Guest guest Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 If you have a Trader Joe's - they carry it.Ginny From: Lea Ann Savage <lsavage@...> Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2012 7:55 AM Subject: Re: Hot Green Soups + Re: Winter Smoothies? Yes - you have to read the labels. I would prefer to source my bacon from a local farm where I know how the animals are treated (and how they are slaughtered) but I haven't done this yet. I get my grass-fed beef from a local source that I know. I'll get to sourcing my bacon when I can :-)In the meantime, the stuff at the store is what I am using and you should be able to find it too I would think. I shop at Publix. Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))>< On Feb 4, 2012, at 10:50 AM, Lucille wrote: Does a regular grocery store sell nitrite/nitrate free bacon? Or where do you get that? Lucille From: Lea Ann Savage Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 9:17 AM Subject: Re: Hot Green Soups + Re: Winter Smoothies? Hello Barb, Excellent question! I keep the bacon in the freezer (I do hot green soups a LOT for a spell, then sometimes it can be a while before I make it again. In the fridge, the bacon would not keep). I roll up each strip of bacon, then lay them out on a cookie sheet and put them into the freezer to "flash freeze" them so they won't stick together, then I put them in a zip lock bag for long-term storage in the freezer. When I'm going to make Hot Green Soup, I take out one of the nitrite/nitrate free :-) strips of bacon, and put it in the bottom of the steamer basked (closest to the heat) I put only about a cup of water in the bottom of the steamer (because I'm going to use that water in the soup and I don't want too much!) The water in the bottom of the steamer catches some of the nutrients and using that water in he soup keeps them from going to waste :-) I have never timed how long I steam them, I know they are good and hot when I can see that they have shrunk down in size significantly. Because it is steamed and not fried, the bacon still looks uncooked, but I've been making this soup for a little over a year now, and feel completely confident that it is completely cooked. If you are concerned, there would be nothing wrong with pre-heating the bacon on a griddle. You wouldn't have to cook it until it was crispy, just until it was completely thawed and really hot - then, with the additional heat from steaming, you could feel very confident that it was completely cooked. Thanks for asking - Hope this is helpful! BTW, if you want to make the Green Soups "creamier", adding a hand full of cashews is a REALLY nice touch, also, to make it "cheesy" adding Nutritional Yeast is a great thing to do! Link on the difference between Nutritional Yeast (cheesy flavor) and Brewer's Yeast: http://www.nutritionalyeastguide.com/brewers-yeast-vs-nutritional-yeast/ Blessings,Lea Ann SavageSatellite Beach, FL(321) 773-7088 (home)(321-961-9219 (cell)))><'>www.VitamixLady.comwww..com<))>< On Feb 4, 2012, at 8:47 AM, barbmanchee wrote: Do you use cooked bacon? Perhaps a silly question but I am new at this. I was wondering how long you would steam to get the bright-green greens and if that would be long enough to cook the bacon.Thanks,Barb> > One thing that I like to do is throw in some cayenne pepper. It adds a different kind of heat and has a whole pile of health benefit to boot. I also saw a recipe for blender chilli. It had beans, greens and some spices. It is interesting, though- when does a smoothie become a soup? > > > This mornings offering:> > 1 beet> 2 oranges> 2 large kale leaves> 1 (frozen) banana> Chia seeds> Water> > All raw and exceptionally delicious!> > > No cayenne this AM, but it would've been good.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 and whole foods On 2/4/2012 11:55 AM, Ginny Welton wrote:  If you have a Trader Joe's - they carry it. Ginny From: Lea Ann Savage <lsavage@...> To: Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2012 7:55 AM Subject: Re: Hot Green Soups + Re: Winter Smoothies?  Yes - you have to read the labels.  I would prefer to source my bacon from a local farm where I know how the animals are treated (and how they are slaughtered) but I haven't done this yet.  I get my grass-fed beef from a local source that I know.  I'll get to sourcing my bacon when I can :-) In the meantime, the stuff at the store is what I am using and you should be able to find it too I would think.  I shop at Publix. Blessings, Lea Ann Savage Satellite Beach, FL (321) 773-7088 (home) (321-961-9219 (cell) www.VitamixLady.com www..com <))>< On Feb 4, 2012, at 10:50 AM, Lucille wrote:  Does a regular grocery store sell nitrite/nitrate free bacon?   Or where do you get that?              Lucille From: Lea Ann Savage Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 9:17 AM Subject: Re: Hot Green Soups + Re: Winter Smoothies? Hello Barb, Excellent question! I keep the bacon in the freezer (I do hot green soups a LOT for a spell, then sometimes it can be a while before I make it again.  In the fridge, the bacon would not keep).  I roll up each strip of bacon, then lay them out on a cookie sheet and put them into the freezer to "flash freeze" them so they won't stick together, then I put them in a zip lock bag for long-term storage in the freezer. When I'm going to make Hot Green Soup, I take out one of the nitrite/nitrate free :-) strips of bacon, and put it in the bottom of the steamer basked (closest to the heat)  I put only about a cup of water in the bottom of the steamer (because I'm going to use that water in the soup and I don't want too much!)  The water in the bottom of the steamer catches some of the nutrients and using that water in he soup keeps them from going to waste :-) I have never timed how long I steam them, I know they are good and hot when I can see that they have shrunk down in size significantly.  Because it is steamed and not fried, the bacon still looks uncooked, but I've been making this soup for a little over a year now, and feel completely confident that it is completely cooked.  If you are concerned, there would be nothing wrong with pre-heating the bacon on a griddle.  You wouldn't have to cook it until it was crispy, just until it was completely thawed and really hot - then, with the additional heat from steaming, you could feel very confident that it was completely cooked. Thanks for asking - Hope this is helpful! BTW, if you want to make the Green Soups "creamier", adding a hand full of cashews is a REALLY nice touch, also, to make it "cheesy" adding Nutritional Yeast is a great thing to do! Link on the difference between Nutritional Yeast (cheesy flavor) and Brewer's Yeast:  http://www.nutritionalyeastguide.com/brewers-yeast-vs-nutritional-yeast/ Blessings, Lea Ann Savage Satellite Beach, FL (321) 773-7088 (home) (321-961-9219 (cell) www.VitamixLady.com www..com <))>< On Feb 4, 2012, at 8:47 AM, barbmanchee wrote:  Do you use cooked bacon? Perhaps a silly question but I am new at this. I was wondering how long you would steam to get the bright-green greens and if that would be long enough to cook the bacon. Thanks, Barb > > One thing that I like to do is throw in some cayenne pepper. It adds a different kind of heat and has a whole pile of health benefit to boot. I also saw a recipe for blender chilli. It had beans, greens and some spices. It is interesting, though- when does a smoothie become a soup? > > > This mornings offering: > > 1 beet > 2 oranges > 2 large kale leaves > 1 (frozen) banana > Chia seeds > Water > > All raw and exceptionally delicious! > > > No cayenne this AM, but it would've been good. > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6858 (20120204) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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