Learning to Cook and Other Things

I recently decided to include in this blog details of food and product ingredients I encounter everyday. You see, ever since I became ill, I developed this habit of looking into the labels of the food and other products I use. I am so into food processing information these days. Having said that, please allow me to emphasize the importance of knowing what we put into our bodies -- whether it is our daily dose of coffee, milk, chocolates, bacon, salad dressings, hot dogs, cereals, etc. What ingredients were used? Any chemicals? What are those chemicals? I shall also include ordinary toiletries like shampoo, bath soaps, detergents including products we topically apply to our skin, like make-up, deodorant, body butter, whitening formulas which are very popular here in my country. And why not ordinary household pesticides, mosquito repellants, bathroom cleaners, etc. The thing is I want to know more about food and product labeling. Do some research. Post it in my blog... Essentially, to s

This is something I no longer enjoy because I am trying to heal or at least trying to eat healthy. But one of my sons, back when he was trying to build his body mass would request me to buy him some beef ribs to barbecue. That would be for a hearty lunch that also included lettuce and cucumber salad in French dressing. His drink would be chocolate flavored whey. Whew! This is the marinade I used to do for him. Barbecue Marinade 1 tablespoon of olive oil 1 tablespoon of fresh minced garlic 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar or ordinary cane vinegar 1 cup of Worcestershire sauce 1 1/2 kilos of beef ribs salt to season according to your taste Combine the olive oil, garlic, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce in a glass or a ceramic bowl. Completely coat the ribs with this mixture. Sprinkle all sides of the ribs with salt t

Top Ten Anti-Aging Food When taken as a healthy serving 1. Avocados in salads or dessert made with cream and muscovado sugar (cold or frozen) 2. Berries specially fresh strawberries and blueberries as pastry topping 3. Broccoli, steamed 4. Cabbage as coleslaw 5. Carrots in veggie and chicken breast dishes 6. Grapefruit as in fresh grapefruit juice 7. Grapes preferably local (for us Filipinos) to minimize pesticides 8. Onions for anything as in sweet potato top and chicken potato salads, and naturally anything that requires sauteeing. 9. Garlic also as in sauteeing or as prime ingredient of marinades 10.Tomatoes in salads, sauteed dishes. Nutritional Facts 1. avocado - Carotenoid lutein and beta-carotene, unsaturated fats to build healthy HDL, beta carotene and nearly 20 minerals and vitamins 2.strawberries - Vitamin C, folate, fiber, potassium and antioxidants; blueberries contain the highest antioxidant activity 3.broccoli - Major anti-cancer food contain indoles, which can help

I read this front page news article from Inquirer, a local broadsheet which features a pick and pay herb vegetable store. "The article says that it's the first of its kind in the Philippines, where the store customers can do their own harvesting of herbs and vegetables they want" from a greenhouse structure with "movable tables displaying different kinds of herbs". The selling pitch is 'freshness'. "Top sellers so far are gotukola (memory enhancer), stevia (natural sweetener for diabetes) and chocolate mint (for tea) and rosemary (for fish, chicken and meat). The store is owned by an enterprising lady Adela T. Ang. It is located at the Manila Seedling Bank Environmental Center in Quezon City. The store looks like this except for the absence of the movable tables where the herbs can be picked. I have been to Manila Seedling Bank. It's a good source of plants to nurture. In fact that's where I got my baby plant herbs like basil, rosemary,

Do you need to control your appetite naturally? Read this :-) It is a pity that those who do not have the discipline to control food cravings resort to appetite suppressants . This report shows experimental evidence that taking appetite suppressant is not worth it. Contraindications Several researches done in the past have proven that, for sympathomimetic appetite suppressants, the following should be considered: * Allergies If person has ever had some unusual or allergic reaction to this medicine or amphetamine, dextroamphetamine, ephedrine, epinephrine, isoproterenol, metaproterenol, methamphetamine, norepinephrine, phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine, pseudoephedrine, terbutaline, or other appetite suppressants- it should report it to the doctor * Diet If person keeps the same eating habits during the appetite suppressants treatment- there will be no results! Person must follow a reduced-calorie diet while using an appetite suppressant in order to lose weight. Important thin

It's Christmas time once again. Apples are in season, particularly in this part of the world. This is one salad concoction I can recommend to go with any fried or grilled fish or meat dish. You'll need the following: 2 cups shredded fresh cabbage 1/2 cup grated carrots 3/4 cup thinly sliced apples soaked in lemon juice to avoid browning 2 tablespoons fresh chopped celery 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup sour cream 1/8 teaspoon tabasco I borrowed the photo from Foodnetwork. (But due to copyright reasons they decided to remove it) :-) Mix all the veggies and apples together with the mayonnaise, sour cream and tabasco. Refrigerate for a little while. Serves 4.

Jamie Oliver is a celebrity in his own right. He is truly my favorite chef. His cooking is mostly derived from fresh and occasionally organic style of cooking. James Trevor Oliver MBE was born on May 27, 1975. He is better known as Jamie Oliver and acquired the monicker 'The Naked Chef'. He is English. I like his advocacy that which is his campaign against unhealthy overly processed foods in British schools. He is known to be a "shrewd yet generous businessman as well as a gifted chef".