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Pirate party food ideas
So the little land lubbers want a pirate theme for their next party? Find some swashbuckling food ideas that will keep you from walking the plank.

Horrible Halloween Recipes
Just like Christmas and Thanksgiving, Halloween is a time for making lots of yummy things to eat. But the recipes are a bit different from those other two traditional holidays. Here are a couple that trick-or-treaters will appreciate.

Knives
Every cook needs knife skills and every cook deserves the best tools, that is why we chefs knives, paring knives, bread knives, boning and fillet.

Healthy Halloween treats
Skip the candy this year, and opt for some healthier treats.

Bean cuisine
Dry beans can make delicious, yet simple and natural, dishes. Nothing tastes more of the country and no recipe worms and satisfies like a bean dish. Cheap, healthy and comforting, beans are also incredible healthful and, if cooked properly, superb.

Bean gallery
In spring, young and tender, beans are the perfect vegetable. In winter, when fresh produce is harder to come by, dry beans reign in the kitchen.

Natural food, natural cooking

Delicious fresh fruit.

All Foods Natural promotes natural cooking, seeking the natural flavor in food by using fresh seasonal ingredients, natural condiments, herbs and spices. We prefer organic food, but use the best of what we have at hand. Our diet is moderately low in fat, aware of portion sizes and includes complex carbohydrates. We do not exclude any food group; for us, all foods are important and variety plays a role in healthy eating. But you will find the perfect menu for your vegetarian friend coming for dinner, or for that one on low carbs.

You will find a list of healthy foods to eat, healthy recipes, meal plans and enough easy, quick, recipes and interesting ideas to turn food preparation into a rewarding task. You wil discover that, and more, in the gourmet herbs and spices dossier, the nutrition and health articles, cookbook and our basic healthy eating guide.

Planning menus is time consuming. This might become an impossible job when someone in the family has to follow a special diet. In many cases, you cannot count on prepared meals or eating out, or a take away… and no one enjoys standing in front of the stove, breakfast, lunch and dinner, day in, day out. We know!

Cooking is not an exact science; any recipe can be adapted to different situations. We reveal all the insider secrets. Your creativity will spark with all the tips, tricks and techniques disclosed. We hope that cooking will become a pleasure, again, when you follow some of our suggestions.

Discover even more mouthwatering recipes online and a free newsletter at Food Naturally, our newsletter, devoted, of course, to all foods natural, where we will accompany you in a tour through the world of flavors.


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Do you have breakfast?
Do you have breakfast? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Discover some great ideas for variation, original recipes for breakfast and tips for health.
 

Cookbook

There is always something to try at All Foods Natural, check the recipes and cooking directions at the cook book.

Sweet potato casserole recipes
Now that you are aware of all the health benefits in the humble sweet potato is time to cook. Sweet potato casserole, comments and recipes to prepare delicious warm casserole dishes with sweet potatoes.

The Serotonin Power Diet
The Serotonin Power Diet explains how the easiest way to lose weight is to use your brain. Serotonin is a brain chemical that makes you "feel good." It increases feelings of well-being and calm--and it also turns off the appetite.

A word about soups
New tips to prepare the best soups, descriptions of the different types of soups and seasonal recommendation.

Cooking with honey
Honey is one of the oldest sweetening substances know to man. Discover new tips to use honey instead of sugar.

Chicken recipes
Versatile, low in cholesterol, good for young and old alike, chicken is a main ingredient in most cuisines. Find new and traditional chicken recipes in our online cookbook.
Cholesterol down
Ten Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in Four Weeks--Without Prescription Drugs. This is a topic of interest for all. The recipes are mainly vegetarian; not strict vegetarian, but can be adapted with minimal changes.

Low cholesterol diet
A low cholesterol diet might be advised for people with abnormally high circulating levels of cholesterol. Do you know what cholesterol is? Why there is talk of good and bad cholesterol?
 

Holiday Season

The opens with the run up to Thanksgiving, and goes on to the Christmas celebrations. It does not end with it. There are many other celebrations around -Hannukah or Kwanza, to name some- and the festive mood is impossible to escape.

The feel good diet
The feel good diet is an eating plan based in the latest neurological research. Designed to balance brain chemicals, keeping dieters happy and motiated while shedding pounds. The book includes scrumptious recipes.

Mayonnaise - recipe and variations
Homemade mayonnaise is very easy to do; you will need only egg, oil, lemon juice, and salt. A few extra ingredients can transform a basic mayonnaise into a very special sauce. If you prefer get mayonnaise from a jar instead of preparing your own, some of the ideas can be used to enliven commercial mayonnaise.

Bazaar

Just like wandering through a flea market, or a street of small shops. The items we select come from many different sources, as we list all we have found of interest.

Recipe Competition

Do you collect recipes? Do you write your own? See the latest recipe contest.

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Choice Tidbits
Feed your curiosity with odd facts, unusual anecdotes about food, practical tips, time saving tricks, and the best advice about cooking.

Do the preparation work
Prepare all the ingredients you will need before you start cooking. Peel, wash and chop everything in advance. There is no magic in the kitchen without some labor intensive knife skills before.

Plan menus more efficiently.
Preparing meals ahead requires planning. Yes, planning is the first step to good organization, with the added bonus of saving time and effort when you are actually doing the chores.

Cooking tricks
Find all sorts of cooking tips and tricks handy when you have problems in the kitchen. Read and remember, they will get you out of more than one sticky situation.

Hint of Herbs
Prepare gourmet meals using natural herbs and spices. Innovative ways with herbs and all the classic uses.

Basil reminds of the Mediterranean
Basil counts among the few herb with a deeper flavor when cooked. Basil combines well with oregano, as used in Italian cuisine. Consider it a perfect match for tomato sauce.

Full of Flavor
A gallery of flavor to tease your taste buds.

Allspice
The flavor is a mixture of nutmeg, cinnamon and clove. Used worldwide in pickles; stews and casseroles; broths for meat and fish; in cakes, puddings, relishes and chutneys.

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Helping Hand

A la mode means "in the manner of" if you are in a French speaking country. It means pie topped with vanilla ice cream if you are in North America -simply irresistible.

Ideas to Inspire

Not always easy to prevent, but we have a trick or two. Whenever you cook there is a wonderful aroma floating in the kitchen but sometimes that smell lingers once you have finished, and it is not so nice then. That is a problem we know well, as there is a lot of cooking going in our kitchen.