Making and Storing Homemade Baby Food
Posted on January 31, 2006 - Filed Under Feeding Kids, lessons | 1 Comment
Did you know that the typical ice cube tray holds about one ounce of food? Or that one pear makes roughly four ounces of pureed food? You wouldn’t believe all the baby food tidbits I could spew at you these days. When I was pregnant with my son I heard about homemade baby food and [...]
Washing Vegetables and Fruits to Remove Pesticides
Posted on January 24, 2006 - Filed Under Feeding Kids, Fruit, Healthy Cooking, green living, lessons, product reviews, raves, vegetables | 1 Comment
I never thought about pesticide residue that could be on my produce before I had Will. And while I thought it was odd that apples in the store were so shiny and glossy, and broccoli had that white patina, I just didn’t put one and one together. But while I was pregnant I began learning [...]
Spinach Beef Ravioli Filling Recipe
Posted on January 16, 2006 - Filed Under Beef, pasta | Leave a Comment
Yesterday was a cooking day for me. I made butternut squash for the family, pasta, bread, chocolate chip cookies, green beans for the baby . . . I made so much that some of the cooking spilled into today. Today, I made a nutritious filling for homemade ravioli. It’s awesome — adding a hearty dose [...]
Found: Sea Salt with Lavender
Posted on January 15, 2006 - Filed Under spices/herbs | Leave a Comment
I am so excited. Shawn and I got hooked on sea salt with lavender last year. However, we finished our supply and I haven’t been able to locate more … until now. I found Grey Sea Salt with Lavender at Williams-Sonoma yesterday. Lavender is a great flavor addition for breads — used sparingly though since [...]
Baked Spicy Turkey Breasts with Mixed Vegetables
Posted on January 14, 2006 - Filed Under dinner, turkey | Leave a Comment
Well, my friend Carole requested a recipe for this weekend, so here it goes. If you don’t like food to be too hot, then omit the cayenne pepper. My husband thought this was a bit spicy for his taste. Personally, I thought it was perfect — but I like food that packs a heat punch. [...]
Four Easy Kitchen How-Tos
Posted on January 11, 2006 - Filed Under lessons, potatoes, rice | 5 Comments
Soften a stick of butter or two – place on a microwave safe plate in a microwave and cook on high for 20 seconds for 2 sticks, 15 seconds for one. Defrost a ice cube of baby food – plate in microwave safe bowl and cook on high for 25 seconds. Immediately remove from microwave [...]
Tip: Why Not to Cool a Hot Pan in Cold Water
Posted on January 11, 2006 - Filed Under lessons | Leave a Comment
I learned something new and very important today at Williams-Sonoma: Never cool a hot pan in cold water or on a cold surface. Why? It causes thermal shock. Because rapidly lowering the temperature of a pan like that causes it to warp. Warping makes it so that the pan won’t sit flat and can “pop” [...]
