What’s your ideal beach day picnic?
Breakfast Oatmeal
I’m not much of a fan of instant oatmeal because I like mine creamy. I do this by combining one part oats to four parts water and letting it simmer a long time, adding a dash of salt, cinnamon, maple syrup for sweetening, and a splash of milk at the end.
—Barbara Bensoussan
How do you best preserve nutrients when cooking vegetables?
Roasting or sautéing vegetables causes them to retain fewer nutrients than cooking them does. And even during cooking, nutrients will seep out of the veggies and into the water. Two tips for retaining maximum nutrients in cooked vegetables:
Blanch or steam your veggies only until their color is brighter than it is raw, then remove from heat, and — very important! — immediately plunge them into an ice bath (otherwise they’ll keep cooking in their own heat).
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