Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Smokin’ hot food trend: Smoked Salt
I’ve been reading more and more about smoked salt in food magazines and blogs. A lot of TV chefs and home chefs seem to be talking about gourmet salts more and more these days. USA Today has actually placed lowly old “salt” at the top of its food trend of 2012 list! Salt! It’s not […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: When your plate needs a grain, fill it with millet!
If you’ve been saving all your millet for your bird feeders, you might want to rethink that! Millet technically is a seed and not a grain, but in the culinary world, it’s a grain . . . so that’s how we’re going to treat it for the sake of this article. This delicious tiny round […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: What’s all the fuss over wheatgrass?
Wheatgrass looks about as appetizing as a plate of lawnmower clippings, but this young grass of the wheat plant is an excellent source of antioxidants and vitamins. An ounce of wheatgrass juice has as many minerals as two and a half pounds of fresh veggies! Drink up your vitamins A, B-12, and E, some calcium, […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: The black and white on the blackberry
How many of you folks know that every temperate continent in the world grows and harvests blackberries? It’s true! This teacher’s pet in the school of berries is enjoyed by people on every corner of the globe. These beautiful black fruits can be enjoyed frozen or fresh. Blackberries can be made into jam, or they […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Nature’s crunchy snack
This simple root veggie is a standard staple in most people’s fridges. It’s used in everything from soups to stews to side dishes. A favorite snack, these antioxidant rich root veggies contain carotenoids, which help fight inflammation and prevents the oxidization of cholesterol; very important considering that it is oxidized cholesterol that causes the build […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Everything is peachy keen
Peaches are starting to come in season and for most people, the intoxicating aroma of peaches signals that summer is really and truly here. This sweet, tasty, and juicy fruit is thought to have originated in China. It grows in hot subtropical climates like Georgia and I know we’ve all heard of Georgia peaches! Peaches […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Something sweet with health benefits
Honey is the magic produced inside beehives and coveted by people and bears alike; there’s really nothing like it in the world. Honey is one of the few sweet foods in life that has huge health benefits. Just like coconut milk, honey is an antiviral, antifungal, and antimicrobial substance. This comes from the bee propolis […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Arugula
Called Rocket Salad in the UK, arugula is really an herb (also called Italian Cress). It is a delightful change of pace in that its spicy, peppery leaves add a delicious flavor all its own. Lower in oxalates than spinach, it’s a good salad choice with vitamins A, B, C, and K all available and […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Salt: Friend or Foe?
Salt is an essential nutrient. Our bodies NEED salt. Note that I am not saying we need a LOT of salt, we just need some (about 500 milligrams a day). This is one of the reasons I much prefer sea salt to other salts—it’s fresher, lighter, and won’t bog you don’t like regular old table […]