Are the Best Food Recipes in the World on Squidoo?
I've had enough, I'm speaking out. My weight from the time of my high school graduation, through college and beyond for more than 25 years never really varied. Now, since joining Squidoo I've gained a few pounds. And, they aren't pretty.
I can love myself in any form but I refuse to become a statistic. Read on to see what I'm facing and what I plan to do about it!
So, How Did Squidoo Make Me Fat?
First you have to understand that inherent in an addiction to Squidoo, or any form of internet business, is the amount of time spent sitting on your backside. The evil in this is, what's NOT happening. Activity. Yep, no activity means lower metabolic rate which translated means all those calories are converted into... that's right, body fat.Lack of activity is only one factor that can cause weight gain. As I indicated above if you browse Squidoo for long, you're going to encounter some of the best food recipes you've ever found and yes, consuming more food than what you're expending has such results.
What I'm Going To Do About It
First, I'm going to reserve time each day for activities I love which keep me fit. (At least until recently when I began to confuse my backside with the chair seat!) I'm pushing myself away from my desk.Secondly, I am charging certain lensmasters with purposely conspiring to make me fat. I'm accusing them of offering the best food recipes which cannot be resisted. Furthermore, I assert that they colluded in the effort to overtake my good senses in regards to eating only dry, tasteless foods in order to avoid too much pleasure or weight gain. I will now attempt to present the evidence that I'm sure will support my case.
Warning!
View the following at your own risk. I have determined that many of these represent the best food recipes on the internet. Extreme gustatory pleasure and possible weight gain is possible if overindulgence isn't avoided. Proceed with care.
At First Casual Exposure to the Best Food Recipes Seemed Innocent Enough
As I began exploring Squidoo, I started noticing some tasty things to do with some of my favorite produce. I thought, hey, this is great way of discovering more fun ways to eat the things I love!Through Squidoo, I found all kinds of new and interesting things to do with broccoli, spinach, strawberries, carrots, and much more. I had found some of the best food recipes I've ever experienced. As "exhibit A" in my case against Squidoo lensmasters however, I present to you a few selected lenses to aquaint you with the subtle torture I've endured.
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All About Watermelons
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The watermelon is a useful plant originating from central and southern Africa and cultivated nowadays in warmer regions around the world. Watermelon refers not just to the fruit but also to the plant producing it. The fruit is a 20 to 60 cm long roun...
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Totally Terrific Tomato Recipes
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Totally Terrific Tomato Recipes is a collection of totally terrific tomato recipes, and a treasure trove of tomato information You'll find everything you need to know about cooking tomatoes, tomato nutrition, tomato themed cookbooks, tomato quotes, mo...
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Eight Layer Salad -- A Delicious Recipe
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I've been refining my personal recipe for Eight Layer Salad for a few years and have finally hit on a winning recipe that I am now sharing. My salad has an extra layer to the traditional seven layer salads that you can find on the internet. I've got...
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Broccoli Soup Recipes
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What could be more satisfying than a broccoli soup which is easy to make - and good for you too? Broccoli has many health promoting qualities, is cheap and easy to cook with. Oh, and broccoli is low in calories too....... Choose from a sumptuous cre...
Later I Noticed Some Great Recipes for Main Dishes Too!
After a few months on Squidoo I found I was no longer searching the web and finding recipes that who-knows-who put up; possibly posted with errors. No, now I was getting recipes done by people who cater, chefs, and other culinary experts. These were truly the best food recipes out there.Many of them gave step-by-step instructions and beautiful photographs to help me out in the kitchen. There are so many out there but here are just a few to demonstrate what I'm talking about; they're also part the evidence I'm presenting for your consideration.
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The Absolute Best Chicken Marsala Recipe
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Chicken Marsala is elegant and delicious. It's also really easy to make. A rich sauce of wine and mushrooms enrobes a chicken breast that's been seasoned, browned, then braised in the sauce. I've included recipes, links, and a video to help you make...
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Absolute Best Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe
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In its simplest form, Chicken Cordon Bleu is a tasty combination of chicken, ham and swiss cheese, rolled together and usually fried. This recipe also includes a creamy wine sauce to accompany the chicken. Chicken Cordon Bleu is a beautifully elegan...
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Sinful lasagna
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Warning: this is a very rich flavored lasagna If you like old world flavors and don't mind the complexity of planing you're shopping well in advance. Then consider this recipe a cooking adventure. I must advice in advance the ingredients in this lasa...
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The Best Ribeye Steak Recipe!
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Pepper steak, Steak au poivre, Rib-eye with black pepper - Chef Andre Rochat shows you how to prepare a perfect steak dinner with bourbon cream sauce and potatoes au gratin. Step-by-step cooking instructions with a wealth of detailed recipe pictures...
Then Warm Weather Came Along with a Whole New Batch of the Best Food Recipes
Ah, how could I resist these outdoor specialities? I was overwhelmed with some of the best food recipes for grilling, barbequing, picnicking, and tailgating. Even as I was reveling in these new found treasures I knew that these lensmasters were only plotting for the next step.Here are a couple just so that you can glimpse what it is I faced each day on Squidoo.
