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lol.... ever since I watched "the big waste" on Food Network I have worked to get all I could out of the fruits and veggies I buy. I got some lettuce that had the leafy parts, so the leaves I plucked and added to salads. Bell peppers I chop up every bit that is not seed, membrane, or stem and freeze them to use later in…
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Anyone else try out these methods, and how did they work for you? We always have so much we want to grow, but not much space! We're in NE Wisconsin, so input from people in a similar zone would be helpful!
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If you have a patio or balcony (as long as it is not facing north) you can have a container garden. Google "bucket garden" for ideas, though personally cukes didn't work good for us. But we've gotten good results for beans, peppers, and tomatoes.
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A Gin and Tonic sounds mighty mighty good to me..... :bigsmile:
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If those were the only two choises, I would go for the shot, hold the soda please (1. diet sodas just plain taste nasty to me, 2 I don't go for the artificial sweeteners). But only if it was a nice Irish Whiskey or Scotch. Personally, I don't consider light beers to be real beer. No offence to those who love them, but…
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Hmm... can you eat french fries? For a while I've made my own 'fries' by cutting potatoes into fries, using cooking spray to coat a baking sheet, plop them on and coat with spray again. Cook at about 350-375 until done, flipping a couple times along the way. You can also try sweet potato fries this way. Try a new veggie…
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Don't know for sure how to answer that, besides maybe try upping your calories a bit and see what results you get with that, then reduce calories as needed if you aren't meeting your goals. I'm not a big fan of dropping calorie intake that much, you have to REALLY be picky with your food choices to meet other nutrient…
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Point taken. I'll probably swing by the organic section next time I need to fill up on canola oil and see if I can find the cold processed version. Nutritional baby steps for me, eating healthy can be expensive! To be fair, corn and other oils are also processed similar to canola. And I don't know if breeding the rapeseed…
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1st one has "is actually derived from the rapeseed, a member of the mustard family which is generally unfit for human consumption" This has been debunked by snopes http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/canola.asp I got as far as that line, and don't trust the rest (turnip, cabbage, radish, horseradish are also members of…
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I've switched to it when I want toast with butter, and some other applications, like sauteing asparagus with granulated garlic. Pretty much where the butter flavor is VERY important to me but I don't want the saturated fats. The one that is 50 cals per T is the light version, IMHO I didn't really like that one as much as…
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Source for this info, please? I've never heard anything bad about canola oil before.
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I wouldn't worry too much about more protein than what MFP tells you. Through my hubby's work, we have access to the lifestyle improvement program at WebMd. My health coach is actually the person who recommended this site, since I had 'enrolled' in the nutrition program at that site and was frustrated with entering in my…
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Didn't mean to give offence, in all my years my hubby and I have been cooking up jalapenos and reading through all kinds of different articles (and from personal experience), I've never heard about jalapenos getting hotter by low and slow cooking if cored and seeded.
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hmm... canadian bacon maybe?
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Slow cooking/roasting/grilling DOES NOT increase the heat. When properly cored and seeded (a jalapeno corer works wonders!) low and slow reduces the spice : http://www.chilegrill.com/Pepper-Preparation.html When grilling stuffed jalapenos, it's best to core, seed, remove membranes (if you don't like it too spicy), poke a…
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My favorite way to cook it is to bake it (covered) with some lemon juice and white wine, along with whatever fresh herbs I have on hand. When it is almost done I take off the lid/foil and let it finish up. This also works nicely on potatoes, too. I used to put a bit of butter in there too, if you have the calories to…
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I love stuffed jalapenos... one of my favorite snacks is grilled jalapenos stuffed with peanut butter (it's best to use a chile grill)... sounds odd at first but it's very yummy, sort of like a satay sauce... I've had them pizza-style (lower fat mozerella and turkey peperoni), with smoked pork and a dab of BBQ sauce.....
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Yes... Vitamin C helps to preserve the bread. Sorry I forgot to state that clearly in my post. I don't know about adding anything else, not sure if the heat from baking would affect other vitamins if you decided to try to make your own enriched bread.
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I love to make chicken apple stir fry. Just cooking spray, chicken, semi tart apples, and cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, (or just use an apple pie/pumpkin pie spice blend) with a dash of ginger. I stumbled upon this when I was in college, I love stir frys and one day I was looking at bamboo shoots and water chestnuts and…
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As part of lunch I usually have a veggie stir fry with a Benihana-like ginger sauce: 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce 1/4 cup rice vinegar (apple cider vinegar works nicely too) 2.5 oz onion .5 to 1 oz ginger, sliced 1.5 to 2 oz lemon juice 4 oz carrot (optional, I added it to up the veggie content. It's not part of the…
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Fruit: thimbleberries. Veggie: Asparagus, as long as I can sautee it in a dab of butter with granulated garlic!!!
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If you use wheat gluten (bread machine recipes usually call for this), see if your wheat gluten contains Vitamin C. I use Hodgson Mill gluten, and a loaf can keep a week for me... I usually bag it and leave it on the counter for a few days, then transfer to the fridge. If you don't use gluten, pop some Vitamin C…
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If you're in an area where the farmer's market has blueberries in season, try some from there, too. I'm not a fan of the huge blueberries you get at the grocery store, but the smaller ones at the farmers market (or wild if you are lucky enough to have those in the area) are lots more flavorful, a little more on the tart…
