Ingredients: (enough for 2 people)

• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Step 1

Place all the ingredients in a large bowl or food processor and mix well, the dough should stick together if you press it with your fingers, the texture should be rather like uncooked rice. If it is too dry, you can add a little more water, or if it’s too sticky add a little more flour.

Step 2

Mould the dough into a ball and leave it in the bowl, covered with a damp cloth, for around 10 minutes. The dust your worksurface with a little flour and knead the dough until it feels smooth, this should take 5-10 minutes.

Step 3

Now it’s time to roll out the pasta. Set the pasta machine to its thickest setting. Take 1/3 of the dough and roll it out with a rolling pin so it’s thin enough to fit into the machine. Put the dough through the machine 3 times, turning and folding it each time. Turn the machine to its next setting (one notch thinner) and put the same piece of dough through the machine 3 times as before. Repeat this for all the width settings on the machine. The pasta will get thinner each time.

Step 4

By now you will have a long, smooth sheet of pasta. Place it on the table and cut it into your desired length, about 10 inches long. Sprinkle lightly with flour. Now pass the sheet of pasta through the cutters on the other side of the pasta machine. Set the width of the cut to your preference, for example a setting of 1/8″ would give you linguini, 1/4″ for fettucini. Turn the handle with one hand, using your other hand to catch the finished pasta.

Step 5

Place the finished pasta on a clean tablecloth, trying to keep the strands as separate as possible. Allow it to dry for an hour or so.

To cook the pasta, add 1 tablespoon of salt to a large pan of boiling water and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

Tips

The following tips will help you to make perfect homemade pasta every time:

• Making coloured pasta is easy, simply add puréed tomato or spinach to the dough for red or green pasta. You can also make black pasta by adding squid ink.
• When letting the dough ‘rest’ before kneading it, make sure to cover the bowl with a damp cloth, or wrap the dough tightly in clingfilm so it doesn’t dry out.
• There is no need to add oil to the pan when cooking your pasta. Stirring occasionally will prevent it from sticking.
• Don’t cook your pasta for more than 3 minutes. Overcooking will ruin your pasta! Once cooked, eat it straight away with your preferred sauce, it should not be allowed to cool.

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With regards to roasting the butternut squash: peel the butternut. Next, chop the butternut into inch (2½ cm) cubes, discarding the seeds. Place the cubes on an oiled baking tray. Massage a little oil over the butternut cubes and roast them in a moderate oven for about 30 – 40 mins, until they are cooked. Simple!

The greatest improvement in this Vegetarian Moussaka recipe is that the aubergines are not fried. I hate greasy food – but I love the taste of it! Baking the aubergines gives you the taste with minimal fat. In order to do this, grease a couple of large baking sheets. Slice 2 large aubergines into ¼ inch / 5 mm slices. Place the slices on the baking sheets in a single layer. Brush the slices with oil. Bake at 350° F / 180° C for about 20 minutes. Turn the slices over and cook for another 20 minutes. I usually prepare 4 aubergines like this and freeze the slices in between sheets of freezer paper. I haul them out to put on top of salads or into pasta sauce.

The ingredients seem endless – but everything can be prepared in advance. In fact, it is wise to make the tomato sauce the day before. It can even be made well ahead and frozen.

The addition of a teaspoon of mustard to the cheese sauce adds flavor and means that you can cut down on the amount of cheese.

A little effort
Preparation time: 45 minutes, but everything can be done in advance
Cooking time: ½ hour for moussaka
Serves 6

Ingredients:

4 cups roasted butternut – approx 1lb 4oz / 550g (see above for instructions)
2 cups cooked brown lentils
3 cups tomato sauce (see below)
1 quantity white sauce (see below)
2 large aubergines, cut into ¼ inch thick slices and baked (see above for instructions)

Tomato Sauce Ingredients:

2 large onions, diced
about 3 tablespoons oil
2lbs / 900g tomatoes, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
4 tablespoons tomato paste
½ cup (loosely packed) parsley
½ cup (loosely packed) coriander
1 cup water
½ teaspoon salt
freshly ground pepper

Cheese Sauce Ingredients:

2oz / 60 g butter
2oz / 60 g flour
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup strong cheese, grated – cheddar is a good choice

Use a large frying pan to make the tomato sauce. You will need a small pot for the white sauce and an oven proof dish for the Moussaka.

