Much of the standard American food budget is spent on sugary sodas. Don't waste your money on soda, organic or otherwise. Make clean, filtered water your drink of choice. When you want a cool drink other than water, go for a high quality organic loose green tea. Brew it yourself, sweeten it with organic honey and pour over ice. It will cost about the same as the soda, but it offers you so much more in terms of nutrition. When you prepare something yourself, you always get more for your money.
Many recipes call for broth or stock; chicken, beef, and vegetable are the most common. A good organic stock will cost you about $4.00 a quart. If you make it yourself, the stock is only half the cost (or less, as you will see in the next tip.) Homemade stock is always far superior to store-bought in both flavor and nutrition. To make basic chicken stock, use one whole organic chicken, one large onion, 2 large carrots, 2 celery stalks, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 teaspoon of turmeric, a few grinds of fresh black pepper and salt to taste. Cut the vegetables into large chunks (no need to peel) and put into a 12-quart stock pot with all the other ingredients. Cover with clean, filtered water. Simmer for 8 to 12 hours, then strain.
There is a herb that can be easily grown in most areas that packs a culinary double punch. Cilantro is commonly used in Asian, Latin and Indian cuisines. When the leafy green herb goes to seed it gives you the popular spice coriander. Plant your cilantro seed after the ground has warmed. You want to do this about 4 weeks after the last frost. If you live in an area that never freezes, you can plant it at any time. Plant again every week or so to have a constant supply throughout the season. As the cilantro plants start to die off, they will produce seeds. Pick the seeds and store them in a cool dry place. These seeds can be used as coriander or planted the next year to grow more cilantro.
Many recipes call for broth or stock; chicken, beef, and vegetable are the most common. A good organic stock will cost you about $4.00 a quart. If you make it yourself, the stock is only half the cost (or less, as you will see in the next tip.) Homemade stock is always far superior to store-bought in both flavor and nutrition. To make basic chicken stock, use one whole organic chicken, one large onion, 2 large carrots, 2 celery stalks, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 teaspoon of turmeric, a few grinds of fresh black pepper and salt to taste. Cut the vegetables into large chunks (no need to peel) and put into a 12-quart stock pot with all the other ingredients. Cover with clean, filtered water. Simmer for 8 to 12 hours, then strain.
There is a herb that can be easily grown in most areas that packs a culinary double punch. Cilantro is commonly used in Asian, Latin and Indian cuisines. When the leafy green herb goes to seed it gives you the popular spice coriander. Plant your cilantro seed after the ground has warmed. You want to do this about 4 weeks after the last frost. If you live in an area that never freezes, you can plant it at any time. Plant again every week or so to have a constant supply throughout the season. As the cilantro plants start to die off, they will produce seeds. Pick the seeds and store them in a cool dry place. These seeds can be used as coriander or planted the next year to grow more cilantro.
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