How to make cake flour

Recipe calls for cake flour? don't have it? you can make it with these 3 things. :)

-flour
-cornstarch
-sifter/strainer

"Get out the flour that you have. Most likely it is the regular enriched kind, but whatever you have on hand will work

Sift flour

 Measure how much flour you'll need. For every 1 cup of flour you use, take out 2 tablespoons of the flour. Set the 2 tablespoons aside or put them back in the flour bin

Replace the two tablespoons of flour that you took out with two tablespoons of cornstarch

Sift the cornstarch and flour at least five times."

And its ready to use!

 taken from: http://www.ehow.com/how_2107935_make-cake-flour.html

a marriage

Meet the orange (or mandarin, tangerine, tangelo, etc.)

Meet Iron

 

If there is something you learn today...let it be this....

  Vitamin C and Iron should always be paired together.  

If your anemic, like me, your taking iron pills.  But you might as well sew a dress without any string if your not adding vitamin C to your diet.  Iron needs Vitamin C.  The body loves and needs iron naturally...some more than others...and it order for your iron to be absorbed into your body you need the vitamin C to make it happen.

You see, Iron needs to hold hands with Vitamin C because if it doesn't its just gonna go in one way and out the other.

So next time you need some more iron in your diet, or just in general b/c Iron is what are bodies need, eat that spinach with a few slices of orange or carrots. 

See my other post about "power couples" here.

And for some pairing ideas next time you eat:

high in iron:

nuts

spinach 

 roast beef 

 oysters 

 liver 

 raisons 

high in Vit C:

 oranges 

 papaya 

 grapefruit 

 brocolli 

 carrots

Does cooking in the microwave decrease nutritional value?

NOT ENIRELY so...

"Microwaved food may retain vitamins BETTER than stovetop-cooked food.  That's because the microwave zaps it quickly and without much water.  One study found that spinach retained only 77 percent of the B-vitamin folate when cooked on a stove --- but retained ALL of its folate when cooked in a microwave."

To read more you need to sign up with Consumer Reports on Health magazine.

Interesting, ain't it?  Of course, the test was only done with spinach.  Who knows how other foods will handle in the microwave.  Its just nice to know that the microwave shouldn't be as hated as it is.





-Aezra

report taken from: CR on Health Mag, pg 6, July issue
image from http://www.polanoid.net/ , key word "microwave"

The truth about carbs

Today's Statement:  "If its White, don't bite!"

" Bad carbs are generally white in color. Think: Sugar, White flour, white bread, [etc.] If you avoid[/limit] bad carbs you may reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and [dreaded words] WEIGHT GAIN."

"Good carbs come from fruits, veggies, and WHOLE grains.  Eat good carbs to keep your cholesterol level healthy...your blood pressure and blood sugar stable...and excess pounds off."

Taken from CR on Health Magazine, pg 6, July issue

Image sources:

tomato

Bread

New uses for a Comb( a clean one)

1. cake decorator: after applying the frosting,lightly comb against the frosting to create creative lines.
2. The-little-balls-on-clothes-extinctorator :o\ : softly glid comb over surface to gather/catch the balls into the teeth of the comb. best with comb like this>

3. Freshly painted-wall Texturizer: get funky with it, have fun!