Foods Long Life

Curry-flavored, blended soup featuring kabocha squash. Follow Foods For Long Life on  Facebook and Pinterest . Check out my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Harvest Time I harvested my mini-kabocha squash and potatoes and still have a few zucchini left on the vine so I thought I'd combine them in this tasty soup. Kabocha adds a lovely sweetness to the soup and the potatoes make it creamy and thick. The soup is lightly flavored with curry. Mini kabocha squash Purple and gold potatoes Ingredients for Curried Kabocha Squash, Potato, and Zucchini Soup.                  *                                  *                                 * Curried Kabocha Squash, Potato and Zucchini Soup Vegetarian or Vegan, Gluten Free [Makes 4 servings] Requirements Soup pot Blender o...

How to can your garden tomatoes. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest. Download my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Time to Can Tomatoes I have a beautiful crop of tomatoes this year. It's so big that it would take every jar in my house to can them, so I'm going to cook them down until they are very thick. I use every type of tomato in my garden to get a nice combination of acidity and flavor. This year, I was lucky enough to find New Zealand paste tomato plants at our farmer's market to add to the mix. They grew well, they have very few seeds, and they are enormous! I will definitely save seeds from this one for next year. A 12-ounce New Zealand paste tomato New Zealand paste tomatoes on the vine How to Can Thick-Crushed Tomatoes Requirements A large Water Bath Canning pot. A 5 1/2 quart non-reactive Dutch Oven Pint canning jars with lids and bands Lemon juice (1 tablespoon per pint of tomato sauce) It's hard to say how many jars you'll need p...

Though annoying for those around you, cracking your knuckles is not harmful. Bad Habit or Not? If you've been around me for more than 30 seconds, you might notice that I have a habit of cracking my knuckles. My grandchildren have been so impressed by the ease in which I can do this, that they themselves have mastered this skill. When they visited last week, I observed them cracking not only their fingers, but all 10 of their toes - a feat I have yet to accomplish. My heart swelled with pride. Now you are probably saying, "what a terrible thing to teach your grandchildren." Not so fast. Years ago, while having my back cracked at the chiropractor, I asked what actually was happening and why it was good for me. He went on and on about  how cracking lowers the pressure which allows fluid to enter between the joints, blah blah blah. "So", I said, "cracking my knuckles must be good for me too since I'm essentially doing the same thing.!" He was taken aba...

Use a mandoline to thinly slice cucumbers. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest. How Slicing Makes a Difference How a vegetable or fruit is sliced can make a big difference on its texture and even its flavor. My daughter was here this week and when I asked her to make a side dish with the garden cucumbers I just picked, she made this beautiful salad. Although this recipe has few ingredients, the thinly shaved cucumber slices give it an elegant presentation. Its tangy lemon dill dressing coats every little slice and makes a great low-calorie summer side dish. If you are a fish eater, this lemon dill salad pairs perfectly with grilled wild salmon. A mandoline is used to slice the cucumbers  To cut the cucumbers this thin, you will need a  mandoline slicer. Please be careful when using this tool and ALWAYS use the guard, although it's tough to do when cutting these thin cucumbers. This is what happened to me last year when I didn't take my own advice wh...

French-style green beans with tomatoes, garlic and basil. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . For more recipes, download, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Romano Green Beans I love these flat green beans - they are one of my favorites to cook and grow. This year I ordered  Johnny's seeds - Northeaster OG Pole beans , online. I don't think it's too late for you to plant them. In fact, I will start a second crop in a week so that I'll have more beans in the fall.  These pole beans are growing up my hog wire fence My daily harvest with 10 plants started from seed French-Styled Green Beans I love the look and texture of julienne cut, French-styled green beans but they are very difficult to make. It's so hard to julienne a round green bean that most people avoid making French-styled green beans. But when you start with a flat bean, it's a LOT easier. Today's recipe uses Romano green beans, tomatoes, fresh basil, and garlic - all from my ga...