TIP: How To Cook Perfect Rice

It is easy to cook the perfect pot of brown rice, every time, once you know how. Rice is a grain that is very low in phytic acid so soaking it is not essential. Place the rice in a heavy-bottomed pot. Add a little less than two cups of water or broth (or apple juice to make breakfast cereal) per cup of rice. Bring to a boil on high heat and let boil rapidly, uncovered until the level of the water is nearly at the level of the rice. Then turn down the stove to its lowest setting, cover the pot tightly and cook for anywhere from two to three hours. Do not open the lid during that time. After two hours, remove the lid and fluff the rice gently.

Cook large amounts at once and freeze or refrigerate the left-overs for quick vegetable fried rice and to add to soups and other dishes. Reheating rice without a microwave is easy as well. Just add a tablespoon or two of water to a pot of rice, cover tightly and heat on a low flame for about 5 minutes or so, the steam will heat the rice without overcooking it.

Getting Started

We Make It Easy To Cook and Eat Real Food

Who has time to spend hours in the kitchen every single day? So many of us think we have to resort to prepackaged convenience foods or take-out food to feed our families. However, with some planning (which we have done for you) it is possible to feed your family healthy, cooked-from-scratch real foods every day without spending hours over a hot stove. Follow our tips and soon you will be spending less time in the kitchen, eating fabulous food, feeling full of energy, saving some grocery money and possibly loosing weight. You may even find yourself connecting with local sustainable farmers and other "real foodies".

Getting Started Tips

Only shop once a week. Our shopping list makes it easy to plan ahead for the whole week, no need to rush back to the grocery store at the last moment.
Take an hour or so every week to do food prep. Food prep tips are part of your weekly menu mailer. This way getting dinner on the table will be a snap every night and it can be ready in less then 30 minutes.
Take advantage of the freezer meal recipes included every week. Double or triple the recipe and freeze. After a few weeks you will have enough frozen (homemade) meals for a week or more with barely any extra work. Even if you are having "one of those days" you know that you will still be able to have a nutritious home cooked dinner on the table in no time at all.
Always, always have washed and cut salad greens and veggies on hand (this is part of our weekly food prep schedule). You can put together a salad in 30 seconds that way and convenience foods will be less of a temptation.

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