Now it looks something like this...
For recipes or tips don't hesitate to send me a comment or an email or a facebook message, I'll be happy to share.

Medium cooked fillet mignon on a portabella mushroom, topped with onions, with a side of salad and rice.

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My Beef Stroganoff Recipe

This recipe I've been working on for the past year or so (I've tried everything) Yesterday I was finally satisfied with the result.

Prep time: 30min

Cook time: 2 hours

Ready in: 2 hours 10 min

Servings:    4

Jones bbq and foot massage

A new restaurant opening in Illinois... Can it get any worse? Are people running out of ideas?

A healthy diet

This post is mainly about eating healthy, what is the best diet you can have to be a healthy person? Healthy diets are closely related to losing weight  but what I’m about to tell you isn’t the only thing you need to do in case you want to lose weight. Weight loose can’t be accomplished without exercise, but if you follow this diet ALONG with a good exercise routine I can assure you, you will not have any problem with your battle against the scale.

The chow chow puppy looks full

Animal-Industry... Not so Bad? :)

In China and Japan, a common delicacy is Tuna Eye Ball.Image Source: http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/2008/10/17/eyeball1tuna_1.jpg

In Japan, Chicken Cartilage is a tasty snack commonly served at bars.

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Also, in China, Yak Penis is a delicacy.

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In Vietnam, dog meat is also a delicacy.

In the Western hemisphere, in countries like Canada, the United-States and countries in Europe, delicacies include hamburgers, fried chicken, roasts, and other "normal" dishes. In fact, burgers and steaks aren't necessarily delicacies; they are everyday foods. If meat (and its byproducts) are so mainstream, we have no right to be ignorant as to where they come from. It is our duty, as CONSUMERS of the meat as well as supporters of the industry, to ensure that the animals are well taken care of and undergo ethical treatment.

10 Things Everyone Should Know About Hunger

1. At present, there are 925 million people in the world who do not eat enough to be healthy. That means, one in every seven people on Earth goes to bed hungry each night. (Source: FAO News Release, 2010)

2. Rising food prices pushed an additional 44 million people into hunger between June 2010 and February 2011 when they soared to their highest level ever. (Source: World Bank Food Price Watch, 2011)

3. While the number of hungry people has risen, as a percentage of the world population, hunger has actually fallen from 33 per cent of the population in 1969 to just over 15 per cent of the population in 2010. (Source: FAO, 2010)

4. Well over half of the world’s hungry people–some 578 million people–live in Asia and the Pacific region. Africa accounts for just over one quarter of the world’s hungry population. Source: (Source: FAO, The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2010)

5. Hunger is number one on the list of the world’s top 10 health risks. It kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. (Source: UNAIDS global report, 2010; WHO World Hunger and Poverty Statistics, 2011).

Frozen Coconut Lemonade

I won’t bore you with rambling on and on about this delicious drink. It’s way too easy not to try at least once. See for yourself.


Ingredients
5 1/2 cups ice
5/8 cup coconut rum (for non-alcoholic version, substitute cream of coconut, like Coco Lopez)
4-5 tablespoons frozen limeade concentrate (substitute lemonade version if you’d like)
1/8 cup water






Instructions
Add all ingredients to blender and blend until smooth.
Preparation time: 5 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 3

Simple. Refreshing. So very perfect for summer...