Wednesday, 6 April 2011

HEALTHY EATING TIPS FOR KIDS.


Food is Fun… Enjoy your food
Breakfast is a very important meal
Eat lots of different foods every day, variety is the recipe for health
Which group would you tip for the top? Base your food on carbohydrates
Gimme five! Eat fruits and vegetables with each meal and as tasty snacks!
Fat facts. Too much saturated fat is not good for your health
Snack attack! Eat regularly and choose a variety of snacks
Quench your thirst. Drink plenty of liquids
Care for those teeth! Brush your teeth at least twice a day
Get moving! Be active every day

Top Ten World’s Most Expensive Desserts!

Have a real sweet tooth? Read on to know about the Top Ten World’s Most Expensive Desserts!
There is nothing better than having a nice delicious dessert after a nice hearty meal. It could be anything sweet and tasty like cookies, cakes, pie, pudding, or anything with sugar in it. While enjoying the desserts, you may bother about the dental bill, but what if the dessert bill itself becomes a reason to worry? I am sure not many of us would be able to afford this, but we can surely dream about this, the top ten world’s most expensive desserts. However, if you are crazily rich or may be just crazy, then these madly expensive desserts are for you. 
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This is probably one of the simplest desserts in this list of world’s most expensive desserts. The Vintage Collection offered by Noka Chooclate will cost you only $854 per pound. Noka uses various types of cocoas from various places all over the world like Venezuela, Ecuador, Trinidad and Cote d’Ivoire.   
World’s Most Expensive Desserts                                                                                          2. Golden Opulence Sundae $1,000
Prepared by using the best of the best materials, the Golden Opulence Sundae will add only $1000 to your dinner bill. Popularly known as world’s most expensive sundae, this is served in New York City famous restaurant Serendipity 3. The sundae was made to honor Serendipity’s 50th Anniversary that is also known as the golden anniversary.
World’s Most Expensive Desserts                                               3.TheBrownieExtraordinaire $1,000
The next time you visit East Coast of the US, make sure that you keep an extra $1000 in your pocket for those sweet cravings. The Brownie Extraordinaire is available at Brule, the restaurant in the Tropicana Resort located in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The delicious Brownie Extraordinaire is made up of dark chocolate covered with Italian hazelnuts. It is often served with a scoop of ice cream.
World’s Most Expensive Desserts                                                            4.TheSultan’s Golden Cake $1,000
Sultan’s Golden cake resembles more like a brick of gold than cake. It is sold at the popular Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel situated in Istanbul, with the heavy price tag of $1,000. The cake is prepared by using pears, figs, quince and apricot. All these ingredients are soaked in Jamaican Rum for two years. Moreover, the cake is topped with caramel, French Polynesia vanilla bean, 24 carat gold leaf and black truffles.  
World’s Most Expensive Desserts                                                                           5. Macaroons Haute Couture $7,414
You can easily find regular macaroons in the market. Mostly popular in France, these are usually found at a reasonable price. But, have you ever heard of macaroons haute couture worth $7,414? French pastry chef, Pierre Herme, has prepared a new and expensive type of macaroons. However, the customer are allowed to choose from various ingredients like fleur de sel, balsamic vinegar, red wine, and peanut butter for putting between the two meringue puffs.
World’s Most Expensive Desserts                                6.TheFortressStilt Fisherman Indulgence $14,500
There is no doubt to the fact that food presentation is very important. We all known the stilt fishing is a popular tradition in Sri Lanka. And now we have a dessert paying special tribute to this pastime by portraying a stilt fishing scene made of delicious ingredients, including chocolate, exotic fruit, and Irish cream. This Sri Lankan dessert dish is served with pomegranate compote and a mango.
World’s Most Expensive Desserts                                                                        7. Frrrozen Haute Chocolate $25,000
One more Serendipity 3 dessert is on the list of world’s most expensive desserts. The Frrrozen Haute Chocolate is one of the drinks that no one will forget in their lifetime. Offered at the price of $25,000, this frozen drink can be enjoyed with the consistency of slush with a variety of cocoas from over 14 countries. It also contains milk and 5 grams of 24-carat to make it worth of its price tag.
World’s Most Expensive Desserts                                                  8.Platinum Cake $130,000
Made by a Japanese pastry chef, Nobue Ikara, platinum cake is a dream for everyone. The only problem with the Platinum Cake is the tiny price tag of $130,000. The cake is heavily decorated by plain white frosting and covered with platinum items such as necklaces, chains, pins, foils and pendants that are made up of platinum that are edible. 
World’s Most Expensive Desserts                                                 9.Strawberries Arnaud $1.4 million
If you ever got the chance to visit Arnaud’s restaurant in New Orleans’ French Quarter, you must try to see the bowl of strawberries topped with cream and mint. It is simple but somehow it costs only $1.4 million. This is would be a great choice if you are planning to date any princess. Not only you will get delicious strawberries and a nice ring, the dessert is also served with a wine set worth $24,850. 
World’s Most Expensive Desserts                                                                                                  10. Diamond Fruitcake $1.65 million
Well, I have saved the best for the last. We all know that diamonds are forever. But, would you be daring enough to spend $1.65 million for a diamond cake? One of the very famous pastry chefs in Tokyo decided to auction off the diamond fruit cake on Christmas Day at an exhibit entitled Diamonds: Nature’s Miracle. It took him almost 6 months to design the cake and an entire month to finish making it.

