Learning to Cook and Other Things

To decrease body acidity eat more alkaline food. apple cider vinegar bee pollen lecithin granules probiotic cultures green juices vegetable juices fresh fruit juices unpasteurized organic milk mineral water green tea herbal tea dandelion tea ginseng tea brown rice honey maple syrup molasses fresh coconut Include these in your eats. Cheers!

almonds chestnuts cottage cheese chicken breast eggs fermented tofu flax seeds nuts pumpkin seeds squash seeds sunflower seeds sprouted seeds yogurt More of these please. Cheers!

Garlic Asparagus Fermented Veggies like Kimchi from Korea Watercress Beets Broccoli Cabbage Carrot Cauliflower Celery Chlorella Cucumber Eggplant Kale Lettuce Mushrooms Mustard Greens Edible Flowers like Rose petals and buds Onions Okra Peas Peppers Pumpkin Rutabaga Seaweeds Spirulina Sprouts Squashes Turnips Zucchini Cheers!

cinnamon curry ginger mustard chili pepper sea salt miso all herbs Cheers!

Apples Apricot Avocado Banana ( highly glycemic) Cantaloupe Cherries Dates/Figs Grapes Grapefruit Lime Lemon Honeydew Melon Mangoes Nectarine Orange Peach Pear Pineapple All Berries Strawberries Tangerine Tomatoes Tropical Fruits No Dried Fruits Please Watermelon Cheers!

acid food avocado oil canola oil corn oil flax oil sesame oil sunflower oil cranberries rice cakes wheat cake barley corn oats rice rye wheat hemp seed flour cow, goat, processed, sheep cheese, milk butter cashews, brazil nuts, peanuts, peanut butter, pecans, walnuts beef, carp, clams, fish, lobster, mussels, oysters, pork, salmon, shrimps, scallops, tuna, turkey, venison beer, spirits, hard liquor, wine, kidney, lima, pinto, red, soy, white beans chick and green peas, lentils, rice milk almond milk Remember to take less of these food items. Cheers!

I consider buko or coconut and all its derivative uncooked concoctions to be nature's gift to man. It is especially so refreshing when its cold and even if its not, ok pa rin. Coconut milk from the much older fruits always give great, creamy and healthy flavor to vegetable, fish and chicken dishes. As if people didn't know this. Cheers!

I used to think that cinnamon was purely a baking add-on but it's great pala with: 1. fruit cocktail 2. fish fillets and fish steaks 3. pork and hams 4. sweet potatoes, pumpkins, squash and spinach 5. fruit toppings 6. pork and ham sauces Cheers!

Another great herb add-on is parsley. Always great as garnish and good with: 1. all types of soups 2. fish dishes 3. scrambled eggs, omellettes 4. meat dishes 5. creamed poultry dishes 6. potatoes, carrots, peas 7. mixed green salads 8. potatoe salads 9. poultry salads 9. cole slaw 10. hollandaise and tartar sauces Cheers!

I found out that thyme goes well with: 1. clam and vegetable soups 2. fish inihaws 3. meat loaf 4. meat stuffings 5. onions, carrots 6. herb sauces Cheers!

One of the most prolific herbs I can't do without. Oregano whether dried or fresh beats the hell out of me. I find it fragrantly seductive. Good for cough and colds too. I have several oregano plants at my backyard. And Great with: Bean and vegetable soups Fish Stuffing and Meat Stuffings Boiled eggs and omellettes Marinades White Potatoes, Cabbage, Onions, Spinach, Baguio Beans Fish salads Spaghetti and Tomato sauces Cheers!

Early on I truly had a very limited cooking experience but I learned that the following are great combinations: Bay Leaves with * Tomato Juice * Vegetable soups * Fish Chowders * Crab and Shrimp Appetizers * Paksiw Fish * Meat stews * Boiled or Steamed Chicken * Onions * Boiled Potatoes * Baguio Beans * Carrots * Eggplant veggie dishes * All Marinades The amount or number of bay leaves will strictly be limited to how far you are willing to go. Cheers!

Again despite my limited cooking experience at this point, I can say that the following veggies, herbs and condiment combinations taste best and healthy at that when put together. I have used them all in preparing my greens or when I prepare marinade for my chicken or pork grill or even for pan fries. 1. celery-onions-carrots 2. tomato-garlic-basil 3. olive oil-onion-garlic 4. garlic-lemon juice-olive oil 5. garlic-ginger-chili pepper The thing is I have even combined everything as dip or sauce for pork as well as tokwa. I just add balsamic or plain and ordinary cane vinegar. Actually, there's a lot of combinations you can do. Your imagination is the limit. Cheers!