Healthy Frozen Food Dinners

The folks over at Yahoo! Food have some recommendations on healthy microwave frozen meals for those of us that don’t have the time to cook a meal, and are too hungry to call and wait for take-out!

In looking at their healthy recommendations, I would assume these are lower in fats and calories than that of other comparable brands. However, I do know that some of them Lean Cuisine and Smart Ones are Lean in terms of portion size, y’know wh’m sayin’?? Grubgirl recalls having had to eat two of those blocks of ice in her heyday, thus probably defeating the purpose of portion control.

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Choosing Cooking Oil

Ok, so most of the survey respondents said they want to read more restaurant reviews and easy home recipes. So I guess that means most of you think you know your cooking tips, eh? Well here’s one for the small set of you that care about what cooking or frying oil you use.

A med student has a blog called Diethack and has some suggestions on how to cook oil the healthy way, and discusses the different types of oil you can buy.

The first part of the article gives you the basic cautions about over-indulgence in cooking oil. Yeah yeah, let’s get to the good stuff.

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Powell’s Place Could be Closing

Powell’s Place, home of some good fried chicken in San Francisco, is possibly closing its Fillmore ‘hood location.

Granted, I’ve only eaten at the old location in Hayes Valley (and it’s mid-grub-range) and the new place looks a little too fancy for when I wanna get my grub on.

But Eater SF mentions that this old school restaurant could be closing soon.

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Haleem at Shalimar

For those of you meat-eaters looking for a more unique menu item to order at your local Indian/Pakistani restaurant in the Tandoor-loin, make sure you get the Haleem ($6.00) at Shalimar.

Haleem is a Pakistani-based, porridge-like blend of lentils, barley, kick-in-the-pants spices, and crock-pot tenderized roast beef. Believe me, this takes hours to prepare (been to Pakistan, ate it, tried it at home, won’t ever again…well maybe…). Once the meat has been crockpotted to tenderness, it’s then pulled apart (like shredded chicken). Some of the meat is blended with the lentils and the fresh beef stock, which creates that porridge-like texture and the rich taste. The remainder of the shredded beef is left as is, so you vegetarians can tell that some beast comprises the ingredients. Give it a try, let us know what you think!

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