Archive for July, 2008

How to Cook Brown Rice with Pressure Rice Cooker

How to Cook Brown Rice with Cuckoo Pressure Rice Cooker and Cook Bibimbap (mixed rice). Cooking Brown Rice Mix it with white rice, 1:1 or 2:1 (brown:white). Or, go for all brown rice. Wash it but not too harsh. Brown rice tend to have more dust, but we also don't want to lose nutrients from white rice. (Nutrients are easier to lose from white rice because they are processed and more exposed.) Cuckoo Pressure Rice Cooker - It has a timer, too! I'm not using it this time, but I find it really useful. The amount of water depends on personal ...

Posted in Healthy Korean Food on Friday, July 18th, 2008 | No Comments »

Dark chocolate has health benefits.

Do you have a huge sweet tooth while your major goal of this summer is to lose 20 pounds? If this is the case, try dark chocolate for your cravings. Dark chocolate is not as sweet as white or milk chocolate, but it has a unique soothing taste that's combined with sweetness, bitterness, a little bit of saltiness and sourness (depending on mixes). According to some studies, dark chocolate, not white or mild chocolate, is good for health in the sense that it lowers high blood pressure. Dark chocolate - the richer in cocoa, the better - is a very good antioxidant, ...

Posted in Healthy Food on Friday, July 4th, 2008 | 2 Comments »