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Tailgating Recipes and Games
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When school starts, the leaves start to fall, and the college students head back to their dorms, football season is here! It's the time of year to find new recipes and games for your friends and that special tailgating party! Food, friends, fun and f...
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The Absolute Best Barbeque Sidedish Recipes
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Here at The Absolute Best Barbeque Sidedish Recipes I offer you my favorite recipes, links, cook out supplies, and suggestions for what to serve along side of your grilled meats. There's no need to close up the grill whe...
And My Sense of Adventure Kicked In
I love to experiment with foods I've never tried, some of the best food recipes I've ever used had their roots in other lands. I was in heaven when I started noticing how Squidoo experts published recipes from their various homelands or family recipes which reflected their ethnic background.As "exhibit D" in my case against Squidoo lensmasters, check these out and make special note of the variety and authenticity. I assure you that much of my enjoyment was under duress and not of my own free will.
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Easy Chicken Curry
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Here's a lovely spicy chicken curry recipe that's easy to prepare. Cookery in a single pot with no marinating for hours. A delicious, healthy curry that anyone can make, and you can use lamb if you prefer, or fish, or vegetables if you're a vegetaria...
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Easy Rumaki Recipe
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Have you heard of rumaki? Eaten it? The basic idea is to take a bit of chicken and a slice of water chestnut, wrap them in bacon, marinate it in soy sauce and brown sugar and cook it somehow. There are of course variations on this basic idea. But goo...
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How to make Panettone
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usually associated with Milan Italy. Panettone is continually evolving with new ingredients being added all the time. One of the new ingredients is chocolate. If your trying this for the first time I wouldn't suggest chocolate because it covers all t...
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Tropical Fruit Desserts
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The best part of living in the tropics is that it always filled me with enormous pride, contentment and energy maybe because of the fairly warm weather we have here at the same time the fascination on how the amalgamation of culture manage to work-ou...
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Ciabatta (Slipper) Bread Recipe
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Ciabatta Bread Recipe In Italian, ciabatta means "slipper," which leads many people to call the bread "slipper bread." Ciabatta Bread was invented by Italian bread bakers and became very popular throughout the rest of the world! Ciabatta Bread has a...
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Taste of Croatia
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If you have been to Croatia than you know what I'm going to say! If not, let me tell you: We, Croats, love to eat!!! We also love to organize parties and gatherings on almost every occasion. Tasting of numerous Croatian food specialties and quality...
Later I Needed Those Hearty Dishes
As the months progressed, my Squidoo addiction worsened. I began to realize how calculated the effort had been. I now longed for those hearty meals that would sustain me for long hours at my desk. I had no difficulty of course finding the best food recipes that could give me the endurance I needed.They knew my weakness and capitalized on it. Below are just a few of the dishes to which I succumbed.
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Cornish Pasties
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What is a Cornish Pasty? Well, a Cornish Pasty is a type of meat and vegetable pie with a story from the past. What's the story? The story is of the Tin Miners of Cornwall and the ideal packed lunch in the form of a Cornish Pasty ;) I hope by rea...
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Hashbrown Casserole Recipe
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Looking for a Hashbrown Casserole Recipe? Hash Brown Casserole Recipe that is very close to the Cracker Barrel recipe. This is not the "Official" Cracker Barrel hashbrown casserole recipe for their famous Hashbrown Casserole! But, it comes out very m...
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Best Potato Casserole In The Universe!
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Leftover recipes don't have to be boring. I'll show you how to add a gourmet "touch" to this deliciously-rich potato casserole worth saving leftovers for. Step-by-step instructions and pictures of my special potato vegetable casserole shall make this...
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Spinach Pasta Casserole Recipe
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Spinach with Pasta Casserole Recipe Whether you bring in fresh spinach from your garden or you get a can at the store, you can use it to make some great tasting Baked Spinach and Pasta Casserole. Just follow my simple Baked Spinach and Pasta Casserole...
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Baked Macaroni and Cheese
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Baked Macaroni and Cheese contains several different types of cheeses, milk, and some light spices. Often times it calls for breadcrumbs as this recipe does. It's easy to make a batch or two of this for a family get together or cookout. Beware: this...
Finally There Were Sweets! Have They No Shame?
Even at this late date I might have been saved. If I could have turned from my computer monitor, run out the door and returned to eating the same bland, tired meals I was accustomed to having for so long. But just as my awareness of a increasingly unbalanced existence emerged...the sweets came and did the dirty work.The combination of my Squidoo addiction and my discovery of the best food recipes on the web had taken over completely. Below is my closing argument against the lensmasters of Squidoo who have worked toward my undoing.
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How to Make Great Home Made Ice Cream
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One of my favorite childhood memories is making ice cream on the back porch with my dad. He would make the most incredible, tasty, creamy, wonderful ice cream in a variety of flavors. It was such a fun family activity that everyone enjoyed. I want to...
