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Cooking Tips
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Oranges do not ripen after they are picked, but
lemons do.
4 lemons yield about 1 cup of juice
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Get the most juice out of your lemon by warming
it in the microwave for 15 seconds or rolling it
with your hand on the counter before juicing.
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When whipping cream, add sugar when the cream is
mostly whipped, and the cream will whip to a
higher volume.
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When whipping cream, the cream should be as cold
as possible and the bowl should also be very
cold.
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Fixing over salted soup: If soup has been over
salted, cut up a raw potato or two and drop into
the soup. The potato will absorb the salt.
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When salting boiling water always wait until the
water has come to a boil before adding salt.
Adding the salt before the water comes to a boil
only slows down the boiling process.
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Featured Article
The Benefits of Eating Seasonal Foods
Why Eat Food in Season?
There are many benefits to watching what is in
season at your grocery store or farmers’ market and
enjoying the delicious local produce that we have
available to us.
Firstly, locally grown produce is healthier for you!
Food that has been picked before fully ripened or
ready, stored and then often shipped from other
countries over a period of days, and sometimes
weeks, will have fewer nutrients than fresh local
produce that is in season. This applies particularly
to items such as broccoli and asparagus.
Most fruit and vegetables picked and eaten close to
the source will taste better. The shorter the
growing season, i.e. asparagus, fiddleheads,
strawberries, and the more important this is.
Local produce in season is generally more economical
to buy. When we buy local, we support our local
farmers. This keeps prices down and ensures a larger
supply of fresh local produce. We are fortunate to
live near many local farms and the Fraser valley
supplies us with some of the tastiest fruit and
vegetables in the world.
The increasing number of farmers’ markets springing
up around Vancouver every year, as well as all the
roadside farmers’ stands located throughout the
Lower Mainland, allows us the perfect opportunity to
get our fruits and vegetables directly from the
source and to really appreciate what is in season.
Here are some examples of what we have to look
forward to in the coming months:
May:
Asparagus
Cucumber
Onions
Rutabaga
Parsnips
June:
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Peas
Snow peas
Peppers
Spinach
Radishes
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Links
Wine & Dine BC News:
www.wineanddinebcnews.ca
Springwell Nutrition Group Counselling and
Consulting:
www.springwellnutrition.com
All about seafood
Happy Seafood
Restaurant Guide in Vancouver BC Canada:
http://www.whycook.ca/
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