Fresh vegetables better than frozen?

In a recent article in a wellness magazine, it was asked if fresh vegetables are better than canned and frozen. Gene Lester, Ph. D., States that frozen vegetables may be better for you than fresh ones.

Blueberry Pie Recipe

Filling:
1 cup of sugar
6 Tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp mace
1 1/2 tsp finely grated lemon peel
2 Tbsp butter - smoothed out or cut up

Crust:
1/4 cut of ice water
1 egg yolk
1 Tbsp cider vinegar
2 cups flour
1 stick of softened butter

Get all your blueberry pie recipe ingredients together first. Mix the egg, water, and vinegar together and blend well and then it set aside. Put 2 cups of flour into a medium bowel and cut in your butter and mix with a pastry blender until mixture resembles large crumbs. Stir in the water mixture until the whole becomes a large ball of dough. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before rolling out.

Rinse and pick over your blueberries, then dry them. Set aside. Sift together sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon and mace. Place the blueberries in a large bowel and then sprinkle lemon peel and 1/3 of the sugar mixture over the blueberries and toss.

Roll out half of the pie crust dough into a circle. Line a 9 inch pie pan with the dough and fill the pie pan with 1/2 of the blueberry pie mixture and 1/2 of the remaining sugar mixture. Top with the remaining blueberries and the rest of the sugar mixture - dot with the butter. Roll out the remaining dough to make the top crust and then cover the blueberries with the top crust. Seal and flute the pie edges. Cut air vents into the top of the pie with a sharp knife. Brush the top of the pie crust with egg wash.

Finish with baking on the lower half of a preheated (450) oven for 20 minutes and then lower the heat to 350 for about another 40 minutes. Enjoy.

Canned Bean Recalls

Happy new year. The recalls continue just this week a canning company in Washington recalled green, dark red kidney and mexican style chili beans because they possibly were not properly cooked.

Apples helping cholesterol

Red apples help your cholesterol. A recent study shows that these tasty treats that as a child we gave to our teachers are good for your cholesterol.

Salmonella from a Margarita

Salmonella from drinking a frozen margarita! In a bar over the holiday’s, a man walked in and had the bartender blend two raw eggs into a drink for him. Sound nasty. Just think you go into a bar order a drink and get salmonella from drinking out of this blender that was not sanitized after putting the eggs in this blender.

Recalls

With last year being named the "Year of the recall" it leaves us hoping that this year is not the same. Food were recalled from peanut butter to pet food. People were getting sick from Listeria, E. Coli, botulism, shigella, norovirus, hepatitis A, and salmonella across the United States.

Bakery Recall

Weis Baker's recalled two packaged bakery items recently due to undeclared ingredients on the label. What next?

New Year's Resolutions

A New Year always brings New year's resolutions. However those resolutions rarely happen. See the top 10 ways to ensure success. Write them down, commit to them, tell people, get accountability, make a plan, check in, get real, focus with reminders, believe and visualize, and treat yourself.

Baby Food Recall

Baby food recall. This week a Canada based baby food company warned that some of their products might contain undeclared peanut protein and sulphites. Now baby food is being recalled. What next?

Year of the recall

The year of the recalls is coming to an end. The nation's food editor's called 2007 the year of the recall because of all the recalls this year from peanut butter to pet food.

Green Bean Recall

Friday of last week a Michigan based company recalled 1,026 cans of Fancy Blue lake green beans. Due to them possibly being contaminated with bacteria that can cause botulism.

Merry Christmas

From all of us here at Pionair we wish you a Merry Christmas. Remember to keep your families close and stay safe this Holiday Season.

Tips for the Holiday Season

Try not to go for broke this Holiday season. Remember to keep these tips in mind when shopping for this year. Make a list and the amount you would like to spend on those people if it is to high trim down the list. Use spare change around the house to buy a gift. Check your credit card rewards. Scope out your jobs perks, and looks for two for one deal.

