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As winter is here, a good snow fall of about 15cm here, here is a Thai chicken dish that has a touch of warmth in taste … serves 4

Ingredients:
• 250 g chicken (2 chicken breasts)
• 1 stalk lemon grass
• 5 lime leaves or 2 1/2 tbsp lime juice
• 1 inch peeled & sliced
• 1 cup button mushrooms
• 1 cup tomatoes
• 4 cups water
• 4 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 1/2 tsp chili paste
• 1 lime
• 2 red chillies

Soup Assembly:
1. Smash lemon grass, then cut into 1 inch pieces. Peel & slice ginger. Tear lime leaves in thirds. Mix together in individual bowl (#1 bowl).

2. Cut tomatoes into 1 inch chunks. Place in separate bowl.

3. Cut mushrooms in half. Place in separate bowl.

4. Cut chicken into bite size pieces, about 1 to 2 inch pieces. Set aside.

5. Boil 4 cups water. Once boiled add #1 bowl and fish sauce. Cook for 1 minute then ads chili paste and reduce heat to medium. Add tomatoes, cook 3 minutes. Add mushrooms, cook 1 minute.

6. Put on max heat and add chicken and cook about 6 minutes. Add lime juice. Cut chilies in half and add to soup.

Enjoy a warm soup dish that is Thai-based!

Happy kitchening, cooking & cuisine!


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The quick second to protein source aside from beef, is poultry. In this mention, it will be specific to chicken and preferably free-range. Albeit, I also understand about budgets, so there could be inference made to chicken as a whole.

The nitty-gritty science will be presented, but first some general awareness about the health benefits of chicken:

• helps prevent our body from aging prematurely due to stress;
• contains hyaluronic acid, so can hold water in the collagen in order to keep our body hydrated and the skin firm
• is the carrier of the main protein in human muscle – glutamic acid – helping in strength

Good general science stuff? Well for those of us who like numbers, here is the nitty-gritty below.

Major nutrients per 100g or 3 ounces:

• 114 calories
• 2.5g total fat
• 0.57g saturated fat
• 0.76g monounsaturated fat
• 21.3g protein
• 0mg carbohydrate
• 0mg fiber
• 10.4mg vit B3
• 1.4mg vit B5
• 0.75mg vit B6
• 32mcg selenium
• 3.15g glutamic acid

Enjoy your chicken dishes, mine will be turmeric-curry chicken tonight.

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Most of the time we may think of beef as one of our chief sources of protein. Yes it is a source of protein, yet so is lamb, chicken, turkey, venison, fish, and even the popular hot greek-style yogurt!

So why is there such a fuss about protein anyways? Here is a little more of the science behind protein and what contribution it makes for us and our health:

  • repairs and rebuilds worn out cells
  • protein makes the collagen that is needed to rejuvenate our hair, skin, and nails
  • keeps the bones and muscles continually renewed

A few other protein sources include kefir, eggs, and goat cheese.

Happy kitchening, cooking & cuisine!