Foods Long Life

Yellow tomatoes make a delightful soup. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and  Pinterest . Check out my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Yellow Tomatoes I picked up a yellow tomato plant at the farmer's market this spring. Unfortunately I don't remember the name of the strain, but it grew the biggest, most beautiful, low-acid, tomatoes I've ever experienced. Some of them were a pound and a half! I am definitely going to save its seeds so that I can grow them again next year. Since they are late producers, I'm still harvesting them, even though it's early October. Since I've already canned dozens of jars of red tomatoes, I thought I'd make and freeze lots of soup so that we could enjoy it this winter. (If you are going to freeze this soup, do so without the corn or pasta. It will take up less freezer space and you can add the corn and cooked pasta when you use it.) It's also a very versatile soup so add any veggies and grain you desire. Or for ...

Fresh corn makes a great salad topping. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . Preview my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen ! Corn I love corn. I love everything about it. I love to eat it raw, right off the cob. I love throwing it into soups , salads , muffins , well - you name it. But the thing I love the most is growing it. This year was our second crop and we actually harvested it on time at the peak of its tenderness (lessons learned from last year!) Having grown up in apartments in New York City, where one is lucky to have a flower pot of parsley on the fire escape, the very thought of having enough land to grow such an enormous vegetable still blows my mind. My corn stands proudly in the entry to our little farm - a monument to a more sane life.  Me and my daughter, Linda, playing in the corn. Last year we planted 35 seeds and got about 48 ears of corn. This year I planted 65 seeds which yielded about 85 ears (hard to keep track as I kept eating them ...

Gluten free muffin with corn, diced green chili and Daiya cheese. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . A Great Side Dish You don't usually think of a muffin as a side dish but perhaps you should. It is, after all, a grain and can carry with it some other goodies. In this case, whole kernel corn, diced green chiles and Daiya vegan "cheese." It makes a great side dish for a morning tofu or egg scramble or a raw fruit salad. And when accompanying a big green salad, it makes the perfect lunch.  To ensure that you are avoiding GMO corn, always select organic corn kernels and corn meal for this recipe.                 *                       *                      *      Chili-Chipotle Corn Muffins Vegan, Gluten and Dairy Free [makes 12 muffins] Requires a muffin pan and best with an electric han...

Easy One-Pot New Year's Day Recipe for Good Luck. Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest Happy New Year It wouldn't be New Year's without a lucky black-eyed pea recipe. This year's recipe is as simple as it gets and is made in an Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker.  I have a confession to make. This year I'm taking a big risk and making yellow-eyed peas from Rancho Gordo but of course you can make this with traditional black-eyed peas.         *                           *                        *                     * Black-Eyed (or Yellow-Eyed) Peas with Corn and Greens Vegan, Gluten and Dairy Free [makes 6 servings] Requires an Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker Allow soaking time - either overnight or 2 hours in hot water. Ingredients 1 cup black or yellow-eyed peas 2...

Growing corn is fun. Eating it all winter is fabulous! Follow Foods For Long Life on Facebook and Pinterest . Growing Corn This year we made our first serious attempt at growing corn. It was fascinating - you could almost stand there and watch them get taller. As you can see in the picture above, they grew about 12 feet tall.  I love corn and I especially love knowing exactly what I am eating. I know that our corn is organic and non-GMO so we have no worries there.  I would like to say our first corn crop was a complete success but we could have done things a bit better. Here's what we learned in case you want to give it a try next year. Lessons Learned #1 - As you can see from the above picture, I definitely placed them too close together. I planted about 35 plants in a 4' x 8' raised bed. I think half as many would have been better. They still would have been close enough to wind pollinate but not be so close to block out the sun and create a cozy nest for pests. Tassel...

Roasted asparagus topped with chopped veggies and seeds. Follow Foods For Long Life on Pinterest and Facebook . Preview my eBook, Health Begins in the Kitchen . Asparagus for Lunch? Doug and I ate an entire bunch of asparagus yesterday for lunch. Once those tender roasted spears came out of the oven, we decided to make a meal out of them. Besides, you can't just let these jewels sit around since they are more perishable than most other vegetables. Feed your Microbes Too! I'm sure you all know how very important microbes are for our health . Well these little guys have to eat too. They depend on "prebiotics" which are supplied by the compound "inulin." This carbohydrate makes it all the way through to our large intestine where it becomes an important food source for our intestinal bacteria such as Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli. Asparagus is a very good source of inulin.          *                   ...