Create refreshing, light, low-calorie drinks by infusing fruit essence in water. While this concept is old, it’s often taken no further than squeezing a lemon or lime wedge over a glass of water. Impress your friends and treat your palette by expanding this concept to other fruits. Other citrus fruit, such as oranges and grapefruit, can be used. A personal favorite [...]
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Infuse Life Into Your Water
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Calories, Citrus, Diet, Dieting, Drinks, Flavor, Fruit, Health, Lemon, Low Calorie, Oranges, Recipes, Water on 2012/05/11 | Leave a Comment »
Easy, Healthy Home-Made Alternative To Potato Chips
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Calories, CHinese, Diet, Food, Japanese, Korean, Recipes, Seasoning, Seaweed on 2012/02/11 | Leave a Comment »
Substitute potato chips or other unhealthy fried foods with seasoned seaweed. Seasoned seaweed can be as crisp and salty as a good potato chip, but with a more dynamic flavor. A package of small sheets can contain as few as 15 calories, while a package of large sheets – which have multiple uses, including wrapping [...]
Create Non-Stick Cookware Naturally
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Bakeware, Baking, Baking Tips, Cooking, Cookware, Dining, Home & Garden, Recipes on 2012/02/07 | Leave a Comment »
Create non-stick cookware without using toxic chemicals by “seasoning” your cookware. Nearly any type of cookware can be seasoned: iron, glass, stainless steel; pans, griddles, bakeware. Cookware is seasoned by coating the inside of the cookware with oil and baking the oil into the cookware by heating the cookware until much of the moisture has [...]
Posted in Finances, Penny Recipes, tagged Cook, Food, Home, Leftovers, Pasta, Recipe, Salad on 2012/01/13 | Leave a Comment »
Make more out of your leftovers by adding them to salad or pasta dishes, or use them as a base in creating a new salad or pasta dish.
Alternatives To Bonito In Japanese Dishes
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Condiments, Japanese, Recipes, Soba, Sushi, Tempura, Vegan, Vegetarian on 2012/01/07 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re vegetarian and are looking for an alternative to bonito (a small fish) in soup bases and dipping sauces, try molasses, a white dessert wine, or balsamic vinegar. A friend of TPLL has informed us that he uses port in lieu of bonito in his dishes.
Sweet, Succulent, Crisp Corn On The Cob
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Baking, Baking Tips, Corn, Corn on the Cob, Recipes on 2011/09/17 | Leave a Comment »
To create sweet succulent corn on the cob, that remains crisp while retaining its moisture, bake the corn in its husk in an oven set at 350 degrees. Thoroughly rinse the husk before baking. Baking corn in its husk works best when the silk is intact and the husk remains tight. If you’d like to rinse the corn, pull [...]
Bake Your Pumpkin For Easier Cooking
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Baking, Baking Tips, Penny Recipes, Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pie, Recipes on 2011/09/16 | Leave a Comment »
Make a meal or a dish from softened pumpkin flesh by baking the pumpkin in an oven set to 350 degrees. Begin by thoroughly rinsing or washing all parts of the pumpkin. Then, set the entire pumpkin in the pre-heated oven. Do not pierce or cut into the pumpkin prior to baking. The pumpkin can be [...]
Dieting Alternative 7: Switch The Dip
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Beauty, Calories, Cutting Calories, Dieting, Diets, Dip, Food, Happiness, Health, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Party, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Skinny, Slender, Vegan, Vegetables, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/30 | Leave a Comment »
Day 7 Alternative: If you’re throwing a party, offer a salt-water solution in addition to caloric vegetable dips, such as ranch dressing. Salt-water solutions can have less sodium than many vegetable dips, are fat-free, easy to make and inexpensive, and still provide a refreshing flavor.
Dieting Alternative 6: Sweeten Things With Fruit Juice
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Beauty, Calories, Cutting Calories, Dieting, Diets, Food, Fruit Juice, Happiness, Health, Juice, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Penny Recipes, Percolate, Pleasure, Recipes, Skinny, Slender, Sugar, Sweeteners, Vegan, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/29 | Leave a Comment »
Day 6 Alternative: Rather than reaching for sugar to sweeten food, reach for condensed fruit juice. You can create your own condensed fruit juice by simmering fresh or frozen strawberries, raspberries, or other sweet berries or fruit in a pan until juice from within the fruit percolates and thickens. A commonly recommended alternative to sugar is crystalized honey, but, [...]
Dieting Alternative 5: Dilution As A Healthy Solution
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Beauty, Calories, Cutting Calories, Dieting, Diets, Food, Happiness, Health, Juice, Milk, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Non-Dairy, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Skinny, Slender, Vegan, Water, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/28 | Leave a Comment »
Day 5 Alternative: A TPLL contributor picked up a trick in Italy that saved money, extended the amount of time chumming with friends uninebriated, and sweetened cheep wine. The trick was to add water to a glass of wine. To drop calories while continuing to enjoy your favorite beverages, add water to those beverages. This can be done with a variety of beverages, such as fruit juices or [...]
Dieting Alternative 4: Carve Out Carbs & Add More Fillers!
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Bagels, Baguette, Beauty, Bread, Calories, Carbohydrates, Cutting Calories, Demis, Dieting, Diets, Fillers, Food, Happiness, Health, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Rolls, Skinny, Slender, Vegan, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/27 | Leave a Comment »
Day 4 Alternative: Reduce the calories and carbohydrates in sandwiches made from bagels, rolls, demi-loaves, baguettes, or other bread products, by carving out the center of the roll and filling the extra space with lettuce, tomatoes, or other vegetables.
