Was doing some smoothie experimentation yesterday and came up with one that tastes like this creamy, evil, delicious milk shake kind of thing. Anyway the key is that it’s non-dairy, no gluten, high protein, high vitamins and very low cholesterol. Here goes: Shopping List: 1 Cup of No-Fat or Low Fat Vanilla Flavored Yogurt 1 1/2 Cups of Mixed Fresh Strawberries, Blueberries and Pineapple (make sure you get a real pineapple and not open a can of something that was grown over 2 years ago) 1 Cup of Soy Milk Note that all ingredients as well as the glass jar of your [...click to contimue reading...]
Jul 062008
Well, back from the no-blog vacation (like blogging about food is something I needed a vacation from). Anyway goofed off for a number of weeks, met some incredible people and just up’d everything by two levels. .. It’s been a very, very nice couple of weeks. Anyway, back to Soy Milk. This is West Soy’s brand. One of those beverage products that comes in a box that needs no refrigeration.. And this is nice especially if you’re roughing it with a backpack in the middle of nowhere. It has this plastic tab kind of thing with a [...click to contimue reading...]
May 262008
Well if you’re having a get together today it represents a fantastic opportunity to introduce the conventional foodies to what real food sans chemicals tastes like. And hey, what better way to start the Summer than a great tasting potato salad.. Here goes.. Shopping List: 3 Pounds of Organic New Potatoes 4 Organic Eggs Organic Garlic to yield 1 1/2 Teaspoons 1 Cup of Organic Mayonnaise 1/4 Cup plus 1 Tablespoon of Organic Dijon Mustard Organic Lemons to yield 3 Tablespoons 1 1/2 Tablespoons of Organic Brown Sugar 3/4 Teaspoons of Organic Hot Sauce 3/4 [...click to contimue reading...]
May 232008
I could go into all the facts about how coffee once out of the roaster starts it’s slide down the slippery slope towards staleness and un-drinkability.. A horror show for the taste buds actually. … We have oxidation going on, flavor compounds degrading to the point where they’ve become extinct in your beans, flatness.. etc. etc. So like everything in cooking .. Fresh is Truely Best. But that being said, it all depends upon your logistics as well. For instance, you have a problem if you’re driving an hour every day to get fresh coffee right from your favorite [...click to contimue reading...]
I really have a thing for French Cooking .. as I’ve said before putting this together with organic ingredients is something incredible. Here’s a simple dish that Di & I enjoy. Hope you do too. Shopping List: 2 lbs of Organic Carrots 1/2 teaspoon of Unrefined Sea Salt 2 cups of Spring Water 3 Tablespoons of Organic Unsalted Butter 1 1/4 Tablespoon Of Unrefined Organic Sugar Enough Fresh Organic Parsley to yield 3 Tablespoons when chopped Recipe: Place 2 cups of Spring Water into a Saucepan, set aside. Peel 2 lbs. of Carrots, slice and place into [...click to contimue reading...]
Apr 162008
Like most dishes you can customize mayonnaise to your own individual style. One such mayonnaise version is known as Green Mayonnaise. Green Mayonnaise is mayo on veggies. So you get the great taste of mayo with a veggie kick. Although it doesn’t work everywhere it is a really nice flavor addition when using mayo in salads, with fish etc. Here’s how: Put a saucepan with water on the heat and bring to a boil We’re going to need about one densely packed cup of uncooked green veggies. So get your favorites. Some suggestions are Fresh Organic Spinach, Scallions, [...click to contimue reading...]
I’ve been missing in action for about a week due to tax time (and last weekend Diane collared me to have one day of fun .. she’s taking her 5th grade class camping this week so she needed time to hang out. .. so we hung out). Anyway, during all of this I needed some adventure so I picked up some Horizon Organic Yogurt (fat free) for the first time. Here’s the deal. .. Ingredients are Organic grade A pasteurized nonfat milk, fructan (NutraFlora, a natural dietary fiber), pectin, live and active cultures (S.thermophillus, L. bulgaricus, [...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...]
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...]
