EcoUrban Cooking with Chef Ed

I found this tip on line at cooking tips and tricks. We have a lot of tomatoes that we use for salads and such. They sit for a while before using thus get soft. I like my tomatoes firm so here is the tip for the day on how to make your tomatoes firm again… [...]

This tip comes from the book “The Top 100 Immunity Boosters” Almonds are an excellent skin food, providing vitamin E and zinc, which are both crucial for a healthy complexion. Almonds are one of the top sources of cancer-preventing antioxidant vitamin E, containing 24mg per 100g as well as being a good source of the [...]

diabetes connection… Avoid: Refined sweets and empty sugars ( candy out; fiber and vitamin rich fruits in)…

Squeezing lemon juice onto peeled fruit, such as apples and bananas stops them from turning brown… Using acidic foods, like lemon and vinegar, is an excellent way for those of us with diabetes to control our blood glucose. And lemonade tastes a lot better than vinegar…

This tip comes from what is now my favorite nutritional reference book: Nourishing Tradition by Sally Fallon. Make your own salad dressing. You can make your own dressing using the finest ingredients for about the same cost as the average bottled dressings, most o which contain rancid vegetable oils, trans fatty acids and numerous additive. [...]