Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Breaded Parmesan Chicken Skewers


This is the best stuff on earth. Very soft and juicy Breaded Parmesan Chicken Skewers . Small pieces of chicken soaked in spices, mayo and parmesan cheese, plus addition of fresh lemon juice gives this chicken so much flavor. It's perfect for any occasion...

Hibiscus Tacos – Tacos de Jamaica


When preparing the hibiscus loaf , I had some leftover flowers and instead of throwing them away, I decided to prepare tacos with them. It is a dish I usually prepared when I make hibiscus agua fresca , but I know I'm not the only one who makes this...

Apple Varieties


Photos Copyright 2015 / MRF There are so many apple varieties to choose from at a farmer's market! It is not always easy to recognize which apple is perfect for pie and which one tastes best as a healthy, juicy snack. As we ease out of summer and into...

Fractured Prune Breakfast


Some people swear by Dunkin Donuts® and others would give their left arm for Duck Donuts, but a late August trip to the Delaware beaches is not complete without a Fractured Prune® "doughnuts" breakfast treat.   These donuts are fresh, made to order,...

Pork And Cabbage Soup


  Make that Peking pork and cabbage soup! Before too long, the temps will gradually be dipping down into "feels like soup" weather. I thought it would be fun to see which international soups rank high on everyone's list of favorites.  Do you...

Creamy Cucumber and Tomato Salad


We still have a lot of tomatoes in our garden, and cucumbers in the greenhouse. I just love the taste of fresh backyard grown tomatoes and cucumbers so we've been making this salad frequently lately while this organic produce is still in season. This...

Sweet Potato Salad with Labneh Feta Dressing


Impress your friends and family with this super salad. This is wonderful for a weekend lunch, BBQ or picnic. Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 600g Sweet potatoes, cut into wedges Light olive oil or groundnut oil Flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper...

Antipasto Chopped Salad


Antipasto is the traditional first course of an Italian meal that is served before the main course. It literally means, "before the meal." Nestled in between the rocky mountain faces of the Appalachians and the Juniata River, stood a simple Italian restaurant...

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

New In


New In post for this month. Enjoy. Romwe swimsuit (left), Choies swimsuit (right) Chicnova shorts Persunmall top and pants Chicnova shoes Romwe belt Romwe brushes set Chicnova necklace, Persunmall ring Bellast jewelry Bellast  jewelry Bellast  jewelry...

Cascading Lace Dutch Braid and Loose Waves Tutorial


YOUTUBE CHANNEL | SHIRT | BRALETTE  | EXTENSIONS  | NUME LUSTRUM CURLING WAND  (USE CODE SAVE50 FOR 50% OFF!)| HEAT PROTECTANT SPRAY Tuesday is here! And it feels like it should still be the weekend… Here is a tutorial for this lace dutch...

Country Ribs In The Slow Cooker


It is not unusual for me to make a spur of the moment deviation from the weekend menu. A single product nearly always dictates this change! The soaring August thermometer also helped me decide not to prepare spare ribs in the oven. Time to bring out...

An exotic combination of flavours at Assado

Today I'm in the Waterloo area of London sampling the delights of a new food fusion. Goan and Portuguese at Assado. First a bit of history. Portuguese explorers sailed the world in the 15th and 16th centuries, discovering and mapping the coasts of Asia,...

Pickled Blueberry and Burrata Black Rice


2 cups forbidden black rice 1 cup water 1 cup chicken broth 1/3 cup roasted pistachios 1/3 cup golden raisins 1 pint pickled blueberries drained 1 roasted shallot 1/3 cup chopped pickled onions 1 sack burrata cover a baking sheet with parchment and roast...

Pickled Blueberries with Rosemary


1 pint blueberries 1 cup white wine vinegar 1 3/4 tbsp salt 1 tsp black peppercorns 4 sprigs rosemary (from Food52) bring vinegar, salt, peppercorns and rosemary to a boil in a small saucepan rinse blueberries and put them in a glass jar remove saucepan...

Saturday, August 15, 2015

CHIC TENDENCIAS: HAIR TAPESTRY


¡OMG! Decid adiós al cabello de arcoíris y a los tonos de pelo radicales. Los tapices en el cabello conquistan los festivales y las melenas ChicAdictiles más arriesgadas. ¿Os atrevéis con esta tendencia llena de color y especial para manitas? ☺ Experimentar...

Cashew, Fig and Orange Cookies – Galletas de Nuez de la India, Higos y Naranja


Last Sunday, in the organic market, I found some fresh figs at an amazing price. At the moment, I had no idea what I was going to prepare with them, but knew that I just had to do a small search in the blogosphere in order to find a good recipe. It has...