When you are ready to assemble, heat the oven to 350° F / 180° C.

Method:

1. To make the tomato sauce: fry the onions in the oil until they soften and begin to brown.
2. Add the garlic, tomatoes, tomato paste. Allow to simmer for about 5 minutes. Add the parsley, coriander, salt and pepper and slowly add the water. Allow to simmer for about 10 minutes until the sauce thickens. You may either blend the sauce or leave it so that it is chunky. This quantity yields about 5 cups.
3. To make the cheese sauce: melt the butter in the pot. Add the flour and cook for a minute. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly. Allow to come to the boil and thicken. Add the mustard, cheese and salt and cook for another minute. Keep aside.
4. To assemble Vegetarian Moussaka: place the cooked diced butternut in the oven-proof dish. Sprinkle over the lentils. Spoon over 3 cups of tomato sauce. Arrange the aubergine slices on top. Spoon the cheese sauce over.
5. Bake at 350° F / 180° C for ½ hour. Serve with a big salad.

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However, few food items should be completely avoided like, carbonated drinks, alcohol, fried food, potatoes, starchy food, sugar, bread and junk food. These items should be strictly avoided when you are on a diet plan. The idea is to go natural, so include lots of water, fruits and salads. Watch what you eat, since some fruits are high in sugar content. We have prepared a checklist to make this easy for you. Read on to learn more about what should be avoided and what is good for you.

Avoid List

Rice and rice products, bread, yams, corn, potatoes, bananas, custard, apples, grapes, mangoes, fruit juices, canned foods, ketchup, sausages, sugar, honey, butter, cheese, mayonnaise, chocolates, cakes, cookies, fries, pastries, buns, meat, chicken, fish, milk and milk products like, yogurt, curd, soft drinks, colas, alcohol and margarine.

Best Fat Burning Food Items

Here is the list of food that should be included in your daily meals while you are on a plan. This list is smaller than the avoid list, but you need to detoxify your system with such food items. Because you have been piling up your intestines with unhealthy food, now it is time to remove the accumulated toxins. Here we go: whole wheat bread, millet, bran, wheat husk, soy, cucumber, watermelon, almonds, tomato soup, mint and coriander juice, green tea, lime water, vegetable soups, coconut milk, two teaspoons of oil per day and not more than 4 teaspoons of fat free milk used either in tea or coffee.

It sounds a bit difficult to stick to such a diet, but if you are determined about losing weight then diet control is the best fat burning technique. Studies reveal that if you are overweight, you are more prone to heart disease, cancer, impotence, diabetes and other complications.

Detoxification is necessary to cleanse the body. A proper food plan that is rich in anti-oxidants helps in purifying the system. Our body can only extract the goodness from food when it is cleansed or detoxified. The above mentioned avoid list does that. A diet plan accompanied with half an hour of light exercise per day can do wonders to your body. Light exercise can include fat burning running, jogging or brisk walking for half an hour.

If you have not yet tried a diet plan, then we suggest you give it a try. Inside every person, there’s a healthier one waiting to be let out. Change the way you’ve been living all this while and adopt a healthier lifestyle by eating the best fat burning food possible.

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Obviously, the bride should be the primary person to be considered when selecting the food offerings for her shower. If the foods chosen are foods that the bride dislikes, she probably will not be able to enjoy her own bridal shower. She may have subtly mentioned items that she would like to see served, or you may know what she likes to eat. This will make choosing a menu easier. If you are the hostess, you should be well aware of what foods she will find enjoyable.

The next item to consider is the guest list. Here you have a couple of matters to address. First of all, taking into consideration the bride’s likes and dislikes should not entirely dictate the menu. If the bride is the only one who will eat the food, that will not make for a very festive party. There will be many hungry people for you to contend with. In the case that the top menu choice of the bride is an item that no one else at the party will eat, you may think about opting for her second favorite and not serving the first at the bridal shower. You will also need to keep in mind the individual requirements of attending guests.

