Shopping & Planning
Review: Stonefire Naan (plus ideas for use!)
I’ve always loved naan, the Indian flatbread. It’s so versatile. I’m sure there are recipes out there to make your own, but I’m not really one for making my own bread, particularly when you can get good bread at the market. The lovely people at Stonefire flatbreads sent me some samples to try* and we really enjoyed them, so I’m sharing a quick review of them here. W…
15 Recipe Ideas: Sweet Peppers & Tomatillos
Check this out at @perrysplate: I love lists of ideas to do with a particular ingredient! Natalie shares some great ideas and recipes on what to do with a CSA haul containing bell peppers and tomatillos. I’m loving the inspiring list of recipes featuring bell peppers, and for the tomatillos, she includes a handy recipe for Green Salsa (yum!). I was almost giddy when we got a pile of sweet peppers in…
A Beginner’s Guide to Cooking without Recipes, Part 1
I was talking to a friend the other day who is in awe of the ability to cook, without following a set recipe. She doesn’t feel confident in her ability to cook unless she’s following instructions step by step. If you’re a seasoned non-recipe, experimenting chef, this article is not for you. But if you feel intimidated in the kitchen, step right in, and I’ll see if I can provide a few t…
Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu, and tips for weeknight dinners
Love this great post from Can You Stay For Dinner — Not only does the easy lemon chicken cordon bleu recipe look very tasty, but I really like her thoughts about how she comes up with dinners for the week… go see! “Truth: I cook all of the meals that I eat during the week on the weekend. Yes. Each Sunday morning, there’s a crumpled and crotchety old piece of notebook paper set atop my kitchen co…
Tips for Shopping on a Budget, and 5 Dinner Ideas
Love this post from Can You Stay For Dinner… Not only does it have 5 yummy looking healthy dinners to add to your repertoire (like the Spicy Black Bean Stuffed Peppers, shown) but some really great tips for staying within your budget while shopping, but not skimping on what is important to you. Excellent advice! The bad news is that the prices will more than likely only grow higher, I will continue to b…
5 ‘wicked awesome’ lunchbox ideas
I know moms/dads everywhere make kitchen discoveries; we have mini light bulb ‘a-ha!’ moments as we figure out how to make things work… better. Each little ‘helpful hint’ isn’t worth shouting about… but maybe here and there a list proves useful to another parent-making-lunches. Little dots of wisdom that speckle our kitchens—that aid our lunch-…
Ideas for packing a healthy Kids Lunch
This month were going to be talking about feeding the kids, especially for Back To School. Our school starts very early (it started this week!) and we have a new kindergartner, so this is a topic that I’ve been thinking about a great deal… So first off, here are some collected ideas that may help you! If you don’t like to send snacks and sandwiches in throwaway ziptop bags, how about makin…
Cheese: What’s Parmesan, Pecorino, Asiago & Romano?
Wanna know more about Italian cheeses? I know I never can keep them straight, so I loved this article by Foodwhirl’s lovely friend Talk of Tomatoes. It’s a very cool post detailing the differences between Parmesan, Pecorino, Asiago and Romano cheeses. Interesting and informative! I was really tempted to categorize this post under ‘main course’ or entree. I love cheese so much, I could eat…
Lunchbox ideas: Calling all Moms (and Dads!)
Summer is drawing to a close soon, and that means school will be starting! For August, Foodwhirl is looking for clever ideas for lunches to pack for school, and we know our readers have some… Do you have a great tip lunches that stay good in a lunchbox, or how to plan ahead for lunches for the week? Are your kids’ lunches the envy of their friends? What about some great kid friendly sandwich ideas,…
How to (effectively) freeze ground beef
Dot’s Note: I had to add the word ‘effectively’ to the title of this post because the nosy husband was reading over my shoulder, mocking me that freezing ground beef should just require putting it in the freezer. Sigh. Men. We’re all looking for ways to stretch our food dollar these days, and also–if you’re anything like me–we like to have common ingredients…
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