Jessicca

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Yummy Tempeh Broccoli Sauté Recipe

November 17th 2009 07:00
Sometimes you may not know what to serve as an entrée, so perhaps this might help in changing a little different for this coming Thanksgiving. ^_^

Tempeh is made from fermented soy beans—a protein-rich plant food. In just one serving of this recipe, there are 20 grams of protein. The broccoli in this recipe adds calcium.

Do enjoy!


Tempeh Broccoli Sauté For 4 servings
Recipe extracted from Cancer Project
Image extracted from weheartfood.com


Ingredients
1 10-ounce package tempeh (any variety)
2 broccoli stalks, chopped, or 2 bags frozen broccoli florets
1 small onion, finely diced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger, or 1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 cup vegetable broth
1 tablespoon soy sauce or tamari
2 cups cooked couscous or cooked brown rice

Directions
Chop tempeh into 1/2-inch pieces and steam for 10 minutes. Discard cooking water. Sauté tempeh, broccoli, onion, bell pepper, garlic, and ginger in broth over medium-high heat until tempeh is lightly browned. Add soy sauce or tamari at the last moment. Serve over grain of choice

Allow leftovers to cool before covering and refrigerating. This dish will keep two to three days in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Information
Per serving:

285 Calories
8.1 g Fat
1.7 g Saturated Fat
25.5% Calories from Fat
0 mg Cholesterol

20.2 g Protein
37.2 g Carbohydrate
5.8 g Sugar
7.1 g Fiber

312 mg Sodium
127 mg Calcium
3.1 mg Iron
86.4 mg Vitamin C
1293 mcg Beta-Carotene

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Are Malaysians becoming "too sweet"?


What I used to know about Malaysia is that Malaysians LOVE spices... the famous food of Nasi Lemak and other Malaysian delicacy has always been great and yummy...

But perhaps we should start looking into the sugar content of the food we have like the "Teh Tarik" (Pulled Red Tea), and not to mention, fast food, and pay more attention to a healthy lifestyle, when we see the headlines of

There is 1.2 million Malaysians suffering from diabetes. Do you know enough about this silent disease? Have a read and be informed.
To read more about it click HERE

I didn't know how serious it is until my brother also started to have the beginning stage of diabetes...

Perhaps that's one of the reason the Malaysian government is taking over sugar industry one by one? Either to see that there's "a lot of money earned with such a demand in the market" or "to try to control its Malaysian citizens from using too much sugar"

Which will that be, I wonder?
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Since Thanksgiving is so near, I have searched through my recipe database from Cancer Project and share with you some neat healthy suggestions for dinner.

Roasting vegetables with a mix of spices is an easy way to get all the healthy nutrients and fiber you need with very little added fat. This combination uses broccoli, peppers, squash, and eggplant. Serve them as a side dish, over couscous or brown rice, or wrapped up in a tortilla with salsa.

Do enjoy!



Sure-Fire Roasted Vegetables Recipe
Recipe extracted from Cancer Project
Image extracted from myrecipes.com


Ingredients (A)
vegetable oil spray
1 cup chopped broccoli
1 cup diced onion
1–3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup diced bell peppers
1 cup diced zucchini or yellow squash
1 cup diced eggplant
Italian, Mexican, or Indian Seasoning Mix (see recipes below)
1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans or black beans, drained and rinsed, or 1 1/2 cups cooked garbanzo or black beans

Ingredients (B) (Pick a choice)

Italian Seasoning Mix:
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Mexican Seasoning Mix:
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

Indian Seasoning Mix:
1 teaspoon curry powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

Directions (for A)
Preheat oven to 400 F.

Spray jelly roll pan lightly with vegetable oil spray. Combine broccoli, onions, garlic, bell peppers, zucchini or yellow squash, and eggplant in a bowl. Add your choice of Seasoning Mix. Toss vegetables to coat. Place vegetables in pan in a single layer.

Roast 10 minutes. Take pan out of oven and spray tops of vegetables with vegetable oil spray. Turn veggies and cook for another 5 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Add beans and serve.

Roasted veggies are great when eaten fresh from the oven. Cooled leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for one to two days.

Nutrition Information
Per 1-cup serving (with Italian Seasoning Mix):

133 Calories
1.8 g Fat
0.2 g Saturated Fat
12.2% Calories from Fat
0 mg Cholesterol

6.8 g Protein
24.7 g Carbohydrate
3.8 g Sugar
6 g Fiber

206 mg Sodium
67 mg Calcium
2.7 mg Iron
36.3 mg Vitamin C
458 mcg Beta-Carotene
0.8 mg Vitamin E


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Dont wait til tomorrow......

November 9th 2009 01:35
Hello everyone in Orble Land!

I am so sorry that I have been M.I.A (Missing In Action) for so long, as I have less and less time to do research, not to mention a pile of really good yummy recipes sitting by the side gathering dust before I can post them here


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Hi, although this is article does based on Spiritual walk, especially Christianity, but sometimes you can’t help but agree that the Bible actually has some pretty good points for you to apply in facing any daily lives, even in this era. I really hope that people of all faiths and believes can take a look and manage to learn something out of it.

