I will be sharing many tomato sauce recipes with you in the future, but I will start out with some of the basic ones first. Ragù finto is a deep-flavored tomato-based sauce that is perfect for certain dishes like cannelloni. The secret is to let it simmer for at least 2 hours.

The ingredients (serves 6 when used on cannelloni):

1 pound pork loin or mild Italian sausage
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 6-oz tomato paste.
1 cup (or more) red wine (e.g., a cabernet or chianti)
2 ½ cups hot water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon sugar (optional)

Mixing and cooking

Place the oil in a pan and heat on medium. Add the meat and brown slowly so that the meat particles do not burn in the oil (about 30 mins). If you are using Italian sausage, take the skins off and break it up as it cooks. Once it browns, remove the meat for later without turning off the flame (if you cooked sausage, use a slotted spoon to remove).

Pork loin with oil

Browning the pork

The tomato paste and wine

Add the tomato paste (make sure it is paste and not sauce) to the pan and gradually add the wine as you mix. Be careful to make sure it does not burn. After a few minutes the sauce will begin to become creamy and take on a brownish red appearance. Add the hot water and salt and mix well. Add the sugar if you prefer a slightly sweeter sauce. Place the meat back in the pan and simmer for 2 hours. Stir it periodically to keep the sauce from burning. You can increase the thickness of the sauce by adding less water (as little as 1 ½ cups). Remember if you are using the sauce for baking, make it less thick so it will not dry out in the oven. Once the sauce has simmered for 2 hours place the pork in a food processor and shred. Mix it back into the sauce and simmer a few more minutes. You do not need to use the food processor if you cooked with sausage.

The tomato paste in the olive oil

Meat in sauce

Ragù finto

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This delicious Christmas cheesecake is to easy make and the lovely to look at too. With the Christmas tree sprinkle as decoration and cherries added to the filling, not only do you have a delicious desert, you also have a festive treat that is sure to generate a lot of smiling faces. You may even want to make two. I’m sure they’ll be begging for more.

Christmas Cheesecake Recipe

The Ingredients

1 1/2 Cups of Graham Crackers crumbs

1/4 pound (1 Stick) of melted Butter

1/4 Cup of Sugar

1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

3 (8 ounce) bars of softened Cream Cheese

1/2 Cup of Sour Cream

1 Cup of Confectionary Powdered Sugar

1 Tablespoon of Cornstarch

1 Cup of Diced Cherries

1 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

4 Eggs

1 Cup of Heavy Whipping Cream

Red and Green Candy Tree Sprinkles

The Directions:
For the Crust: Preheat Oven at 350 F. Make your Graham cracker cookie crumbs by using a food processor or simply place in a plastic bag and crush using a rolling pin. Next mix Graham Crackers, melted butter, sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl. Spread in the bottom of a 9″ springform pan and up slightly up the side of pan. Bake in oven for 8 – 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.

For the Filling: Preheat Oven at 350 F. Using an electric mixer blend cream cheese on low speed in a mixing bowl. Use spatula to scrape sides and paddle of mixer. Mix in sour cream. Add in the sugar slowly, and continue to beat until creamy. Add in vanilla extract and mix until blended. Add in eggs one at a time and continue to mix a lowest speed until eggs are incorporated in the batter. Mix in whipping cream. Fold in cherries and continue to mix. Pour the mixture into your crust and use offset spatula to help scoop out the batter. Bake for 45 minutes to and hour or until center jiggles or the top is slightly brown. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. While cooling, sprinkle Red and Green Tree Sprinkles of top. Place in the refrigerator and allow to set.

Hopefully this will add to your holiday cheer and have your Mr. Scrooge wishing everyone happy holidays. Enjoy.

Sun-dried tomato pesto is wonderful. I eat it for lunch with fresh noodles frequently. If you delete the chicken from the recipe below, the pesto can be used on noodles as a primo course (first), as spreads on crostini (toasted thin bread), fish, etc. I have added the chicken to make this a main course. You can substitute Italian sausage for the chicken also (about 6 links, cut) for a main course.

Ingredients (5 servings):

1 pound – fresh pasta (penne if you can find it fresh)
3 – skinless, boneless chicken breasts
2 bottles (7 ounces each) – sundried tomatoes, oil drained
5 ounces – parmesan cheese
¼ cup – fresh basil (washed and packed in the cup)
3 tablespoons – pine nuts
6 cloves – garlic
¾ cup – extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Meanwhile, boil a few quarts of water in a pot with salt and cook the penne (fresh pasta should only take a few minutes). While you are waiting for the water to boil, rinse the chicken breasts and remove any fat. Place in a baking dish and cook in oven until brown and well done (about 30 to 40 minutes). Turn oven off once the breasts are finished but do not remove until you have completed cooking the pasta.

Combine the sun-dried tomatoes, parmesan cheese, basil, pine nuts, garlic, and olive oil in a food processor and blend until well mixed (see photo – can be refrigerated for up to two weeks, covered).

Basil, pine nuts, garlic, parmesan, and sun-dried tomatoes

Sun-dried tomato pesto

When the pasta is finished, set aside ½ cup water from the boiling pot, and then drain the pasta well. Place the pasta back into the cooking pot, add the sun-dried tomato pesto and mix well.

