1. Healthy Cooking For A Healthy You: Some Tips
It is essential to have all prep work finished before it's time to begin cooking. When you have
a timeline for your meal to be ready, things can get a bit stressful once you start cooking. Do
your prep work in advance, if you can.
There is a way to save your dish and you can use it immediately. In a bowl, combine a
tablespoon of cornstarch with two tablespoons of water. Stir the solution into the simmering
thin sauce to make it thicker. To prevent the sauce from getting overly thick, pour the corn
starch and water mixture into the sauce very slowly and be sure that you are stirring it
constantly.
If you are making a meal for someone that you want to make a good impression on, be sure
to make something you know how to make well. It is great to experiment when cooking but
you should not try to do this when you are trying to make a good impression. This will take
the stress out of the cooking.
Before frying raw potatoes, allow them to soak for half an hour in a bowl of cold water; this
will result in crispier fries. Doing this increases the strength of the fiber in the potatoes, which
means that they don't break down as quickly during the deep frying phase.
Are you using fresh basil to cook with? Place a few fresh sprouts in a glass. Pour water into
the glass so that the stems are covered with water. Put the basil on your counter and it will
remain fresh for up to seven days! Refresh the water quite often, and you will notice that the
basil starts to grow roots. Plant the fresh basil in a small pot with rich soil to have fresh basil
available at all times.
Dry your own tomatoes. Start by slicing a ripe tomato one-half inch thick, or you can cut
Roma tomatoes in half lengthwise. Place the resulting tomato pieces on a rack, then salt their
exposed flesh lightly. The next step is to put the rack on an old cookie sheet and then place
in an oven set at 190 degrees for at least 10 hours. Place them in the freezer in plastic bags.
Another way to preserve your dried tomatoes is in olive oil, with herbs for added flavor, in a
glass jar. Tomatoes stored in this fashion will last for two weeks in the refrigerator.
Grilling is not an exact science, but you may have encountered some confusion the last time
you hit the barbecue. The best way to cook meat consistently is to invest in a digital meat
thermometer that gives accurate readings of the temperature inside the meat. If you have
thick meat, more than a inch and a half, close the grill to make cooking time shorter.
If you are cooking a roast and are short on time, make sure to leave the bone in. The meat
cooks faster because the bone will carry the heat through the inside of the roast, helping it
cook from the inside out. Cut the meat around the bone before serving it.

2. Avoid cooking foods in excessive oil when you are trying to become healthier or drop a few
extra pounds. Cooking Is Easy When You Know What To Do