Chef Daniel
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Continental Breakfast
This simple continental breakfast provides about 455 calories. Substituting two biscotti for the chocolate chip cookies for a 400 calorie breakfast. That’s equivalent to two toaster pastries with out coffee or tea. This recipe has 36 percent less carbohydrates from refined wheat flour in toaster pastries and other prepared toaster and microwave oven ...
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Simple Candied Yams Recipe
Are they yams or sweet potatoes? The bright orange tubers sold in many parts of the United States are actually sweet potatoes and can be used for pies and other desserts. The color comes from beta carotene also found in carrots, pumpkin and butternut squash. A true yam is white ...
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Focaccia Barese
Focaccia Barese (Bari Focaccia) from the Southern Italian state of Apulia (Pulia) is nothing like the flat, chew, bread served by many Italian-American restaurants or available in stores throughout the United States. Some stores carry Bari style focaccia, but like most American made foods it neither looks nor tastes like the real ...
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French Toast Recipe
French Toast has been around for hundreds of years. Prior to preservatives and store-bought sliced breads, most home baked and bakery breads would become stale in a day or two. Europeans and other peoples bought freshly baked bread daily. Since there were no freezers, preserving breads for weeks or months ...
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Scrambled Eggs and Breakfast Burrito Recipes
Scrambled eggs is one of the simplest and fastest egg based breakfasts. With scrambled eggs there are no worries about broken yolks, and when cooked until firm (not runny) there is little risk from contaminants. The traditional plate of scrambled eggs, toast, and bacon has evolved into the breakfast burrito. ...
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Tomato Bruschetta & Mini Antipasto Pizzas
Tomato bruschetta (pronounced (brus-ket-ta) takes only minutes to make and has dozens of variations. Toasted, sliced bread provides the base. Toppings include: Diced tomato Diced tomato and basil Diced tomato and oregano Diced tomato and slided olives Olive tapenade Extra virgin olive oil and a little salt is all that is needed to complete ...
Read moreZucchini Risotto Video
Easy homemade Zucchini & Proscuitto Risotto. Click here for recipe. more
Read moreCalorie In vs. Calories Out
“Calories in versus calories out does not matter.” This is a quote by a best selling diet book author and nutrition “expert.” You are not overweight due to the number of calories you consume, you are overweight because you have a slow metabolism. Rev up your metabolism and your problem ... more
Read moreMartha Bakes For The Overweight And Obese
Martha Stuart is one of the most successful and influential women in the United States. She has instructed and inspired millions of women, and has produced several cooking shows for public television. In the summer of 2015 my local public broadcasting station (PBS) aired Martha Bakes in its Saturday afternoon cooking line-up. The promo ads looked ... more
Read moreGood Bye Gluten, Hello Arsenic
Gluten-Free has become the darling of the processed food industry. Sales for 2014 are expected to exceed $7 billion dollars in the United States. Over 60 percent of Americans believe they will feel better and reduce their risks of mental and physical diseases by eating a gluten-free diet. The irony ... more
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