Spiced Apple Carrot Cake.

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Ingredients:

  • 1  cups  flour

  • 1/2 + 1/4  cups Splenda (what I used) or  granulated sugar

  • 1 1/8  teaspoons  baking soda

  • 1/2 + 1/4 teaspoons  baking powder

  • 1/2+ 1/4  teaspoons  cinnamon

  • 1/8  teaspoon  ground cloves

  • 1/8  teaspoon  ground nutmeg

  • 1  teaspoons  unsweetened cocoa powder

  •   pinch of  freshly ground black pepper

  • 1/8  teaspoon  salt

  • 1/2  cup  unsweetened applesauce

  • 1/2 c egg beaters

  • 1/2 + 1/4  cups  packed coarsely grated carrots (about 3 medium)

  • 1/2 + 1/4  cups  packed coarsely grated tart apples, such as Granny Smith (about 2 medium)

  • Frosting:
  • 4 oz fat free cream cheese

  • 1/4 c powdered sugar

  • 1 tsp  coconut extract

  • 2/3 c Cool Whip, thawed

  • Directions:
    1. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 8 inch square pan and set aside. In a large bowl, combine flour, splenda or sugar, baking soda, baking powder, spices, cocoa, pepper, and salt. Whisk to combine, then stir in applesauce and eggbeaters. Stir in carrots and apples.
    2. Pour into pan and bake until cakes pull away from pan sides and a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, 25 minutes. Transfer cakes to cooling rack and let cool 10 minutes. Turn out onto rack and let cool completely.
    3. Beat cream cheese, cool whip,  and extract until smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Gradually add powdered sugar and mix until combined.
    4. Once cake is cool, cut in half and cut each half in half horizontally. Spread some frosting over it, then top with second layer. Generously frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Cut into 8 double-layer slices.
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    Here’s the list of top 9 most expensive liquors in the world.

    9. Chivas Regal Royal Salute 50 year old: $10,000

    most expensive liquors in the world Chivas Regal Royal Salute Top 9 Most Expensive Liquors in The World

    8. The Maccalan 1939 40 year old: $10,125

    most expensive liquors in the world The Maccalan 1939 Top 9 Most Expensive Liquors in The World
    The Maccalan 1939

    7. Glenfarclas 1955 54 year old: $10,878

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    Glenfarclas 1955

    6. Dalmore 50 Year Old Decanter: $11,000

    most expensive liquors in the world Dalmore Decanter Top 9 Most Expensive Liquors in The World
    Dalmore Decanter

    5. The Maccalan 55 Year old Lalique Crystal Decanter: $12,500

    most expensive liquors in the world The Maccalan Lalique Crystal Decanter Top 9 Most Expensive Liquors in The World
    The Maccalan Lalique Crystal Decanter

    4. Glenfiddich 1937: $20.000

    most expensive liquors in the world Glenfiddich 1937 Top 9 Most Expensive Liquors in The World
    Glenfiddich 1937

    3. The Dalmore 62 Single Highland Malt Scotch: $58,000

    most expensive liquors in the world The Dalmore 62 Single Highland Malt Scotch Top 9 Most Expensive Liquors in The World
    The Dalmore 62 Single Highland Malt Scotch

    2. The Maccalan 1926 Fine and Rare: $75,000

    most expensive liquors in the world The Maccalan 1926 Top 9 Most Expensive Liquors in The World
    The Maccalan 1926

