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In order for you to make tender quick corned beef, you have to have the tender quick curing seasoning from Morton. It is a blend of different ingredients: salt, sugar, and other preservatives that help with the curing process.

To make truly delicious quick corned beef there are a few things to do:

1. When using tender quick, your corned beef will be extremely juicy and full of great flavor.

2. Tender quick, unlike regular salt, doesn’t dry out the meat, and is able to really get down into the meat fibers to help make your meat tender and flavorful.

3. When you make tender quick corned beef with tender quick, the seasoning is evenly spaced throughout the meat, so that you don’t have under cured or over cured parts of the corned beef.

Making very appetizing corned beef is easy with a few tips:

1. Make sure that your beef is fresh , cool, and not frozen.

2. Make the pickling spice, by mixing two pounds curing spice per each gallon of water. The tender quick must be stirring until it has thoroughly dissolved.

3. After the mixture has been boiled, and enough time has passed for it to cool, get a container for curing the meat.

4. Place the meat into the container and add the right amount of curing spice to cover the meat completely. you may have to use a weight so that all of the meat is in the spices.

5. When 5 or 6 days have passed, reposition the corned beef so that the bottom pieces are now on top, and the top pieces are now on bottom. you can then add the weight to the meat again and pour the spices back over it.

6. Guidelines that tell how long to cure are at the rate of 2 days for each pound of beef. If you have a 7 pound brisket, it would take 14 days, or two weeks for the cure to be complete.

This recipe takes less time, and is just as delicious:

1. Take the appropriate amount of water and pickle spice, and bring it to a good boil.

2. All the mixture to cool and put it in your refrigerator.

3. For tender quick corned beef, be sure to sprinkle all parts of the meat with the tender quick, to allow curing and juiciness.

4. Cover the beef and let it stay in fridge for 2 hours.

5. Take the water and spices, and put them in the bowl with the meat.

6. Weigh down the meat so that the spices cover every inch of meat. Cover meat and let remain in refrigerator overnight, or at least 8 hours.

7. When finished, drain spice from meat and rinse thoroughly. Now you can cook the meat however you want, and it will be tender and terrific.

Theanine is one of the ingredients in green tea. Not much is yet known about this rare amino acid. New research is showing that this compound can be very beneficial to our health, and that drinking green tea is one of the best ways to get theanine in to our systems. What is this chemical and how can it help us to ingest it on a regular basis?

It is an amino acid found almost exclusively in tea. Like many of the compounds found in tea, there are higher concentrations in green tea than in black, since green tea is not fermented. This particular amino acid can cross the blood/brain barrier, so it has an effect on brain chemistry. Although we do not yet fully understand all of the ways in which it works on the body, some studies have begun to unlock its secrets.

Stress Reduction

Several studies have been conducted to determine its effectiveness on stress reduction. There is mounting evidence that the amino acid produces a calming effect in two different ways. First, it induces what are called alpha brain waves. These are the calm peaceful electrical waves found in the brain during meditation or other restful states. They produce a sense of calm.

Secondly, theanine helps in the formation of several neurotransmitters, a type of brain chemical. Among these are serotonin, dopamine and gamma amino butyric acid (GABA). All of these are related to relaxation and a sense of well-being. In fact, it is production of these neurotransmitters that is the goal of the majority of pharmaceutical antidepressants. So you can see that this little amino acid can do the work of a lot of expensive medication.

Immunity Booster

There is evidence that it helps us by improving our natural ability to fight infection. A study at Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston, Mass., showed that participants who drank green tea had a higher level of both T cells and anti-bacterial proteins than those who drank coffee. A follow-up study is being conducted right now to look further into how and why theanine helps boost the body’s immune system.

How Much?

Based on a study of alpha brain waves, researchers determined that between 50 and 200 mg. is likely to produce relaxation. The participants in the immune system study took 600 per day. There is no indication that you can get too much theanine.

Thanksgiving is coming soon, and most folks will prepare and sit down to a huge traditional turkey day meal. A few days ago my oldest son, now twenty-three, made me stop and think about how necessary all of that food really is. I mean really, do we need to roast a twenty pound bird every year? My son commented on how ridiculous it all can be at times when the true meaning of the holiday is to show gratitude for what we have. Right?

For those among us who aren’t interested in cooking a massive dinner, or for those small families who just want to have a ‘taste’ of the holiday, there is an alternative. Of course you can always just order pizza and let everyone take turns saying what they’re thankful for, but there are some die-hard ‘Thanksgiving-ites’ who, although they don’t want all the mess and excess, still would appreciate the ‘essence’ of the traditional holiday fare. So, what’s the compromise in this situation? The following is a quick and easy turkey dinner idea along with easy trimmings that will leave you feeling comfy and grateful, yet not about to pop or anxious about the mess in the kitchen.

