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Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

1, 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1, 9 inch graham cracker crust
1, 8 ounce package cream cheese (softened)
1 cup creamy peanut butter
2 cups whipped cream

1.Use 1/3 cup from can of sweetened condensed milk and combine with chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth. Put 2 tablespoons of chocolate mixture in a sandwich bag and set aside. Pour remaining chocolate mixture into the graham cracker pie crust and spread evenly. Chill for 10 minutes.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat remaining sweetened condensed milk, peanut butter, and cream cheese with an electric mixture until smooth. Fold in whipped cream. Spoon pie filling into pie crust.
3. Cut a corner of the sandwich bag, and drizzle remaining chocolate mixture over the pie.
4. Freeze for about an hour, or until firm. Enjoy!!

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ROASTED GARLIC TWICE-BAKED POTATO

(Per Serving)
Calories: 216
Protein: 6 grams
Carbohydrates: 39 grams
Fat: 5 grams

Makes 6 servings
INGREDIENTS
~ 6 medium sized baking potatoes
~ 1 whole garlic bulb
~ 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
~ 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
~ 1/2 cup skim milk
~ 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
~ 1 & 1/2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, minced
~ 1/2 teaspoon salt
~ 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
~ dash of paprika

DIRECTIONS
1. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees F for 40 - 55 minutes, or until tender.
2. Meanwhile, remove outer papery skin from garlic, drizzle with oil and wrap in 2 sheets heavy-duty foil. Add the garlic to the oven for 30 - 35 minutes or until softened. Let garlic and potatoes cool for about 10 minutes.
3. Once cool enough to handle, cut a thin slice off the top of each potato and discard. Scoop out the pulp until just a thin shell remains, place the pulp in a large mixing bowl, add the softened butter and mash.
4. Cut the top off the garlic head, leaving the root intact, and squeeze the softened garlic into the bowl with the potatoes, add the milk, buttermilk, rosemary, salt, and pepper and mix well.
5. Spoon the potato mixture back into the shells and place back on the baking sheet. Bake at 425 degrees F for 20 - 25 minutes or until heated through. Remove from oven and add a dash of paprika to each top.

Recipe from "The Shredded Chef" by Michael Matthews http://www.amazon.com/The-Shredded-Chef-Recipes-Building/dp/1478213655/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364925481&sr=8-1&keywords=the+shredded+chef

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HONEY GLAZED CHICKEN

(Per Serving)
Calories: 199
Protein: 40 grams
Carbohydrates: 10 grams
Fat: 1 gram

Makes 4 servings
INGREDIENTS

~ 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (6 ounces each), rinsed, dried, trimmed of fat
~ 2 tablespoons orange juice
~ 2 tablespoons honey
~ 1/8 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Coat a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray, add the chicken. In a small mixing bowl, mix together the orange juice, honey, lemon juice, and salt. Baste each piece of chicken.
3. Cover the dish with foil and bake, 10 minutes. Remove the foil and flip the chicken. Bake another 10 - 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear.

Recipe from "The Shredded Chef" by Michael Matthews http://www.amazon.com/The-Shredded-Chef-Recipes-Building/dp/1478213655/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364925481&sr=8-1&keywords=the+shredded+chef

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Learn How To Master Lasagna (rajiv tiwari)

One of the oldest forms of pasta, lasagna is a flat noodle that you layer with meat and the traditional tomato sauce. However, lasagna has been made long before its association with tomato sauce had even been made.

Making the perfect lasagna is a lot like making any food, you have to experiment, create and let the flavours speak for themselves. Overdoing any ingredient can completely ruin a lasagna dish, no matter how well prepared. Any kind of lasagne has to have the perfect balance between everything you add!

