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How to choose, clean and cook button mushrooms?

Friday, March 19th, 2010

The color of button mushrooms should be white, or blone for swiss brown. Avoid those with spots and bruises. The mushrooms should be closed tight and the grills not visible.
Supermarket-bought mushrooms usually need no cleaning, or just a quick dusting with a damp paper towel. If necessary, rinse mushrooms under running water and drain in a colander. It is not true that the mushrooms will absorb water. Trim the base of the stem and sprinkle lemon juice over to prevent discoloration. It is unnecessary to peel button mushrooms.How to cook?

The white button mushrooms is one of the few mushrooms that can be eaten raw. Use it raw in salad or blanch in water with squeeze of lemon. Over cooking button mushrooms can change its flavor. It is best to saute in butter or oil, in a single layer and over high heat and use the remaining pan juice for sauce.

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Lack of sleep and obesity

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Lack of sleep has recently been linked to the rise of obesity. Sleep loss drives down the growth hormone which controls the body’s proportions of fat and muscle, as well as the hormone,leptin.
With lower leptin levels your body will crave carbohydrates even though you have had enough to eat. That’s why some people get really hungry and find it difficult to avoid high-fat and carbohydrate food when they have built up about one night’s worth of sleep.

Asian Healthy Recipe – Seahorse Soup

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Don’t be surprise seahorse can be one of the Chinese delicacies on the menu and also believe that this is good for health and have special effects on certain body functions. See how the soup is prepared in the recipe here.

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