Simple Pork Dishes With Pork Rinds!

Microwave pork rinds are an amazing approach to cut down excess fat in case you are following a low carb diet. The Atkins Diet, Sugar Busters, South Beach, and loads of other low carb diet programs suggest pork rinds as the most crunchy, salty treats you should eat.

Microwave pork rinds are not deep fried and can bear much less caloric content. Microwave pork rinds constitute 65% fewer fat and roughly 40 less calories than deep-fried version. These days there is a variety of microwave pork rinds available in supermarkets. It is possible to purchase them in bulk from any departmental store. At the time of cooking them in the microwave, you should do a trial run with the foremost batch. If the pork rinds get burnt or do not puff up like popcorns you should fine-tune the microwave temperature or cooking time.

Microwave pork rinds are now quite popular. Even those who consider that pork is a rich meat, they may also relish it without any guilt. It is relatively quick to make microwave pork rinds. All you must do is to set the pre-cooked pork rinds into a usual sandwich bag. So far as cooking of microwave pork rind is concerned, all you should do is to acquire a sandwich bag and lay the pork rinds into it. Fold the end of the bag close and set the bag on it's side in the microwave. Shaking the bag is an excellent practice or else pork rinds will stack on one another. Regulate the cooking time for future batches, if necessary. The pork dishes with pork rind works delight with salsa, or any kind of dip or with melted cheese.

It's amazing that more and more people are enjoying the microwave pork rinds owing to the health trait related with them rather than its taste. Doesn't matter what the reasons are, but this dish is great for weight watchers as well as pork lovers!

by Rajiv Kapur

How to Grow Longan? Longans not Lychees

A lot of people do not very much take interest into longans. Therefore, not many know how to grow longan. Actually, it is not difficult. During the longan season, remember to visit the local market to buy some fresh longan. After you eat the longans, leave the seeds to dry before you plant them right outside your house. After all, longans are not that difficult to grow, and they will not grow taller than usually your gate post. You can enjoy the longan fruit soon when the longan tree reaches a certain height. And the fruits come in stalks where each stalk bears numerous longan fruits. Longan fruit health benefits include being a general health tonic and can be made into delicious drinks combined with sago. Dried longans can be stored away and is very tasty and sweet.

It is Easy to Make Konnyaku Jelly at Home!

Try this weekend something easy to make. Konnyaku jelly can be found easily at supermarkets these days. No need to go to the Mall and buy per piece or per pack. But that is if you can make equally nice ones yourself. Just follow the directions written on the packaging itself and you are all set to enjoy a nice weekend of Konnyaku fancy jelly with fruits and different colors.

Get one of those Konnyaku special jelly moulds to set them into nice heart, diamond or round button shapes. Drop fruits into the mould and then pour the mixture in after leaving to cool slightly for sometime. After that just place them into the fridge to set. The next day,  you can take them out and decorate on a nice plate before serve. To make things look even nicer, place some small flowers to decorate the platter. Enjoy!

Lychee Sensation - The Simplest Drink You Can Make

There are a number of recipes found in books and the internet on the many fold methods to mix and match for a nice alcoholic drink such as egg nogs, pina coladas, summer breeze, sotb, etc.. but this one is just one very easy and simple mini cup of sensation that everyone can make.. "Lychee Sensation" By using a dash of whisky neat and dropping in one or two peeled and stoned lychee. Thats it, usually canned lychee can be bought from everywhere stores and are most convenient.

To add both zest and zing, simply chill the whisky glass in the freezer for some time before pouring in the whisky and dropping in the lychee. Garnish with a red or green cherry and that makes a great addition to the list of cocktails you can make for family and friends.

Charcoal Layer Cake or Cheese Pandan Roll

Both are tasty.. The charcoal layer cake has 2 black layers sandwiched together with the layer of the green tea sponge in the middle. It is quite popular these days where pastries and cakes are baked using bamboo charcoal which is marketed as good for health. Known to have detoxifying properties, the bamboo charcoal are used to make bamboo charcoal breads, cakes and added to drinks. So it looks like having a dark color. On the other hand, this pandan swiss roll is just too delicious.. The filling is not just normal whip cream but a rich cheesy filling redolent of farm cow's milk as it is added with shreds of still visible fragrant cheddars. Yum Yum! Sold in pieces and it is a perfect taken with a cup of hot aromatic coffee in the morning.