Ingredients (Ragu):
* 50g onions
* 50g carrots
* 50g celery
* 2 cloves of garlic
* 3kg minced chicken
* 300g tomato sauce
* 300g red wine
* 1 ? litres vegetable stock
* Salt

Directions:

1. Heat the oil in a pan and add the vegetables, cooking over a low heat. Add salt and pepper.

2. In another pan, caramelise the meat and add the vegetables to it.

3. Add the wine and cook over a medium flame till the wine evaporates.

4. Add the tomato sauce.

5. Add the vegetable stock, just submerging the meat and cook for an hour.

Ingredients (B?chamel Sauce):
* ? litre milk

* 25g butter
* 30g plain flour
* ? bay leaf
* 2 cloves
* Few black peppercorns
* Pinch of nutmeg
* Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Boil the milk, adding all the spices.

2. Heat the butter in a pan and keep adding the flour slowly, whisking throughout. Mix till the butter coats all the flour and gets a sandy consistency. Remove from the flame and add the milk, straining the cloves and peppercorns out.

3. Continue whisking and put it back on a low flame, cooking for 30 minutes.

Finishing Up

1. Cook the lasagna in boiling salted water until al dente.

2. Put it back in a bowl of cold water and dry on a kitchen towel and start layering the lasagna.

3. Spread a thin layer of b?chamel sauce in the base of a deep baking dish. Add a layer of lasagna, covering the sauce.

4. Add another third of the b?chamel sauce and the half of the meat. Sprinkle a little Parmesan.

5. Repeat the process one more time.

6. Cover with the last layer of lasagna sheets and spread the remaining sauce on top. Add the remaining Parmesan.

7. Bake until deep golden brown on top.

Rajiv Tiwari is an out and out gourmet whose love of food has made him travel to all top food destinations. In this bouquet of articles Rajiv discusses some quick tips on food recipes, and shows us how you can make people enchanted with lipsmacking food recipes.lasagna, perfect lasagna

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Take A Food Tour With Italian and American Dishes Served At Home (Stephen John)

The most common problem of homemakers, mothers, and home cooks is what else to serve their families during mealtimes. It is often the simplest issue, but too difficult to plan and prepare for if you have a limited repertoire of dishes under your belt. Eating out and ordering take-out food are not the best options as they are also quite expensive and unhealthy.

Many homemakers and home cooks know the importance of saving money when serving up dishes for families. The only solution to the on-going dilemma of lacking new dishes and food items to serve at home is to learn to cook new dishes. With your busy schedule, you could at least squeeze in a little time to learn how to cook a few dishes in between.

Among the best meals you can prepare are home-grown, traditional American food recipes and fusions, and Italian cuisine recipes you only usually eat at restaurants. You can easily find recipes of these best-loved meals online by searching for certain dishes. Pastas, pizzas, and tomato-based dishes are often found in Italian cooking recipes, so looking for websites and articles are usually hassle-free. Same goes for American food recipes of old and new traditions, and fusions of other cuisines such as those found in the Pacific and European regions.

For easier access on the web and if you want a fuss-free browsing, you can watch videos on playback to help you learn the process with a visual aid. Taking into consideration the online capabilities of today, you can easily learn the basics to complex recipes that can take your home-cooking to the next level. If dining out is never an option, these mediums are your best accompaniments for easy fixes in the kitchen. You can also find them beneficial when it's time to purchase them in your local market or grocery store.

Also, by knowing the basic ingredients in both Italian and American dishes, you can work up several recipes of your own or updating some with your own twists. For instance, if your family loves eating burgers with cheese and fries, you can do a fusion with a Southeast Asian kick using spices and aromatic herbs found in the region. Trying out spices such as curry, Thai chili, Korean red pepper paste, and others as flavorings for ground beef can quickly change the traditional burger patty into something different, particularly on the taste buds. To know more about traditional American food recipes, you can check online video tutorials and recipes to help you add variety in your menu.

For Italian dishes such as tomato-based sauces, pastas, pizzas, and risottos, you can alter the ingredients that are home-grown or those that are familiar to your family. Keeping the basic ingredients such as tomatoes and tomato sauce, basil, parmesan or any type of strong cheese, as well as Italian ham and sausage, can help bring the taste of Italy onto your prepared meals. You can check for Italian dishes recipes in www.foodplus.tv to help you get started.