You may have guests on your list who are allergic to certain items or have dietary restrictions. You do not want to offer a menu filled with sweet foods, if you will be entertaining diabetic guests. Likewise, a menu predominately comprised of meats would not be appetizing to vegetarians. The object is to provide sufficient variety such that everyone there will have enjoyable choices, even if there are some items which people just do not like.

You will certainly need to plan a bridal shower that falls within your budget constraints. The bride may desire caviar and champagne, but your financial resources may only allow tuna and apple cider. You can try to develop the menu using foods that you might typically purchase for your family. You might limit the purchase of these items for special occasions, but don’t spend a lot of money on foods you would never otherwise purchase.

You can look at planning the bridal shower menu much as you would look at preparing a menu for a get together at your home. Special arrangements should be made for the guest of honor, for your bridal shower, that would be the bride. Remember to take into account your guests’ preferences and any individual special needs. Don’t lose sight of your budget constraints, and buy food items that your finances will accommodate without leaving yourself short for necessary items. Planning a bridal shower can be a challenging task, but limiting the complexity of your menu will make your whole party much smoother.

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Many classes can be found online for TABC certification. Some people are used to just going and sitting in a classroom to get their training, but online certification makes it a much more desirable choice for both businesses and employees. While someone might not be as readily able to travel to the next town over to sit through a certification course, they will likely be more than willing to complete the same course online as terms of their employment. Traveling is a hassle, and some people simply don’t have the means to do so. However, taking online courses will allow people to get certified right from home, as long as they’re willing to invest their time.

TABC certification also helps in finding jobs within the sales and service industries when alcohol is involved. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission keeps records on file for all people who have been certified so that employers can see which ones are certified and how long their certification is good for. There aren’t age limits or other requirements to become certified by the TABC, but these elements might impact the actual ability of a person to be hired. That is something that has to be sorted out with the employer.

TABC certification is good for two years, which means that once you have completed the course you can change jobs as much as you’d like and your certification will still be valid. There is no renewal course or refresher offered, though. When certification expires, people are simply required to take the entire course over again, so that they can keep up with the laws and regulations that might have changed over the years. Every program has its own fees, and those aren’t regulated by the state. Therefore, you’ll want to make sure you get your training from a professional service with affordable prices.

FETTUCCINE WITH CREAMY ZUCCHINI SAUCE

A simple but delicious pasta dish ready in about 20 minutes.

12 oz fettuccine
2 tbsp olive oil
1 1/4 lbs zucchini and/or yellow squash
1 large garlic clove
8 oz ricotta cheese
salt to taste
fresh ground black pepper to taste
grated Parmesan cheese for garnish, optional

Cook the fettuccine according to the package directions. When draining the pasta, save 1/2 cup of the liquid. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Cut the zucchini in half lenthwise then cut into half moon slices about 1/4-inch thick. Mince the garlic. Add half the zucchini to the skillet, flat side down, flat in the skillet. Cook until browned, 2 to 3 minutes, then turn and cook the other side a minute or two. Remove to a plate. Add more oil to skillet if needed and repeat the zucchini cooking process with the other half of the squash; add the garlic. Transfer these zucchini and garlic to the plate, also. Turn off the heat then add the 1/2 cup of the pasta water and the ricotta cheese to the skillet. Stir to dislodge and browned bits of zucchini from the skillet. Season with salt and pepper to suit your taste. (It is okay if the ricotta looks a little curdled.) Pour the drained fettuccine, vegetables and any juice that has accumulated on the plate, back into the skillet. Stir gently to combine all the ingredients together. Sprinkle pasta with the Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Enjoy!

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In his new Channel 4 series TV chef Gordon Ramsay embarks on a culinary journey around India, discovering the breadth and depth of cooking of the country. His new cookbook is packed with the best recipes from his travels, showing you how to cook authentic dishes that are bursting with flavour.

Three-star chef Gordon Ramsay\’s favourite food is one that he shares with a lot of Britain – curry. But, until now, he\’s never been to India to see how the real thing is cooked.

