March 2, 2010, Posted by Carmen Lopez Marshall
All foods contain some calories, but it is believed that some foods take up more caloric energy to digest then the calories that are in them resulting in what is called the “Negative calorie effect”.
Negative calorie foods are the ones that when you eat them raw or in some cases slightly cooked with nothing [...]
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February 25, 2010, Posted by Carmen Lopez Marshall
BEETS
According to Hippocrates, the father of medicine, beets and their leaves are considered useful in healing and as an aphrodisiac.
Beets contain compounds that help protect against heart disease, birth defects and colon cancer. They are high in fiber and have the highest sugar content of all vegetables, yet are very low in calories.
Beets are particularly [...]
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February 12, 2010, Posted by Carmen Lopez Marshall
Make a Gallon Bottle Greenhouse
If you are looking to encourage seedling growth, making a mini greenhouse from a recycled gallon bottle is a quick and easy solution. Doing this, not only you are “thinking green”, but you are saving money.
You’ll need:
1 empty gallon bottle
sharp knife
scissors
potting soil
seeds (tomatoes, peppers, herbs, flowers, etc.)
a plate to hold the [...]
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October 23, 2009, Posted by Carmen Lopez Marshall
How To Store Winter Squash:
Place whole winter squash on top of thick pads of newspapers in a cool, dry, well-ventilated location, preferably between 45 and 50 degrees F. Check on a regular basis for rot and use within three to six months depending on variety of squash.
Refrigerate tightly wrapped cut pieces of winter squash, such [...]
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September 29, 2009, Posted by Carmen Lopez Marshall
For long-term squash storage, choose a well-ventilated, cool place such as an open basement area, which has a consistent temperature of around 50 degrees.
At temperatures above 60 degrees, moisture loss and stringy flesh occurs. Try to avoid sites with fluctuate temperatures and outdoor pits and cellars, which have high humidity, low temperatures and poor air [...]
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September 24, 2009, Posted by Carmen Lopez Marshall
How about making this year’s pumpkin pie with a real pie pumpkin? It is VERY easy! And the taste is definitely YUMMY.
Ingredients:
1 pie pumpkin* (4-5 lbs pureed)
1 can evaporated milk
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/8 tsp cloves
1 piecrust
Cooking spray
Directions:
Too cook the real pie pumpkin:
1. Cut off the top of the sugar pumpkin and [...]
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September 24, 2009, Posted by Carmen Lopez Marshall
Wash and stem hot peppers. Package, leaving no headspace. Seal and freeze. It is not necessary to cut or chop hot peppers before freezing.
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