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Cooking is a lot like working out (stay with me here). When you’re working out, once you figure out a series of great routines or specific workouts, you are set. With cooking, once you get comfortable with a specific tool or set of ingredients, figure out different ways to play with that tool/ingredient. Master it. Own it.

Broth Recipes

The very first ingredient I fell in love with when I first started to learn to cook (circa 1995) was broth and stocks. Think about all of the recipes where you are asked to add water. Could chicken, beef or vegetable broth work as a substitute? Imagine the flavor difference once you use a broth or stock instead. (Note that I recommend buying the reduced sodium broth so that your salt content doesn’t get out of control.)

Because of my love affair with broth-based recipes, many of the dishes I make and cooking ideas include broth and stocks. Here are a few tips and recipes for you:

Instead of boiling pasta in water, cook your pasta in chicken broth.
Broth makes for a great flavor addition to your basic rice and couscous.
Use broth to braise meats, make simple soups using fresh seasonal veggies…you name it. Check out this delicious Cream of Asparagus Soup recipe.
Here’s a video (one of the first we ever shot) of a super-simple Bride Soup recipe with a chicken stock as a base.

Wondering about the difference between a broth and a stock? Check out our quick video here. We clear it up as well as teach an easy recipe to make Chicken Stock.

Beef Broth

Beef broth, especially beef consommé, is a great base for so many recipes and full of protein. Beef broth can also be quite functional. For example, if you are preparing burgers for a large number of people – or taking pre-cooked burgers to a friend’s house for a party – consider that you can keep your burgers warm by letting them soak in the warm juices of beef broth.

Once you learn what you love, always keep it in the pantry, ready to serve you and transform your cooking experience. Now, back to the working out “thing”. Until recently, I have thought that, unless I belonged to a gym, I couldn’t get a good workout in each day.

I was wrong.

Danielle has proven me wrong over and over again. There are so many things within my own house that allow me to continue to work out without all the heavy weight equipment. Pots and pans have been used as free weights. Kitchen table chairs have been used in place of benches. And children have been used to keep count. I simply just had to change my state of mind. Now, I know that there is just no reason to NOT get my heart rate going, even if I am at home.

Recommendations from Danielle:

Homemade Resistance Training Recipe

I love being creative in the gym & using different gym equipment to keep things fun. I have gotten together a couple of my favorite pieces of equipment that are inexpensive, effective, and easy to use. Here is my recipe for Homemade Resistance Training!

The Speed Rope: How fun is jumping rope, but so challenging. Do 100 jumps, and your heart rate will be up.
The Medicine Ball: This is great for crunches. Place the ball in your hands or resting in your ankles. This is a great way to make a simple crunch harder.
Resistance Bands: Stand on them and do bicep curls or wrap them around a pole and use them for Rowing or Chest Press.
Furniture Sliders: I get crazy with these things! They are so inexpensive & they get your body moving. I use these for lunges, abs, pushups, you name it.
The Swiss Ball: This is great to sit on & engage your core while do arm exercises with dumbbells. You can also stand & place the ball behind your back/against a wall & squat away.

I recommend doing the Jump rope for 100 jumps, then doing 2 exercises for 15 reps each. After 3 times through that circuit pick 2 new exercises to pair with your jumping rope & repeat. Go for at least 30 minutes, but no longer than 1 hour, this recipe is meant to be served Hot so keep it moving!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Danielle Korb owns Sweat Training, a personal training studio on Montgomery Road in Pleasant Ridge. Danielle’s passion for health and fitness combined with 12 years experience of coaching/personal training has helped her to create a company that is truly unique. At Sweat Training we train people that crave the desire to train like an athlete and we specialize in high intensity and resistance training.

At Sweat Training our boot camps & personal training are designed to challenge both men & women, training everyone in small groups to create a team atmosphere. This atmosphere creates camaraderie, competition, encouragement, motivation & affordability. At Sweat Training our clients are more like teammates & our trainers like coaches. This is a great place to train with your significant other & be social with friends. No Contract Obligation & Pay as you go. Trialing a Session is FREE for Rookies. Follow us on Facebook, Danielle Korb Sweat or call 513.Go.Sweat.

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