Category: Thoughts
Washing Vegetables and Fruits to Remove Pesticides
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 [...]
Four Easy Kitchen How-Tos
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
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” [...]
No Shortcuts Anymore
I confess. I bought a bag of that granulated brown sugar (Domino’s calls it Brownulated, or something like that). Anyway, I used that instead of packed light brown sugar in a few recipes with varying degrees of success. But yesterday, as I blended, stirred, dropped and baked double chocolate chip cookies, I realized that the [...]
