Healthy Recipe Substitutions

This is absolutely crazy.  And I don't mean it in a negative way.  I mean it in the sense that I never thought you could use prunes or avocado instead of butter, or vanilla extract instead of sugar.  I've heard about some of the substitutions in this infographic, but a majority of them are new to me.

In in the end, this is all about having a healthier heart and living longer, so check it out.  Click the infographic and visit Greatist for a clearer image.

 

Cheesy Broccoli-Chicken w/Rice

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Mom's "Zero Fat" Spanish Rice

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Extra Lean Beef Taco Meat

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Healthy 12-Inch Thin Crust Pizza Extravaganza

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WHAT-A-RECIPE - Potted Cakes

Ever wanted to give a flower pot to a friend just for the hell of it?  Or sneak something sweet for a relative in the hospital.  Well, now you can make your very own potted cake.  Yep, take some oreos, ice cream, Sara Lee's pound cake, flowers, and you can make a flower pot that is actually a dessert!  What-A-Recipe!

I have included the images to help guide you...

Cyanide and Happiness: Burritos

WHAT-A-RECIPE - Spaghettos

I'm so definitely trying this recipe at home.  No, these are not "Spaghettios," these are Spaghettos!

You make these tasty treats by simply jabbing dry spaghetti noodles into hot dog chunks and boiling them until the pasta is limp. And don't throw out the water – the petite-flower, giver-goddess comic Judy Tenuta calls it hot dog soup. [source]

Must Watch: Just Put the F*cking Turkey in the Oven

Seriously, just put the f*cking turkey in the oven.  According to Mary Risley (aka Tante Marie from Food Runners) we shouldn't be wasting so much time on a damn turkey.  In the end, a turkey is a turkey, whether brined, cooked in a paper bag, barbecued, deep fried, no matter how you cook it, it's just a turkey, you'll never have an outstanding turkey.

I simply adore this woman, she's funny, and makes cooking so much fun.  

Mary Risley started Tante Marie's Cooking School as a full-time School almost 30 years ago. In 1997, she was honored "The Cooking Teacher of the Year" by BON APPETIT magazine. In 1998, she was awarded "Humanitarian of the Year" by the James Beard Foundation, for her efforts to help alleviate hunger in San Francisco, through the volunteer organization she directs called Food Runners. In 2008 she received the Jefferson Award in San Francisco for Food Runners. She is the author of THE TANTE MARIE'S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK published by Simon & Schuster in 2003.

WHAT-A-RECIPE - Lobster Rolls

I actually never heard of Ben Sargent until I read an article on CNN, where this guy from Massachusetts was "shelling out 150 rolls a night from his snug Brooklyn apartment to the lobster-loving masses - well, that is until the Department of Health paid him a little visit and scrubbed his whole shellfish stint."

According to the article, Sargent was offered a job on the Cooking Channel, where he hosts his own show, "Hook, Line & Dinner."

Luckily for me and you, I saved the images from the article, because I didn't want there to be a chance I couldn't find the recipe.  The following images not only offer a step-by-step guide on how to cook a lobster, but a recipe on how to make Sargent's delicious Lobster Rolls.   They really do look quite delicious - I can't wait to try the recipe sometime.

Check out the slideshow I made, it's pretty cool... (enlarge to read the captions)


The recipe and ingredients, courtesy of Ben Sargent are after the jump.

Bloody Mary

One of my all-time favorite drinks is an old-fashioned Bloody Mary.  I haven't tried this recipe yet, but if you do, let me know.  It actually sounds pretty good right about now, but I'm at work :-(

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Cooking Easy Food

Thinking of applying for the next season of Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen?  Well this handy chart could help you.  Hell, they make Risotto at every turn - now you can learn how to make it.  

Actually, the chart is pretty darn cool.  Check it out, there are several recipes I wouldn't mind trying.