If you have to work from home, you want your home office to be as comfortable and geared up as you can, especially if it makes you healthier and more productive. Here are 5 great additions that will step up your work space.
Having to stay indoors and work at home can be tough on a family—but with the right recipes, you can turn every mealtime into delicious healthy eating.
The Peanut Institute has offered two of their favorite easy, nutritious, peanut-powered recipes to help deliver work at home-pleasing dishes that can also please any budget.
Nutrition scientist Dr. Samara Sterling recommends building meals around foods that help support a strong immune system.
“Whole grains, nuts, beans, fruits and vegetables are nutrient dense so finding ways to integrate them into a daily diet is important,” says Sterling. “They are also versatile ingredients that can be used in a variety of recipes or to round out a meal.”
Peanuts and peanut butter are another nutritional staple since they’re packed with nutrients and can be incorporated into either sweet or savory dishes.
Peanuts are known as a superfood because they deliver significant nutritional value in a small amount. Just one serving packs seven grams of protein, 19 vitamins and minerals, fiber and heart-healthy fats. One serving of peanuts is an ounce or approximately 35 peanuts and a serving of peanut butter is two tablespoons.
8 Servings
This quick and easy recipe is sure to become a weeknight favorite!
Drizzle the oil of your choice in a large skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the diced chicken to the pan, and then pour the soy sauce over top.
Sauté for about 10-12 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked.
Stir 3/4 cup of the peanut sauce into the chicken, and continue to cook until the sauce is warmed through.
Serve with brown rice and colorful sliced veggies. Garnish with chopped unsalted roasted peanuts, as desired.
Measure the peanut butter, sweet red chili sauce, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, and honey out into a small glass bowl. Whisk together until blended smoothly.
Thin with hot water to desired consistency — less water for a thicker dip, more water for a thinner dressing. Garnish with chopped unsalted roasted peanuts. Toss coleslaw mix with the dressing, top with peanuts and parsley. Serve cold.
Serves 1
These quesadillas are healthful enough to serve as lunch—and luscious enough to eat for dessert!
Place a tortilla on a work surface. Combine the peanut butter and cinnamon in a bowl. Spread half of the peanut butter over the tortilla. Arrange half of the strawberries over the half of the tortilla closest to you. Fold the top half of the tortilla over the strawberries to form a semi circle. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-low. Add the quesadillas and cook, turning once, until lightly browned and heated through, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board, let stand 2 minutes then cut each into thirds.
The Peanut Institute is a non-profit organization supporting nutrition research and developing educational programs to encourage healthful lifestyles that include peanuts and peanut products.
The Peanut Institute pursues its mission through research programs, educational initiatives, and the promotion of healthful lifestyles to consumers of all ages. As an independent forum, The Peanut Institute is uniquely positioned to work with all segments of the food industry, the research community, academia, consumer organizations, and governmental institutions.
Women have often felt they would have things better, easier and faster if they were men instead of women. Two singers have expressed this predicament in their songs. Beyonce in her legendary hit, IF I WERE A BOY, and Taylor Swift most recently in THE MAN
Which do you think did a better job? Or really, are they both just awesome?
TasteTV editors love to find great food & drink. They search around the world for places and creators to recommend.
Here are 4 tasty picks from San Francisco (most deliver food too):
The internet has become a source of both entertainment and learning for those who are on lockdown at home. San Francisco-based China Live has created a streaming cooking series on making some tasty items from their menu.
Their new Web Series “China Live @Home” expands their mission to demystify Chinese ingredients and recipes while educating guests on the rich history and influence.
China Live is an interactive culinary and cultural destination in the heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown, offering an in-depth exploration of Greater Chinese gastronomy.
If it makes you hungry and you live in the SF Bay Area, they deliver or have pick ups.
VIP Guests had great wine, sparkling cider, and other gourmet items to sample at the TASTE AWARDS Red Carpet reception in Beverly Hills.
Gowan’s Heirloom Cider
The red carpet reception included sparkling cider from Gowan’s Heirloom Cider and R&B Cellars 2012 “Lyric of the Vine” Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet
Tastings were served by ChocoMe chocolates and Prosciutto di Carpegna, who served freshly carved prosciutto at a tasting station during the reception portion of the TASTE AWARDS event in Beverly Hills.
Prosciutto di Carpegna
Prosciutto di Carpegna carving station
ChocoMe
In addition, guests were able to snack on healthy gourmet selections from Regenie’s Natural Snacks, Snackin Free, and Saffron Road
Regenie’s All Natural Snacks, Snackin Free, and Saffron Road Chickpea Snacks
Regenie’s All Natural Snacks
