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POPSSome Fun Ideas For Halloween Also The Best Browned Beef Stew -- --Ever The Best Browned Beef Stew -- --Ever By: Christina Chavez Ingredients * 1-1 1/2 lb cubed beef stew meat * 1/2 cup flour * 1 1/2 teaspoons salt * 1/2 teaspoon pepper * 1/4 cup vegetable oil * 1 onion, chopped fine * 1 carrot, chopped fine * 1/4 cup finely chopped celery, with a few minced leaves * 1 tablespoon dried parsley * 1 pinch thyme * 3 1/2 cups beef broth * 2 medium potatoes, diced * 2 carrots, diced * 2 onions, diced Directions 1. Put flour, salt and pepper in a large ziploc bag. 2. Heat oil over medium heat in a large dutch oven. 3. Place meat in bag with the flour and shake until well coated. 4. Shake off meat pieces and add them to the oil and stir until slightly browned, Add remaining flour from the bag and the finely chopped onion. 5. Stir until well browned. 6. Add finely chopped carrot and next 4 ingredients.
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POPSTop 10 Superfoods for Fall Tea---------- The caffeine content in tea is useful for stimulating alertness, mood and motivation, but is also a rich source of the antioxidant called catechins. Studies suggest that catechins protect the artery walls against the damage that causes heart disease and prevents formation of blood clots. Red Wine or grape juice------------ Grapes provide vitamin C, vitamin B1 and vitamin B6–red grapes also contain powerful phytochemicals that may help decrease risk of cardiovascular disease. . Resveratrol, a polyphenolic stilbene found in the skins of red fruits including grapes has been shown to have anti-oxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory activity.
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POPSThe Strangest Things Pulled Out of Peat Bogs more: Murder wasn’t all that happened out on the bogs. Multiple trepanated skulls, that is to say, skulls with holes drilled in them, have been found. Based on the use of the procedure in medieval times, one hypothesis is that the “operation may have been performed to remove a blood clot or a less-tangible thing like a spirit” from an individual. Even now, there’s still a small number of people who think drilling holes in their skulls is therapeutic. While we don’t know much about the people who wandered these bogs thousands of years ago, analytical chemistry has helped identify substances that make them seem startlingly modern.One corpse’s hair appears to have been coated with primitive hair gel, made from “vegetable oil mixed with resin from pine trees found in Spain and southwest France.” The man lived around 300 B.C.
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POPSHealthy eaters putting wild fish stocks at risk In order for fish to properly produce the desired omega-3 fatty acids they need to eat other wild fish. Raising fish in farms, essentially hand feeding them, does not allow fish to produce the desired healthy properties for which fish are valued. Herbaceous fish, such as tilapia, carp and trout are fed fishmeal and oil solely to increase their yields. These fish are beneficial to humans without the further depletion of wild fish. So what you say? This practice places an unnecessary strain on already over fished wildlife and unfavorably affects the price of fish. Farm fish do not taste as good as wild fish, they are not as healthy for us as wild fish and they are endangering wild fish habits wherever farm fisheries are built. This article on Salmon fisheries should get your attention: http://www.farmedanddangerous.org/news/148
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POPSFood of the Week: Cabbage A few quick serving ideas: Cabbage leaves are a great way to inspire leftovers. Spoon some leftovers such as rice salad or a vegetable mixture onto the center of a cabbage leaf and roll into a neat little package. Bake in medium heat oven until hot. Enjoy your easy and healthy version of stuffed cabbage, a traditional eastern European dish. Braise red cabbage with a chopped apple and red wine. This is a child-friendly dish, since the alcohol (but not the flavor or the flavonoids) will evaporate. Combine shredded red and white cabbage with fresh lemon juice, olive oil, and seasonings such as turmeric, cumin, coriander and black pepper to make coleslaw with an Indian twist. Sauté cabbage and onions and serve over cooked buckwheat for a hardy side dish. Use shredded raw cabbage as a garnish for sandwiches.
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POPSFood of the week: Tomatoes Tomatoes are a great addition to bean and vegetable soups. Enjoy a classic Italian salad-sliced onions, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese drizzled with olive oil. Combine chopped onions, tomatoes, and chili peppers for an easy to make salsa dip. Purée tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and scallions together in a food processor and season with herbs and spices of your choice to make the refreshing cold soup, gazpacho. Add tomato slices to sandwiches and salads. To keep things colorful, use yellow, green and purple tomatoes in addition to red ones. ~~~~ Most delicious are Jersey tomatoes that you pick from your garden, wash, and bite. so sweet.....
