1. Let someone cut in front of you at the grocery store.
2. Send an edible thank-you note – enclose a dark chocolate bar.
3. Take some groceries to an elderly neighbor or a neighbor with a newborn.
4. Volunteer to serve a meal or cook chili non carne for the homeless.
5. Give a larger tip than normal [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Baked Chex Mix – Part Duex
Posted in Cooking on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just have to share a bit of information with you guys (and gals) and it’s not about this butterfly, or spring, or warm weather. It’s about something food related:
About a month ago I posted several recipes for goodies I traditionally cook/bake around Christmas. This might seem rather odd, but homemade Chex Mix made the [...]
The Zen of Real Food
Posted in Cooking on January 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I love Google Reader and how it presents my RSS feeds. I’ve learned a secret to keeping up with posts from my favorite blogs: use Google Reader smartly. Smartly I say because Google Reader can inadvertently keep me from doing something that might be a tich more important: work, write, cook, relax with my family, etc. My kids, and [...]
What We Ate This Week – January 19, 2009
Posted in Cooking on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Monday – Roast Chicken, Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Gravy, Green Beans
Tuesday – Spaghetti and Quick Italian Meat Sauce, Green Peas
Wednesday – Lentil Soup, Silver Dollar Corncakes, Applesauce
Thursday – Crabby Patties, Kelp Fries, Sliced Pineapple
Friday – Cooked dinner for a friend whose son had surgery. (Roast Chicken, Honeyed Parsley Carrots, Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette). We [...]
Tasty Lentil Soup
Posted in Cooking, tagged soup. beans on January 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hardly a week goes by that I don’t make some variety of soup for dinner. Because I love meals I can cook on the stove top, I certainly don’t mind standing and chopping the veggies… when all is chopped, the soup cooks itself, and doesn’t require my full attention like a stir-fry or making doughnuts.
Progresso [...]
Mark Bittman Posts Food Diary
Posted in Cooking on January 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This week Mark Bittman, on his blog “Bitten“, started keeping an online food diary called “What I Ate Last Week”. I personally believe an online food diary is a terrific way to show you that eating “well” is possible. I wonder where he got the inspiration? See my What We Ate This Week dating back [...]
Quick Italian Meat Sauce
Posted in Cooking on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We eat a fair amount of spaghetti, baked ravioli, and sometimes even stuffed shells on our pasta night. This sauce is quick and easy to make, plus I like my list of ingredients better than the laundry list of additives in most jarred sauces. My favorite canned crushed tomatoes are Hunt’s, Red Gold, or the [...]
What We Ate This Week – January 12, 2009
Posted in Cooking on January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Monday – Black Bean and Brown Rice Burritoes, Skillet Corn
Tuesday – Pasta Fagioli, Garlic Bread, Cinnamon Applesauce
Wednesday – Fish Cakes, Lemon Zest Broccoli, Rice Pilaf
Thursday – Stuffed Baked Potatoes
Friday – Chicken Thighs with Olives, Rice Pilaf, Bread, Winter Chopped Salad
Saturday - Leftover Chicken with Olives and Rice
Sunday – Oven Barbecued Beef Short Ribs, Cole Slaw, [...]
Winter Chopped Salad
Posted in Cooking, tagged salad on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Serves 6 to 8
The secret to a good salad is not to put on too much dressing. I like to put on 1/2 of the dressing, then add more as needed. Any extra dressing will keep in the refrigerator for 5 days.
1 tablespoon stone-ground or dijon mustard
1 tablespoon honey
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup olive [...]
Lessons From My Cutting Board
Posted in Cooking on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A lot what I’ve learned about life I’ve learned in my kitchen.
Lesson #1: The youngsters in my life have much to learn about food and cooking. Cooking, and nourishing oneself is a life skill just like balancing a checkbook or washing a load of laundry without turning a white shirt into a dull shade of grey. [...]
