Canning Tomatoes for Spaghetti Sauce

So you planted a garden this year and the tomatoes are coming out of your ears. maybe your neighbors planted a garden and the tomatoes are coming out of their ears and landing in a cardboard box on the front porch. Either way, you have too many tomatoes to eat. The solution? Turn those tomatoes into spaghetti sauce.

Canning tomatoes for spaghetti sauce is the perfect solution for an abundance of tomatoes. Spaghetti sauce is versatile. It can be used in anything from lasagna to pizza and yes, it can be used on spaghetti.

Making and canning a great spaghetti sauce is a lot easier than you might think. Many of you may have memories of your mother or grandmother slaving away in the kitchen on the hottest day in late summer. The house filled with the hot acidic smell of tomatoes. You will still get that at little, but at least we have air conditioning now, right?

Here are the basics for making spaghetti sauce:

Clean and sterilize your jars – When it comes to canning, cleanliness is next to Godliness. or at least it keeps you out of the hospital for food poisoning. make sure you follow all of the guidelines for cleaning your jars you will be using for storage. Continue reading “Canning Tomatoes for Spaghetti Sauce”

The Importance of Keeping Your Kitchen Clean

Neglecting to clean your kitchen on a regular basis can have detrimental consequences on your family. Since the kitchen is where our food preparation is performed, avoiding the cleaning of the area can result in food poisoning from cross contamination and other such harmful things. As such maintaining a hygienic kitchen environment is essential. This involves the wiping of counter tops and cleaning of any items used in the preparation or consumption of the food. Leaving food covered kitchen utensils around allows harmful bacteria to grow and spread throughout your kitchen. If you have small children, keeping your kitchen clean should become all the more vital as children can be rather curious and may be inclined to eat something that has been sitting out for quite some time gathering bacteria. Continue reading “The Importance of Keeping Your Kitchen Clean”

All You Need to Know About Irritable Bowel Syndrome

IBS is a condition affecting the large intestine marked by alternating periods of diarrhea and constipation, abdominal cramping, and straining. It is sometimes called a spastic colon. It is not a disease, and there is no cure for IBS, but it can be managed over one’s lifetime. IBS has a high incidence in women under the age of 40, if there is a family history, and those with anxiety and stress. The same is true for children, but may include a history of gastroenteritis, or food poisoning. The cause is not well-defined. Normally, the muscles of your intestine contract and relax in rhythm, but in IBS the contractions may be stronger and longer, resulting in diarrhea, or weaker and slower, resulting in constipation. Poor communication between your brain and your intestines can lead to a change in reaction time while you are digesting. Possible causes include anxiety, stress, hormones, laxative abuse, food or drug allergies, and lactose intolerance. Also, diet seems to be a large factor, such as fiber, raw fruit, coffee, alcohol, spicy or highly seasoned foods, and cold foods. Continue reading “All You Need to Know About Irritable Bowel Syndrome”

Benefits Of A Formal Food Hygiene Training

The food industry is continuously changing and so are the safety standards. In order to keep aware of the latest changes, it is necessary to have food hygiene training. Whether you’re in a food business or just a homemaker, food safety training is something that you may want to consider. It is you sole responsibility to follow the set hygiene and safety standards to ensure the good health of people around you. Not only for meeting legal requirements, the set standards should be followed to eliminate the risk of food poisoning and other deadly diseases. Continue reading “Benefits Of A Formal Food Hygiene Training”

Food and Farms Emerge As a Key Movement of Our Era

If all politics is personal, as is widely held, then ultimately not much is more political than our food, and the farms which produce it. Everyone must eat, thus everyone has a vested interest in food.

Just now, early in the 21st Century, foods and farms are emerging as a leading-edge political movement. Thousands of college students are awake to the crucial importance of food and farms, and more are awakening.

