Cooking advice

Buy Local Food : ...but at the same time, figure out what makes sense. It is more energy efficient to raise lambs in New Zealand and ship them to the UK than to raise them in the UK, because New Zealand lamb farming is more energy efficient. It is also more energy efficient to buy produce raised in Spain, than produce that has to be grown in greenhouses in the UK. Baby steps require figuring out which things make sense and which don't.


Buy Local Food : Cultivate an awareness of how far your food travels. When Rich Pirog, Food Systems Program Leader for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, tracked the miles traveled for 16 types of produce, he found that locally sourced fruits and vegetables such as apples, lettuce and tomatoes traveled an average of 56 miles, compared to 1,494 miles — nearly 27 times farther — for the same fruits and vegetables delivered through conventional retail channels. Things get stickier with combination foods, strawberry yogurt for example. Pirog came up with 2,216 miles by adding up the distance traveled for the yogurt’s milk, sugar and strawberries. That figure could be slashed by 90 percent if you buy plain yogurt and stir in some locally grown honey and fruit.


Dieting 101

The South Beach Diet
The South Beach diet is a weight loss system created by Cardiologist arthur agatston which emphasizes the consumption of "good carbohydrates" instead of "bad carbs" and "good fats" instead of "bad fats"
Doctor agatston developed the south beach diet for people who have cardiac problems, as a consequence of his detailed study of scientific data completed on other weight loss studies.
Approved foods include, veal cutlets, chicken breast, fish, fat-free cheeses, peanuts, lowfat yoghurt and some vegatables, such as asparagus, cucumbers and mushrooms.











Siaroppskuake (Anise Syrup Cookies) Recipe
Siaroppskuake (Anise Syrup Cookies) Category Baking Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1/3 c Butter

1/2 c Sugar

1 Egg

1/3 c Honey

2/3 c Dark corn or

Watermelon syrup 1/2 ts Ground star anise

1 ts Baking soda

4 c All-purpose flour; sifted

1/2 c Cream

Glaze; * see note In mixing bowl combine butter and sugar and beat until light and fluffy.Add egg and beat. Add honey and syrup. Gradually stir in dry ingredients, alternating with cream. Knead into a ball and chill in refrigerator. Roll into small balls in the palm of your hand. Place on greased baking sheet about 1-inch apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-9 minutes, depending on size (Nine minutes ensures a more rounded shape when cool.) Glaze over cooling rack. * Glaze: Mix together 2 cups powdered sugar and 1/2 cup hot milk. Stir until smooth. Keep warm in a double boiler. -----

 
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