28th March, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Every parent I know wants their kids to have an adventurous palate. Every kid I know has gone through a phase of refusing to eat anything other than one or two favorite dishes – chicken fingers tend to be a large part of that. In my family, my brother’s meal of choice was spaghetti with » Read More
1st March, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
This is a good time of year for soup. This is also a good time of year to have a recipe on hand that can be cooked in one pot on any heat source in a fairly quick amount of time. In the event of a power outage, having something to whip up can be » Read More
31st January, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Super Bowl Sunday is fast approaching and with it comes the day of Super Bowl food. According the internet, 5% of the year’s consumption of chicken wings occurs on Super Bowl Sunday, for a total of over a billion wings eaten on one day. That’s a lot of wings. And they are generally served up » Read More
17th January, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
It’s hard to beat a sandwich for an easy meal. Bread slice, filling of choice, other bread slice, serve. Cutting optional. But sometimes we need a sandwich that is just a little more. More hot, more cheesy, more fancy, whatever. When it comes to taking a basic food one step beyond, it’s hard to beat » Read More
12th January, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
There are some days when – assuming one is not a vegetarian – a slab of red meat would really hit the spot. We all have our own idea of the “perfect steak”. The beautiful part is that we can all get our perfect steak in the comfort of our own kitchens. If you’ve ever » Read More
4th January, 2011 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Show of hands from everyone who resolved to eat healthier in 2011. Even if you didn’t raise your hand, having another way to get whole grains into your diet is never a bad thing. The latest government food pyramid recommends that we all make “half our grains whole”, which is always good advice no matter » Read More
29th November, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Happy post-Thanksgiving one and all! Hopefully you saved your turkey carcass and have already made stock. If you haven’t, then this column is for you. Stock is one of those ingredients that divides the cooks from the people who merely eat. It has a hundred uses, freezes well and doesn’t need much minding, so it » Read More
8th November, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Thai food is great for this and the recipe below can be assembled in under ten minutes, making it a great choice for a quick, healthy weeknight dinner. The sauce can be made in advance to speed up the prep work even further. It begins with shrimp – which have the advantage of being the » Read More
31st October, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
The best part of Thanksgiving dinner is the stuffing and there will be a long meditation on the perfect stuffing appearing in this space later this month. But as a warm-up, stuff a roast. If you were thinking of experimenting with a different stuffing recipe, this would be a good way to test it out » Read More
11th October, 2010 - Posted by admin - No Comments
Butternut squash is one of those vegetables that can be either ruined or sold on first impression. Squash steamed can be bland and a little slimy. Squash roasted in the oven is sweet and tender. Top with brown sugar and cinnamon and you have a vegetable with a candy topping. But not everyone – myself » Read More
