The last thing you want on your fresh organic salad is tired old dressing….. Or, just as bad, some secret flavor packet that you “easily” add oil and vinegar to and shake. And the reason for the “easily” is that this is something that the Conventional Food People along with Madison Ave. has convinced us of. Let’s do it real and natural and FRESH .. and trust me it will be just as easy as shaking in a bag ‘o stuff. By the way, take another step from the conventional foodies by making sure you use [...click to contimue reading...]
May 162008
Apr 272008
What a week it’s been ….. Yahoo who handles the web hosting for my business has gone from bad to really..really bad. So I’ve been scrambling trying to learn web design in CSS and rebuilding the site for a new hosting service. Di even had this party-ish thing that I had to bag out of…sheesh.. Anyway, whining really didn’t make me feel better before, so I got some So Delicious Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert (aka Soy Ice Cream). And here’s the deal.. It cost me $4.69 for a quart (four cups). However, when I opened it up [...click to contimue reading...]
The trouble with a the premixed special seasonings out there are three: They’re generally non-organic (ie Chemicalized). By the time the spices are prepped, packaged in bulk for the specialty seasoning manufacturer, transported and waiting to be purchased they’ve reached legal drinking age. And spices flatten out as time goes by. You have to accept what they give you. I probably like more heat than you do. You may really like the garlic notes. In other words no matter who you are the store bought spice isn’t “just right”. So here’s the solution. Buy basic organic [...click to contimue reading...]
Mar 282008
Croutons can really jazz up a salad. There you are .. fresh greens, tomatoes, maybe grating some cheese right on top, .. homemade dressing you just put together and then …………. Out Of The Bag Croutons!! .. Stop!, and back away from the salad. Make your croutons fresh and up to par with the level of the rest of your culinary masterpiece. Here’s how.. Set the oven rack to the middle position and preheat your oven to 350F Take out a baking sheet Thinly slice then cube a Loaf of Fresh Organic French Bread/Baguette or Italian Bread and set aside [...click to contimue reading...]
When I have veggies over anyone’s house there’s usually just a few of them to the side of the dish. Or, as during Thanksgiving, big bowls of them but you spoon some into the side of your dish. Ya know? Well I just had a large cereal bowl of veggies and I’m telling the truth that it was absolutely delicious. Seriously. .. Anyway here’s what I did and you should seriously consider trying this at least once. They just taste so much better than the ugly stepchild of a side dish with a little butter rubbed on top [...click to contimue reading...]
Mar 082008
Just came back from the kitchen. Have a lot to do this morning then Di’s coming over to visit, so I needed something easy to make. It’s a cold New England day this morning so I was in the mood for something warm and basic, no frills, honest food whatever you want to call it. Took some fresh fish (wild and not farmed or course) out of the frig. Took out my stainless steel steamer. Added water and set on high heat. While this was heating up took a little organic canola oil and coated [...click to contimue reading...]
Feb 182008
You need to be careful when buying fish. Basically, it’s an expensive item that goes bad pretty easily so stores sometimes hang on and try to sell it well past the time. .. First, and most obvious, go to a market that moves a lot of fish. You want that constant volume going through to insure yours is fresh. One way to tell is the size of their fish display .. very tiny means little demand. Another of course, is to note the traffic of shoppers buying fish. Also, check out the shellfish .. even [...click to contimue reading...]
Feb 142008
Spice up your boring Yellow Mustard … Open a Beer and pour into a glass a few hours before. Let it sit in the frig to go flat. Then combine the following: Organic Chile Peppers chopped fine (the type and amount are up to you. It all depends upon how hot you want it). 3/4 Cup of Organic Yellow Mustard 1/4 Cup Organic Black Mustard Seeds 1 1/4 Cup of Flat Beer 1/3 Cup of Organic Vinegar (not apple) Fresh Organic Rosemary, Finely Chopped Organic Garlic & Sea Salt to Taste Combine and store in the frig. Use this up [...click to contimue reading...]
Feb 112008
My friend Diane is trying to cut down the amount of fat in her diet and wanted to know how best to make a hard boiled egg as a substitute for fried. Here it is: Shopping List: Spring Water (enough to cover the eggs in your saucepan & fill a cooling bath) Organic Eggs Recipe: Place Spring Water in the Frig 8 hours before to cool down. If you don’t have 8 hours just add some ice. This is for the cooling bath. Place the eggs in a saucepan. Add Spring Water until the eggs are [...click to contimue reading...]
Feb 092008
This is a preparation for an Organic Spinach Puree that involves blanching the Spinach and creating the puree in organic butter. Once done, you’ll have an ingredient to add to many recipes such as the Organic Spinach with Cheese Omelettes.
