Article by Martin Haasjes

It can be quite a quandary when blending two very different worlds at the dinner table. On one hand, there are unapologetic carnivores that prefer to rip into a steak and on the other hand, you have guests who feel bad about eating baby carrots. How can you give meat-lovers that thick, fulfilling texture, while introducing them to vegetarian food? After all, every devoted vegetarian knows that the vegetarian diet is far from torture! There are so many delicious vegetarian recipes out there! Here is a quick guide to vegetarian cooking for non-vegetarian guests.

“Safe” Vegetarian Food For Carnivores:

1. Falafel Wraps 2. Eggplant Parmesan3. Vegetarian Lasagna4. Bean & Rice Burritos5. Homemade Macaroni & Cheese6. Broccoli & Tofu In Garlic Sauce7. Black Bean & Sweet Potato Chili8. Two Bean Tamale Pie (made with cornbread)9. Spinach & Ricotta Dumplings With Tomato Sauce10. Portabella Mushroom “Philly Cheese-Steak” Sandwich

Some vegetarian food is more challenging to cook than others. For instance, working with tofu can be a challenge. Yet, when you get it right, the tofu has a very satisfying, almost cheese-like texture. The key when saut

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Article by Chris Grimbilas

Other than on Thanksgiving Day, there is not one household I have found where someone wants to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. In fact, most families I know would want to spend the least amount of time in the kitchen possible on a day to day basis. This means there is a desire to focus on quick and easy dinner recipes.Well every dinner is made up of the ingredients that go into it. When it comes to easy dinner recipes for the family, we must stick with fast cooking, easy ingredients. We use a rule of thumb in choosing ingredients. When cooking with kids, is it something they can cook by following directions and with minimum supervision. We want to be able to assign them a cooking task and have it be simple enough for them to see it through to completion. In order to achieve that, we have to follow the K.I.S.S. principle right from choosing our ingredients.So what do we use to prepare these easy dinner recipes for the family?1) Chopped meat. Ground beef is so flexible it can be used in a multitude of recipes to offer a solid meat product that can be used in burgers to Italian food to Mexican food to casseroles. If you are fat content conscious, you can substitute ground turkey for the ground beef.2) Chicken tenders. This is the easiest for of chicken to use. Generally speaking, they can be used in almost any meal that calls for chicken. The difference is that the smaller pieces cook more quickly3) Steak. Chuck steak is affordable and can be broiled in just a few minutes of each side. If you slice it before you cook it, it will fry up quickly as well.4) Spaghetti. How can you go wrong with something that boils up in under 10 minutes. Kids love it, too!5) Tuna fish. One of the quick standby meals in our house tuna noodle casserole. We have this perfected with a 20 minute start to serve process.6) Canned ham. This is easy to throw into the oven as is, or you can slice it into ham steaks, which will cook up really fast. You can also dice it for use in casseroles.7) Par-boiled rice. This cooks faster than regular rice and is less sticky. You can mix in almost anything to make it a meal.8) Frozen vegetables. Using frozen veggie come out fresher tasting when cook, hold more nutrition than is in canned veggies, and cook into one pan meals easierWe work pretty hard to come up with recipes that can be cooked in one dish if possible. Whether it

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China is a big country and full with all kinds of cities. There are many cities are good place to enjoy delicious food. Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Hong Kong, Chongqing, Chengdu, Guilin are the good places to enjoy the different kinds of Chinese foods. There are some differences between the north food and the south food.

1. Food of Beijing

Beijing is the capital of China. There are thousands of tourists from home and abroad in Beijing. Beijing food is the most typical representation of Chinese food. Famous food in Beijing are Beijing Roast Duck, Beijing imperial court food and Beijing snacks. In some food street, you can easily find a delicous local food. Sometimes you will find it difficult to choose one. There are many snacks on Wangfujing Street.

2. Shanghai food

Shanghai is the most developed city of China. Western culture is popular in the city. As a modern city, Shanghai has a long history. Shanghai food is also representation of south eastern food of China. Like most people in the south, Shanghai people like eating the sweet food. Famous food in Shanghai are Stewed sea cucumber with shrimp roe, Deep-fried shrimps, Braised herring liver, Stewed chicken, Stewed pig intestine.

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3. Xian Food

Xian is the ancient capital of many dynasties in history of China. Shaanxi Cuisine, also known as Qin Cuisine, is the representative culinary achievement in the northwest China. In comparison to other Chinese cuisines, it is outstanding in three aspects. Firstly, due to Shaanxi’s geographical location in the center of China, various kinds of materials deriving from both north and south China are adopted by Shaanxi Cuisine. Second is the special cooking skills of the local chefs, including Tun (deep-fry), Qiang (fry quickly in hot oil, then cook with sauce and water), Chao (stir-fry), Zheng (cook by use of steam), Dun (braise) and so on. Finally is its frequently use of salt, vinegar, capsicum and garlic, making the savory flavor of sour, spicy and fragrant.

4. Chongqing Food

Chongqing is regarded as a mountain city. Spycy food is the most popular food in Chongqing. When you come to Chongqing, you will not to be surprised to hear that the Chinese believe in the saying ‘People make food their Heaven’. It would seem that people in Chongqing are never weary of eating. Thousands of restaurants are scattered throughout every corner of the city, luring customers from home and abroad with their different specialties.

5. Guilin food

Guilin is a small city in South China. Food in Guilin is a mixture of north and the south. If you come to China, you will easiy find many hot pot restaurants on many streets. Spycy food is very popular. Hot pot culture is very popular in Guilin. Many people go to a hot pot restaurants to have dinner. Chicken, duck, fish are the major food in Guilin.

