Dona's Kitchen Kapers- NOV. 05
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The Spices of life
Cooking with Coke
4. COOK BOOK REVIEW: A REVOLUTION IN EATING
Turkey help
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THE SPICES OF LIFE
If cooking is your passion you might be giving your diners more than
what appears on their plates.
Common pepper is reputed to have properties as a tonic, a stimulant, an insect repellent, and a cure for a low sex drive. It is widely known as "the king of spices." Cardamom ("the queen of spices") is used to flavor curry, bread, and coffee--and to cure indigestion.
You're probably familiar with garlic as an anti -vampire measure (results have never been clinically verified), mint as an ingredient in toothpaste, and perhaps even ginger as a cure for nausea. But did you know that coriander cures conjunctivitis, nutmeg is hallucinogenic, rosemary is a memory refresher, turmeric purifies the blood, and cumin keeps chickens and lovers from wandering? Learning about and using spices advantageously is an on going source of experimentation and revelation.
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With diet aware people calling for an end to sugary soft drinks, is Coca-cola running scared? Probably not, but they are adding new eggs in an already full basket.. Well, not eggs actually, but a new drink called POWERade OPTION. It's a low calorie, 10 calories per 8 oz. bottle, and aimed at active people seeking hydration for any reason throughout the day. As a "Sports" drink it provides electrolytes and B-complex vitamins at levels comparable to regular POWERade, but with 80 percent fewer calories than Gator. POWERade OPTION is sweetened with a blend of Sucralose, Ace-K and HFCS and comes in strawberry, black cherry, and lemon flavors.
What makes POWERade OPTION different? Coca-Cola's advertising introduction is offering a money back guarantee. According to the company, if consumers don't agree that new POWERade OPTION tastes great, they will receive a full refund.
So they sent me three bottles to try and if I had paid for it, I might have returned it for that refund. It's very sweet and has a metallic aftertaste. That's just the opinions of those in my household. You might like that sweet flavor and I'd suggest you test it yourself and decide whether it's for you. See the product at www.newproducts.coca-cola.com
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Speaking of Coca-Cola, did you know that there are several recipes for different Coca-Cola products?
1. Cook a brisket with Coca-Cola and supposedly the ingredients in Coca-Cola will give it a delicious flavor and prevent the brisket from shrinking..
2. Use 1 (10-12 oz.) can of
coke, diet or regular, and mix it into a box of chocolate cake mix, (don't add
eggs, milk, or water). Bake as directed on the back of the cake mix box. It
makes the moistest chocolate cake ever.
3. For left over Bar-B-Cue chicken or steak put the meat in a pan with a can of coke and reheat in the oven, the meat stays extra tender without ruining the grill flavor.
4. For super tender steak, marinate the steaks in Coca-Cola before barbequing; it works as a tenderizer and is supposedly better (and cheaper) than commercially prepared meat tenderizers.
5. When cooking chicken in a Dutch oven or Crock Pot add up to 12 pieces of chicken, 1 bottle (36 0z.) Catsup, 20 oz. Coca-Cola. Cook in Crock Pot until Chicken is tender and comes off the bone easily…4 to 5 hours on low. In a Dutch oven, heat to 350 degrees, cook for 30 minutes or until chicken comes off the bone easily.
6. Do you like spicy Coca-Cola chicken or meat? Combine 1 cut up frying chicken, 1 cup of chili de arbol, (dry red chilies) 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 2 cans of coke. Fry chicken in a pan—until half done. Remove from pan--to pan add 1 can of coke, brown sugar, and crushed up chilies--bring to a boil. Add chicken and simmer on low for 20 minutes—save a little of the reserve to add if the liquid evaporates. Serve over white rice.
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4. COOK BOOK REVIEW: A REVOLUTION IN EATING
If you like history, you'll enjoy James E. McWilliams book, A REVOLUTION IN EATING; How the Quest for Food Shaped America. Williams, a professor of history at Texas State University, takes the rer through the attitudes, tastes, and cooking techniques that began in colonial America and shaped who we are and what we eat. He delves into foods eaten by Puritan families, Iroquois Indians, and people in slave kitchens. One anecdote deals with the reactions of European settlers who initially thought Indian corn was food only fit for swine. But it soon became a staple in the colonial diet. Domestically brewed beer came to symbolize solidarity and loyalty to the patriotic cause of the Revolution. This new beer was an extreme departure from all things British and spurred tr among the colonies that help integrate colonial habits and tastes.
William's perspective on the origins of foods in the Americas is still with us and provides an essential link from the past to the present and into the future. It's a fascinating foray into foods from a different perspective The book is hardcover with 320 pages of text plus 65 pages of notes and reference citations. $29.95 or use my AMAZON link below and enter the book's title for an Amazon discount.
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Need help with your thanksgiving turkey? There are answers galore on the net or from companies that have help lines by email or phone.
From Butterball.com: You will receive a personalized response within 24 to 48 hours. Click here to send an email or copy and paste the following address into the "To" field of your email message: BBTurkeyCo@aol.com. Their experts answer turkey-related questions regarding thawing and stuffing, preparing the turkey and dealing with leftovers. To contact the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line by phone, call 1.800.BUTTERBALL.
Other sources are www.cooksillustrated, www.Bettycrocker.com and many more. Enter "turkey help" in your browser and you'll have so much help you may not have time to make the turkey!
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