BBQ ideas


I know there are some people who insist on lighting their BBQ and then almost immediately throw on a pack of burgers or sausages and watch them cremate in the intense heat and flames of just lit charcoal, but that's not how we do it here at FOTB HQ....

Honey Chocolate and Strawberry Cake


The name says it all! This cake is absolutely delicious! Addition of honey makes this cake very soft and moist. The strawberry syrup gives lots of strawberry taste and aroma which perfectly blends with the cream. Chocolate ganache and fresh strawberries...

Healthy Pistachio, Cashew and Fig Bars - Barritas Saludables de Pistache, Nuez de la India e Higos

This week has been full of changes and new things. For starters I cut my hair to shoulder height, it had been years since I had such a short hair. My birthday present from my parents and brother has finally arrived: a fitness watch, so now I'm always...

Rebranding Helps New Shaving Brands - and Others

Execution and Brand Extension The last part of our branding methodology covers extension, execution, and alignment. Brands can only come to life when they are pervasive and consistent. So use the positioning and the creative everywhere you can. This...

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Brome Lake Duck


Have you ever heard of Brome Lake duck? The blog post was going to be an ode to the newest fad in the dairy aisle – European style butter.  Perhaps this novelty is not so new but let’s say that I just noticed it.  Even Land O’Lakes®...

Greek Yogurt Tart with Thyme Marinated Peaches – Tarta de Yogur Griego con Duraznos Marinados en Tomillo


After a very complicated week, today I share a recipe that has left me shocked. It is a Greek Yogurt Tart with Thyme Marinated Peaches. The combination of ingredients may initially sound a little weird, but after testing the final product, I assure you...

Alex Hollywood's Sticky Chicken Wrap


INGREDIENTS 2 leftover chicken breasts - cooked & sliced 2-4 rough chopped tomatoes 1 ripe avocado sliced some chopped lettuce Sliced cucumber 1 tbsp Greek yoghurt Lemon juice Salt pepper 1 Mozzarella ball torn Some fresh basil leaves 2-4 Mission...

Catamount Fat Separator


I admit it…I love my fat separator. You might not need to have a fat separator sitting on the kitchen counter at all times but every so often it's nice to have one handy. They are especially useful when you want a nice smooth sauce or a lump free gravy....

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Friday, August 7, 2015

SEO Infographic: Then Vs. Now



19 Best Twitter Hashtag Monitoring Tools

Hashtags are extremely useful social media tools that can help you get more exposure, improve your social media reach and create successful social media campaigns. But knowing about Hashtag  monitoring tools isn't enough. You need to start...

Pulling the Pin on Pinterest Marketing


So you think you know social media . You're on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, and Twitter. You have a posting strategy, a style, a tone of voice, and are building an audience. Then along comes Pinterest, the fast-growing social network dedicated to helping...

WTH? Social Media Hashtags Go Mainstream


Have you noticed how Hashtags have moved from obscure symbology to mainstream? Check out Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, with a clip on hash tagging just about everything. Hashtags began with Twitter, as a way for users to label tweets with a particular...

A Simple Plan For Creating & Implementing Buyer Personas


There's a big void out there when it comes to Buyer Personas . Most companies that we talk to are familiar with the broad concept, but have not taken the time to create even rudimentary personas. What is it with Buyer Personas that makes them scary?...

Create Refreshing Content To Get Results


If you follow marketing trends, you know that content marketing is all the rage. But as with most marketing tactics, the key to successful content marketing requires a bit of sweat and strategy. You don't simply write a blog post and click "Publish."...

LinkedIn LeadGen Secrets


Everyone is talking about LinkedIn LeadGen these days. It is a social platform for business, a content publishing platform for marketers, a sales tool, a relationship tool. All these ideas are correct and for B2B companies more true than ever before,...

The robots from Google and Bing aren't that smart!


How many times have you searched for a keyword, come up with hundreds of responses and clicked on one from the first page (probably), only to discover that you were being taken to a site that doesn't really have the information you're looking for? Instead,...

4 Things to Consider Before Hosting an Event


Hosting an event can be quite a daunting task, especially if the planning involves a lot of last minute running around to make sure that everything goes smoothly. Even the smallest of mistakes can sometimes render disastrous results, so whatever...

Deep Dish Website Design Part 2

An effective website is crucial to your company's internet marketing strategy. Today's website acts as an online hub, providing visitors from all channels with the valuable information, credibility, branding, positioning, and persuasive messaging that...

7 Stupid Simple Ways to Kill It On Your Landing Pages


The most effective place to get leads online is through landing pages. Statistically it has been proven that companies with over 10-15 landing pages get more leads than other businesses. But for landing pages to work they must be effective, and chances...

