General tips

Buy Local Food : Bringing more local produce into your kitchen may leave you wondering what to do with unusual things such as Jerusalem artichokes, kohlrabi or mizuna. “I get requests all the time from CSAs asking permission to put my recipes into their delivery boxes,” Madison says. “I always say yes.” Get a good produce-based cookbook and don’t be reluctant to ask for recipe ideas from growers.

Buying an Oven : If you need to purchase a gas oven or range, look for one with an automatic, electric ignition system. An electric ignition saves gas-because a pilot light is not burning continuously.

Diet info

The Zone Diet
The Zone diet is a diet system first invented by Barry Sears in a number of books, publications and an accompanying website. The Zone diet is not particularly a fat reduction diet, although many 'zone dieters' find that they seem to lose body weight when following it.
The main theory of the Zone Diet is that if one were to control the levels of two important hormones, (insulin and glucogen), then your body releases eicosanoids which, as a consequence puts your body in a state of equilibrium which is much more wholesome than other diets, which is known as the zone.
Sears states that a body that is in 'the zone' is perfectly balanced and, as a result, does not build up layers of fat.
The most valuable process of the zone system is to maintain the exact ratio of carbs to proteins, and to ensure your diet has plenty of Omega 3 fish oils.

Speckled Soup Recipe

	Category	Childrens Recipes
	Views	146
	Ratings	0

Ingredients And Procedures

1 1/2 c White beans

4 c Water or stock

2 Cloves garlic, minced

2 Stalks celery, chopped

2 Carrots, chopped

1 Onion, chopped

2 tb Olive oil

1 tb Dried basil

1/2 lb Green beans in 1" pieces, or

1/2 lb Zucchini, sliced in

-half-moons 2 tb Lemon juice

3/4 ts Salt

From "Meals Without Squeals" by Christine Berman & Jacki Fromer. pepper to taste 1. Soak beans in water to cover by 2" overnight. Drain in the

morning. 2. Saute garlic, onion, celery, and carrots in oil for about 10 min.

3. Add soaked beans and the 4 c water or stock.

4. Simmer until beans are tender, about 45 min.

5. Add basil and green beans or zucchini and simmer another 30 min

or so, until tender. 6. Before serving, stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Serves 8 preschool or 6 school-age children 1 meat alternative Posted by Theresa Merkling.

Rate this recipe!

Post this recipe to your site

<h1>Speckled Soup</h1>
    <b>Ingredients And Procedures</b><p>
        <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><P>1 1/2 c White beans <P>4 c Water or stock <P>2 Cloves garlic, minced <P>2 Stalks celery, chopped <P>2 Carrots, chopped <P>1 Onion, chopped <P>2 tb Olive oil <P>1 tb Dried basil <P>1/2 lb Green beans in 1" pieces, or <P>1/2 lb Zucchini, sliced in <P>-half-moons 2 tb Lemon juice <P>3/4 ts Salt <P>From "Meals Without Squeals" by Christine Berman & Jacki Fromer. pepper to taste 1. Soak beans in water to cover by 2" overnight. Drain in the <P>morning. 2. Saute garlic, onion, celery, and carrots in oil for about 10 min. <P>3. Add soaked beans and the 4 c water or stock. <P>4. Simmer until beans are tender, about 45 min. <P>5. Add basil and green beans or zucchini and simmer another 30 min <P>or so, until tender. 6. Before serving, stir in lemon juice, salt and pepper. <P>Serves 8 preschool or 6 school-age children 1 meat alternative Posted by Theresa Merkling. <BR><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>     <p>
     More <a href="http://www.recipe-file.co.uk" title="Free recipe">free recipes</a>