I love caramelized onions. I don’t know how other people make it but my recipe is too easy that I sometimes amaze myself at that realization. Actually, I learned the recipe from my dear Mother-in-Law.
I could eat caramelized onions by itself but most of the times I add it in mashed potatoes. It’s really delicious. Sometimes I use it as a topper for grilled meat like this grilled skirt steak I made for dinner last night.
For the skirt steak, just season both sides with Worcertershire sauce and any steak seasonings from Montreal Steak or other grilling dried herb …read more

Spring is the best time to plant onion sets in the Midwest and Northeast. Look for these baby onions at garden centers and groceries in April. Choose marble-size onions that are firm, but haven’t yet sprouted.

Onion sets should be sown in direct sunlight (a place that gets at least six years of sun). Place the bulbs about 1 1/2″ to 2″ below the soil line and about 6″ to 12″ apart. Water well.
Onions are ready to harvest when at least 1/2 of the tops have fallen over. Mature onions can be stored in a cool, …read more

Let it be known that Pork is my favorite meat. I could eat chicken, beef, venison, turkey, veal, and lamb but nothing beats Pork in my book. Which is why I’m always looking for good pork recipes and experimenting in my own kitchen to keep it exciting.
Here’s an easy pork dish I came up with one night. When my husband asked me what I was making for dinner I didn’t have a definite answer because I was just “winging” it. Everything turned out well as usual. I mean we’re all still alive so that is a good sign …read more

Okay…here goes another news on flavonols from tea, onions, beans and apples. As suggested by findings of a new U.S. study, increased intake of such flavonols may reduce risk of colorectal cancer by as much as 76 percent.
Findings were published in this month’s Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention:
Analysis of data from a randomised dietary intervention trial showed that the overall class of flavonoid compounds was not associated with a risk reduction, but flavonols – a sub-group of flavonoids, did significantly reduce risk.
The study adds to a growing body of science linking increased consumption of flavonol-rich foods, such as fruit and …read more

It may not be the best of combination, but a diet rich in onions, apples and berries may reduce the risk of prostate cancer by about 25%.
The flavonols found in foods such as onions, apples and berries is the one responsible for the said association.
Such were the findings of a multi-ethnic study conducted by a team from German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke.
The researchers also stated that theirs is the first study to examine prospectively specific classes of flavonols (quercetin, found in onions and apples; kaempferol, found in spinach and some cabbages; and myricetin, found mostly in red onions and …read more