Sun-dried tomato pesto with chicken in the pan

Remove the chicken from the oven and dice. Add the chicken along with salt and pepper and the ½ cup pasta water. Cook on medium high heat while mixing until it is hot enough to serve.

Voila!

Bon appétit

* 1. 250 Gms Paneer ( Cottage Cheese) cut into cubes

* 2. 1 Onion – Finely Chopped ( or grinded into a paste in a food processor)

* 3. 2 Green Chillies – Finely chopped

* 4. 1 teaspoon – ginger paste

* 5. 4 Tomatoes – finely chopped ( or blended into a puree in a food processor)

* 6. Cardmom powder ( 1/2 tea spoon ) only two pinches would be used in the curry

* 7. 1/4 cup beaten curd

* 8. 1/2 teaspoon red chilly powder

* 9. 1/2 teaspoon sugar

* 10. 1/4 cup milk

* 11. Oil for cooking 2 table spoons 

Instructions:

* 1. Add oil in a fry pan and heat the oil

* 2. Add the onions and fry till brown.

* 3. Add Ginger paste, chillies and fry further for 2 minutes.

* 4. Add the tomatoes and fry further for 5 minutes or until the oil seperates .( You can see the oil coming out of the onion and tomatoes paste)

* 5. Remove from heat add the curd and mix.

* 6. Put back on heat

* 7. Add some water to it ( 1/2 cup)

* 8. Leave it to boil to a thick gravy. ( like melted icecream consistency)

* 9. Add some milk and the sugar and leave it on slow heat.

* 10. Add the cubes of Paneer.

* 11. If you wish you can garnish it with coriander leaves.

You can Famous Shahi Paneer with Heeng ( Asoeftida) before putting it into the gravy. Follow the instructions below to do that.Take a big pan, heat the pan and keep the paneer cubes in it , leave the centre of the pan empty , drop a tablespoon of oil in the centre and add a pinch of Heeng ( Asoeftida) powder and cover the pan with a tight fitting lid. You would see asoeftida smelling smoke coming out of the oil.

Leave the cover on for 5 minutes, you can switch off the heat. The idea is to let the smoke mingle with the paneer cubes. For more details http://www.indomunch.com

Of course, it’s easy as pie to peel a banana or grab an apple and enjoy the delicious flavors of these and several other fruits without the hassle of preparation. However, everyone knows that we still need our vegetables as some nutrients which may be lacking in fruits are very much more present in these substances.

Moreover, when it comes to weight loss, as we detoxify with exercise and diet, it is imperative that the body is nourished and provided with as much essential substances as possible to maintain adequate health and wellness. These are abundant in green leaves and vegetables and in addition to this; these substances possess the fibrous qualities to serve as intestinal brooms for ridding the body of excess debris.

But how many people do you know that just grab plain lettuce or cabbage and chew on these items like rabbits? Even if you came across someone so inclined, I bet you they wouldn’t last long on such a practice. But still we need the vegetables. So how does one ensure to get them and enjoy them as we go on a weight loss diet?

Perhaps the tastiest and most creative way will be by eating salads.
Now, to enjoy them and to be able to have fun making them on your own for saving money and knowing exactly what is in your meal, here are some tips and recipes that should come in handy.

Ensure to chop the base vegetables all to the same size to allow the flavors to intermingle. When making for the whole family you can double the ingredients in the recipes and increase the vegetables.

Great choices for base vegetables for salads are Lettuce, Cabbage and Kale.
You can augment these with fruit vegetables like Cucumber, bell peppers, tomatoes etc or root vegetables like carrots or plain celery.

For a dressing, you can use any choice of the following to enjoy your salads while you go on a diet for weight loss

1. Tom-Avo
-2 organic Roma or Hot House tomatoes
-2 big Avocadoes (pitted)
-2 tsp orange juice (freshly squeezed) 2 oz of water

Serving Suggestion: Chop some Red Cabbage say a cup or less finely and sprinkle into the soup

2. The Real Ranch Dressing:
-2 medium sized tomatoes
-2 young coconuts
-1/2 tsp of salt
-6 organic sun dried tomatoes
-I stalk of Celery
-1 tbs of lemon juice (optional)

Blend all and use as a dressing for a lettuce based salad. (Note: I recommend using one base leafy vegetable at a time, if desired a fruit veggie like cucumbers or organic bell peppers can be used along with shredded carrots)

3. Guacamole:
-2 avocadoes
-2 medium tomatoes
-1/2 orange
-Sea salt to taste
Process everything in your food processor.
I would say this can be an excellent first food for a child in the evenings. Serve in lettuce leaves or largely cut cabbage leaves a la Tortilla chips and dips.

4. Dress Down Dressing:
-1/2 lemon
-2-3 avocadoes
-Sea Salt to taste
-1/2 cup water

With the suggestions above, now that you may have to include more salads and vegetables into your diet for a safe and healthy weight loss, these delicious recipes will ensure that you not only enjoy how you make your meals but most importantly that they taste good. This way you can stay on your weight loss program and still not compromise tasty meals per-se.

Well, enjoy your salads and have fun working out later on.