How to Freeze and Fridge Pre-Cooked Food
“To avoid freezer burn in your short-term cooking projects, take a few additional steps, whether for pre-browned meat, vegetable stocks or simple leftovers.”
The Pesto Manifesto
“The Cult of Mighty Pesto says I should always seek wise counsel from folks whose recipes are completely authentic, historic and blessed by The Pope. Do not seek the so-called experts who think they know Italian cooking solely because they once brushed up against a gardener whose uncle met Al Pacino’s barber at a Pavarotti concert.”
Poke Sallet Greens Recipe – Eat it and Die, or Maybe Not
“Mom briefed us about poke being poison, especially the berries, yet she’d also eaten the fresh spring leaves her whole life. So she wasn’t militant about it. The plant was largely considered a farm nuisance due to its size and general lack of usefulness.”
Obsessive Habits to Protect Yourself from Food-Borne Bacteria — Part 2 — Killing Food-Borne Bacteria with Heat
“Cooking is still the best way to kill food borne bacteria. But how much cooking is enough to do the job? Should I nearly burn everything?”
Obsessive Habits to Protect Yourself from Food-Borne Bacteria — Part 1 — Shopping, Re-portioning and Cleaning
“That said, one can help avoid cross-contamination with a few simple steps. Cross contamination is the most likely way these bugs get into your foodstuffs.”
Southern Vegetarian Stew Recipe — That Tastes Meaty?
“It doesn’t rely on meat for its flavor, so playing with it can teach one a lot about enhancing taste, with or without meat in the recipe.”
Sell Your Car and Buy a Pool – It’s Florida
“There is nothing like coming home from the beach, hot, sweaty, covered with a layer of sand, followed by jumping into the cool clean water…”
Getting Your Zen On – How to Meditate While Exercising
“Both exercise and meditation are beneficial, of course. Exercise keeps you healthy and alive while boosting mood-upping chemicals. Meditation keeps you from losing your mind among the clutter of day to day mental-junk-collection, which causes you to fixate obsessively on the mundane.”
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