To give your dishes an ASIAN flair, some of the ingredients you might use are: soy ginger coriander cilantro garlic lime chili paste rice vinegar sake or rice wine fish sauce oyster flavor sauce coconut milk five spice powder toasted sesame oil Thai basil mint
Soy
SOY It hasn’t been that long ago that I was very pro-soy. I could make some pretty wonderful tofu dishes. For the past 6 years I have almost banished it from my diet. I say “almost” because when you go out to eat, you will get soy in some form, either the oil that something…
Coconut Oil
COCONUT OIL After looking at a lot of the information on the web, I am having a difficult time believing there is so much resistance to coconut oil helping brain function. I never have a problem trying something as harmless as coconut oil. I am including a link, in case you have not had…
About the Texas Cottage Food Law
Want to start a food business from your home? Here’s the summary of the new law. SUMMARY OF THE TEXAS COTTAGE FOOD LAW: 1. Food must be sold from your home, directly to another consumer. No sales at farmer’s markets, county fairs, roadside stands, local festivals, craft shows, wholesale, or resale to restaurants, grocery…
MSG and weight
From Real Age: Too much monosodium glutamate (MSG) — an additive used in restaurant and processed foods to boost flavor — may be a fast track to weight gain, a new study shows. Investigating MSG Have you heard of MSG? It’s basically a salt that comes from glutamic acid. Restaurants and food manufacturers use it…