SPICE IT UP…

 

Before I started cooking school or even starting my Eco Urban Cooking show COOKING WITH ED? I just cooked for survival or my son and that’s it. I never gave any thought to caring for my spices and herbs unless it was just to re-up on salt and pepper or season all. Y’all know about [...]

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Eat when you are hungry not when you are bored…

 

Recently we visited Tucson Arizona for a family reunion. We had a great time meeting new family and old friends. Needless to say though being away from home our healthy eating practices suffered somewhat and we either ate when we were at family events or we ate just to be eating. One of the places [...]

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WHITE BEAN VEGGIE SOUP…

 

Today is our vegetarian meal day and as part of our healthy eating program we only eat meat 3 times a week. Today we made White Bean Veggie Soup. It turned out great and we even have enough left over for lunch tomorrow… Here’s the recipe we put together, of course you can ad what [...]

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HAVE YOU FLUSHED TODAY…

 

Hot Lemon-Water flush Good Morning: Lemon water flush… 8 oz warm water ½ lemon 1 drop of cayenne tincture This drink flushes all the systems of elimination, especially the kidneys, the liver, and the colon. It helps to cleanse waste from the digestive tract and keep your breath sweet. Lemon juice helps break up and [...]

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CURB YOUR APPETITE…

 

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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GROUND BEEF???

 

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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Poooooo!!!!!!!

 

# 1. What is the most common bacterial cause of diarrhea? Salmonella- The most common bacterial cause of diarrhea in the United States, and the most common cause of food borne deaths. It is responsible for 1.4 million cases of food borne illness a year. Sources Include: Raw and undercooked eggs, undercooked poultry and meat, [...]

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ENTRÉE???

 

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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A STINKY SUBJECT…

 

Think you got it all worked out? Think again! The foods that we choose to eat really matter. Fiber is one of the most important foods we can eat because for one thing it helps cleanse the Colon. The following is just a bit of information on fiber, that I thought you might want to [...]

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Throw that stuff away. Throw it away!!!

 

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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