http://www.savvykitchensolutions.com My goal is to ease America back to the kitchen basics. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:19:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 http://www.savvykitchensolutions.com/index.php?p=121 Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research report marvelous news on the cancer prevention compounds found in cruciferous vegetables. The key vegetables in this category are broccoli sprouts and raw cabbage. In has been known for quite some time that these vegetables contain sulforaphane, a powerful compound long touted for its ability ... http://www.savvykitchensolutions.com/index.php?p=119 How often have you found yourself eating something that has little resemblance to the photographic claim on the outside of the box or to the image accompanying the recipe? You can’t even imagine what expense marketers go to and how much these images are manipulated to convince people to buy ... http://www.savvykitchensolutions.com/index.php?p=118 Pomegranates are native to the Himalayas and India. Since Biblical times, they have been cultivated and naturalized over the entire Mediterranean region. Pomegranates flourish in the drier parts of Southeast Asia, Malaya, East Indies and Africa. The fruit was first introduced to California by Spanish settlers in 1769. ... http://www.savvykitchensolutions.com/index.php?p=117 As we reluctantly watch the exit of summer, Mother Earth is releasing her horde of crisp multi-colored apples. They seem to be spilling over everywhere from the Farmer's Market, along the roadsides, and brought by in shopping bags by friendly neighbors. Apples are cheap, they are plentiful and packed with a ... http://www.savvykitchensolutions.com/index.php?p=73 BAG YOUR DINNER: In the time it takes to drive to your local fast food outlet, dinner could well be on its way to the supper table. Roasting your own meats is so simple and easy that it should be emphasized in every high school economics class. A simple ... http://www.savvykitchensolutions.com/index.php?p=115 I just read that after eight years and millions of dollars scientists have managed to created the food technology of the century. Yes, all you finicky eaters who must have your white mushy bread (God forbid you try the goodness of real whole grains) will now be able to have ... http://www.savvykitchensolutions.com/index.php?p=114 In June 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) held a consultation on the health implications of acrylamide presence in food. The subject has been mentioned before in journals and warnings have previously been issued, but the fast food industry has shown little signs of changing their position until their ... http://www.savvykitchensolutions.com/index.php?p=113 You can be sure whenever an industry’s cash flow is threatened, the PR propagandists are going to working overtime, spinning faux concern to the public. This is most obvious in a recent press release riddled with confusing euphemisms entitled “School Partnerships”; a document regarding school district beverage vending policy. ... http://www.savvykitchensolutions.com/index.php?p=112 BRUSH INSTEAD OF SPONGE: The cleaning industry seems determined to overflow us with convenient (throw-away) products. They are wasteful and an environmental nuisance. Among those undesirable cleaning accessories is the common sponge; it’s made out of cellulose and it is great housing for all kind of germs. Thus, I ... http://www.savvykitchensolutions.com/index.php?p=111