Enjoy these helpful tips for cooking traditionaly diabetic and healthy foods. Besides from adding a nice aroma, flavor and visual appeal, herbs and spices make for an excellent substitute to salt and sodium.Herbs and spices have a long rich and rewarding history. Since the beginning of time, herbs have been known more for their medicinal values, than for the ability to enhance the flavor of foods. In the early days spices were once considered as a trading commodity and form or money. I guess you could say that people made a killing off of these flavor enhancers. In both cases scarcity made herbs and spices very appealing.
How to Wash Herbs
Wash herbs when you are ready to use them. Wash smaller amounts of herbs thoroughly under running water. Shake off moisture or spin dry in a salad spinner. Pat off any remaining moisture with clean paper towels.
If you’re washing a larger amount of herbs at one time, treat them as you would salad greens. Place in a clean sink or deep bowl filled with cold water and swish around. Lift from the water and transfer to another bowl so dirt and grit remain in the water. Pour out the water and repeat the washing process in clean water until dirt and grit are gone and the water is clear.
NOTE: If you plan to harvest a large amount of herbs from a home garden, consider washing them down with a hose the day before to help remove any large particles of dirt or grit that might be on the leaves.
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Pickling
In the South, pickled okra and watermelon rind are popular.
Pickling, also known as brining or corning, is the process of preserving food by in a solution of salt in water to produce marinating and storing it in an acid solution, usually vinegar.
The jar and lid are boiled to sterilize them.
Then the raw vegetable and vinegar or brine is placed in the jar and the lid is screwed on. This is then placed in a cauldron of boiling water for a few minutes. It is then left to stand by for two weeks. The resulting food is called a pickle. *Note: Do Not try this @Home if done incorrectly can be toxic.
Pickling, also known as brining or corning, is the process of preserving food by in a solution of salt in water to produce marinating and storing it in an acid solution, usually vinegar.
The jar and lid are boiled to sterilize them.
Then the raw vegetable and vinegar or brine is placed in the jar and the lid is screwed on. This is then placed in a cauldron of boiling water for a few minutes. It is then left to stand by for two weeks. The resulting food is called a pickle. *Note: Do Not try this @Home if done incorrectly can be toxic.
Charleston's Farmers’ Market
Spring vegetables, fresh-cut flowers, baked goods, farm fresh eggs, hormone free milk, heritage chicken, lamb and pork, SC grown-rice and grits, honey and more. The nationally acclaimed Charleston Farmers Market opened Saturday, April 11 in beautiful Marion Square, were you also might find CRAVES Soul Food along with residents and visitors purchasing fresh locally grown produce on Saturday's. - April 11 - Dec. 19.
About Us
- CRAVES Soul food, Inc.
- 616 Meeting Street downtown Charleton SC authentic (lowcountry african american cooking) www.CRAVESsoulfood.com
Eating and snoozing
CRAVES Soul Food, authentic african american restaurant. CRAVES uses the same cooking styles of their ancestors from the lowcountry of Charleston, South Carolina.
For those on a budget, CRAVES Soul Food menu meals start at $4.25 sandwich and $5.99 for an entrée with a side of your choice.
Lodging can be a bit more expensive those on a budget there are anumber of national motel chains in the area. Email cravessoulfood@gmail.com for a few direct contacts.
For those on a budget, CRAVES Soul Food menu meals start at $4.25 sandwich and $5.99 for an entrée with a side of your choice.
Lodging can be a bit more expensive those on a budget there are anumber of national motel chains in the area. Email cravessoulfood@gmail.com for a few direct contacts.