General cooking tips

Buy Local Food : Cultivate an awareness of how far your food travels. When Rich Pirog, Food Systems Program Leader for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, tracked the miles traveled for 16 types of produce, he found that locally sourced fruits and vegetables such as apples, lettuce and tomatoes traveled an average of 56 miles, compared to 1,494 miles — nearly 27 times farther — for the same fruits and vegetables delivered through conventional retail channels. Things get stickier with combination foods, strawberry yogurt for example. Pirog came up with 2,216 miles by adding up the distance traveled for the yogurt’s milk, sugar and strawberries. That figure could be slashed by 90 percent if you buy plain yogurt and stir in some locally grown honey and fruit.


Kitchen Tip : Make sure stovetop electric coils work properly. A worn-out element is a real power drain.


Try Eating Raw Food : You need a balance of three basic food groups as most of your diet:
  • sweet fruits (apples, oranges, berries, melons, etc.)
  • green leaves (dark lettuce, kale, collards, spinach, etc.)
  • raw plant fats (avocados, olives & their oil, coconuts & their oil, nuts & seeds, durian)
    • Eat lots of sweet fruit, lots of green leaves, and some fat (as dressing, pâté, hummus, etc.). Add vegetables as desired, and sprouted grains and legumes occasionally. Try fruit for breakfast and snacks; greens, veggies and fat for lunch and dinner.












Jalapeno Salsa (Cooked) Recipe
Jalapeno Salsa (Cooked) Category Sauce Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1 tb Olive oil

3/4 c Jalapenos, chopped

2 Cloves garlic, minced

1/4 c Onion, chopped

3 c Seeded,peeled, choppped>>>

Tomatoes. 1 tb Red wine vinegar

1 tb Fresh cilantro, chopped

1 tb Green olives, chopped

Salt In med. sized skillet, heat the oil. Add the jalapenos, garlicn and onion Saute until the onion is soft, but not browned, 3-5 min. Add the tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes are quite soft, about 5 min. Add the remainig ingredients and cook for a few minutes more to give the flavors a chance "marry". Add salt to taste if needed. Let the salsa stand for at least min. Stir well before serving. Yield: Approx. 2 cups This salsa is moderately hot--use half bell pepper and half jalapeno to "cool" it down if you like.

 
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