Diet 2006

The problem of hard rice grains will be a thing of the past once you start using an Oster rice cooker. There are many models that feature a user-friendly LCD screen that is used to activate and de-activate cooking options. The wide variety of options gives you the leverage to prepare, say grown rice to exact nutritional specifications to ensure that essential nutrients are not burned out or exhausted before food is eaten. And for those people who tend to forget that they are cooking there is a beep signal to remind them that food is now close to burning and should be switched off.

Some of my favorite dishes for the colder months are the traditional ones, like Shepherds Pie. This is a dish now often made with minced meat, but traditionally made with leftover roast lamb which has been put through the Mincer, or the grinder attachment on your food processor. Also using leftover gravy, carrots and mashed potatoes (winter vegetables). The Shepherds Pie Recipe website has the original way with tips on modernising it! As well an excellent resource of other dishes from different cultures, based on the personal experiences of a world traveler and his wife, the latter of Italian background so, of course another rich source of recipes!