By being a bit adventurous with cooking food at home can help you prepare your daily and weekly meals ahead. What some homemakers and mothers fail to do is to be open about certain dishes that they can server to their families. Most of the time they are afraid to try something new to their palates, but the monotony and the 'getting used to' are no longer helpful if the same old recipes are cooked and served on a regular basis.

Stephen John is a food and wine enthusiast, and blogs about food, wine, and culture. For food and recipes -check for Italian dishes recipes in www.foodplus.tv if you love the taste of Italy and to know more about traditional American food recipes you can add in your daily food preparations.

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Circuit Training

I love circuit training! It gives me a more intense workout, and it's a quick way for me to work several parts of my body in a short amount of time. I usually spend 20 - 30 minutes with my circuit training workouts. Today I will do the following:

15 Good Mornings
15 Punches (Punch, Hook, Uppercut, etc. - Mix it up!)
15 Kicks (Front Kick, Round Kick, Side Kick, etc. - Mix it up!)
15 Jumping Jacks
15 Sumo Deadlifts
15 Lunges
15 Pushups
15 Mountain Climbers
15 Power Clean and Press
15 Calf Raises

Sometimes when I do my circuit training, I start with 15 reps each, then do 14 reps each, next 13 reps each all the way to 1 rep each. If it's easier for you, do 2 sets of 15 reps each, or 3 sets of 10 reps each - do what works best for you. If you can't do a lot of jumping, find another exercise that works for you.
Remember when you do your exercises to keep water handy, stretch before and after workouts, do a 4 to 5 minute warm up, and breathe during each exercise. Do your best to squeeze your glutes and maintain good posture during your exercises. To add cardio to your circuit training, simply jump rope in between exercises, run in place, or do jumping jacks. If it hurts, STOP! You want to stimulate and exercise your muscles, but don't want to hurt yourself. Do your best! Tell yourself just one more rep! You are worth it!!

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Cooking Lasagna The Mexican Way (rajiv tiwari)

Lasagna is authentically an Italian dish, however with this recipe you can add a Mexican twist. Using tortillas as lasagne noodles, this blend creates a completely different experience. Lasagna allows you enough freedom to create completely new things using your imagination, this recipe is an excellent example. Cook it and see for yourself.

Ingredients:
* 1 pound of chicken mince
* ? grated yellow onion
* 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika
* 1 teaspoon of cumin
* 1 tablespoon of chilli powder
* 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
* ? teaspoon of black pepper
* 1 can of diced tomatoes
* 1 can of rinsed black beans
* 1 ? cup of frozen sweet corn
* 1 can of diced and roasted green chillies
* 1 can of enchilada sauce
* 12 large flour tortillas
* 12 ounces of Mexican cheese blend
* 6 ounce can of sliced olives
* 2 chopped scallions
* 2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425?F.

2. Drizzle the olive in a large pan over a medium flame. Add the chicken mince, onion, paprika, cumin, chilli powder, salt and pepper (to taste) to the pan. Cook the chicken for about 7 minutes.

3. Add and mix the tomatoes, beans and corn, stirring well. Allow it to cook while you set the baking dish.

4. Smooth a third of the enchilada sauce over the baking dish and put the lasagna substitute - tortillas on the bottom of the pan. The tortillas layer should be around 4 layers.

5. Add half of the chicken mix over top of the tortillas and spread it evenly.

6. Layer more of the lasagna - tortillas on top of the chicken mix. Put yet another third of the sauce over tortillas.

7. Sprinkle half of the cheese on top and add green chillies over the cheese. Add all the chicken mix again and spread properly.

8. Add more lasagna - tortillas over the chicken and sprinkle all the remaining cheese on top. Garnish with the olives and scallions.

9. Bake for around fifteen minutes till the lasagna - tortillas is hot throughout.

10. Remove from the oven and add the cilantro on top.

11. Serve the lasagna hot and enjoy!

One of the simplest ways to cook, this lasagna recipe will leave wanting more every time. Enjoy the unique blend of two different flavours with a dish that never gets boring.

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