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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.


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Mushroom Pasta Recipe
Mushroom Pasta Category Pasta Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1 1/2 lb Assorted trimmed mushrooms

2 tb Unsalted butter

1 tb Finely minced garlic

1 tb Finely minced shallots

-=OR=- Onions 1/2 ts Salt

1/4 c Sherry or Madeira

1/2 c Whipping cream

12 oz Fresh pasta; -=OR=-

8 oz -Dried pasta

Grated cheese WIPE MUSHROOMS TO REMOVE any dirt. Slice chanterelles and cultivated mushrooms, trim and discard the stems of shiitake mushrooms or root tips of oyster mushrooms. Bring 4 quarts of cold, salted water to a boil over high heat. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat and add the mushrooms, garlic, shallots and salt. Cook, stirring, for 15 minutes. Add sherry, increase the heat to high. Cook 2 minutes. Add cream. Cook until liquid reduces to a sauce-like consistency and is thick enough to coat a spoon. Remove from heat. Keep warm until pasta cooks. Add pasta to the boiling water, cook until desired doneness, drain and toss with mushroom sauce. Place on a serving platter or in a large serving bowl and serve immediately. Offer grated cheese.

 
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