Accompanied by a Channel 4 film crew, Gordon takes the culinary trip of a lifetime to discover real Indian cuisine and share this collection of over 100 of his favourite Indian dishes. As you\’d expect from a Michelin-starred chef, Gordon brings his eye for perfection and ability to judge flavours perfectly to his exploration of Indian food and shows us how to cook authentic, mouth-watering dishes from all over this huge and varied country.

He visits Kerala deep in the South of India to bring us spicy, coconut-based curries and travels to colourful Rajasthan to learn about the creamy, flavourful dishes of the North. Along the way Gordon experiences the hugely different flavours and spices from the different regions and absorbs local cooking styles and traditions.

Throughout his culinary journey, Gordon selects the best of the vast array of Indian spices, now readily available in British supermarkets. He shows us how to use these authentically to produce a beautifully flavoured Indian dish.

Gordon Ramsay\’s Great Escape includes over 100 recipes in the following sections: Everyday, Entertaining, Quick Lunches and Healthy Dishes. Once Gordon shows you how easy it is to put together authentic Indian dishes, you\’ll never look back.

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The reason why so many diet products fail because they do not address the root problem of obesity or fat burning. Yes, slimming programs can burn fat but they cannot keep them away forever. Yes, diet pills can help you lose weight but once you stop taking them, the pounds will keep piling up. Yes, you can try some other fad diets but truth is, our body is not designed to work against what Nature created for us.

It is not good to only focus on one type of food or refrain from a healthy diet, like so many other celebrity diets do. Instead, the key to long-term, long-lasting fat loss is simple – lifestyle.

A diet that burns fat within one week does not work. You could try as much as you want, but the end result will be the same. The secret is HOW you take in that diet, and the actual length of time needed for significant fat loss. In fact, 2 pounds of fat loss per week is not impossible.

A lifestyle that incorporates not only healthy diet, but also changes the way you lose weight do exist. For example, you will need to start eating differently. Instead of taking meals 3 times a day, break it down to 6 small portions with which to fuel your body over the course of the day.

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Among the beer enthusiasts this activity is becoming well-liked day by day. Home brewing may include brewing of beer, wine and cider. For the unknown this can be a black art but believe me this process of turning grains, water, yeast and hops into beer is really an easy and simple one. Rather the heroes in the whole process are the yeast cells that lead to a rich yield of a good beer. The activity may include seven basic steps: Mashing, Lautering, Boling, Fermenting, Conditioning, Filtering and Filling.

There are various home brewing kits available for this purpose that can help you in making the beer in an easier and convenient way. These kits usually provide a liquid or dry malt extract, yeast or the hop extract. These when reconstituted with water produce wort. It is the easiest method available as this doesn’t require boiling or other preparatory methods. You can add sugar according to your liking.

Though these kits can meet the standards as of a commercial beer but they are definitely not as good as the beer that is home brew made from all grain methods and malt extract. The real flavor of beer does lies in the indigenous methods adopted in its making.

Brewing beer at home can be exciting and cheaper than its commercial equivalents. You can yield a beer according to your taste and liking. It is environment friendly as it uses less packaging materials and transportation. There are various information sites available where you can get relevant step by step information about the home made brewing. This will definitely help you in learning this process in an easier style.

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When TABC certification is held and rules are broken, there are plenty of fines involved. The individual will be fined and face losing their certification, and the establishment will be fined. However, as long as there are no other issues, the establishment won’t risk losing their permit or license to sell or serve alcohol because they were in compliance and are not responsible for the actions of one person. Certification is valid for two years, and has no prerequisites regarding age or background. Employers, however, might have age limits or background checks that need to be met as terms of employment.

You can get TABC certification from a variety of learning centers and online courses, and the fees will vary from one place to the next. The goal here is to find a professional and reliable service that offers the course for an affordable cost. If you complete the TABC certification course, which is monitored by the TABC, your information will be kept on file so that employers can check to see if you are certified or not in future jobs, as well as how long you are certified for. After the two years has expired, there is no renewal process like many licenses and certifications have. You simply need to retake the course once your certification is up and you will again be certified for two more years.

When employees are certified through the TABC certification program, businesses are able to operate more responsibly and trust that things will be done properly because everyone is informed and educated on how to handle various situation and the legalities of service and sales of alcohol within the state of Texas. It’s not a law, but it’s good business sense