How to Eat Vegan and Gluten-Free at Italian Restaurants

Eating out vegan and gluten-free is challenging at the best of times, but it might feel even harder than usual at an Italian restaurant. With most dishes consisting of gluten-containing bases, like pasta or pizza dough, then topped in meat and cheese, you might wonder whether there's anything at all that you can eat. Luckily, most establishments are becoming more aware of the need to cater to special dietary requirements, and you might be surprised at how many options restaurants have available that will suit your needs. [Read More]

Must Love Fish: Trying a Ketogenic Diet

If you're one of many people reaping the fat loss benefits of the ketogenic diet, then you'll no doubt be aware of the different foods available for you to eat as part of a balanced diet. For those who haven't heard of this method of eating, it's very straight forward: Just adjust the percentages of your macronutrients so that you're consuming approximately 70-75% fat, 20-25% protein and 5-10% carbs, in order to get into a state known as ketosis. [Read More]

Tips For Starting Your Own Cake Shop

If you have a passion for baking and have been learning cake decorating techniques, you might want to start your own cake shop. You can either open up a local shop or from home. Either way you go, the following tips will help you get started. Choose Between a Home-Based or Local Shop The first decision you need to make when you intend to open a cake shop is where you will operate the shop from. [Read More]

A Look At Authentic Rajasthani Cuisine

The cuisine of Rajasthan in Northern India is predominately vegetarian, but meat dishes can be found and typically use lamb or chicken. The dishes are rich due to dairy products being used in place of water when cooking as the state is arid. Spices, pulses and sweet dishes feature heavily, and sweet dishes are eaten as an appetiser rather than saved until the end of a meal. Gram flour is used to make a variety of snacks and breads and chutney with lots of spices is served as an accompaniment to most meals. [Read More]