Articles by Liz Canham

Liz Canham is a writer and a lover of Asian food. To learn more about Chinese food click here and visit Asian Food and Cookery.

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Chinese Food - Peking Duck Recipe

Peking Duck is one of the most famous Chinese foods originating from the ancient royal courts For centuries, the best Chinese chefs trained extensively in order to make sure that they could present this delicacy properly to the Emperor

Cat Illness Symptoms - What do They Mean?

As with humans, cats occasionally have days when they feel a bit off colour or lethargic but if they show more than one symptom, then there may be something serious amiss Cats’ noses are typically damp to the touch so if your cat’s nose is dry and he is displaying other symptoms, he may be ill

What is a Healthy Weight Loss Program?

A healthy weight loss program is one where you lose between half a pound and two pounds a week This slow loss can be maintained and should be permanent rather than a quick weight loss where the weight will go back on as soon as you return to more normal eating

Gardening - Is it a Bulb and What do I do With It?

Most gardeners know that daffodils, snowdrops, hyacinths and tulips grow from bulbs and that many other flowers grow from rhizomes, tubers or corms but what is the difference and can they all be treated in the same way There are many different definitions to be found, but I think these explain the variations in quite simple terms: Bulb - a central bud surrounded by a fleshy layer

Gardening - Growing Plants From Seed

Many people are afraid of growing plants from seed but it’s really very simple and anyone can do it All you really need is patience and diligence

Landscaping Your Garden

Does your garden look a mess Is it all bits and pieces with no cohesive plan

Disease Resistant Tomatoes - How to Identify Them

Growing tomatoes isn’t too difficult but they can be prone to disease Don’t despair though, as there are plenty of disease resistant varieties available but that in itself leads to another problem which is how to identify them

Writing Articles - A Low Cost Form of Online Advertising

If you check out Wordtracker GTrends, a free keyword suggestion tool, and enter the keyword or phrase which interests you, you will be shown the number of searches carried out on that keyword or phrase Click on the graph beside your chosen word or phrase and you will see the estimated number of pages listed in Google for it

Blogger: All You Need to Know

Blogging is the current craze It is a diverting and low-cost way to have your say on the Internet

Chinese Food - Chinese Dumplings - How to Make Them

The lowly dumpling In Western-style cooking it is a simple staple, a source of carbohydrates and a great comfort food

Africa Safari - Tanzania Part 1

The sultry heat of Africa hit us as we stepped off the Kenya Airways flight at Dar es Salaam and it was only 8:30am, some 23 hours after leaving home in Spain, so it was with some relief that we entered the delightfully cool foyer of the Royal Palm Mövenpick Hotel an hour later Our rooms were a good size, the hotel pool was clean with waiter service and a poolside restaurant so all that a weary traveller could wish for

Pedigree Cat Registration in North America and Europe

If you live in the United States and are looking for a pedigree cat, then you can’t avoid coming across the acronym CFA, in full Cat Fanciers’ Association The CFA was founded in 1906 with the intention of maintaining the integrity of cat breeds and holds the largest register of pedigree cats in the world

Chinese Food - Dim Sum

Many non-Chinese think that dim sum is just a steamed dumpling with maybe a dipping sauce to accompany it However, although that is one type of dim sum, the term "dim sum" does not refer to a single recipe but to a style of serving a vast selection of different snack type items

How to Use Yahoo to Attract Website Visitors

It is said that the business which invented "pay for performance" or "pay per click" as it’s now known, was Overture, subsequently taken over by Yahoo The company realised that shopping online was the future of the retail industry and that online advertising was going to increase exponentially

Your Website - How To Advertise It

Many people think that the way to advertise their website is to say, place a classified ad telling their readers to go to their website for the best baby clothes, recipes or whatever they happen to be selling However, this is not the case

Growing Organic Vegetables - Useful Tips

Are you fed up with vegetables grown out of season, from who knows where which may look bright and shiny but which taste of absolutely nothing Are you frightened as to what all those pesticides and other chemicals are doing to your family’s health

Travel - Dealing With Air Sickness And Jetlag

If you dread the idea of air travel because of air sickness and/or jetlag, there are a few precautions you can take to prevent both Air Sickness Generally, air sickness is at its worst on take off and landing

Chinese Food - Eating With Chopsticks

If you’ve ever eaten in a Chinese restaurant you will be familiar with those long thin utensils, which are traditionally used to eat Chinese food Yes, I’m talking about chopsticks

The Coffee Experience

There has developed a new craze in Britain in recent years You can see it wherever you go; people walking or even riding bicycles, carrying a cardboard carton of the stuff

Cat Scratching Post - Do You Need One?

Unless you don’t care at all about your soft furnishings and carpets, then the answer to the question "do you need a cat scratching post", for most cat owners, has to be a resounding yes

Bird Watching - Is It A Group Activity

Whether you choose to go bird watching alone or with a single other person or with a group is really a matter for personal preference All three have pros and cons

Chinese Cooking - The Flexibility Of The Wok

Chinese food can be cooked using any pan at all but if you want a really versatile implement in which you can stir fry, braise and deep fry, you must have a wok This simply designed yet incredibly useful tool has been used in Chinese cooking (and indeed the cooking of other Far Eastern countries) for centuries but even today is indispensable to professional chefs and home cooks alike

Coffee Making Using A Coffee Machine

If you don’t mind instant coffee granules or powder, it isn’t that difficult to make a cup of coffee You just put a teaspoonful of coffee in a cup or mug, boil some water, pour it on, stir and then serve

Coffee Addiction - Alternatives To Coffee

Do you have an addiction to coffee Do you find it hard to get through even half an hour without having another cup

The Bird Watchers’ Ethical Code

If you’re not a professional bird watcher or tour guide then there are a few things that you need to know before venturing out to start your new hobby Believe it or not, you can’t just do what you like, where you like and there is a strict code of ethics, even for amateur bird watchers

Hummingbirds - Beautiful And Active

Hummingbirds are one of the most beautiful and active species of birds to watch; their colour and the way they dart around are so entrancing to the keen bird watcher There are over three hundred species of hummingbirds, native to the Americas and parts of the Carribbean

Choosing A Cat Bed

You have a bed of your own, so why shouldn’t your cat It’s true to say that if you buy a bed or even several beds for your cat, he will probably still use your three piece suite, your own bed or indeed anywhere he wants, but you’ll feel better able to move him on if he has his own special place to sleep

Coffee In Latin America And The Caribbean

Coffee is produced in many parts of the globe in over seventy countries including parts of East Africa, India, Indonesia and Vietnam (second largest producer in the world), but here we’re going to concentrate on coffee in Latin America and the Caribbean Most Like it Black Apparently most coffee drinkers in Mexico take it black and believe that the best black coffee comes from their country

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