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| Real Food for Real People | | New Crock Pot for Mother's Day | May 12, 2010 | I love getting "cooking stuff" for gifts! I got a new Crock-Pot for Mother's Day. I had a good one, but I wanted one with the "warm" setting. The LOW setting is great for slow cooking, but with a WARM setting, you can leave cooked food warming in the pot without worrying about it overcooking. For my first recipe with the new slow cooker, I'm trying Coq A Vin. (See the Every Day is a Food Holiday calendar for recipe). I followed the recipe as listed, but after browning the chicken and getting the vegetables started, I threw it all in the slow cooker and let it cook on LOW for about 8 hours. Another thing I love about the new Crock-Pot...it has a 7 quart capacity. My old one was only about 5 quarts. You can be sure there ... --Continue Reading-- |
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| Cooking for One or Two | | Impress the Girl | May 14, 2010 | May's newsletter was dedicated to my son, Adam. He's a freshman in college, and has asked me to help him come up with some simple menus he can prepare for dates that will ... impress the girl! I got together with my mother to see what we could come up with when we put our heads together. She had recently found a recipe for Tilapia Packets with Baby Spinach and Asparagus. We decided it would be really good served with long grain wild rice. A simple, but elegant salad for starters, and finished with a pretty, tasty dessert. Mom chose a Cherry Chiffon Dessert. All of the dishes can be prepared ahead, other than cooking the fish packets. Those can be started when the salad is served; they only take about 15 minutes to bake. I hav... --Continue Reading-- |
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| Gardening Basics | | Late Start | May 14, 2010 | I'm getting a really late start on my garden this year. If you've read my previous blogs, you'll know that I prefer container gardening, but have kind of tried some "flower bed" vegetable gardening, as well. (Without much luck, I should add!) This year, I just really haven't gotten in the mood to do much. I tried planting some strawberries in a new hanging basket/solar light post I got, but the plants died when we had really bad thunderstorms, followed by scorching hot days, followed by bad thunderstorms - again! So much for fresh home-grown strawberries! (or maybe not). | |
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| Kid Friendly Cuisine | | Easy Mini Pizzas | September 05, 2009 | Fun to make - mini pizzas the kids can make on their own. Ingredients:
English muffins
Pizza or spaghetti sauce
Mozzarella cheese
Oregano
Garlic powder
Toppings of choice Topping suggestions:
pepperoni or sausage (cooked)
green pepper
olives
mushrooms
cooked chicken
pineapple
onion
Use your imagination! Directions:
1. Prepare the toppings you want by slicing, dicing, chopping, whatever.
2. Preheat the oven to "broil."
3. Cut English muffins in halves, and toast in the toaster.
4. After toasting, spread sauce on muffins. Sprinkle a pinch of oregano and garlic powder on top.
5. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the muffins; add ... --Continue Reading-- |
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| Eating for Health | | High Fructose Corn Syrup - Is It Really Bad For Us? | May 12, 2010 | There's been a lot of hype about High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), but is it really as bad as its reputation? High fructose corn syrup is a sweetener made by extracting corn syrup (a liquid sweetener) from corn and chemically altering it. Corn syrup is mostly glucose (a simple sugar). When it is altered to make HFCS, it is changed so that it is a combination of fructose and glucose. The percentage of fructose can be anywhere from 40% to 90%. Sugar (table sugar - from sugar cane or sugar beets) is sucrose, which is also a combination of fructose and glucose - about 50% of each.So what's the difference? HFCS is cheaper, sweeter, and has a longer shelf life. That's what makes it so popular in processed and manufactured foods. It h...--Continue Reading-- |
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| Cooking for a Crowd | | Wedding Food | August 11, 2009 | Cooking for a crowd isn't all it's cracked up to be. I recently prepared food for my son's wedding reception. We weren't really sure how many people would be there. We figured somewhere between 50 and 100, so we made enough food for 100. It was a morning wedding, but the reception started at about noon, so we needed to provide a light lunch. We decided the easiest thing to do would be sandwiches. I found some really nice sandwich rolls at the Wal-Mart bakery, and we got an assortment of deli meats and cheeses. (I know, this is cheating, because it's not really cooking!) We also cut up some fruits and veggies, made some salads, and provided chips and dips. It wasn't the fanciest wedding fare, but it fed the crowd! The night... --Continue Reading-- |
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| Cooking on a Budget | | I Love Blue Bell Ice Cream! | January 27, 2010 | Yes, I know I shouldn't eat it (borderline diabetic and overweight)! And I don't eat it often. But, every once-in-awhile, I like to eat ice cream, and Blue Bell is my favorite. I recently discovered that the nice folks at Blue Bell will give you a $1 off coupon every month, just for signing up at their website! Of course, you have to be set up to print coupons. They print from Brinks, so if you've ever set up to print Brinks coupons, you won't have to download anything new. So, if you love Blue Bell, go on over to their website, and sign up. You can print your fir... --Continue Reading-- |
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