PHYTOCHEMICAL?

by admin December 28, 2010

PHYTOCHEMICAL… A chemical found in plants believed to help prevent some cancers and promote others… Used in a sentence: I don’t think so!

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CANCER FIGHTING SUPERFOODS…

by admin December 28, 2010

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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5 ALIVE…

by admin December 27, 2010

Here is an excert from a book that we got a great veggie drink from And it reads: drink this daily for two weeks and I guarantee that your youthful vitality will spring forth once again. Your cells utilize the health benefits of this yummy “salad in a glass” almost immediately. If you consume an [...]

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REDUCE?

by admin December 22, 2010

REDUCE: To cook a liquid mixture, often a sauce, until the quality decreases through evaporation; typically done to concentrate flavors and thicken liquids. Cooking with Ed?

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LIAISON?

by admin December 20, 2010

LIAISON: ( lee-yeh-son ) A mixture of egg yolks and heavy cream used to thicken and enrich sauces. Used in a sentence: Wow, we have everything we need to make the Mac and Cheese now lets get some heavy cream and egg yolks to make our liaison.

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FOOT…

by admin December 18, 2010

FOOT: You have a right one and a left one, each with 5 toes. But the meaning of foot in culinary terms is: A tasting term describing an extra-ordinary taste of unknown origin. Used in a sentence: Damn this e’touffe’e is good than a mofo. You put your FOOT in this. I know, I can [...]

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Bland…

by admin December 17, 2010

BLAND: A tasting term for a food that is flat, dull and lacks flavor and/or finesse. Used in a sentence: What the hell? This tomato soup taste like water soup. It lacks flavor and seasoning it really taste Bland. COOKING WITH ED?

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CHEF/Chef de Cuisine?

by admin December 16, 2010

CHEF? A person in charge of the kitchen or a department of a kitchen… CHEF DE CUISINE? A French term meaning “head of the kitchen.” The cook who runs the stove department of the kitchen and to whom the meat chef and the pastry chef report. Also known as cuisinier. Used in a sentence… COOKING [...]

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CAN YOU SAY CHEF?

by admin December 16, 2010

Yes folks as of December 15th I officially became a Chef. What a journey. I learned a lot, which I will be sharing with you here on cooking with Ed. I met a lot interesting people/class mates that I am sure I will see again. I would like to thank the instructors at City College [...]

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IT’S TIME TO CLEANSE…

by admin August 29, 2010

Day 1 Of 7 So it’s day number 1 of our 7 day cleanse and just in time for next weeks holiday. I think we’re long over due for this one. But like I said before it’s a gradual lifestyle change so we’re entering into this cleanse much more organized. Preparation is the key so [...]

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