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POPSFood of the Week: Corn What vegetable is more synonymous with the coming of summer than freshly picked corn on the cob? Although corn is now available in markets year-round, it is the locally grown varieties that you can purchase during the summer months that not only tastes the best but are usually the least expensive.
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POPSThe Risks of Genetically Modified Foods WHEN will people start reacting to Monsanto and pals before it is too late and they hold the keys to our food supplies? I have a horrible fear of not being able to find an organic vegetable anywhere and having to buy all our seeds and vegetables, etc from these people with absolutely no scruples!!!
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POPSPepper Plant hot sauce, BBQ sauce, and more Serving Suggestions POPCORN - Add a teaspoon of your favorite Pepper Plant hot sauce to a 1/4 cup of butter, melt and pour over hot popcorn. SPREAD - Add Pepper Plant to mayonnaise to taste. Use this to enhance potato salad, spread on sandwiches, or use as a dip for raw vegetables and seafood. BEAN DISHES - Spice up your secret recipe or add to canned chili. Can save lima beans or string beans your kids avoid. COCKTAIL SAUCE - Mix Pepper Plant with catsup, horseradish, and a squeeze of lemon. Great for deep-fried shrimp or seafood. Super for dipping French fries. STIR FRY - Cook in equal amounts of Pepper Plant and sesame oil for a California-Pacific Rim sensation. SOUPS - Make Pepper Plant your secret ingredient in home-made soup. OK, you don't' have time, so let Campbell do the work. Spice up canned vegetable soup, tomato soup, or cream soups.
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POPSTop 6 Ways to convert Poop into Electricity
Turd Cell Smashers Destroying the cell walls in sludge—by heating it under pressure, zapping it with ultrasonic waves, or pulsing it with electric fields—boosts its methane production by 50 percent or more in anaerobic digesters Geological Toilets Last summer, Los Angeles began injecting sludge into a mile-deep well, where pressure and heat are expected to release enough methane to power 1,000 homes. The well also dissolves and sequesters carbon dioxide that the sludge would normally release, removing the equivalent exhaust of about 1,000 cars per year. Feces Ponds As a cheaper green option, some 50 waste plants in 20 countries have installed versions of UC Berkeley professor William J. Oswald's Advanced Integrated Wastewater Pond Systems Technology--large open-air ponds that primarily rely on anaerobic digestion and photosynthesis to break down sludge and convert it into a fertilizer or animal feed of nitrogen-rich algae. The algae in turn can be used as a feedstock for biofu
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POPSFood of the week-- Onion
"Tips for Preparing Onions: While many people love to eat onions, most dread cutting them since this process usually brings a tear or two to the eyes. The compound that causes the eyes to burn is a phytonutrient known as allyl sulfate that is produced when sulfur-compounds released by the onion's ruptured cells are exposed to air. If cutting onions irritates your eyes, there are a few tricks that you can employ. Chill the onions for an hour or so before cutting. This will slow the activity of the enzyme that produces the allyl sulfate and is a better choice than the traditional method of cutting onion under running water. This latter process may dilute the amount of allyl sulfate, which, while it may be irritating to the eyes, is actually one of the phytonutrients most responsible for onions significant health benefits. Use a very sharp knife and always cut the onions while standing; that way your eyes will be as far away as possible. If cutting onions really makes you cry, co
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POPSThree Sisters Corn Chowder Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Cut the squash into 1/4-inch dice and add to pot along with the potato. Stir in the stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook 20 to 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove the lid, add the beans and all but the 1/4 cup of corn and cook 15 minutes longer to thicken and blend flavors. Stir in the soy milk and simmer about 5 minutes to blend flavors. Remove from the heat. Transfer up to 2 cups of the soup to a food processor or blender and puree until smooth. Stir the puree back into the chowder and season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with the reserved corn kernels and the parsley.
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POPS1 package white beans = 5 days of tasty, healthy lunches More: One package of white beans; five easy, varied, quick lunches With a little strategizing, you can save money and be healthier by taking a homemade lunch to work every day. White beans are savory and versatile, not to mention packed with protein. Cook a big batch the weekend before and use it as a building block to create easy salads, soups, and sandwiches throughout the week.
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