Christmas Tree Safety

Christmas is the most wonderful time of year, but it can also be the worst time of year if you do not take proper care of your Christmas tree.

Christmas Fruitcake Recipe

1/8 cup chopped dried cherries
1/8 cup chopped dried mango
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup dried currants
2 tablespoons chopped candied citron
1/4 cup dark rum
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup dark rum, divided


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DIRECTIONS
Soak cherries, mango, cranberries, currants, and citron in 1/4 cup rum for at least 24 hours. Cover tightly, and store at room temperature.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter a 6x3 inch round pan, and line with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; mix into butter and sugar in three batches, alternating with molasses and milk. Stir in soaked fruit and chopped nuts. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then sprinkle with 2 tablespoons rum.
Cut out one piece parchment paper and one piece cheesecloth, each large enough to wrap around the cake. Moisten cheesecloth with 1 tablespoon rum. Arrange cheesecloth on top of parchment paper, and unmold cake onto it. Sprinkle top and sides of cake with remaining rum. Wrap the cheesecloth closely to the surface of the cake, then wrap with paper. Place in an airtight tin, and age for at least 10 weeks. If storing longer, douse with additional rum for every 10 weeks of storage.

Seafood Sauce Recall

Wegman's recalled its 8 oz Seafood sauce on December 13th. Stating that it contains wheat that was not listed on the label. For more details see attached link.

Christmas

Christmas time is all about family and being together. Over the years things change. In a recent article in Daily news people discussed past Christmas. With Christmas so close just remember it is the season to be jolly.

Red Velvet Cake Recipe

Red Velvet Cake
12 servings
1 1/4 hours 30 min prep

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1 tablespoon red food coloring
1 tablespoon white vinegar

1. Preheat oven to 350 F
2. Grease and lightly flour tow 9 inch round cake pans.
3. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addtion.
4. Combine flour, cinnamon, cocoa and baking powder in a medium bowl.
5. Add gradually to creamed sugar, alternating with milk.
6. Dissolve soda in vinegar and fold very carefully to batter.
7. Stir to combine, but do not overmix
8.Pour into prepared baking pans, and bake about 30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched with finger.
9. Cool in pans on wire rack for 5 minutes
10. Remove from pans and cool completely before frosting.

Maple-Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Yield: 8 Servings
Preparation: 20 minutes
Bake: 1 1/2 hours

1/2 (15 ounce) package refrigerated piecrust (1 sheet
1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups half-and-half
2/3 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon all purpose flour
3 eggs
3/4 chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
Unroll Pie crust and line a 9 1/2 inch deep-dish pie pan with dough. Prick the bottom of pie crust with a fork; trim and crimp edges.
Place lined pie pan on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Set aside.
If desired roll out excess crust and cut out leaf shapes for decoration. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Mix well. Stir in half and half, syrup, and flour, and mix until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time. Stir in walnuts. Pour filling in prepared pie shell.
Bake 1 1/2 hours, or until center is set.
If decorating pie with leaf cutouts place cutouts on baking sheet with pie for the last 20 minutes of baking time. Remove pie from oven and transfer cutouts to center of baked pie.

Coffee Can Help Prevent Liver Cancer

A recent article in Men's Health Magazine states that drinking two cups of coffee a day can help prevent liver cancer by 43 percent. Though Swedish researchers have not found the reason for this, they think it has something to do with the caffeine.

Candy gone bad

This weekend, Harry and David, the popular candy company, issued a recall on 6,000 tubs of it Moose Much Popcorn.

Recalled Turkey's

Early last week China officials had to apologize to the American people for sending out batch of bad turkeys. They did not find out about the contaminated turkeys until it was too late to stop them from being distributed to American Stores.

Cooking the Turkey

The Turkey is cooking the in the oven. The vegetables inside the turkey have been washed with cold water. It looks perfect, but it is not those vegetables that you just ran cold water on have been tossed across the grocery store floor. This is why you need a Mini-Mate to kill that bacteria that just washing with cold water leaves behind.