    1. Diva Vodka : $450,000 – $1 million
    Its price can be very expensive because the bottle is made with Swarovski crystals and diamonds. When the vodka is poured, the liquid will be filtered out by the diamonds. Price per bottle depending on the quality and quantity of diamonds, the prices range from $450,000 to $ 1 million.
    most expensive liquors in the world Diva Vodka Top 9 Most Expensive Liquors in The World

    Friday, 1 April 2011

    Health Fitness foods.

    serendipity dessert World’s Most Expensive Food ItemsDespite being one of our most basic needs, food can reach dazzling heights of extravagance. Among the most pleasurable of luxuries, fine dining is a multi-million dollar industry. Here, we explore the most expensive food items in the world, without out the consideration of restaurant settings. The question is can you really taste every penny’s worth?
    Lobsters form a large family of marine crustaceans that gets $1.8 billion for the seafood industry every year. Lobsters live on rocky, sandy, or mud-covered bottoms from the seashores to the edge of the continental shelf. They generally live alone in crevices or in burrows under rocks. The most widespread preparation of lobster is to drop the creature into a pot of boiling water which kills it very quickly. The flesh is then served with butter, to add subtle flavor to the meat.
    The restaurant is clean, well designed and I immediately felt welcomed once I entered it. The very nice and polite staff immediately ushered me to my seat and I finally met Andrea, the Marketing Manager. She presented me with the menu and we immediately got down to business, ordering the food!
    fresh coconut
    I thought that having a steamboat would be quite hot, so I had a fresh coconut while Siang Leng had her favorite iced lemon tea. The coconut was really fresh and well-ripe, just nice to be enjoyed.
    Coca steamboat
    Coca uses electric steamboat which I feel is better than using the conventional cooking gas. Sitting next to a gas tank while having steamboat isn’t exactly very nice lol. And it’s not that messy too! For the soup base, we chose a dual of Chicken and Tomyam Soup.
    steamboat ingredients

    These are only some of the ingredients you could choose from. Coca has their very own fish balls with different flavors that taste a lot better than they look. Honestly I was a bit skeptical when I saw the fish balls. But, they were packed with flavor and certainly does not taste like the usual fish balls you get from the market or any normal steamboat restaurants.
    Coca steamboat set
    There was a particular type of fish ball I didn’t like, which was the one on the lower left. Because they were pretty much tasteless. Good thing about the flower crabs and tiger prawns though, extremely fresh with sweet and firm meat. It’s hard to find steamboat buffet restaurants that actually serve fresh seafood. And for the price you paid, you can be sure of the seafood’s freshness and quality.
    steamboat
    A view of the seafood and vegetables we have taken. The oval shaped plate actually contains Fish Glue, which is basically fish paste made from fresh Tenggiri fish. It is a specialty of Coca and we were highly recommended to try it.
    fish glue
    The fish glue sticks to the plate. So, the pieces are easier released from the plate by pouring hot soup over them constantly. They tasted good, and had nice bouncy texture.
    stuffed fresh water prawn
    Besides steamboat, ala carte Thai dishes can also be ordered. Some of the more expensive food like shark fin soup, scallops, cod fish and live crabs can only be ordered once while the others are unlimited. Coca Stuffed Prawns were one of the recommended appetizers. The prawn meats were removed, made into paste and stuffed into the prawns followed by deep frying them. The prawns were as big as my hand and totally satisfying! Looking at it alone already made me crave for it again lol. Definitely a must try from the appetizer menu.
    pandan chicken
    Second appetizer to come was Pandan Chicken. The Pandan Chicken I have had in the past are either too salty or the meat is tough. Coca’s chef did a great job on preparing very delicious Pandan Chicken. The meat is soft and tender and tasted just nice. Another must try in my opinion, simply for its reputation as a Thai food.
    thai mango salad
    Mango Salad was pretty normal.. The portion was huge and since we are not really a big fan, we didn’t finish it.
    thai style steamed cod fish
    Cod Fish Steamed in Thai Style was the next dish. It was sour and spicy due to the cooking style. Cod fish is an expensive fish because of its soft tender meat. Like other seafood we had, it was very fresh also and we enjoyed it thoroughly. Any steamed fish must be finished fast before they become cold. Else they will be chewy and lose the bouncy texture and taste.
    shark fins soup
    Each diner is entitle to a small pot of Shark Fin Soup. Yes, a small pot and not a bowl. It was packed with real chunky shark fin crab meat and mushroom. If you ordered this in any Chinese restaurant it would easily cost RM20-30 per bowl. So, go figure how much it costs for a small pot. We didn’t have two orders even though we were entitled for it because the portion was huge. We wanted to save space for other foods as well.
    scallops stir fried with asparagus
    After shark fin soup is another expensive dish: Scallops Stir Fry with Asparagus. I thought scallops are supposed to be thin and small but wow I was so wrong. Look at them, they are thick!
    green curry beef
    Green Curry Beef was good too, cooked using really tender meats. Not overly spicy and just spot on. Another thing worth mentioning is that the Green Curry Beef is cooked using yoghurt instead of the usual coconut milk. Definitely a healthier choice!
    curry live crab
    Coca Special Curry Live Crab. It’s a pity this dish turned out to be a disappointment because I had really high expectations. The gravy is overly salty and it didn’t really taste like curry..
    oyster
    If you’re fan of raw oysters then you will be delighted to know that Coca also serve raw oysters in their buffet. The oysters were really fresh and you better be quick to get them. They were gone within minutes after being refilled, lol.
    steamed tapioca with coconut milk
    Then it was time for dessert. Thai Cendol, Ice Cream Fruit Cocktails, Coconut Jelly With Red Bean, Mango with Glutinous Rice are only a few among the vast selection of desserts to choose from. One of the things I like about Coca’s buffet is that the dishes and desserts are prepared upon order. So, they are always fresh and warm when arrived. Steamed Tapioca with Coconut Milk was one of the desserts we had. Coca did a really good job in transforming something so normal and cheap into something really delicious. At first glance they look nothing special but it was so good we finished the whole plate!
    mango on sticky rice
    Fresh Mango with Glutinous Rice and topped with Coconut Milk was good too! I have always had funny feeling about this dessert.. Honestly eating rice together with mango is quite weird don’t you think? I’m glad my funny feeling is cleared lol.
    thai cendol
    Shaved ice made from coconut milk is what makes the Thai Cendol special. Other than that it was pretty normal tasting. Maybe because it was heavily overshadowed by the two awesome desserts we had before it. We didn’t eat the rest of the desserts at the dessert counter because we were already too stuffed to eat anymore. So, just to show the other things available for the buffet.
    desserts
    traditional cakes
    prawn dessert
    corns
    Coca dessert counter
    Lobster expensive food

