Goodbye Smelly Garlic

Tired of smelly garlic hands? Tried washing and washing and washing the smell away? Well look no further for a simple solution!

I noticed after cooking with garlic, it takes forever to get rid of the smell from your hands. I was thinking of solutions to get rid of the smell.

• Solution #1: Don’t cook with garlic! – But then I thought to myself, what’s cooking without garlic? (So scratch that idea)
• Solution # 2: Use gloves – but that’s not always practical, and how about if I don’t have them on hand?
• Solution #3: Use garlic powder or pre-chopped/packaged garlic – two good solutions, but sometimes fresh garlic is just the touch a certain dish needs.

So ... how do you get the freshness of garlic, without getting smelly hands? Easy.

Some stores sell soap shaped stainless steel bars that you rub your hands together with. Or you can use a stainless steel spoon or other utensil. If you don’t have anything stainless steel on hand, rubbing your hands with a little salt or baking soda should do the trick!

Yummy Healthy Pasta

Here’s a quick 15 minute recipe.
It’s healthy, delicious and filling!

Fresh tomato and olive pasta
Serves 2

Ingredients

• 2 large tomatoes
• Pitted kalamata olives (add as many as you like)
• Clove of garlic
• Salt
• Whole grain pasta (3/4 of box) spaghetti

Cooking the pasta

• Boil the water
• Add salt once water is boiling
• Add pasta to water
• Add more salt to pasta
• Take pasta out once ready – should take around 11-15 minutes

Cooking the Sauce

• Dice tomato into smaller pieces
• Cut up garlic into small pieces
• Add oil to a heated pan
• Add garlic
• Then add tomatoes
• Cook until tomatoes get soft
• Take off heat
• Put ingredients into blender or magic bullet until liquid
• Add slat
• Blend together
• Put back to heat
• Cut olives in half
• Add to sauce
• Heat for 5 minutes
• Add sauce to pasta and serve
• Lastly...Enjoy!

Try it out and let me know how you like it!

Simple Salad

This past weekend I went home, which means I get to eat amazing home cooked meals! My mom makes the best food ever, but now so does my brother (oddly enough). So on Monday we were having dinner, and my brother cooked it (so shocking!). It was really good, and I was surprised he could have made such a delicious meal. My favourite thing he made was this salad.

It's a simple twist on you're regular caprese salad.

Simple Salad:

• Cherry tomatoes
• Bocconcini
• Vinegar
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Salt
• Garlic powder
  

*You can even add some kalamata olives for some extra flavour

It's quick and easy to make, just toss everything in a bowl together and your salad is done! It's so delicious and flavourful, you'll want to eat it all the time.

Nutella

OH MY GOODNESS! I LOVE NUTELLA!

Ever since I was a little girl, I have eaten Nutella every single day (I am NOT exaggerating). I used to take my little Nutella toast sandwiches to school, and everyone always used to make fun of me, because they thought I was eating something else (I think you can figure that one out!). They didn't know what it was, but coming from an Italian family, Nutella was common, and an everyday necessity. Nutella is now becoming extremely popular. It is a good source of vitamin E, which is an anti-oxidant, and also helps prevent blood clots and blockages in coronary arteries. Research says that is has the ability to reduce the risk of chronic disease, like heart attacks and some cancers.

Having a tablespoon of Nutella a day is only 100 calories, and a great way to get some vitamin E. You can have it on anything, whole grain bread, waffles, pancakes, and even by itself. It is also a great little snack if you're having a chocolate craving!

Visit http://www.nutella.ca/ for more nutritional information and yummy, yummy, out of this world Nutella RECIPES!

Cheat Days

Cheat Days. Yup, I said it!

Personally, I have cheat days. I think everyone needs them, to keep themselves sane! I don't think I could go a day without a little bit of chocolate, or some kind of sweet. It sounds really bad, and fattening, but it isn't. You just have to watch what you eat. If you're going to have a cheat day everyday, make sure you're having a low calorie treat, and if you're having it once a week, be careful you don't over indulge yourself! I would recommend having a little sweet everyday so you can monitor it better, than a once a week indulgence.

I haven't bought them in a while, but this summer I was constantly buying fudgesicle bars. They are full of flavour (depending on the brand that you buy) and they are low in calories. They are a great treat for a rough day, and a little booster to kick a craving.

Tip:

Try to get the low calorie treats, like the 100 calorie bag of chips, or chocolate bar, or even better 70 calories fudgesicle! (SO DELICIOUS!)

HAPPY CHEATING!

Turbo Jam Update

Since I said I would be giving updates, I decided to do one now.

I have gone off track with my Turbo Jamness! This week I went back home, so I wasn't able to work out! There is a slight pause on my update, but I will sure be able to get you up to speed next week. Ugh, I hate school right now! Its so stressful and it sucks not being able to focus on yourself for even a hour.

Alcohol and the Body

Let's hope this WASN'T you last night!

So I think that this post is fitting to follow my last post about Halloween. For young adults (like myself) and even adults, Halloween is a time to drink and have fun. I went out last night, and I had a couple of drinks, just socially. I didn't get drunk or even buzzed, but I saw a lot of people who were. After studying for my Food and Nutrition class, I realized what I had done to my body, by even putting those two drinks in my system.

So, you're probably asking "why is she worried? why is she freaking out? what's the big deal?"

I'll tell you.

1. Alcohol is empty calories. Great way to gain weight!

2. Brain cells shrinks. Hello stupid!

3. Irreversible harm to vision, memory and learning ability. UMMM. UMMM. Where did I put?

4. Alcohol is absorbed by the liver. The liver can only hold so much alcohol, and only so much damage can be done until it becomes permanent.

5. Long term effects: cancer, heart disease, liver disease/failure, malnutrition and bone deterioration.

Healthy amount of alcohol depends on age and health conditions. In older people a glass or two of red wine a day is okay. It contains antioxidants and can help to reduce heart disease, but too much is not healthy and can cause heart disease.

So please be careful of the amount of alcohol you drink, it has many negative side effects, which I think weigh out the good ones (like getting a good buzz). You can always have fun sober, or if you must drink, don't drink often and don't drink in excess.