Learning to Cook and Other Things

From:IFIC "Under the Food Additives Amendment, two groups of ingredients were exempted from the United States regulation process: GROUP I — Prior-sanctioned substances — are substances that FDA or USDA had determined safe for use in food prior to the 1958 amendment. Examples are sodium nitrite and potassium nitrite used to preserve luncheon meats. GROUP II — GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) ingredients — are those that are generally recognized by experts as safe, based on their extensive history of use in food before 1958 or based on published scientific evidence. Among the several hundred GRAS substances are salt, sugar, spices, vitamins and monosodium glutamate (MSG). Manufacturers may also request that FDA review the industry’s determination of GRAS Status."

We had some leftover wine rose ' just lying around waiting to be dropped into the trash but I decided to open the bottle. I could smell that it can still be useful. what's left remains usable. Cooking for my son who worked the graveyard shift pose an enormous challenge because temporarily, there isn't much to spend for food. Sigh! My strategy is to use what's available in the ref. Today, I have some 125 gms of ground pork, 2 pcs of carrots, ginger, garlic and onions . I added just enough: ground black pepper, muscovado sugar, salt and yes my leftover wine. There's also some 20 pcs of springroll wrappers. I just sauteed the pork with the wine, added everything until its cooked, and then seasoned. I allowed the mixture to cool then went on to wrap in small portions. The mixture yielded 15 pcs of springrolls. So guess what? Another invention from the cookingnewbie - the ibanag cook... Cheers