The use of peppers has been rising, and for good reason… they taste excellent, can spice things up if you like and are healthy. Now if you make your own Salsa you really need a knowledge of peppers to keep it interesting. Well, some of the peppers most commonly available are the Bell, Cayenne, Cherry, Habanero Jalapeno [...click to contimue reading...]
As with most food items, Organic Coffee tastes best when fresh. But there’s more involved in a coffee’s freshness than it’s age. Proper storage is essential. If not done right, a coffee’s flavor will deteriorate fairly quickly. Here’s a quick review of some of the considerations involved in keeping coffee fresh.. There are several factors that cause a coffee’s flavor to deteriorate [...click to contimue reading...]
The green movement has taken a stand on Artificial Christmas Trees and it’s that they’re “not-good”. They use oil based raw materials and are essentially non-renewable. In contrast, the Natural Christmas Trees are made from soil, water & sunlight, and are 100% recyclable. Also, instead of a factory the real ones are of course grown on tree farms [...click to contimue reading...]
Mashed potatoes are a beautiful thing. They taste great, are comforting and also are very easy to put together. However, like many classic dishes, this one is often poorly prepared. And as far as instant potatoes go..don’t get me started. Well, the following is Organic Garlic Mashed Potatoes done right. It uses Russet (aka Idaho or Baking) Potatoes because [...click to contimue reading...]
A Potato Ricer is used to produce very smooth mashed potatoes. It works simply by forcing the rough cooked potatoes through small holes in the bottom plate (about the size of a grain of rice). In the process of being forced through these small openings the chunkiness in the rough cooked potatoes is broken down. This results [...click to contimue reading...]
A wire strainer is used to separate solids from the base liquid. Usually, the liquid is thin enough to allow simple pouring through the strainer. However, for some thick sauces, the liquid needs a bit of a push using the back end of a wooden spoon.
Penne Pasta. Organic & Whole Wheat at that..Any good? Well, we bought a box of DeBoles to cook up and evaluate to find out. Our review..
Like anything else, there’s more than meets the eye with regards to potatoes. When you visit your organic supermarket and see Yukon Potatoes in one bin and Russet Potatoes in another are you confused as to your best selection for what you are going to cook? Well, here are some basic facts on the world of Organic [...click to contimue reading...]
Back in August, 2007 the Organic Test Kitchen created a post dealing with the popular anitmicrobial Triclosan. Now the Washington Post published their take on this chemical. Here’s the highlights
The Milwaukee Sentinel published an article that said among other things that choosing to eat organic food and then loading up these groceries into a gas guzzling SUV is nothing less than hypocrisy. Does the author Alysha Witwicki have a point? Well yes she does, but it is a point that has gone astray.. Now, [...click to contimue reading...]