The Eco-Urban Cooking Show
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Tomatoes… We often see tomatoes as an additive in a salad or pasta sauce. But there are many more uses for tomatoes that we can experiment with to enhance our healthy eating routine. Do you have any great tomato recipes that you would like to share? Do tell. This juicy fruit is the best dietary [...]
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Yesterday I shared an excerpt from an article by Leslie Berrie, on how broccoli boosts the bodies protective enzymes to help fight cancer. Here is a fruit that slows growth of pre-malignant cells. We often have fruit for breakfast (when in season) that consist of strawberries, raspberries and blue berries soaked in lemon juice. Try [...]
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Broccoli… All cruciferous veggies (think cauliflower, cabbage, kale) contain cancer-fighting properties, but broccoli is the only one with a sizable amount of sulforaphane, a particularly potent compound that boosts the body’s protective enzymes and flushes out cancer-causing chemicals…To be continued Thank you to Leslie Barrie of Vitality for the information. Cooking with Ed? Where we [...]
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Drink first, then eat… Are you drinking eight glasses of water each day? You should be for proper hydration—and making sure your body isn’t confusing thirst for hunger. Before you reach for food to fill up an empty stomach, drink a glass of water and wait at least 15 minutes. This practice can curb the [...]
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TIP OF THE DAY: Ground beef should be used within 2 days of purchase. Frozen at zero degrees F, ground beef will last up to 3 months…
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ENTRÉE (Fr) In the U.S., it means the main course of the meal, or the protein component of a plate. In Europe, entrée refers to a separate course served before the main course.. An entrée can be any of the following: Vegetable dish Eggs Starch Offal/Pigs feet, (OWF-fuhl) Composed salad Fish, shellfish, mollusk (a class [...]
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Have you ever looked in your kitchen cabinet and wondered why you still have that same jar of peanut butter that you bought last year? How about wiping the dust off of spices that have been in there for the last 100 years? Brown sugar ever harden while waiting for you to use it? Well [...]
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If you must deep fry food you really must know some of the ins and outs on how to do it properly. Here are a few tips to aide you in your deep frying experience… Each one, Teach one… Cooking With…Ed? Deep-Frying Tips: * The oil must reach a good temperature to brown the exterior [...]
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I buy potatoes on occasion, sometimes I just let them sit for a couple of weeks because really, the prep work is a little involved and I wanna plan a good, balanced meal with them. So as they sit they rot and as they rot I’m not trying to touch them… YUCK!!!! Now, I found [...]
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Cooking with Ed buys Bananas at least twice a week, 6 at a time. I always felt and still feel that I had to eat them before they turn brown. If you’re like me you usually buy them a little green and let them sit and rippen for a couple of days. You look at [...]
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