Some Earthly Eating Knowledge (Day 2 of Week Of Sweets)
1. Add some ginger to your cabinet: It helps aching muscles, upset stomach, as well as nausea. Peel and thinkly slice a 2-inch pice of ginger root and add to a 4 cup glass of boiling water. Cover and simmer for about 15 minutes. Strain the gingerroot and add some lemon juice or slice of lemon and honey to taste. Sip wherever you need it. Make some in advance and keep in the refrigerator to have on hand. Keeps for about 2 weeks in the refrigerator and 2-3 months in the freezer.
2. How to cut a mango: A. Lay the fruit on one flat side and slice through lengthwise, as close to the pit of the fruit as possible. Repeat with the flat side of the fruit. B. Cut lengthwise and crosswise inot the flesh of the fruit (but not the skin) on each slice of the mango. C. Press up on the skin of the mango to expose cubes of the flesh and slice cubes into a bowl.
3. Keep a sticky situation under control: Keep a jar lid on some sticky products from sticking together and causing a cementing action on the jar by placing a square, larger than the jar lid, of waxed paper under the lid of the jar before resealing it back together. This expecially helpful with jars of product that are in the fridge, such as jelly or jams.
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Earthly Eating Recipe: (Day 2 of Week Of Sweets)
Cinnamon Snickerdoodles
Cookie Dough:
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tsp. baking powder
1 stick (4 oz. margarine, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 vanilla soymilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Cinnamon Sugar:
1/2 cup sugar
3 tbs. ground cinnamon
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
2. To make the cookie dough: Whisk together flour, cornstarch, and baking powder in a bowl. Beat the margarine in sepearte bowl with an electric mixer until soft. Add sugar, and beat until fluffy. Beat in soymilk and vanilla extract 30 seconds or until smooth. Add flour mixture, and beat 30 seconds or until smooth.
3. To make cinnamon sugar: Combine sugar and cinnamon on a large plate.
4. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball in cinnamon sugar, and place 1 1/2 inch apart on prepared baking sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until cookies look dry on tops and are lightly browned on bottoms. Transfer to wire rack to cool. Store snickerdoodles in an airtight container.
Happy Eating!
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