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Archive for March, 2006
Noodle Son’s Secrets
In the many times I had to cook alone, I have tried countless ways with instant noodles using whatever’s handy in the kitchen. You get to know some favorites but simple ingredients that are good standby for an easy meal.
Heinz Tomato Ketchup, I may never had thought of using it for cooking if I had not discovered my mom using it in my favorite pan-fried pork chop w/tomato & onion dish. The ketchup adds a fruity sweet tart taste to dishes. I use about a tablespoon of it to the noodle soup for a light sweet tangy note.
French’s Classic Yellow Mustard is another favorite! Usually used in combination with ketchup in equal amount, it makes a nice reddish creame color and adds substance to the soup. The sharp mustard really enhances the richness of the flavor and balance out the taste with more depth. Read the rest of this page »
Low-Cal Food Conspiracy
It’s not a true conspiracy but all its participants know that keeping the low-cal foods fad gets consumers into spending ever greater amounts, so the players are all in on it. Today, there is total public immersion with low-cal foods to the extend that low-cal foods are a consumers’ obsession.
There was a time when eating 2 to 3 meals a day is enough. In today’s diets with more low-cal foods, 4 or more meals a day is needed for a healthy person. This is not “harmless” as eating more low-cal foods leads to high levels of salts and other food additives in your diets.
The saying “hungry again after an hour” about Chinese foods now rings even more true with low-cal foods.
“Selling less (calories) for more” makes mega-billions for big food companies, as the costs of low-cal foods are a major increase to everyone’s food budget too.
Hot Pepper’s a Spice of Life
“Capsaicin, which makes peppers hot, can cause prostate cancer cells to kill themselves, U.S. and Japanese researchers said…” - another reason to enjoy spicy hot food!
