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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.












Spicy Chick Peas and Spinach Recipe
Spicy Chick Peas and Spinach Category Spicy Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1 lg Onion, chopped

4 Cloves garlic, minced

6 Carrots, sliced thin

1 c Bouillon

1/2 ts Harissa

1 lb Chick peas, cooked or 3

Cans, drained 1/4 c Fresh cilantro, chopped

1 lb Fresh spinach, rinsed and

Torn in pieces Cooked brown rice or Couscous Bring the onion, garlic, carrots, bouillon and harissa to a boil in a large pot and simmer until the vegetables are softened, about 20 minutes. Add the chick peas, cilantro and spinach and simmer until the spinach is wilted. Serve over brown rice or couscous. Each diner can stir in a little more harissa to suit his or her own taste. 4 to 6 servings.

Recipe for "harissa" follows. Source: From: _Fat Free, Flavor Full: Dr. Gabe Mirkin's Guide to Losing Weight & Living Longer_ by Gabe Mirkin and Diana Rich. (1995, ISBN:0-316-57440-6). Posted by Michelle Dick to the Fatfree Digest [Volume 15 Issue 13] Feb. 13, 1995.

Individual recipes copyrighted by originator. FATFREE Recipe collections copyrighted by Michelle Dick 1995. Formatted by Sue Smith, SueSmith9@aol.com using MMCONV. Archived through kindness of Karen Mintzias, km@salata.com. 1.80?



 
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