Deep-Dish Website Redesign

The other day I ordered a deep dish pizza (had it delivered actually). Boy what a difference after eating thin crust pizzas for the last 10 years. They're both good, but I'd forgotten just how good pizza can be when there's more of everything. Many of...

5 Keys to Mastering B2B Content Marketing

Content marketing today is much different than it was even just a few years ago. Today's marketer has to be just a bit more savvy and knowledgeable as to what to present and how it should be presented, to get the desired result. This holds true even...

Why SEO Won't be Going Away Anytime Soon

It's hard to think of many businesses today that don't have at least some Internet marketing component to what they do. For most, a big part of that effort to find new buyers over the web will involve search engine optimization, the process of trying...

4 Internet Marketing Trends That Will Only Get Stronger in 2012

As we creep up on another new year, many of us will be focused for the next few weeks on figuring out which parts of our businesses we could be making stronger. This is especially true when it comes to online marketing. Not only is it always a tough...

Start 2012 Right: 4 Steps to a Successful Inbound Marketing Action Plan

One of the interesting things about putting together an internet marketing plan is that it's harder than you might initially think. Usually, there are two good reasons for this: First, lots of business owners and executives know that there's a lot to...

4 Old School Marketing Tactics That Will Work Online in 2012

Although a lot of experts like to treat internet marketing as something that has completely changed business forever, the fact of the matter is that few things under the sun are ever completely new; most are just different, or faster, ways of doing what...

Internet Marketing Knowledge is the Key to Power

The other day, I was in a meeting and mentioned short codes, and everyone gave me a blank look. These were smart marketing folks, but they simply hadn't been exposed to that aspect of marketing yet. Have you ever had that happen? Terminology these days...

3 Things to Try Before You Ditch Your Marketing Campaign

As another January rolls around, you can bet that a lot of business owners will be brimming with hope, ready to roll out a new online marketing plan that will take their company to the next level. Some will be counting on search engine optimization or...

How to Rock and Roll with Social Media

We live in an age when your prospects and customers have more influence over your reputation and brands than you do. Today, marketing success is based on your ability to engage your audiences on their terms - providing the information they want through...

Web Design Secrets

(taken from eBook  Web Redesign Success Secrets for 2012 ) Part 2: Design & Usability A website represents the first contact point for many prospective customers. It shows, in a nutshell, how professional your organization is, and how it understands...

Five Steps To Website Redesign Usability

Have you looked at your company's website lately? Did you ever think that web visitors might occasionally get frustrated? Usability is critical. It can make the difference between performing a task accurately and completely or not finishing it at all;...

Optimize Lead Generation by Aligning Sales & Marketing

So much talk all the time about aligning sales and marketing. What does it really mean? Is it essential? The answer of course is a resounding YES! But as with many marketing tasks, it is easier to talk about it than to get your ducks in a row! Operating...

10 Steps to Create a Monthly Inbound Marketing Report

Everybody has a boss. And that boss wants to know how things are going. Sometimes that takes place in the 5 minutes prior to a Board Meeting and sometimes in an employee review. But the best way to keep the boss satisfied is to create a Monthly Marketing...

Strengthen Your Keywords...Strengthen Your Inbound Marketing

How important are keywords? I know several companies that have done keyword analysis once, to their credit, but never revisit it.  Yet everywhere you look, you see the need for using this information, in: email subject lines website content landing...

Local Search Puts You on the Map — and Saves Trees

If you're a small business, you need to rethink your advertising strategy. It's time to say goodbye to the various yellow page directories that are devouring your budget. Most of your potential clients now search for you on the internet, and if you don't...

Letting Leads Go: Are You the "Unrelenting Ex" of Email Marketing?

Unsubscribe? I don't  think  so! So, you mastered the lead generation game and got your leads to opt in to your email marketing campaign. Huzzah! Now, they want out… We know. Breaking up sucks…especially if you're on the receiving end....

Social Media Posting Rules: Don’t Be a Self-Absorbed Socialite

It's the Me Show! Social media - everyone is talking about it. Especially you - because you  rule  the social scene. Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn… You're  so   there. You've even managed to hook...

Marketing Automation Success Depends on Sales and Marketing Alignment

Marketing automation systems are more popular today than ever. The horror stories of implementation, which were common as recently as three years ago, have gradually subsided as software vendors and marketing departments have tackled implementation...

Search Engine Optimization 101

If your business is relatively new to online marketing, or in the past has concentrated its marketing efforts on non-digital mediums, search engine optimization may be a new concept for you - and a mystifying one at that. What is it? How does...

Inbound Marketing Close-Up: How to Blog Better for Business

Blogging  can be your business's best friend for driving traffic, converting leads and  boosting SEO rankings  for your website when executed effectively. Here are 7 quick tips to make sure you're reaping maximum benefits from your blogging...

