Comments on: Just Cook: How To Integrate Cooking Into Your Daily Life http://civileats.com/2010/06/28/just-cook-how-to-integrate-cooking-into-your-daily-life/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: David Bailey http://civileats.com/2010/06/28/just-cook-how-to-integrate-cooking-into-your-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-7598 David Bailey Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:43:13 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=8451#comment-7598 After finally learning how to feed myself after 45 years of living.....this is a great post. Thanks After finally learning how to feed myself after 45 years of living…..this is a great post. Thanks

]]> By: A Little Yumminess http://civileats.com/2010/06/28/just-cook-how-to-integrate-cooking-into-your-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-7580 A Little Yumminess Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:11:48 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=8451#comment-7580 Great post...it made me hungry - as I was reading O was thinking of all the things you can make with these basics Great post…it made me hungry – as I was reading O was thinking of all the things you can make with these basics

]]> By: Claire http://civileats.com/2010/06/28/just-cook-how-to-integrate-cooking-into-your-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-7431 Claire Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:54:25 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=8451#comment-7431 Thank you so much for this list - it really helps someone like me who is not that great in the kitchen out with the basics. I was looking for a list like this and had never found one! Thank you so much for this list – it really helps someone like me who is not that great in the kitchen out with the basics. I was looking for a list like this and had never found one!

]]> By: CM http://civileats.com/2010/06/28/just-cook-how-to-integrate-cooking-into-your-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-7399 CM Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:19:53 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=8451#comment-7399 This article gives great advice to prospective home-based eaters. However, I disagree with the suggestion to use safflower and sunflower oils. These oils are seed-derived, heavily polyunsaturated, and thus not heat-stable enough for cooking. Also, many studies have shown that polyunsaturated oils (such as corn, soybean, sunflower, and safflower) suppress the immune system and cause cancer. These oils contain far too many omega-6 fatty-acids, which if consumed regularly can lead to inflammation and a host of other disorders. Because they are nontraditional cooking fats, I recommend avoiding their use. Peanut oil is okay for high-heat cooking, though palm or palm kernel oil are potentially better because they have much higher smoking points. Palm oil is better for frying / high-heat cooking for another reason: it is very high in beta carotene, which helps preserve the oil's nutrients during the cooking process. This article gives great advice to prospective home-based eaters. However, I disagree with the suggestion to use safflower and sunflower oils. These oils are seed-derived, heavily polyunsaturated, and thus not heat-stable enough for cooking. Also, many studies have shown that polyunsaturated oils (such as corn, soybean, sunflower, and safflower) suppress the immune system and cause cancer. These oils contain far too many omega-6 fatty-acids, which if consumed regularly can lead to inflammation and a host of other disorders. Because they are nontraditional cooking fats, I recommend avoiding their use.

Peanut oil is okay for high-heat cooking, though palm or palm kernel oil are potentially better because they have much higher smoking points. Palm oil is better for frying / high-heat cooking for another reason: it is very high in beta carotene, which helps preserve the oil’s nutrients during the cooking process.

]]> By: Pasta with Tuna, Tomatoes and Olives http://civileats.com/2010/06/28/just-cook-how-to-integrate-cooking-into-your-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-7389 Pasta with Tuna, Tomatoes and Olives Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:33:44 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=8451#comment-7389 [...] well-stocked pantry can be a busy cook’s best friend, as Anita writes in her Dinner on a Deadline series. (And check out this well-stocked, [...] [...] well-stocked pantry can be a busy cook’s best friend, as Anita writes in her Dinner on a Deadline series. (And check out this well-stocked, [...]

]]> By: Paul Kobulnicky http://civileats.com/2010/06/28/just-cook-how-to-integrate-cooking-into-your-daily-life/comment-page-1/#comment-7388 Paul Kobulnicky Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:11:10 +0000 http://civileats.com/?p=8451#comment-7388 Good list. Covers all of the essentials and provides for a lot of flexibility. I have to second roasted veggies ... even keep well in the freezer for the long term. Good list. Covers all of the essentials and provides for a lot of flexibility. I have to second roasted veggies … even keep well in the freezer for the long term.

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