Recipes, Food and other Stuff

When Is Milk Safe?

Q: I say you shouldn't drink milk after the "sell by" date, but my wife says milk is safe until the "use by" date. Who's right?

A: Answer from nutritionist Franca Alphin, MPH, RD: Your wife. The "sell by" date is the day by which the retailer must remove the product from shelves. "Use by" is the date by which the product should be consumed.

Important: As far as milk is concerned, the "use by" date is meaningful only if the carton is unopened. Once opened, milk -- even the ultrapasteurized variety -- stays fresh for about a week.

Caution: Although dates that appear on labels are helpful, they do not ensure food safety. Proper refrigeration, hand washing, cleaning of utensils and proper storage are required.

Bottom Line's inside source: Franca Alphin, MPH, RD, nutrition director, Duke University Student Health Services, Durham, North Carolina.

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Produce Index

A handy produce index provided by the Produce Marketing Association and the Produce for Better Health Foundation allows searching on category, availability, nutritional benefits, health benefits, and keywords, such as variations and varieties, can be found at http://www.aboutproduce.com/produce/commodity_search.asp.

Let's compare apples and oranges!

• http://www.aboutproduce.com/produce/commodity.asp?c=Apples
• http://www.aboutproduce.com/produce/commodity.asp?c=Oranges

Definition of Fruit and Vegetable

http://www.comevisit.com/chuckali/definition/index.htm

To the best of my knowledge and research the definition of fruit is:

• The ripened seed-bearing part of a plant when fleshy and edible.

To the best of my knowledge and research definition of vegetable is:

• A herbaceous (green and leaf like in appearance or texture) plant cultivated for an edible part, as roots, stems, leaves or flowers. Or you may say a vegetable is the edible stems, leaves, and roots of the plant.

Broken Glass Jell-O

Serving Size: 4

• 3 ounces of pkg. orange Jell-O
• 3 ounces of pkg. cherry Jell-O
• 3 ounces of pkg. lime Jell-O
• 3 ounces of pkg. lemon Jell-O
• Sugar
• Water
• Pineapple juice
• 1 ounce of Cool Whip

Dissolve package of orange Jell-O in 1 cup boiling water. Add 1/2 cup cold water. Repeat with cherry and lime Jell-O. Let set up overnight in refrigerator.

(Should be 3 different pans.) Dissolve lemon Jell-O and 1/4 cup sugar in 1 cup boiling water. Add 1/2 cup cold pineapple juice. Let set in large bowl until thick. Add Cool whip. Stir well. Cut Jell-O into cubes and fold in.

Five Pounds of Buffalo Wings

1 cup of Flour

1 teaspoon of Salt

? teaspoon of Pepper

1 teaspoon of Paprika

Place In bag, shake, and place in frying pan. Fry at 350? until golden brown

On stove add hot sauce to taste

? stick of Margarine

1 tablespoon of Worcester Sauce

Mexican Burgers

• 1 lb. ground beef
• ? cup taco sauce
• 1 egg
• 2 tbs. bread crumbs
• 1 tsp. oregano
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 6 drops hot sauce
• 4 slices Cheddar cheese
• 4 tomato slices
• 4 buns

Mix together meat and seasonings. Shape into four burgers and grill to desired doneness. Top with cheese and tomato slices and serve on toasted buns.

Roasted Garlic

Ingredients: garlic heads, goat cheese, pine nuts, Italian parsley, and bread for toast.

Cut the top of the garlic head off and cover with olive oil. Bake in oven for one hour at 357?F. Prepare toast and cut into 2" squares. Remove garlic from oven and spread onto toast, followed by goat cheese. Top with pine nuts and Italian parsley and serve.

Elephant Garlic

Although it looks like a giant head of garlic, elephant garlic is actually a relative of the leek. Despite its gigantic size?each clove may be as large as an entire head of regular garlic?its flavor is milder and less pungent than garlic. Elephant garlic can be enjoyed sliced raw in salads. For more information visit http://www.truewoman.org/Notes/3599008.html.