Category: Cooking 101
How to Choose, How to Store, How to Use Blackberries & Recipes with Blackberries
Ever since my youth, whenever someone in the family had cystitis, the best thing to take was “cranberry juice.” I still enjoy drinking this juice, but now I look for the version which doesn’t contain corn syrup or inverted sugar; instead I look for the ones which are unsweetened or sweetened with apple and /or…
How to Choose, How to Store, How to Use Cranberries & Recipes with Cranberries
Cranberries, are tiny sour red fruits that must be cooked before consuming. In addition to aiding the respiratory system, they kill bacteria and viruses in the kidneys, bladder and urinary tract. Cranberries contain a unique phytonutrient especially beneficial to the urinary tract, are a natural cleanser for the kidneys, and are important in the prevention…
How to Choose, How to Store, How to Use Blueberries & Recipes with Blueberries
Are very tasty and powerful little fruits; one of our best sources of antioxidants. They contain blue pigments called anthocyanins (also found in plums and cherries) that neutralize the damaging free radicals better than many other foods do. They assist with the brain’s health, protecting from “oxidative stress” and may also reduce the effects of…
How to Choose, How to Store and Ripen Bananas
Bananas are one of the favorites of everyone of every age. They are easy to consume: just peel and eat. With antibiotic and antifungal properties, they also help curb diarrhea and are at the same time a mild laxative, promote sleep, lower cholesterol, removes toxic metals and help in case of ulcers, thanks to pectin…
How to Choose, How to Store, How to Use Apple & Recipes with Apple
Are powerful detoxifiers that assist with digestive problem and reduce total cholesterol. High in pectin, which helps to regulate weight gain by making you feel full longer. They say: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”, but two apples are even better! How to Choose Apple Apples are available fresh throughout the year. Choose…
How to Choose, How to Store, How to Use Apricots
They are laxative, antioxidant and natural sweeteners. Apricots are available from late May to mid-August. How to Choose Apricot Look for plump, firm apricots with a red blush. Avoid fruit that is pale yellow or green-yellow, very firm, very soft, or bruised. How to Store Apricot Ripen firm fruit at room temperature until it yields…
How to Choose, How to Store, How to Use Onions
The starting point of so many dishes, the onion is invaluable to cooking. There are many varieties, differing in color, size and strength of flavor, from mild yellow onions to stronger-flavored white onions. They have amazing antiseptic, antibiotic and anti-spasmodic properties. And are great detoxifiers, removing heavy metals and parasites from the body. They help…
4 Best Fish Marinade Recipes | Easy and Homemade
Anybody can create marinades; it takes just a little imagination and experimentation. Try mixing different spices, juices, herbs, and you’ll discover the amazing flavors that you just created yourself; get into the kitchen and have fun trying new inventions and mixtures. Here are some of the most common members of the “Marination Team”; you divide…
3 Best Chicken & Poultry Marinades Recipe
Anybody can create marinades; it takes just a little imagination and experimentation. Try mixing different spices, juices, herbs, and you’ll discover the amazing flavors that you just created yourself; get into the kitchen and have fun trying new inventions and mixtures. Here are some of the most common members of the “Marination Team”; you divide…
Various Herbs and Where to Use Them
Coriander: Huge bundles of fresh coriander (cilantro) are a familiar sight in Eastern Mediterranean markets, their warm, pungent aroma rising at the merest touch. The leaves impart a distinctive flavor to soups, stews, sauces and spicy dishes when added towards the end of cooking. They are also used sparingly in salads and yogurt dishes. Dill:…