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Rhubarb Pie - Great Recipes
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Photo Courtesy of Athena Each spring the rhubarb patch, once again, becomes the star of the garden for many people. Not much else is growing, yet. A freshly baked rhubarb pie is the first recipe that "springs" to mind (get it?). There are three ve...
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Chef Keem's Best Peach Cobbler Recipe
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Once upon a time, God asked all angels: "What shall be our primary divine dessert?" And the angels answered in unison: "Fresh peach cobbler made with Texas Hill Country peaches and sweetened with agave nectar!" Only one scrawny little low-carb angel...
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Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe
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What could be better than an easy to make recipe for delicious lemon meringue pie? This classic dessert has been a favorite for hundreds of years. The tasty lemon filling provides the perfect contrast to the crisp meringue topping. Make lemon merin...
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Marbled Chocolate Cream Cheese Brownies
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I've found a great dessert recipe that's simple, and it looks beautiful. Chocolate cream cheese brownies are fancy enough for dinner guests, yet simple enough for the kids to make. Keep reading to get this fabulous recipe and other wonderful brownie...
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Delicious Lemon Cake Recipes
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Lemon is one of my favorite flavors. There are so many wonderfully delicious Lemon Cake Recipes on the internet, so I decided to compile a good number of Lemon Cake Recipes in this blog for easy reference.... a cornucopia of Lemon Cake Pictures. The...
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Espresso Sea Salt Caramel Truffles - My Best Candy Ever.
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Raving reviews of "Chef Keem's Espresso Sea Salt Caramel Truffles!" Here's why they are better than any other sea salt caramels on the market: I cook a rich and smooth "dulce de leche" caramel from scratch and flavor it with intense Mexican Vanilla i...
What's Your Verdict?
Did the Relentless Recipes from Lensmasters Constitute a Criminal Act?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, These Recipes Are Too Good to Be Legal!
amandascloset0 says:
Well, I think I'll go fix something to eat now. hehe! Great recipes!
Posted January 13, 2009
NAIZA says:
Oh, gosh! They're all so yummy! How I wish it is touchable right now.. I'm starving! :)
Posted December 18, 2008
OhMe says:
Well, viewing the recipes just makes me hungry but doesn't give me the desire to cook. Thank goodness.
Posted December 16, 2008
nightbear says:
They are shameless and heartless. Constantly attacking our senses with beautiful food pictures and delectable recipes. GUILTY!
Posted December 02, 2008
Evelyn_Saenz says:
I was sitting here quietly Squidooing and your lens caught my attention. Now instead of taking a walk I am contemplating the Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe right above here or one of Chef Keem's incredible concoctions.
In order to save my health I am just going to have to go back to the Education section and concentrate on adjectives and verbs and hope that they are not describing and stirring up any food.
Posted December 02, 2008
No, It's Merely the Idleness of Your Addiction That Did You In!
JaguarJulie says:
Ah -- me thinks not the recipes themselves, but how we lensmasters have stayed glued to our computers cranking out new lenses and participating in the forum -- that has packed on the pounds and inches!
Posted January 13, 2009
Susan52 says:
It may have been the idleness of your addiction, but don't worry. I share the addiction, too!
Posted December 06, 2008
aj2008 says:
Too good to be legal? Absolutely! I have gained a few pounds since July, when I joined Squidoo - but then again inactivity due to a health problem may just have contributed too..... So maybe not.
Posted December 02, 2008
Don't Let This Happen to Others
If you know of other best food recipes that could be considered harmful to vulnerable individuals, please list them here. We have to warn innocent web surfers of what these lensmasters are capable of doing to their lives.
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The Carrots Had a Photo Fight Tonight
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Best Food Recipes: Tell Us Your Squidoo Story Too! We Care
A_RovingReporter wrote...
Great lens. I feel like looking for food right now! But I've to watch my weight...5*
dc64 wrote...
You are right about the recipes. Many of them aren't cookbook recipes, but tried and true family favorites. They are old fashioned Grandma-type recipes. They are recipes handed down through the generations. There are probably even "secret" recipes that we probably shouldn't know. Forget about the cookbooks or scouring the Internet looking for recipes. Search Squidoo, and you'll have all your guests begging you for the recipe!
poddys wrote...
Very nice lens - bang goes another diet. 5***** Tell you what though - Debnet's Christmas Crackers won't make you put on weight LOL :)
Introduction: SaddaGocaraRupa.
How Did Squidoo Make Me Fat: Jeff Kubina.
What I'm Going to Do About It: Bloomsberries.
Great Recipes for Main Dishes: thebusybrain.
Then My Sense of Adventure Kicked In: FotoosVanRobin.
Hearty Dishes: KD35.
Casual Exposure to the Best Food Recipes Seemed Innocent Enough: Janice Yuavllos.
Then Warm Weather Came Along: Harris Graber.
Sweets: gaetanlee.
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