Less than 24 hours

Less than 24 hours until Thanksgiving we will all get together with our families, and friends. To eat good food, and spend quality time together. Just remember to handle all the foods carefully and wash your hands frequently. Because no one wants to spend their holiday in the emergency room.

Graham Pie Crusts Recalled

Thanksgiving is this week and just 15 hours ago Blue Planet Foods recalled 3,898 units of Graham pie crusts because of ingredients that were not marked on the label.

Sausage Recalled

The year of recalls continues. Last Friday Double B foods, Inc . Recalled its smoked sausage rolls called Kolaches in 12 US states due them possibly containing Listeria. As of now there has not been anyone reported sick.

Pot Pie Recall

It has been reported that ConAgra Foods Inc has placed Banquet and private label pot pies back on the market. They have tested the product has been tested and have not shown any sign of salmonella since the October 11 out break. The attach link tells the whole story.

Handling Death

We talk and think about our health especially this time of the year and if you are in good health you are blessed, but there is a flip side too. Click on this link and listen to how one little boy handled the death of something close to him:

Home Made has an appeal as we all prepare ideas for Thanksgiving

Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy Thanksgiving Meal. Your local markets carry an amazing variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are both nutritious and delicious.As you enjoy fresh produce and fresh-squeezed fruit and vegetable juices, it's important to handle these products safely in order to reduce the risks of foodborne illness. Below is a link from the FDA to use as a guide in purchasing and handling of these perishable items.

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/prodsafe.HTML#buying

NEWS : ePaper rEvolution PressMart.net: Tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

NEWS : ePaper rEvolution PressMart.net: Tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

Beat the Cold Season

To beat the cold and flu season take 1 Tbs. Of apple cider vinegar before you go to sleep. This way you will be able to enjoy this Holiday Season and not be stuck in the Doctor's office.

Cooking with kids

Kids love to cook but with all the dangers in the kitchen we have a safe recipe for any age. No heat is needed when you mix marshmallow fluff, rice krispies and a non cook spray for the pan or glass dish. A low fat snack that is made with little hands. Makes the perfect dessert and perfect memories.

Refrigerator Temperature

In a recent article in Good Housekeeping a team of food safety experts measured the temperatures of 200 home refrigerators. Many of these refrigerators rose above the danger zone of 40 degrees for more than a risky two hours a day. At these rates bacteria multiplies every six hours. Because we can not keep a consistent temperature due to opening and closing the doors a Mini-Mate would minimize these types of bacteria growth.

Preventing Breast Cancer

Yogurt can help prevent Breast cancer says an article in “Woman's Health” magazine. Jennifer Hsiang-Ling Lin, Ph.D in this article states that if a woman takes 1,300 milligrams of calcium in food or supplements daily they have a 40 percent lower risk of breast cancer before menopause. These nutrients seem to block the growth hormones that cancer cells feed on.

More Recalls

Your whole life you have been told that if the food is frozen it is safe. That is not the case just a few days ago two recalls were issued one for Cargill Ground beef and the other on Totino’s and Jeno’s frozen Pizza. Cargill recalled 1 million pounds of ground beef due to its possible connection with E. Coli. Totino's and Jeno's had 414,000 cases of frozen pizza products recalled due to a connection with E. Coli. Makes you think if your frozen foods can be unsafe. What does that say for your foods in the refrigerator?

Apple's keep the Doctor Away

Apple's can protect your babies lungs. A recent article in the Woman's Health magazine stated that if you eat four or more apples a month while pregnant you will keep the doctor away. The kids whose mother's ate four apples or more while pregnant were 53 percent less likely to have asthma.

Healing your Gallbladder

Having trouble with your gallbladder. First Magazine gives these helpful tips to heal an overburdened gallbladder. One good way to heal your gallbladder and liver cells is to drink the water collected from the steamed vegetables that you had for dinner the night before. The vitamins and minerals in the broth are good for your body. Flavor the vegetables with organic butter instead of regular butter. Also try sipping hot lemon water during the day.