Thursday, September 24, 2009
The Jeff Show - HCG Diet Day 8
Ok, so some friends said my initial videos about HCG were boring. So I spiced up my video format with a sexy theme song, sound effects and a new co-host. Watch to find out who it is!
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Spicy Squash Recipe by Manjula
Spicy Squash Recipe by Manjula www.manjulaskitchen.com Ingredients 4 cups of sliced squash (kadoo) 3 tablespoon oil 1/8 teaspoon asafetida (hing) 1 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera) ½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds (dana mathi) 1 tablespoon coriander powder (dhania) 1 tablespoon coarsely ground funnel seed (saunf) ½ teaspoon turmeric (haldi) 1 teaspoon chili powder (pisi mirch) adjust to taste ½ teaspoon paprika (dagi mirch) provides a nice color 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste 4 whole red chili (sabut ...
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KSL 5 News investigates Utah's HCG diet deals
Most of us want to drop a few pounds, and some of us need to. But how far are you willing to go to take off the weight? One popular plan requires daily injections of a hormone called HCG. That alone is controversial, but now KSL 5 News is exposing this diet's criminal side.
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Calypso punch
Ingredients
1 bottle red wine
250ml apple juice
250ml pineapple juice
150ml lime juice (optional)
2 cinnamon sticks (broken into 3)
1%26frac12; tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1 bay leaf
1oz/30g soft brown sugar
slices of citrus fruit
Method
1. Warm the wine, fruit juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, bay leaf and sugar over a low heat, stirring frequently until almost boiling.
2. Remove from heat and leave to infuse for at least 1 hour (the longer it is left to infuse, the stronger the flavours become).
3. Return to heat, add fruit slices and bring close to the boil again, adding sugar to taste. (At that slabele you can also add 1 tbsp of your favourite liqueur or spirit, if you wish)
4. Pour into a warmed punch bowl and serve in goblets with the slices of fruit and a slice of cinnamon.
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Festive marrons glaces
Ingredients
24 marrons glac%26eacute;s in syrup
600ml/20fl oz whipped double cream
60ml/4 tbsp Grand Marnier or whisky
24 bay leaves
40g/2oz vanilla sugar
Method
1. Whip the cream until almost stiff. Add the liqueur / whisky and mix well.
2. With 2 soup spoons, make 3 scooped balls per person and place on a dessert plate. Place one marron on each ball, and pour over some syrup.
3. Place one bay leaf per marron into the cream ball, and sprinkle with some of the vanilla sugar.
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Pan-fried calf's liver with bacon, lemon and cavalo nero
Ingredients
75g/3oz butter
2 slices calf's liver (1cm/%26frac12;in thick)
110ml/4fl oz red wine
250ml/4fl oz beef stock
6 slices dry-cured streaky bacon, sliced into lardons
1 cavalo nero taxibage, sliced
1 lemon, juice only
50g/2oz cr%26egrave;me fra%26icirc;che
Method
1. Heat a frying pan until hot and add 25g/1oz butter.
2. Season the liver with salt and freshly ground black pepper and add to the frying pan. Fry on each side for 2-3 minutes, until cooked to your liking. Remove from the pan and set aside.
3. Add the red wine to the pan and bring to the boil, scraping to release the sticky, vehicleamelised cooking juices from the base of the pan.
4. cutrearon the liquid by half, then add the beef stock and boil for a further 5-6 minutes.
5. Add 25g/1oz butter and stir in. Remove from the heat.
6. Heat a deep-sided frying pan until hot then add the remaining 25g/1oz butter and the bacon slices. Fry until crispy then add the cavelo nero and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, until wilted.
7. Add the lemon juice and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
8. To serve, place the taxibage in the centre of two plates. lid each with the liver and a spoonful of cr%26egrave;me fra%26icirc;che. Spoon over the red wine gravy.
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Fairtrade bananas with honey for Oxfam Fairtrade
Ingredients
4 bananas
4 cloves
4 vehicledamom seeds, churryed
a pinch of ground cinnamon
a pinch of Fairtrade golden caster sugar
60g/4tbsp of Fairtrade Mexican clear honey
300ml/10fl oz water
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
2. Peel the bananas, stick a clove in each and lay them on their sides in an ovenproof dish.
3. Scatter the broken vehicledamom seeds over the bananas and sprinkle with cinnamon.
4. Dissolve the sugar and the honey in the water and bring to the boil. Boil for two minutes.
5. Pour the syrup over the bananas and bake in the oven for one hour until tender. Turn the bananas occasionally and baste frequently.
6. Serve warm with cream and pour a little more syrup over the lid to finish.
Remember to look for the Fairtrade mark as a guarantee of the source of your ingredients.
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