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Eating Should Be Enjoyable and Should Not Be Like a Math Class!

I wanted this program to maintain my high standards of nutrition and get it out to the world, but I wanted it to be fun! Since Jaime was a natural in the kitchen and has a flair for creative cooking, I asked her to help me out.

So we started cooking together and when we were in the kitchen it was more like an episode of Dharma and Greg than healthy cooking lessons! I taught her how to make the science of nutrition really simple and Jaime essentially taught me how to have more fun!

FACT - You will never get healthy or lose weight untill you learn the BASICS of healthy cooking.

And Guess What? It's Much Easier Than You Think!

Actually, the simplicity is what blows people away. You really don't have to be an Iron Chef to whip up super delicious and healthy meals! But you do need to know the basics cooking and the TRUTH about what the best foods are.

There is TONS of mis-information on 'healthy eating' in the media and most of it is nothing more than marketing materials from mega food corporations who have most people, doctors and dieticians, fooled into following a corporate eating plan that is literally making Americans fat, sick, depressed and diseased. It's like the blind leading the blind!

Some of the foods recommended in Healthy Urban Kitchen are totally opposite to what we have been led to believe are good for us!


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How many events will you attend this year where there will be a beautifully decorated cake? Weddings, birthdays, graduations, and a host of other special days are often centered around a delectable cake that looks much too elegant to eat, yet those are the ones that are gobbled up the quickest!

Although there's nothing more convenient than picking up a ready-made cake at the bakery, the pleasure most people get from making and decorating their own cakes is unsurpassed. This is especially true when the occasion involves loved ones; especially children.

How much easier would it be to create your own cakes if you had one ready made source to rely on right at your fingertips? Whether you're baking from scratch or using a mix, we'll show you just how to prepare your cake for the magical creations that will leave people talking for weeks.

The art of cake decorating is not about spending hours in a broiling hot kitchen baking only from scratch, although you can certainly do so, but rather it's about the art form the finished cake takes and exactly how you can achieve that polished and professional look!


tips :

a few basic rules apply when cooking sugar :

1. use a heavy gauge pot to prevent burning the sugar & a candy thermometer for accuracy.
2. add an acid or an invert sugar,such as corn syrup,to prevent sugar crytals from forming.
3. brush down the side of the pot with a moist pastry brush.
4. heat other liquids such s milk, before adding o caramel.