Tip Of The Day: Cooking Chick Peas

Chick Peas are a healthy addition to your diet. Cooking them yourself vs. purchasing them in the can is much healthier, no preservatives and you control the sodium ;)

The Tip Of The Day: Don't Cook Chick Peas With Salt, It Makes Them Tough!

Soak Chick Peas over night in water. This helps them cook faster.

Add some aromatics to the water, onion quartered, and a bay leaf.

Cover with water and cook until tender. Peas are done when you can squish them.

1/2 cup green olives pitted and slice

2 garlic cloves chopped

1 lemon - zest lemon set aside, reserve juice

Salt

Fresh ground pepper

Fresh parsley

Saute garlic in olive oil for a minute or so, add chick peas and mash with potato masher, heat through, add olives, lemon zest, lemon juice from 1/2 lemon, salt, pepper and fresh parsley.

Serve.

Tip Of The Day: Top 12 Fruits & Vegetables to Buy Organic

Great Tip Of The Day: When buying Organic's why not save some money!

You can purchase non-organic item's that are safe and for a lot less. Thick skinned items such as lemons, melons, bananas, cucumbers etc... are sprayed with pesticides that can be washed off with soap and water or can be peeled.

It's the soft skinned fruits and veggies that you need to buy organic if you do so. Lettuces, Greens and most of all berries!

Here is a list of the top 12 Organics you should buy from About.com Gourmet Food:

The Top Twelve Fruits & Vegetables to Buy Organic

Check it out you will be surprised!

Happy Cooking ;)