Halloween Supper Tips

Forget the hotdogs cut to look like squid or wrapped in crescent roll dough to look like mummys. Make dinner tonight with lots of nutritious bang for the buck and then you might not feel so bad when they fall into bed with a belly full of Snickers and without brushing their teeth.
What my kids [...]

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Bones of Our Supper Menus

Creating a basic weekly outline for supper helps me with my grocery shopping, because my secret to being an active cook, and not a food assembler, is having ingredients in the house. When I think of our upcoming week in terms of these “bones”, I end up cooking meals with more variety. I particularly [...]

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What We Ate Last Week – October 20, 2008

I like this name better. It’s not what we’re eating this week, but what we ate last week. Just returned from Chicago so I’m a little late in posting.
Monday – Chicken Vegetable Potstickers, Edamame
Tuesday – Curried Chickpeas with Cauliflower, Cardamom Rice
Wednesday – Chili Con Carne (made in large quantity with ground turkey and shared [...]

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I’m Not At My Table

For the next several days, my kitchen table will be filled with food, laughter, spilled milk, and stories about the weekend and school – but not me. The table is short one person. This is all for good reason. I’m in Chicago, attending the FNCE (Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo) of the American Dietetic [...]

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Why Do I Share “What We Ate This Week”?

For the past few years I’ve kept a log of all the food I cook. Yes, I write everything down in a little notebook. Not that high tech. When I create a new dish without a recipe I write it down. When I prepare a new dish with a new recipe I write it [...]

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Shameless Plug

I guess since this is my blog I can write about any darn thing I want to. It’s hard though. I grew up in a large, estrogen-dominated family where drawing attention to ourselves was not encouraged. Walk in line. Follow the pack.
I’ll break from my upbringing for a moment to shout out about a recent [...]

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Flat Iron Steak with Brown Sugar Rub

Serves 6
A simple rub, using a unique combination of readily available ingredients, enhances this beefy tender steak. Be sure not to overcook, and it’s best to let the steak rest before slicing. If it’s too cold to grill outdoors, cook the steam under the broiler (an upside down grill – who knew).

One 2-pound flat [...]

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Take A Gamble On A New Steak

It’s a sure bet that as we speak a few transformations are taking place in my kitchen: from eating outdoors to indoors; from less fresh tomatoes to more frozen and canned; from the kids eating less at home to more at school; from using the grill less and the oven more; and from flank or [...]

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What We Ate This Week – October 13, 2008

OOPS  – forgot to post this yesterday.
Sunday – Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, Spicy Vegetarian Vegetable Soup
Monday – Ravioli with Homemade Quick Italian Tomato Sauce and Italian Sausage Chunks, Carrots
Tuesday – meal not eaten at home
Wednesday – Garlic Pork Tenderloin, Caramelized Brussels Sprouts, Basmati Rice
Thursday – Salmon Chowder, Turkey Breast Sandwiches with Chutney and Spinach
Friday – [...]

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Spilling the Beans

It’s OK. There’s enough pie for eveyone.

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