Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Perfect Poaching
Poaching is method of cooking that is perfect for bringing out the best in delicate foods such as eggs and fish. Some people expand that to include chicken and shellfish and even fruits, but I stop with the eggs and fish, personally. I adore poached salmon and am sharing a favorite recipe with you today. […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: A Great Gluten-Free Substitute and Recipe!
Buckwheat flour comes from a plant, not a grain, and is naturally gluten-free. The flour is milled from buckwheat groats, the seeds of the buckwheat plant, which incidentally is related to rhubarb. With lots of naturally occurring fiber, this is a good choice for a regular flour substitute for the celiac or gluten intolerant. Nutritionally, […]
Tip, Trick & a Recipe: Sweet Molasses
Molasses is a by-product of sugar making. Molasses is what is left when the sugar is separated from the juice from the sugar cane. There are three grades of molasses: light, dark, and blackstrap. Here’s today’s TRICK: When using molasses, lightly grease whatever you’re measuring it in so it doesn’t stick and drops out easily […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]