General cooking tips

Buy Organic Foods : There are 12 foods where buying organic makes even more sense than normal.
According to the EWG (Environmental Working Group) the 12 most contaminated foods are:
  • apples
  • bell peppers
  • celery
  • cherries
  • imported grapes
  • nectarines
  • peaches
  • pears
  • potatoes
  • red raspberries
  • spinach
  • strawberries
All tested positive for pesticide residue – even after having been washed! Sweet bell peppers were the vegetable with the most pesticides overall, with 39 pesticides detected on a single sample. Conversely, if you're going to buy conventional, peas, broccoli, onions, pineapples, mangoes, bananas, kiwi and papaya had the lowest occurrence of pesticide residue.


Buy Local Food : Check out farmers markets, roadside farm stands and tailgate markets (where parking lots are temporarily transformed into areas of commerce), and don’t be afraid to ask questions about where the food is grown.














Moms Brown Stew Recipe
Moms Brown Stew Category Stew Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

2 pounds beef flank steak, trimmed and cubed

1 quart boiling water

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 clove garlic -- minced

1 large onion -- sliced

2 bay leaves

1/2 teaspoon paprika

Dash ground allspice or cloves 1 teaspoon sugar

2 large potatoes

6 carrots

1 pound small white onions

3 Tablespoons flour

1/2 cup cold water

Coat a Dutch oven with nonstick cooking spray; brown meat. Add boiling water, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, onion, bay leaves, paprika, spice and sugar. Cover; simmer for 2 hours, adding more water if necessary. Cut potatoes in 2 inch chunks and carrots into 1 inch diagonal slices; peel onions. Add onions; cook 10 minutes. Add carrots; cook 10 minutes. Add potatoes; cook until tender. Remove meat and vegetables to heat proof casserole; keep hot in oven while thickening stew liquid with flour and water mixture. Bring to boil. Pour hot gravy over meat and vegetables. Yield 10 servings.

 
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