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Eats from the streets

It’s the worst piece of advice you can be given, and yet I hear it all the time: “Don’t eat street vendor food”. So you might end up taking a few extra rides on the porcelain bus. via The Sydney Morning Herald

One-Skillet: Chicken and Spinach with White Beans

3 ts Extra-virgin olive oil

1 1/2 lb Chicken breasts

2 Celery stalks, minced

4 Garlic cloves, minced

2 Shallots, minced

15 oz Tomatoes, canned, diced

1 ts Fresh rosemary; or

- 1/2ts dried rosemary 1 tb Cornstarch

1 c Chicken broth, defatted

15 oz Cannellini, canned

12 oz Spinach - fresh

Salt Black pepper, fresh ground 10 Black olives - brine cured

Preparation time = 25 minutes Cannellini are white kidney beans. Drain and rinse before use. Wash fresh spinach thoroughly and chop. Chicken breasts should be skinned and de-boned and cut into bite-size pieces. 1. Heat 2 TS oil in large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium-high

heat. Add chicken and saut‚ until firm and white, not pink, about 3 minutes. Remove from skillet and keep warm. 2. Reduce heat to medium and add remaining 1 TS oil. Add celery, garlic

and shallots and saut‚ until limp and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and rosemary and simmer minutes. 3. Dissolve cornstarch in chicken broth and add to skillet. Bring to boil

and cook until sauce is thickenedd. Add cannellini beans and chicken; heat through. 4. Just before serving, add spinach to skillet and toss until wilted,

about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. 5. Garnish with chopped olives. Serve at once.



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One-Skillet: Chicken and Spinach with White B

3 ts Extra-virgin olive oil

1 1/2 lb Chicken breasts

2 Celery stalks, minced

4 Garlic cloves, minced

2 Shallots, minced

15 oz Tomatoes, canned, diced

1 t Fresh rosemary — or

- 1/2ts dried rosemary 1 tb Cornstarch

1 c Chicken broth, defatted

15 oz Cannellini, canned

12 oz Spinach - fresh

Salt Black pepper, fresh ground 10 Black olives - brine cured

Cannellini are white kidney beans. Drain and rinse before use. Wash fresh spinach thoroughly and chop. Chicken breasts should be skinned and de-boned and cut into bite-size pieces. 1. Heat 2 TS oil in large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and saut‚ until firm and white, not pink, about 3 minutes. Remove from skillet and keep warm. 2. Reduce heat to medium and add remaining 1 TS oil.

Add celery, garlic and shallots and saut‚ until limp and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and rosemary and simmer minutes. 3. Dissolve cornstarch in chicken broth and add to skillet. Bring to boil and cook until sauce is thickenedd. Add cannellini beans and chicken; heat through. 4. Just before serving, add spinach to skillet and

toss until wilted, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. 5. Garnish with chopped olives. Serve at once.

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One-Dish Meal/Crockpot

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Ingredients
1poundground beef, lean
12ozbacon, diced
1cuponion, chopped
1/2cupgreen onions, chopped
1/4cupgreen pepper, chopped
1/2poundsmoked sausage, sliced
16ozkidney beans, drained, rinsed
16ozpork and beans, drained
16ozlima beans, can, drained, rinsed
1cupsoybeans, cooked, drained or great northern beans
1cupketchup or chili sauce
1/4cuphoney or brown sugar
1tablespoonliquid smoke (optional)
3tablespoonvinegar
1teaspoonsalt
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“It used to be we could hardly give it away”

Some students at Union County Middle School in Liberty, Ind., had never seen a pear until the school joined a federal pilot program five years ago that offers students fresh fruits and vegetables as snacks. via The Clarion-Ledger

Organic food is healthier and safer, four-year EU investigation shows

“It is time the FSA caught up with the available science and adjusted its statements to reflect that science.”

A 12m EU-funded investigation into the difference between organic and ordinary farming has shown that organic foods have far more nutritional value. via The Belfast Telegraph

Jerry Seinfeld defends wife’s cookbook

“So there’s another woman who had another cookbook - and it was a similar kind of thing, with the food and the vegetables in the food - and my wife never saw the book, read the book, used the book”

Jerry Seinfeld says his wife isn’t guilty of “vegetable plagiarism.” Jessica Seinfield’s “Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food,” published this month by HarperCollins, … via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

One-Dish Meal

1 pound Lean ground beef

12 ounces Bacon — diced

1 cup Chopped onion

1/2 cup Chopped green onions

1/4 cup Chopped green pepper

1/2 pound Smoked sausage

1 1/4″ slice thick

1 Can kidney beans — (16 ounces)

rinse and drain 1 Can pork and beans — (16 ounces)

drained 1 Can lima beans — (16 ounces)

rinse and drain 1 cup Cooked soybeans

northern beans — drained 1 cup Ketchup or chili sauce

1/4 cup Honey or brown sugar

1 tablespoon Liquid smoke — optional

3 tablespoons Vinegar

1 teaspoon Salt

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

red and black pepper

Brown ground beef in a skillet. Drain off fat; place in a slow cooker or crockpot. Brown bacon; remove to paper towel. Drain fat from skillet; lightly brown onion, green onions, and green pepper. Add to slow cooker with bacon and all remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours. “This recipe serves a lot of people! It’s perfect for family reunions… The variety of beans gives it an appealing look and a nice mix of flavors and textures.” - Ina Hooper Serves: 12 From: “Prize-Winning Beef” Recipe booklet

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