Dieting Alternative 3: Substitute Cauliflower for Potatoes
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Beauty, Calories, Cauliflower, Cutting Calories, Dieting, Diets, Food, Happiness, Health, Mashed Potatoes, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Skinny, Slender, Vegan, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/26 | 2 Comments »
Day 3 Alternative: Fool your palate and shear calories by creating faux mashed potatoes with cauliflower. Generally, cauliflower can be substituted for potatoes on most mashed potato recipes. Substitution works best when less moisture is retained by the cauliflower. As such, the best ways to heat and soften the cauliflower is by steaming or microwaving the cauliflower.
Dieting Alternative 2: Vinegar or Lemon Juice
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Beauty, Calories, Cutting Calories, Dieting, Diets, Dressing, Food, Happiness, Health, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Salads, Skinny, Slender, Steak, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/25 | Leave a Comment »
Day 2 Alternative: Eliminate fat and unnecessary calories by using vinegar or lemon juice in lieu of salad dressing. Vinegar comes in different flavors, types, and level of acidity, and can be enhanced, such as in petal dressings. Also, vinegar can be used for dipping such as malt vinegar for fish and chips, and as sauces such as balsamic vinegar thickened over [...]
Dieting Alternative 1: Spaghetti Squash
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Alternatives, Appearance, Attraction, Beauty, Calories, Cutting Calories, Dieting, Diets, Food, Happiness, Health, Natural Remedies, Natural Remedy, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Skinny, Slender, Spaghetti, Vegan, Weight, Weight Loss on 2011/07/24 | Leave a Comment »
This week, we’ll be sharing simple dieting alternatives that TPLL contributors have tried and enjoyed with success. Day 1 Alternative: To significantly reduce calories, fat, and carbohydrates, use spaghetti squash in lieu of some pasta noodles. Spaghetti squash can be heated in the oven, microwave, or on the grill. Heat the squash until the skin is [...]
Reduce Calories Without Reducing Volume
Posted in Beauty, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Beauty, Calories, Diet, Eating, Food, Penny Recipes, Salad, Weight Loss on 2011/06/29 | Leave a Comment »
Eat the same volume of food while consuming fewer calories by consuming smaller portions on top of a bed of lettuce. The lettuce will take up space within your stomach, helping you feel full, while enabling you to eat things you enjoy. Choose lettuce that complements your meal, such as something spicy, with a kick, [...]
Go Nuts Over Soup
Posted in Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, tagged Broth, Cashews, Cooking, Crock Pot, Eating, Food, Health, Healthy Eating, Pecans, Penny Recipes, Pleasure, Recipes, Soup, Stew, Walnuts on 2011/06/12 | Leave a Comment »
Want to try something new with your soups? Add nuts. Cooking the soup with walnuts adds complexity. Pecans can be used in lieu of crackers to top soup; they maintain a crisp quality while absorbing some of the broth’s flavor.
A “Mushy” Pea Alternative To Mashed Potatoes
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Butter Beans, Edamame, Green Peas, Legumes, Lima Beans, Mashed Potatoes, Mushy Peas, Peas, Penny Recipes, Recipes on 2011/05/01 | Leave a Comment »
Mushy peas can be more nutritious and lower calorie than mashed potatoes. Essentially, mushy peas are crushed peas, and can be made in the same way as mashed potatoes. Mashing peas works best when peas are softened by boiling. They can be made from dry peas or powder, as well as fresh peas. Smoother mushy peas can be [...]
Guac-Ole!
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Guacamole, Peas, Penny Recipes, Recipes, Restaurants on 2011/04/30 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve noticed some restaurants are stretching their guacamole by adding mashed green peas. However, some of these restaurants did not have the foresight to remove the pea skins first.
Cheesy Croutons
Posted in Penny Recipes, tagged Baking, Bread, Cheese, Croutons, Food, Recipes on 2011/01/12 | Leave a Comment »
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take a full or left over pieces of a bread product, such as bagels and loaves of bread, and cut into cubes of desired size. The more stale the bread, the more crisp the croutons. Fresh bread can result in croutons that are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. [...]
A Path To Creating Vegetarians
Posted in Dating, Improving Relationships, Natural Remedies, Penny Recipes, Politics, tagged Carnivore, Dating, Diet, Food, Health, Herbivore, Meat, Meat Eaters, Omnivore, Partner, Relationship, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarianism, Vegetarians on 2010/10/25 | Leave a Comment »
If you’d like to convince your partner to go vegetarian, invite him to a meat tasting tour – to meat processing facilities.
Site Of The Week: Body & Mind Balance
Posted in Natural Remedies, Noteworthy Sites, Penny Recipes, Personal Enrichment, tagged Aromatherapy, Balance, Energy, Enrichment, Grace, Happiness, Health, Joy, Life, Natural Remedies, Pleasure, Respect, Self Definition, Site of the Week, Youth on 2010/10/22 | Leave a Comment »
Living up to its name, Body & Mind Balance provides insights on various routes to enriching one’s life. Check out the 10/14/10 post on chasing away the winter blues, introducing greater pleasure and joy into the winter months; and the 8/27/10 post on guiding adolescents towards self-defintion.
Petal Dressing
Posted in Penny Recipes on 2010/08/13 | 1 Comment »
Create inexpensive salad dressings at home by infusing vinegar with tea. The infused vinegar can then be mixed with oil to desired taste. Add 1 tea bag or equivalent per 6 fluid oz. Infuses fine in fridge but faster in direct sunlight. Add or reduce the number of bags or amount of tea to change intensity. Examples: Mandarin Orange and/or Mango tea with [...]