With food poisoning scares, the ongoing onslaught of genetically modified food products being surreptitiously introduced to our diets, and the mounting evidence of the health and environmental consequences of large-scale, chemically dependent industrial agriculture, the list of reasons is growing for people to become active and take a direct part in ensuring food quality and food supply. Continue reading “Food and Farms Emerge As a Key Movement of Our Era”

Insurance Coverage for the Egg /Poultry Farmer

Like any business owner, a poultry farm owner faces exposure to many commercial liability risks. Storms, floods, fires, insect and rodent damages and equipment is perhaps more real to this industry than others.

Nonetheless, the genuine threat posed to this type of farmer relates to the dreaded salmonella bacteria. Salmonella contamination can result in food poisoning. In the case of the poultry farmer, eggs can become infected and if eaten by the public cause a health threat.

Of late, there has been a salmonella scare about the eggs sold in various US states. Due to this the egg farmers have recalled more than two hundred million eggs! Continue reading “Insurance Coverage for the Egg /Poultry Farmer”

Shrimp and Vegetables With Pasta, Capers, and White Wine

Professional chefs and home cooks find creative uses for leftovers. Their recipes are often excellent. I had some leftover spaghetti on hand and some frozen shrimp that was starting to develop freezer burn. A thrifty person, I couldn’t discard these ingredients, and decided to combine them in an original recipe.

When I looked in the vegetable drawer of my refrigerator I found a red pepper, a small zucchini, and a yellow onion–foods that go well together. When I checked the pantry shelves I found some rosemary bread sticks imported from Italy. Ta da! I had the makings of a marvelous meal. Continue reading “Shrimp and Vegetables With Pasta, Capers, and White Wine”

Are You Dealing With Food Intolerance Symptoms?

After enjoying a meal, someone may start to feel uncomfortable-specifically with one of the following…

Pain in the stomach
Outbreaks of wind
Nausea
Bloating
Vomiting
Indigestion
Diarrhea
Sudden irritability
Weight gain

The cause may be a food intolerance which is a response from the digestive system to a specific food; an ingredient in the food irritates the digestive system and the person is unable to digest and breakdown the food properly. One of the most common food intolerances is dairy intolerance which means an individual experiences the symptoms above when they eat milk or dairy products. Dairy intolerance affects approximately 10% of the population. Gluten intolerance is also common-as is wheat intolerance. Gluten intolerance symptoms and wheat intolerance symptoms include ‘typical’ food intolerance symptoms. But it may not be those foods that are causing the problem…it could be the nori seaweed or the Lindseed you have everyday because it is ‘healthy’ Continue reading “Are You Dealing With Food Intolerance Symptoms?”

Food That Cats Can’t Eat

As a cat owner, do you know food is very important to cats? And do you know what is that cats can’t eat? Here are some information about food that cats can’t eat.

1. Onion. Onion include something that may destroy the red blood cells of a cat. So please pay attention to meat which may mixed with onion.

2. Haslet. We all know that eat too much haslet may cause Skin problems. The same is true of the cat. And eat too much haslet will also cause Bone problem. So please don’t feed your cat haslet frequently.

3. Fish bone. Some one believe that cats chew bone while it eat food. Actually, cats Swallow food without any chewing. Big bone may stab its stomach. So we’d better get rid of the bone from the food before feeding the cat.

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The Difference Between an Allergic Reaction and Foodborne Illness

All across Washington State, there are people waiting for food to arrive in restaurants, thinking about what they’ll have for dinner, or eating a quick lunch at the office. Most of them probably aren’t thinking about foodborne illnesses or allergies, but some of them will get sick from the food they ate while at home or out and about. While it’s not something you want to think about, it’s important to know the facts so you can safeguard your health and avoid serious complications.

Adverse effects that occur after eating certain foods are typically the result of foodborne illnesses or allergic reactions. These are similar in several key respects. First, many substances can cause both illnesses and reactions. Second, effects of allergic reactions and foodborne illnesses can be mild, serious or even lethal. Last, with some diligence and effort, allergic reactions and foodborne illnesses can usually be avoided. The two are also very different in many ways. Continue reading “The Difference Between an Allergic Reaction and Foodborne Illness”