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Asian vegetarian cooking is one way individuals can enjoy great vegetarian cooking. There are many different Asian vegetarian cooking recipes to choose from. Individuals can choose their favorite Asian vegetarian cooking, or try a new Asian vegetarian cooking recipe. Listed here are some great Asian vegetarian cooking recipes.

Spicy Confetti Noodles

3 medium green onions
2 medium bell peppers
2 medium carrots
2 packages (5 ounces each) Japanese curly noodles or 10 ounces uncooked spaghetti
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup dry sherry or Water
1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
1 tablespoon finely chopped gingerroot
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon chili puree with garlic
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1. Cut onions into 2-inch pieces; cut pieces into thin strips. Cut bell peppers into thin strips. Cut carrots into julienne strips.
2. Cook and drain noodles as directed on package. Toss noodles and oil in large bowl. Stir in onions, bell peppers and carrots.
3. Mix remaining ingredients in wok or 12-inch skillet. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Add noodle mixture; toss with sauce. Heat through, stirring constantly.

Indian Lentils and Rice

8 medium green onions, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon finely chopped gingerroot
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
5 1/4 cups vegetable broth
1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) dried lentils, sorted and rinsed
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large tomato, chopped (1 cup)
1/4 cup shredded coconut
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves or 2 teaspoons dried mint leaves
3 cups hot cooked rice
1 1/2 cups plain fat-free yogurt

1. Spray 3-quart saucepan with cooking spray. Cook onions, gingerroot, red pepper and garlic in saucepan over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are tender.
2. Stir in 5 cups of the broth, the lentils, turmeric and salt. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 25 to 30 minutes, adding remaining broth if needed, until lentils are tender.
3. Stir in tomato, coconut and mint. Serve over rice and with yogurt.

Indian Split Peas with Vegetables

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon cumin seed or 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 jalapeño chilies, seeded and finely chopped
3 cups cauliflowerets (1 pound)
2 cups cooked yellow split peas
1/4 cup vegetable broth
2 cups Green Giant® frozen sweet peas, thawed or 1 can (15 oz) Progresso® black beans, drained, rinsed

1. Heat oil in 10-inch sillet over medium-high heat. Cook cumin, turmeric and chilies in oil 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Stir in cauliflowerets and broth. Cook and cover 3 to 4 minutes or until cauliflowerets are tender.
3. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until hot.

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Enrolling in a cooking class is one of the best ways to improve your culinary skills. Whether you are a seasoned professional, or just starting out, every one can benefit from cooking lessons. You may be able to find a culinary school in your neighborhood to help expand your outlook on food and how it is prepared. You may want to take just one class on a new dish or technique. There are many specialty shops that offer creative cooking classes and on occasion your local upscale grocery store may even offer them.

Cooking classes are a great way for you to learn to enjoy food. I am not just talking about eating the food, but the time and thought that goes into creating a dish or a meal the proper way. Our society has recently become focused on fast food. We have lost the art of cooking. Remember the way your grandmother’s food tasted? You could taste each and every ingredient that she used, and once you were finished, full or not, you wanted more. That is because there were no microwaves or frozen dinners or thawing out your meat before you are ready to prepare it.

Dinner was something that was started early in the day and took hours to make. I encourage you to pick up a cookbook like the “The Joy of Cooking.” This is one of the classic cookbooks that not only gives you the ingredients, but how to mix and prepare them. Some think that thoughtlessly throwing all the ingredients in a bowl and mixing is the same as carefully adding the ingredients one by one. When tasting the finished product you discover the difference between a well thought meal which has been prepared with care.

Many of us do not have all day to prepare dinner for our families because of work and other obligations. A cooking class provides you with new shortcuts and other techniques to use to help improve the quality and taste of the food and the time it takes to prepare it. Instead of marinating all day on low heat, you could use a crock pot and set it on low when you leave for work in the morning. There is very little to do to finish preparing the meal when you arrive home.

Cooking classes also offer you a way to learn how to shop for and prepare many different ethnic foods. Recipes from far away places are a great way to bring your family together while enjoying preparing and trying them right in your own home. Save the money that would have been spent at a an ethnic restaurant and cook together as a family with the tools and techniques taught at a culinary class.

Main courses are not the only recipes taught at these classes but also classic and impressive desserts. Cooking schools also offer many dessert classes as well. Perhaps all you would like to do is learn how to decorate a cake like a pro. Sign up for a cake decorating class. Cooking classes also emphasise the social aspect of cooking. Sharing a large kitchen at the school with several other students who also enjoy cooking and have a desire to hone their skills is a great place to meet people.

There is another added bonus to cooking classes and schools that you may want to consider. If creative cookingis your passion, these classes could open you up to a new career or business idea. I have met people that came for a specific purpose which had nothing to do with a business, ended up taking what they learned in class and put it to work for them. While at first they did it part-time, they eventually found they had their own very successful business. What would your friends and family pay to have a cake decorated? How much for a professionally prepared meal for an important dinner party in their home? The possibilities are endless when we look at the benefits cooking schools and classes have to offer.

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