Learning to Cook and Other Things

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!