Helpful Cooking Preparation Tips

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Helpful Cooking Preparation Tips JoAnn Guest Aug 14, 2003 09:57 PDT

Eden Helpful Cooking Preparation Tips

 

Here are several simple cooking suggestions, from our kitchen to yours,

that we hope will be helpful and useful when preparing meals. Choosing

the best quality ingredients, proper cleaning and storage of both

uncooked and cooked food items are practical tips that we feel are

essential in creating the most delicious and nutritious meals for you,

your family and friends.

 

Purchase organic food whenever available. Know where your food came

from and try to buy it from trusted sources.

Purchase locally grown produce and other food items whenever

seasonally available.

 

For non organic produce, soak in a mild water and lemon, water and

vinegar, or organic citrus based solution several minutes and then

scrub. Peel any waxed, oiled or heavy sprayed produce.

 

Gently but firmly scrub, under cold water with a vegetable brush, the

skin of vegetables such as carrots, parsnips, radishes, turnips,

rutabaga, burdock, daikon radish, celery, winter and summer squash.

 

Soak leafy green vegetables and fresh mushrooms several minutes in

cold water then wash each leaf or cap individually under running cold

water prior to chopping and cooking.

 

Wash all fresh fruit in a bowl of cold water or with a vegetable

brush prior to eating or cooking. Peel all waxed or heavily sprayed

fruit.

 

Sort through all uncooked grains, beans and seeds and remove any

stones, stems or badly damaged beans prior to washing.

 

Wash all uncooked grains, beans and seeds in a bowl of cold water 1

to 3 times, rinse and drain before cooking. It is not necessary to wash

organic cracked or refined grains such as cous cous, bulgur, white rice

or polenta.

 

Wash the sea vegetables Hiziki, Arame, and Wakame, uncooked, 1 to 2

times in a bowl of cold water before soaking and cooking. Eden Kombu

only needs a quick rinse under cold water. Eden Nori, Sushi Nori,

Instant Wakame Flakes, Agar Agar Bars and Agar Flakes do not need

washing.

 

Dried foods such as Eden Dried Daikon, Eden Dried Lotus, Eden

Shiitake Mushrooms, dried lotus seeds, dried chestnuts and dried fruits

only need a quick rinse under cold water prior to soaking and cooking.

 

Soaking water from Eden Dried Daikon, Eden Dried Lotus, Eden

Shiitake, and Eden Kombu may all be reserved and used as part of the

water measurement for recipes.

 

Store all dry food items such as grains, beans, seeds, nuts and sea

vegetables in tightly sealed containers, in a cool, dark and dry storage

area. Exposure of these items to excessive heat, light and humidity may

cause spoilage.

 

Look for bright, crisp, firm produce to ensure better flavor and more

nutritious food. Try to shop for fresh produce on a weekly or bi-weekly

basis.

 

Store all oils, vinegars, shoyu, tamari and miso in a cool, dark area

or refrigerate.

 

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JoAnn Guest

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