Quick and Easy Thanksgiving Turkey and Dressing to Really Be Thankful for

4-6 turkey ****** slices

½ c chopped green bell pepper

2 tbsp water

1 - 12 oz jar turkey gravy

1 c chicken broth

3 c dry stuffing mix

1 - 6 oz package dried fruit pieces

Spray large skillet with cooking spray. Add turkey and season as you prefer. Cook 4 minutes or until turkey is golden brown and not pink in center. Turn once and remove from skillet. In same skillet, add bell pepper and water, cook for 2 minutes. Take out ¼ cup of gravy from jar or can and add the remaining gravy and broth to skillet; mix well. Bring to boil and remove skillet from heat. Add the stuffing and fruit pieces and stir until moist. Return your turkey to skillet and add the rest of the gravy. Cover and let stand about 5 minutes before serving.

You can double this entire recipe if you have more folks to serve. Another thought I had about making this even easier for larger groups-give this recipe to a few members of your family and let them prepare and bring their own dish to the occasion. This will travel well in a casserole dish and makes a wonderful Thanksgiving Potluck idea.

What quick and easy trimmings go well with this delicious recipe? How about some dinner rolls, cranberry jelly, butternut squash and green beans? Simple and yummy too. Serve a ready made apple or pumpkin pie with whipped topping and it’s a hit all round.

These chicken tender recipes are easy, quick and delicious. Just check these out and I’m sure you’ll be amazingly surprised.

So put your hat on and get ready for some quick easy chicken tender recipes:

>> Turkey or Chicken Tenders

1 1/4 lb Fresh turkey tenderloin Or boneless chicken ****** 1 1/4 c Divided oat bran cereal 1 t Salt 1/2 ts Pepper 2 lg Egg whites 2 tb Lowfat evaporated milk 1 t Paprika 1/2 c Peanut oil

Cut turkey tenderloins or chicken ******* into 6 slices by cutting cross the turkey carefully with sharp knife. Pound tenders to 1/4 inch thickness. Slit around edges to keep from curling. Blend 1/2 cup of
the oat bran cereal with salt and pepper and coat tenders. Whip egg whites lightly with milk.

Blend remaining 3/4 cup oat bran with paprika. Dip meat into egg whites, then into oat bran paprika mixture. Place on baking rack and allow 5 minutes to dry. Heat peanut oil in large frying pan until hot. Brown tenders 2-3 pieces at a time for 3 minutes per side, or until crusty and brown. Drain well and serve with a low-fat dip.

>> Crispy Chicken Tenders

1 c All-purpose flour 1 ts Poultry seasoning 2/3 ts Paprika 1 ts Onion powder 1/2 ts Garlic powder 1/4 ts Salt ds Pepper 1 Egg 1 ts Milk 3/4 lb Chicken tenders Cooking oil

Combine dry ingredients in a plastic bag. In a bowl, lightly beat eggs
and milk. Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture and shake off excess. Shake a few chicken pieces in the bag at a time, coating well.

In a large skillet, heat 1/4 in. of oil over high heat; brown chicken on all sides. Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking for 10 minutes.

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These stuffed chicken recipes are easy, quick and delicious. Just check these out and I’m sure you’ll be amazingly surprised.

So put your hat on and get ready for some quick easy stuffed chicken recipes:

>> Stuffed Chicken Rolls

3 whole chicken ****** 6 Parosciutto or ham — thinly sliced 6 low fat Swiss cheese — thinly sliced flour to coat chicken 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms — sliced 1/2 cup chicken stock 1/2 cup whit wine or Marcela wine 1/4 teaspoon ground rosemary 1/4 can parmesan cheese — grated 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet salt and pepper — to taste 1 teaspoon sugar — optional

Skin and bone chicken ******* and cut in half. Place chicken pieces
between 2 pieces of waxed paper and pound until slightly flattened. Place 1 slice prosciutto and 1 slice of cheese on each ****** and roll up. Secure with a toothpick and roll in flour

>> Stuffed Chicken , Cyprus Style

1 Roasting chicken 3 tb Vegetable oil or butter 1/2 c Blanched, slivered almonds 3/4 c Raw long-grain white rice 1/2 c Dry white wine 1 1/4 c Water Salt 1 ts Ground cinnamon 1 pn Granulated sugar 1/2 c Currants Butter or vegetable oil (butter should be melted)

Wash and dry the chicken, reserving the liver, and set aside. In a
medium saucepan, heat the oil or butter and saute the almonds and
liver, then remove with a slotted spoon. Chop the liver and set aside with the nuts. Add the rice to the fat in the pan and sauté over medium heat, stirring constantly, then pour in the wine, water, salt, cinnamon, and sugar. Cover and cook for 12 minutes, or until the rice is almost tender. Stir in the almonds, liver, and currants and remove the pan from the heat.

Spoon the stuffing into the large cavity of the chicken and close tightly with skewers. Truss the chicken and brush the surface lightly with melted butter or oil. Set in a baking pan, ****** side up, and bake for 1 1/4 hours, or until tender, in moderate oven (350 F), turning with 2 wooden spoons every 20 minutes and basting frequently with drippings. Remove the stuffing from the cavity and transfer to the center of a warm platter. Carve the chicken and arrange around the stuffing.

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These quick chicken recipes are easy, quick and delicious. Just check these out and I’m sure you’ll be amazingly surprised.