Today I was blessed to have attending the Ecclesiastes series, where many Christians or anyone who read the this book before, would have found it very hard to finish it, because if you read it on surface, word by word, it DOES sound grim from the most famous wise king in history – King Solomon


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The Ramadan Market in Kuala Lumpur

September 15th 2009 02:36
The 2 block Ramadan Market


Have you ever seen most, if not all the yummiest local Malay cuisine, from traditional to modern, all packed in a street before? If you haven't you'd probably be interested to visit one of those special season markets during the Muslim fasting month. They are called as "Pasar Ramadan" (or The Ramadan Month Market) and they only exist annually during the Muslim fasting month so that fellow Muslim may be able to avoid major traffic jam at restaurants or even rushing home to cook when individuals or families break fast in the evening


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Beautiful Article: I Believe...

July 27th 2009 01:20
I do not know where this article originates from, but it is definitely a wonderful article to be read at the early morning of Monday, reminding ourselves that there are things that can be done, that can be overcome, that can be change, as long as we Believe...

I hope you will enjoy reading this and be enlighten as much as me


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I must admit that I have not gone to McDonalds for months now, not to say that I don’t the food, but sometimes, it is just getting too expensive to purchase one decent meal from there, unless I am going for just a quick burger.

Recently I met my ex housemate and she told me that there was a new breakfast dish on the McDonald’s. I remembered back in the years I used to walk to McDonald’s for the breakfast set, Sausage McMuffins, for the sake of the Snoopy collection, but since then they have not come out with any new dish… But my ex housemate was laughing and teasing me that it has been there for quite a while


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Kasha Chili

July 18th 2009 01:21
Are you in need of protein, but you want to minus meat and fat?

Well, take a look at this recipe, it might serve you well because this recipe is a healthy way to get low-fat protein. You can also garnish with shredded vegan cheese or vegan sour cream (these can be found at most health food stores) and serve as a dip with tortilla chips


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If you are bored with the mayo and regular coleslaw, this salad can be quite refreshing for you.

Mango lovers (like me) would find it delightful as well, and moreover, this salad boasts beta-carotene from the mango and lutein from the spinach, which are cousins in the carotenoid family and important antioxidants. Aside from cancer prevention and survival, Lutein is recognized for its key role in eye health
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Recent Comments

Comment by Jessicca
on The Unknown Facts of GoChi Juice

July 27th 2009 01:42
Wilson

I remembered my mom always put a lot of wolfberries in the herbal soup and I usually starts "searching" for them and eat them up, like treasure hunt

Nowadays, my nephew and nieces do the same.

Wonderful article

Have a blessed day

hm... this sounds interesting..

But then again, I am here to support your art work more, katyzzz

Have a blessed day
Jessicca

Wilson,

This is a wonderful simple and straight forward article about warnings when you lack of Vit D.

Thank you so much for reminding all of us.

Comment by Jessicca
on The Fermented Soy Food and Its Benefit – Part 4

July 16th 2009 11:37
Ohhhh I LOVE the tempeh! And I am fortunate that Malaysia sells tempeh at Malay Wet Markets, some department stalls, and even night markets.

Yummy!

I can't cook it as good as the Malays, but I can certainly enjoy them loads!

Wilson, you just made my stomach growl and mouth watered here...

Well said, Wilson, well said!

In fact, normal people like us should learn from them. They are truly a lot tougher than us.

I watched one of the clips "No Arms, No Legs, No Worries" and I am amazed and salute to the motivational speaker!

Comment by Jessicca
on Heart Transplant For a computer

June 10th 2009 07:03
hi Zachary Fennel,

Glad you have liked the article and find it helpful. It was a spur of a moment to write this journal down like a medical term as my colleagues are mostly IT idiots than IT savvy.

Please feel free to let everyone know about this article. The more the people know about it, the easier to pin point error when a computer in their hands decides to "have a heart attack"

Have a blessed day

A well done post Wilson!

These cases are real in every corner of the world at this very instance.

I remembered my friend sent me a short clip of one of the "No arms, no legs, no worries" seminar footage where this was started in Australia, he is a motivational speaker with no arms and no legs and he also pointed out the eating disorder issues to the students in school and encouraged them and a lot more.

There is also an old movie made by Singaporeans pointed out the issues of busy wealthy parents often neglected their children with scolding and money, that leads kids to drug abuse, violence and drop off schools - with a fictional story of 2 families, 1 teacher, 1 headmaster and the "rotten apple metaphor" very interesting, unfortunately I didn't managed to catch the title of the movie. Perhaps I'll try to Google it up.

Comment by Jessicca
on For the Soul: 5 more minutes

June 3rd 2009 03:00
Hi Wilson and Physiotherapy, and Janet

This article was inspired by a friend of mine, I have requested to post it here to share with everyone. ^_^

Mine is only the last two lines. I can't take credit for this article... LOL...

Glad you all loved the post, and true enough, it touched my heart as well. ^_^

Have a blessed day~

p/s: Please feel free to share this article to all your friends and family. I have gotten the approval when I first posted this on the web.

Wow, Wilson, the information about the tofu that helps to rejuvenate and peel off old dead skin as a new thing for me.

Thanks for that input! ^_^

Comment by Jessicca
on My wish for you today - 9 fruits of health

May 28th 2009 01:34
*wonders why her post is pushed down another date...*

Hi Katyzzz, it is indeed a good joy to be able to spare some time to drop by Orble.

Thank you and may you find this article useful to inspire others as well. ^_^