Are Your Clingy-Girlfriend Lead Nurturing Tactics Getting You Dumped?

Top 7 Worst Lead Generation and Lead Nurturing Tactics: Part 2. "It's Not Me. It's You." So, you've given up your business' creepy-stalker guy lead generation tactics in favor of a permission-based, opt-in approach before proceeding to drown...

How to Jumpstart Marketing Automation

The reasons for marketing automation are obvious to any stressed out, overworked B2B marketer.  B2B sales cycles  are longer than ever, making it more difficult track leads that may become active months before a budget exists. Product...

Blind Leading the Blind

Matthew 15:12-14 12 Then the disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?" 13 But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. 14 "Let them...

Give Us Clean Hearts

Matthew 15:15-20 15 Peter said to Him, "Explain the parable to us." 16 Jesus said, "Are you still lacking in understanding also? 17 "Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated? 18 "But the...

A Trip To Inerton - A Dream August 5th, 2013

This morning I awoke about 4 from an unusual dream even for me. In the dream I was aboard an airplane. The airplane was flying over the Atlantic Ocean. On board with me were 2 associates. Two young women were accompanying me to what I believed to be...

The Need For Elimination - Part Of The Growth Process

Just a thought? The other day I wrote an article on the God Card . That article also “iced” some people as they saw themselves in it. The only reason for playing the God Card is to win. Not God wins, you win. Another recent article was discussing the...

Getting Caught Up In The Stuff

A Snippet Of Truth I have noticed that many are caught up in the “stuff.” What is the stuff? The stuff is that which affects you and your understanding of biblical principles, seasons of life and the need for legacy. I feel the need to expound on this...

What Can I Change?

While driving to work yesterday, I was thinking about those who can not sit down or sit out. If something is not happening they feel as though they have missed God somehow. The motion has in so many cases become more important than the Creator. I am...

Changing Mindsets The Product Of A Mindshift

Just a thought? I often find myself coming up against myself. What does that mean? It is those times where I cannot seem to gain headway. The difficulty is I am often sure it is the Lord holding me back. Recently I have felt that way. I have watched...

Privacy Policy

The last update to our Privacy Policy was posted on January 30, 2015. This document governs the privacy policy of our Website, http://www.lowfatrecipes4dieters.com. Any capitalized terms not defined herein will have the same meaning as where they are...

Top 5 Escapes To Mend A Broken Heart

The pain of a breakup can be devastating as Jennifer Garner, Kourtney Kardashian and Charlize Theron well know, following the recent breakdown of their relationships. These five heartbreak getaways offer the ideal solution to help mend a broken...

Eggplant Parmesan Soup – Sopa de Berenjenas a la Parmesana

Eggplant Parmesan, is not as very well-known dish in Mexico, but since I tried it a few years ago, I really liked the taste. Lately I've seen a lot of eggplants in the supermarket, I bought one thinking of doing the typical Eggplant Parmesan, when I...

A Barilla Pronto (TM) Lunch

While grocery shopping last week, I noticed something new in the pasta aisle: Barilla Pronto ™ pastas. I decided to see what it was all about.  The boys love their mac and cheese…and just about any pasta for that matter. I knew I would be cooking...

Strawberry Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting

Guess what guys? The promise to post Strawberry Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe is up and ready for you to give this deliciousness a try! When making this recipe for the blog I made two batches. That's how good this stuff is… No words to describe!...

Beef Pot Roast

Beef pot roast is the recipe for day 1 of the 2015 slow cooker challenge from the Homemaker's Hutch.   It was so much fun to participate in the Slow Cooking Recipes for the Busy Mom last year  that I decided to participate again. This...

Healthy Homemade Beet and Orange Gummies – Gomitas Caseras y Saludables de Betabel y Naranja

The other day I went with my brother to a convenience store and found a bag of only red gummy bears.  It was very interesting to see this type of marketing strategy. Although my preferred gummies have always been the red ones, I think it is quite...

Famed steakhouse Smith & Wollensky opens in London

It's been a while - so I'm pleased to say I'm back in Covent Garden. Not a moment too soon. Tonight I'm testing out the freshly opened Smith & Wollensky (six weeks old on the night we went). The name is said to have been selected randomly from a...

Aquarium Jell-O Dessert

Another kid-friendly recipe for you to make alongside your kiddos is this Aquarium Jell-O Dessert . Its not only great fun to make, but fun to eat. Gummy fishes makes this aquarium look pretty realistic. The green liquorish represents seaweed and crispy...

Celebrities Superfood Secrets!

What? Chlorella This is an entirely natural and balanced, single-celled, green algae, rich in amino acids and antioxidants. It can help improve the production of your skin's collagen, reduce redness and protect skin from free radicals, as well as...

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Works of Art

Works of Art