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The wedding day is one of the most important days in a person’s life. On the wedding day, the bride, groom as well as members of their family try to make everything as perfect as possible. Whether it is the wedding cake or the food for the guests, it is important to make sure that you get the best service as possible. Having a good caterer at the wedding is really important so that all the important people at the wedding have a great time and enjoy a great meal. Hiring a professional wedding caterer means that you will have a much beautiful wedding and your family will also not have to worry about preparing or serving food. But, how do you go about finding the best caterers for your wedding day? Let us find out.

All wedding venues do not have their own caterers. Moreover, there are some wedding venues which do have wedding caterers and they will not allow you to hire your own caterers. For this reason, it is important that you find about all this when you are searching for the wedding venue. If you are told that they have their own caterers, you must find out what type of food they serve. You must only hire those caterers if you are satisfied with the meal they serve. If there are no caterers available at the wedding venue, make sure you look around and hire the best caterers to make your wedding even more special.

Ask your friends and families for recommendations. If you had recently attended someone’s wedding or reception and you found that the food was great, you can always ask them about the caterers they hired. Try to get as much information about them as possible and contact them so you can also arrange for your big day.

If you have located some caterers on your own, you must contact them and arrange for food tasting. There are many professional catering companies available and these days, they also have websites. If you are looking to find wedding caterers in your location, you can simply search on the internet with the relevant keywords. For example, if you are looking for caterers in Delhi, you can simply type “caterers in Delhi” in the search box and obtain a list of caterers available in your area.

Once you have located a number of them, contact them and get more information about their services, menus, costs, etc. You definitely want your guests to enjoy the meal and have a good time at the wedding so make sure to hire caterers who can offer the best service.

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If you need wedding catering, there are many things that can go into the final decision of caterer. You will want to start this phase of planning well in advance of your wedding date. You will want to visit many caterers and give them a chance to show you what they have to offer. Your wedding is a once in a lifetime opportunity and you want to make sure that your caterer has this in mind as well.

You may want to start by determining how much food you are going to need. You will want a head count to make this official. When you have your head count, you will then want to give this number to a caterer and they should be able to determine how much food you will need and the cost associated with this number of people. If you can determine a fairly accurate head count before you schedule these meetings, you will have all of the information you need when you leave each caterer to compare and make a decision. Price can play a big part in your final decision and that is why numbers are so important.

When you visit wedding catering services, you will want to taste the food. A caterer can make many claims about wonderful food that you and your guests will love, but you may want to request a sample to ensure that you are fond of the food that will be served on your big day. Many grooms and brides are too nervous to eat before the ceremony and the reception will most likely be the first place you and your partner share your first meal as husband and wife and of the day. This meal should be very special and something to remember.

You may also want to ensure that the wedding catering service you choose is fully available for the day of your wedding. If you find that there are numerous weddings booked on the same day and you feel that they may not have the capacity to handle this, you may want to look for another catering service that can give you the undivided attention you deserve. If you have any doubts at all, you can also ask for references and even conducting an online search may provide you with this information.

There are many wedding catering services to choose from. If you want your wedding day to be memorable, catering is something that needs special attention and some planning.

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The mobile catering trailer business can be a great business to start and be a great source of income as a part-time or full -time business. When it comes to starting your own mobile catering trailer business there are many things to watch out for and starting in the mobile catering trailer industry without doing your research first is strongly unadvised.

Fortunately there are certain strategies for success in the catering trailer business that if followed can ensure your mobile catering cart gets off to a profitable start.

Here is a short action plan to follow when buying or considering any catering trailer, food cart, concession trailer or general commercial catering equipment for your mobile catering van business. I have used these very steps to start multiple mobile catering trailer businesses often with no money down

1: Plan for Success

Have a plan from the start and know where you will trade from, who your target market is going to be, the foods you will be selling and what equipment you will need. Think about preparing a business plan as it will help give you direction and also significantly help out with financing.

2: Choose

Narrow down the search for equipment once establishing your business model. Know exactly what catering equipment you will need and consider the electrical and gas supplies and requirement for that equipment.

3: Talk

Interview the manufacturer or seller over the phone and ask the right questions before going to a viewing such as:

Will they negotiate on price or terms?
Is the chassis galvanized?
Are the wheels and tyres in good condition?
Is there any rust on the unit?
Is it clean and presentable?
Does everything work?
What is the reason for selling?  and so on…

4: View

Put yourself in a health and safety mindset and know your stuff. Check that all equipment is working and legal and make sure any certificates are valid and up to date. Asses the concession trailer as a business asset and decide on the return on investment you think it will bring.

5: Negotiate

Like a pro by creating a little common ground with the seller. Express your interest (but not too much) and try to negotiate without the damaging admission trying to de-value the catering trailer too much instead come across a serious buyer with a limited budget who is concerned with a few minor details and the overall price.

6: Prepare for business

Many mobile catering businesses fail not knowing where or even how to effectively start trading and have no idea on how to make money in the concession trailer and mobile catering business.

Many People will often go in to huge debt and do things wrong because they did not know how to successfully start up and get into the trading pitches and events that count. This can often be the case in business and without learning the strategies that will lead to a successful and profitable food operation you could end up loosing money fast.

Educate yourself as much as humanly possible and try to immerse yourself in the industry. Learn as much as possible about the road ahead and prepare for business professionally by reading up on the best methods to use in this industry.

Wishing you success with your mobile catering ventures

Mike Carter

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