Month: October 2017

We struggle in this country with providing health care to all of our citizens. The debate rages on about how to do this affordably , effectively, and fairly so that everyone benefits from the medications, provider services, and medical diagnostic testing and treatments that exist in the year 2017 to treat and cure illness.  Yet, … Continue reading “Access to Health Care is Useless without Access to Healthy Food”

  Ingredients 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 cup chilled applesauce 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 cup raisins 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup shredded zucchini Directions Cream butter or margarine with sugar. Add applesauce; beat well. Stir in … Continue reading “Chef Gene’s Applesauce Cake with Zucchini”

Ingredients 1-1/2 cups dried pinto beans, soaked overnight and drained 2 medium tomatoes, chopped 1 medium onion, diced 1 red pepper, diced 1 green pepper, diced 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro For the vinaigrette 1/4 cup malt vinegar ( or any other vinegar of choice) 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup olive oil 1 large garlic clove, … Continue reading “Chef Gene’s Pinto Bean Salad”

Ingredients 1 cup thinly sliced cucumber 1 cup diced fresh tomato 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 1/2 cup sliced onion 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil ( more to taste) Directions Toss cucumber, tomato, olive oil, red wine vinegar, onion, salt, basil, and white pepper together in a large … Continue reading “Chef Gene’s Summer Salad”

 2 lbs  (about 5)  Fuji or other sweet-tart apples  2 tablespoons butter, melted 4 pork loin chops 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small onion thinly sliced 1/2 cup apple juice 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves Directions Step 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Marinate pork loin chops with apple juice and rosemary leaves for … Continue reading “Chef Gene’s Apple/Rosemary Porkchops”