Dinner Diva: Casseroles Do Double Duty
Meal planning doesn’t have to make you wring your hands, stomp your feet and cause you to order pizza in frustration. The solution is simple if you plan a little bit ahead, keep a perpetual grocery list going, utilize easy recipes and keep your pantry stockpiled. One trick that has always helped me in a […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: The Delectable Mushroom
Here’s today’s TRICK: Did you know that mushrooms that look “old” are actually more flavorful? Buy them marked down and with a smile on your face, knowing (smugly) that not only have you purchased yourself a good deal, you’re getting better flavor! And here’s a TIP: Don’t throw out the stems! Chop them up finely […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Herbs
Here’s today’s TRICK: When you’re using fresh herbs, use kitchen scissors to snip them and skip the knife and cutting board which crushes them. Kitchen scissors should be standard issue in any kitchen. I couldn’t live without mine! And here’s a TIP: When storing tender, leafy herbs like basil, cilantro, dill and the like, snip […]
Thanksgiving Memories
Thanksgiving is one holiday where you cannot let your perfectionism run your life. Norman Rockwell paintings are paintings—not snapshots of real life. It’s an idealistic picture of what we all wish and pine for; not the real McCoy. Remember that if you run out of gravy, burn the rolls, or the turkey isn’t done and […]
Thanksgiving Triage
Got a problem that needs fixing? Here you will find some quick fixes, patches and helps to pull your dinner back from disaster. Gravy too thin? Got lumpy gravy? Turkey taking too long to cook? Stuffing too dry? Cranberries too runny? I have some quick rescues and resuscitations right here. Dry Stuffing? Melt some butter and add half […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Cranberries: Not Just for the Holidays
Grown in marshes and harvested in bogs, cranberries are beautiful as well as nutritious. This indigenous American berry is full of all kinds of good stuff including vitamin C, vitamin E, potassium, magnesium, iron, and folate, wow! Here’s today’s TRICK: Because they’re available now, get your fresh cranberries while you can, stick them in the […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Talking Turkey
You knew that was coming, didn’t you? Turkey is a wonderful superfood. It may be the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving feasts, but it is much more important than a once-a-year dinner. FYI, we have our FREE Thanksgiving Menu here! You gotta love turkey, y’all. It is low in fat, high in protein, and rich in selenium, […]
Dinner Diva: Portion Distortion
One of the things that I have struggled with in regard to my own personal body clutter is learning to eat less food than what I want to eat. What I want to eat and what I need to eat are often incongruous and I have a small battle inside my head trying to decide […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Focus On Snow Peas
Peas are such a versatile veggie with plenty of variety and lots of ways to enjoy them. Steam them up, toss them in a stir fry, eat them raw in a salad, pretty snow peas add interest, nutrition, and crunch! Believe it or not, these little pods have been known to help mediate your sugar […]