So put your hat on and get ready for some easy quick chicken recipes:

>> Quick and Tasty Chicken Soup

1 1/2 c Chicken; cooked diced.

1/4 c Celery; diced fine

1 1/2 c Chicken broth;

1/2 ts Thyme;

1 c Water

1/2 tb Arrowroot;

2 tb Onion; chopped fine

1 tb Water;

Simmer first seven ingredients for about 10 minutes. Make paste of
arrowroot and 1 tb water, add to soup. Cook until clear and smooth.

Here’s another quick chicken recipe that I had the pleasure to learn from one of my best friend. This is delicious.

>> Quick Chicken Piccata

4 Boneless chicken ****** halves, skinned Salt and freshly ground pepper

2 tb Butter

1 t Vegetable oil

1/2 c Chicken broth

1/4 c Vermouth

2 tb Fresh lemon juice

1 tb Capers, drained, rinsed Lemon slices

Pat chicken dry. Season with salt and pepper. Melt butter with oil in
heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until
springy to touch, 4 minutes per side. Remove from skillet; keep warm.

Increase heat to high. Stir broth and vermouth into skillet. Boil until reduced by half, scraping up any browned bits. Remove from heat. Mix in lemon juice and capers. Place chicken on plates and pour sauce over. Garnish chicken with lemon slices.

Simmer first seven ingredients for about 10 minutes. Make paste of
arrowroot and 1 tb water, add to soup. Cook until clear and smooth.

4 servings.

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Lots of people are using a crock pot for Easy fast dinner recipes and to do the cooking for them. It’s almost like having a live-in cook! These are also great for quick easy appetizers especially with the hectic pace of life today. A crock pot is a great time saver. Just pop the ingredients in and forget about it, carry on about your business or even sleep while it cooks. There are many delicious and healthy diet recipes that can be started in the morning and left to cook all day in a crock-pot. These are great choices for working families. There are hundreds of healthy and delicious recipes that can be started in the morning that will make Easy fast dinner recipes when you get home. Today everyone is pulling their old crock pots out of storage and utilizing them to more of the full capacity. Lots of family’s don’t have the time anymore as these days it takes 2 working adults to make ends meet. I certainly can’t afford to go out to eat all the time in fact rarely at all. Plus dinning out is not very health for a family.

Obesity has becomes a greater problem every year, and more sugar is being taken in everyday, all because of fast food chains. It seems the solution would be to ban fast food chains; it would save a lot of lives. With Easy fast dinner recipes and quick easy appetizers cooked in your crock pot you wouldn’t even have to give up taste.

McDonald’s abolish their Supersize option after the film Supersize Me came out but claimed it had nothing to do with that. They attempted to distance itself from this documentary.

Fast food is usually finger food that can be eaten quickly and without silverware. Fast food often consists of fish and chips, sandwiches, hamburgers, breaded chicken, french fries, chicken nuggets, tacos, pizza or ice cream although many fast food restaurants offer some other less easily consumed choices like chili, mashed potatoes, or salads. Fast food is food served in a restaurant where you can order and receive your food fast.

People tend to overeat because they are not eating nutritionally sound food and advertisements often influence those watching to make bad food choices. There’s time to reverse the bad trend of poor eating habits, generation of people have adopted. We need to STOP replacing home-cooked meals with fast foods. The crock pot has resurfaced and has become a huge time saver for the working class and busy homes alike.

We use to only use our crock pot on holidays. Know it’s found a new home on my counter. So weather its Easy fast dinner recipes or a quick easy appetizers, it’s there ready to go.

These boneless chicken recipes are easy, quick and delicious. Just check these out and I’m sure you’ll be amazingly surprised.

So put your hat on and get ready for some quick easy boneless chicken recipes:

>> Honey Only Chicken Muffins

1 c Unbleached flour 1 c Cornmeal 1 tb Baking powder 1 tb Mustard - dry 1/2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 2 c Skinless boneless chicken ****** — cooked/chopped 1 c Buttermilk at room Temperature 1/4 c Applesauce at room Temperature 2 Egg whites whipped 2 tb Honey

Preheat oven at 350. Prepare 12 muffin tins with cooking spray and flour. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder, mustard, baking soda, and salt.

In a another mixing bowl, combine chicken, buttermilk, applesauce, egg whites, and honey. Mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients just until moistened. Use an ice cream scoop to fill muffin tins 3/4 full. Bake for 20 minutes.

Here is another recipe that is very tricky but very easy to prepare. Just check it out, you’ll definitely like it.

>> Boneless Chicken With Pimento’s

1 c Cream of chicken soup 2 T Oil 1/2 cn Milk 1/2 c Grated cheese 2 T Mustard 1 Box of broccoli spears 2 T Chopped pimento

Brown boneless chicken in oil. Add soup, milk, grated cheese, mustard. Then add broccoli and pimento Cook 2 minutes. Serve over rice.

In a another mixing bowl, combine chicken, buttermilk, applesauce, egg whites, and honey. Mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients just until moistened. Use an ice cream scoop to fill muffin tins 3/4 full. Bake for 20 minutes.

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