Soup time

Amy gave us a wonderful book for my birthday: World's Healtiest Foods. Its like a phone book, but excellent ideas. Please let me share a few as this is soup time

Garlic should be chopped and left to sit at least 5 minutes before added to the heat. It allows the two "chemicals" to mix that are anticarcinogens. They are seperated in the cell structures. Adding to the heat too soon stops the combination

Heating oils makes them less healthy. Instead, use a little chicken broth. We opened a box (better than canned) of broth, used some and then poured the rest in ice cube trays for later. Just put 2 or 3 ice cubes of broth in the pan. Add the onions and garlic, saute and then add other veggies and cooked meat.

We have been "healthy sauteing" asparagus with 3 ice cubes of broth, the cleaned asparagus, maybe some sweet pepper "sticks", cover and simmer 5 minutes, yum. Most veggies need less than 5 minutes. Green beans only get one minute.

Stainless steel is best--teflon shares its coating.

Eat those veggies! (Thanks Amy)