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Sonja Rants

Straight talk about food, facts, preserving the environment, saving money

Antioxidants and Cooking

Posted on Wednesday November 28th, 2007 at 22:45 in blueberries, carrots, cranberries, tomatoes

A reader wrote to say he often cooks cranberries and eats them for a snack. He wanted to know whether cooking had any effect on the great antioxidants in the berries. Antioxidants are abundant in fo...
Sinatra's Favorite

Posted on Thursday September 27th, 2007 at 08:31 in clams, red peppers, tomatoes, veal

Sinatra's favorite restaurant in New York was Patsy's, and when the owner was asked what Frank liked best, he said the Clams Posillipo was always a definite and the Veal Milanese almost always. (Clam...
Home-Canning Gone Bad

Posted on Wednesday September 12th, 2007 at 11:24 in bolulism, tomatoes

Question: How can you tell whether some jars of home-canned food have gone bad? Can you tell by looking at the contents if they're safe to eat? The main cause for concern in home-canning is botulism...