Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.
The name Delmonico originally applied to steaks served at New York City’s Delmonico’s Restaurant in the 1800s. Today, you’ll see the name used to label chuck, sirloin and rib cuts, depending on which part of the country you are in. There is no definitive agreement as to what constitutes a Delmonico steak.
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Millions of people depend on that first cup of coffee to get started each morning. You may be among that number, but also concerned that caffeine will age you, or rather, make your skin look older. In fact, caffeine not only will not age you, it might improve the appearance of your skin and help you look younger.
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To the Aztecs, the cacao bean was the food of the gods. The beans are the basic ingredient of chocolate. Recent research has suggested dark chocolate offers some health benefits. Raw cacao beans are an increasingly popular alternative to chocolate.
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Like baseball games and bar-b-ques, pork plays a major role in the American diet and you can find some form of pork at any event. You encounter pork in the form of baked ham for Christmas dinner, as hot dogs at ball games, and as a standard breakfast meat.
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Rib-eye steak has a well-deserved reputation for being a flavorful and tender cut of beef. Sometimes known as Delmonico, Spencer or Beauty steak, rib eye is a boneless steak cut from the rib area. Cook rib eye by broiling, grilling or panfrying it.
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The word vermicelli literally means “little worms,” and refers to the shape of this type of pasta -- long strands thinner than spaghetti. People use vermicelli in Italian dishes, as well as many other ethnic cuisines. Vermicelli is especially popular as part of Asian menus, and usually is made from rice or wheat.
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Pasta is an amazingly varied and versatile food. Pasta dishes include spaghetti with a variety of sauces, lasagna and macaroni and cheese. Macaroni salad and other cold pasta recipes abound. Nor are you limited to wheat pasta. Rice pasta is a popular ingredient in many Asian dishes.
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