Cooking tips

Our survival no longer depends on our knowledge of nature's cycles, but there is much to be gained from getting back this lost wisdom. Regardless of technology's advances, the fact remains that food in season is the best. Apples taste better when they haven't been flown half way around the world. And buying in season encourages local producers who, boosted by factors like the rise in farmers' markets, are building a more sustainable food industry.

Making your own lunch instead of buying from a sandwich shop saves on packaging, and could also save you approx £4 a day or £1,000 per year!

Try Organic Food : Organically-grown food costs more, but you get what you pay for. It is 2-10 times richer in minerals, contains no pesticides, and tastes better. It is better for you, your planet, and your palate. Wild unhybridized food is what your body was designed for, before our ancestors started messing with Mother Nature. Take it easy with highly hybridized fruits (bananas, seedless anything) and vegetables (carrots, beets, white potatoes).

Safety in the kitchen

If the deep fat fryer oil starts to smoke don't put the food in. Turn off the heat and leave it to cool.
If you're called away from the cooker - by the phone, say, or by someone at the door - take pans off the heat. It's the easiest thing in the world to forget about them.

Seven Happiness Soup Recipe

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Ingredients And Procedures

4 c Chicken Stock

1 Slice ginger

1 Garlic clove, halved

1/2 c Shredded chinese cabbage

1/3 c Coarsely chopped tofu

1/3 c Thinly sliced mushrooms

1/3 c Snow peas

1/3 c Slivered bamboo shoots

1/3 c Thin sliced water chestnuts

1/3 c Sliced carrots

Combine stock, ginger and garlic. Simmer 15 minutes. Remove garlic and ginger. Add remaining ingredients to flavored stock, simmer gently for 20 minutes.

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