Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Olive Oil How-Tos
Here’s today’s TRICK: Have you ever spilled olive oil or any other kind of oil for that matter? What a mess! The way to clean it up easily is to sprinkle a thick layer of flour over the top and let the flour absorb the oil (usually takes a few minutes). Then use a brush […]
Hurray for Crock Cookers!
One of my pet peeves is hearing people say, “I don’t have time to make dinner.” I took a survey once and to my astonishment found out that a lot of people fend for themselves for dinner on days they’re not going through the drive-thru. There is no set time to sit down and eat […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Oranges –
Juice Up on Your Vitamin C
Oranges are inexpensive and delicious! Besides enjoying them as a snack, I love to use orange sections in salads or with Asian-inspired dishes. Oranges are bursting at the seams with vitamin C, flavonoids, fiber, potassium, and pectin. Here’s a TIP: The concentration of vitamin C is in the pulp, people! Make sure you eat the […]
Healthy Foods: Leave the Jelly Belly to Santa
“He had a broad face and round little belly, that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly!” Now I don’t know about you, but I know that’s Santa when I read those familiar lines of verse from ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Now Santa may have had a belly, it’s just plain […]
Dinner Diva: Beating Holiday Stress
The holidays can be a stressful time for a lot of people, especially this year when it seems there is nothing but doom and gloom in the economic forecast. But folks who have lived through such times as this in the past, know a thing or two about not only getting by but actually thriving. […]
Healthy Foods: Soup Is Good Food
If you’ve made your list and checked it twice, you’re ahead of the holiday game. But even with lists and plans, there’s still a lot to do and we get stressed out which only contributes to that downward spiral. Add to that eating poorly and you’re going to be struggling big time to keep your […]
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 […]