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Crumply Celeriac

on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 13:30

If you are still craving a starch but don't want it to be so heavy like potatoes or pasta now that it's getting warmer out, then celeriac is the answer to all your starchy but light desires.

What Your Grandma Knows

on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 13:30

photo courtesy of: www.seniormag.com/.../images/chicken-soup.jpg

I have undertaken a passion project for you folks and for myself!

Nopales, a Prickly Affair

on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 13:30

Nopales are from a wonderful tasting cacti (the nopal) that comes from Mexico though it can be found in other places such as in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas to name a few. They have been a part of Mexican cuisine for 1,000's of years. The nopal is also known as the prickly pear cacti. The prickly pear which is more well known outside Mexico is the beautiful red prickly fruit/flower that buds from the nopal. The paddles or pads of this lovely cacti are what we refer to as nopales or nopalitos (when prepared) and are used in many different ways. You can boil them, boil then fry, or grill them. You can eat them in a salad, in a taco, with scrambled eggs, the list is endless and once you understand the flavor I think it's really about making it your own. It doesn't necessarily have to be made in a Mexican recipe.

Chinese Grocery Trip

on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 13:30

I still owe you all a post on nopales which is going to be up tonight, but in the meantime I thought I'd share the pictures from my jaunt with La Donna Tittle (from the cooking show "Cooking With Tittle") to the Chinese grocery store in North Chicago

Hibiscus for Hypertension

on Sat, 05/16/2009 - 10:30

The flower Hibiscus sabdariffa, also known as flor de Jamaica in Spanish, is not only delicious but also incredibly medicinally beneficial. I drank this flower tea growing up in Thailand...

Flor de Jamaica

on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 09:30

I need to get my camera sorted and I'll have the post on flor de Jamaica up today or tomorrow! I also have some great pictures from the Chinese grocery store where I took La Donna Tittle shopping yesterday.

Cooking With Tittle!

on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 12:30

La Donna Tittle's show, "Cooking With Tittle", which we taped in my kitchen in April featuring chili as a medicinal is airing on Thursday May 21st at 7 p.m.

Building with Black Beans

on Tue, 05/12/2009 - 12:30

Some of you may be happy to know that black beans are medicinal in many interesting ways. One of those ways is something I've mentioned here before and will likely keep mentioning, they are good for your blood.

Mexican Grocery

on Sun, 05/10/2009 - 13:30

I ended up only being able to go to two of the three designated markets yesterday, and only one is worth writing about. The Sultan's Market (aka.

Chitown Hunting

on Sat, 05/09/2009 - 16:30

I'm going to be my own truffle pig today and sniff out three grocery stores in Chicago : a massive Korean store, a Mexican produce, and a small Lebanese market. I'm aiming to come back with ingredients from each to write about their medicinal value.

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