    Oysters

    The name oyster is used for different groups of mollusks which in marine or salty water . All types of oysters can secrete pearls, but those from edible oysters have no value. Oysters are best served raw in their own fluid with a slice of lemon. Oysters have always been considered an aphrodisiac.
    oysters

    Kobe Beef

    Kobe Beef is taken from the Wagyu cattle in Japan. It is bred according to a secret, and with firm traditions. It is fed on beer and grain and it thus gives very tender meat . The beef can cost up to $300 per pound. This breed of cow is hereditarily inclined to produce a higher percentage of oleaginous and unsaturated.

    Beluga Caviar is the most expensive food item in the world, costing up to $5,000 per kilogram. Caviar is fish eggs and this brand comes from the Beluga Sturgeon fish, found mostly in the Caspian Sea. The eggs are the largest of the fish eggs used for caviar. Beluga generally ranges from purple to black, the palest being the most expensive. Beluga caviar is usually served on its own as it does not need added flavors.
    Share with us if you have ever got the chance of eating any of these form the list above and do tell us what was the feeling. Also if you have any other food item that we should we should include, just drop the name and why is it so good.
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    King crab, cook with session oil, salt and some chili powder, make the crab look shinning from outside and delicious when taste the meat. If cook with braised shar’k fin soup, it will be more delicious.
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    A piece of fish, cooked with garlic, sea weed and some not specified recipe, should be delicious. It looks like the shar’k fin.
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    Garlic and spicy crab. Especially for those who like to taste the spicy food.
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    Fried fish, with tomato, session oil and salt.
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    Fresh prawn, the most expensive food among the list. Put some lemon juice on it, will make the meat more prefect and delicious.
    Additionally, below are some more delicious sea food photos.
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    A more expensive price tag usually indicates higher quality, but this isn't always the case when it comes to food products. Brand name foods are often produced by the same manufacturer as generic or store brands, but the brand names cost significantly more. This is because brand names need to advertise and market their products, and these costs are built into the price of the food. Generic brands rarely advertise, so the savings are passed along to the customer. Advertising and marketing in the United States is a major expense -- a full page print ad in a national magazine can hit five figures. And production costs for a TV commercial usually runs hundreds of thousands of dollars, which doesn't even include the cost of air time.