Science Says That Romaine Beats Kale.

The top 15 nutrient rich foods. Researchers analyzed the nutritional content of 47 fruits and vegetables and ranked them according to how much fiber, protein, potassium, and vitamins they contain.

Creamy Yogurt-Dill Cucumber Salad Recipe

Fresh Cucumber Salad

Connie Wally Littrell shared Hillbilly Recipes.'s photo.

Put vinegar, sugar, celery seed and mustard seed in a pot and bring to a boil
Remove from heat and let cool for one hour
Pour mixture over salad
Put in jars and store in refrigerator
Will keep up to 2 months
Makes 2 quart jars

Glenn’s Greenie Beanies:

Great way to whip up a vegetable dish for a pitch-in or ready to heat daily vegie dish for the coming week.

Only 4 ingredients.

 

Georgia Slaw - Coleslaw With Vinegar Dressing

This coleslaw is made with a tangy vinegar dressing, with only 4 ingredients: sugar, white vinegar, celery seed, and other seasonings.

One variation I intend to try is similar to the diabetic version of the dressing for my Cucumber and Tomato Salad: Substituting Equal for the sugar. Either 12 packets of Equal or 1/2 cup of Equal Spoonful.

Cajun Pot Roast & Maque Choux

Maque Choux: Another great Pitch-in dish.

“I find this is my favorite corn oriented side dish when cooked without the roast.  ‘Maque choux’ is a Cajun dish of corn smothered with green peppers, onion and tomato.”

How2 Select and Store Produce

Ever have questions about how to select produce and store it?  Kroger's has a website www.makethemost.com where you can visit their Produce Page and find nutrition, storage, selection and preparation tips for many fruits and vegetables.  They even have recipe page and a page where you can enter your zip code and visit the website's of their growers, a great feature when trying to identify sources during those FDA fiascos.

If your looking for cooking events at a Kroger's near you they have a zip code search feature for that too.  Also a newsletter and Recipe Center.  This is separate and in addition to Kroger's regular website.

CUCUMBER TOMATO SALAD W/EQUAL

Ingredients: 48% calorie reduction from traditional recipe. 1/2 cup rice vinegar* 3 tablespoons Equal® Spoonful** 3 cups unpeeled 1/4-inch thick sliced cucumbers, quartered (about 2 medium) 2 cups chopped tomato (about 1 large) 1/2 cup chopped red onion Salt and pepper to taste	Instructions: Combine vinegar and Equal®.  Add cucumbers, tomato and onion. Season to taste with salt and pepper; mix well.  Refrigerate, covered, at least 30 minutes before serving.
* Distilled white vinegar may be substituted for rice vinegar. ** May substitute 4-1/2 packets Equal® sweetener.	Makes 6 servings (3/4 cup each).

sometimes I like to sneak finely diced red or yellow peppers into it....gdl